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znModeratorThis article (one just previous) is a good one. I believe Littleton has all the promise they say he does.
Interesting that LB coach Barry liked Littleton back when he was the coordinator in Washington.
If Los Angeles Rams linebackers coach Joe Barry had his way, he would have started coaching Cory Littleton more than two years ago.
Barry, a former assistant with the Washington Redskins, implored the Redskins to select Littleton in the 2016 draft.
“When we were in Washington we loved him,” Barry said. “I was on the table the entire third day of the draft to draft him.”
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“When he played last year, he’s the type of guy where you’re creating certain packages just to get him on the field…” McVay said.
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… his performance against the Titans helped solidify their thought that he could become a full-time starter.
“Cory has unbelievable awareness and instincts,” Barry said. “The things that Cory has been able to work on, and as a coach you can coach a player into doing things better, you can get him to use his hands better, you can get him to get in the weight room and get bigger, fast and stronger … he’s worked on those things.”
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znModeratorWhite man screams curses at Hispanic neighbors for playing Spanish-language music on Fourth of July https://t.co/tof18JytRc pic.twitter.com/gtSGKoDrlS
— The Hill (@thehill) July 7, 2018
znModeratorNo Rams LBs or safeties on their lists.
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znModeratorfrom Pro Football Weekly’s 2018 Specialist rankings
As expected, Fassel’s Rams dominate our kicking rankingshttp://www.profootballweekly.com/lists/2018/07/02/2d121a2f7c9c49c799f4209b3356ecdf/index.xml?page=2
PLACEKICKERS
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3. Greg Zuerlein, Rams
“Greg The Leg” was a sensation his first two years in the league with the Rams in St. Louis, but then threw in a real clunker in 2015, his fourth NFL season. He bounced back nicely in ’16, before putting up a monster campaign a year ago. His 158 points in 2017 led the NFL, as he hit 38-of-40 field goals and 44-of-46 PATs. Zuerlein was 6-of-7 from the 50 or beyond on field goals and 18-of-19 from the 40 or beyond.
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PUNTERS
1. Johnny Hekker, Rams Punter is the one position in the game where one stat clearly separates the best from the rest. At the end of the day, net average is a clear indication of which punter did the best work changing the field position for his team — and Hekker has led the league two of the past three seasons. His net averages of 43.7 in 2015 and an amazing 46.0 in 2016 paced the game, before finishing second last year at 44.3 — three-tenths of a yard off Tennessee P Brett Kern’s lead. Hekker also led the league with a stunning 51 punts downed inside the 20, with only only one touchback in 2016, after leading the league in 2015 by pinning 41 punts inside the 20. Hekker’s yield of 152 return yards last year on 65 punts was also among the league’s best.
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KICK/PUNT RETURNERS
1. Pharoh Cooper, Rams
With all of the focus on Sean McVay’s explosive new offense in Los Angeles last year, not nearly enough credit was paid to WR-RS Pharoh Cooper, an easy choice as the game’s top returner, and all of the excellent field position he generates for Jared Goff and Co. Cooper led the NFL in kickoff returns, bringing back 34 kicks for a 27.4-yard average, including a 103-yard house call. Cooper also finished second in the league in punt returns, handling 32 for a 12.5-yard average, with a long of 53, and fair catching just eight. Cooper is also a promising wide receiver, but right now, the Rams believe he is returning more than enough value in the kick-return games.
znModeratorfrom Pro Football Weekly’s 2018 CB rankings
Jaguars land two in top 10, but No. 1 becomes the top sniper out westHUB ARKUSH
http://www.profootballweekly.com/lists/2018/07/05/c8d3e99e769949fab823af50c6ce304a/index.xml?page=1
1. Marcus Peters, Rams
Peters is one of the least dependable players in the NFL with questions about his character that have dogged him since he was dismissed from his college team at Washington. He is also the game’s most gifted cornerback. There is no evidence he is a bad guy, but there is proof he will freelance and ignore his assignments, most often to make an exceptional play, but occasionally leaving his team in jeopardy. From the Chiefs’ vantage point, they sold him cheaply — Peters and a sixth-round pick for a second- and a fourth-rounder — to be rid of him. The Rams’ perspective?Buy low seeking a big payoff. It kind of reminds us of when Denver and Wade Phillips took on Aqib Talib. Can’t wait to see what Phillips does with Peters, the NFL’s premier ballhawk, with 21 interceptions in his first three years in the league.
znModeratorRussell Okung@RussellOkung
“We can’t have the inmates running the prison” – Bob McNair, Houston Texans owner, articulating thoughts of how he views ownership-player dynamic. Statement was recanted then reemphasized. Players are THE drivers of the NFL business.Gene Upshaw, former executive director of the @NFLPA. once testified at the antitrust trial against the league that one of the members of the owners’ negotiating team compared pro football players to cattle on a ranch during 1987 contract talks.
“He said the players are like cattle and the owners are ranchers and the owners can always get more cattle,” Upshaw recalled.
Something to chew on but open for discussion… Do salary caps, luxury taxes, payroll caps have much impact on maintaining competitive balance in sports leagues? Asking for a friend.
Empirical data please!
With all that said, there are additional judgments to make regarding plenty of legal language in the CBA that works toward the detriment of players and in favor of multi-billionaire owners. If players want change, demand it
It’s up to us, the players, to decide if we want league ownership to finally respect us as partners. Truth is, there is NOTHING preventing agents from negotiating a fully guaranteed salary for an NFL player (see Kirk Cousins deal).
One part of ownership’s reluctance to give players guaranteed money is the structure of our cap system, the “cap” consists of an intricate series of accounting rules that does not fully reflect actual transfers to the pockets of players.
… consider guaranteed money in our current system. Fractions of a team’s cap can be exhausted or locked in by what’s known as “dead money” or a payout to a player because of the form of guarantee…
Many argue that trying to compare the league-player dynamic in the NFL with other sports is apples to oranges. Yes & no. League revenues are skyrocketing, a monster media rights deal is on the horizon, the business of football will never be the same.
J.I. Halsell@SalaryCap101
The Funding Rule forces clubs to place $ into an escrow account for future dated guars; therefore there’s a practical detriment to teams w/ less cash-on-hand. Removal of escrow requirement = less teams impeded from offering true guarantees; thus increasing the likelihood of them…the lasting legacy of the Cousins deal isn’t necessarily the full guarantee, but instead the short length and how it precluded non-guaranteed yrs controlled by the club. | ProFootballTalk: Fully-guaranteed NFL deals would result in shorter contracts
Max Mikado@MaxMikadoSAYS
I think the owners have played on the misconception that pro athletes are all wealthy and entitled, rooted in class anxiety. They’ve convinced the public that athletes are overpaid for a child’s game, when reality is that proper compensation is all relative.==
— Russell Okung (@RussellOkung) July 4, 2018
July 7, 2018 at 3:10 pm in reply to: the other 3 NFC West teams (ie. the ones who didn't & won't win the division) #87910znModeratorStatements from the team and GM Steve Keim.
More info: https://t.co/MySgbWEvgU pic.twitter.com/XRoo9O61VN
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) July 7, 2018
znModeratorOn a star-studded Rams defense, Cory Littleton quietly finds a role
Lindsey Thiry
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — If Los Angeles Rams linebackers coach Joe Barry had his way, he would have started coaching Cory Littleton more than two years ago.
Barry, a former assistant with the Washington Redskins, implored the Redskins to select Littleton in the 2016 draft.
“When we were in Washington we loved him,” Barry said. “I was on the table the entire third day of the draft to draft him.”
But with more pressing needs, the Redskins passed on Littleton, who made several positions moves in four seasons at the University of Washington, which reflected in a draft grade that labeled him as an in-between player without a real spot in the NFL.
The other 31 teams passed on Littleton in the draft, too, leaving Littleton, a San Diego native, to sign as an undrafted free agent with the Rams.
“He made the decision,” Barry said, “And I was like, ‘Dang! What a bummer.'”
Barry may have lost out on Littleton in the draft and free agency, but united with him in Los Angeles a year later when he accepted a position on coach Sean McVay’s staff.
Now as the Rams prepare for the 2018 season, Littleton, 24, has gone from an undrafted player to a penciled-in starter at inside linebacker on a defense that includes All-Pros Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters.
“It’s been a progression,” Littleton said. “Just trying to get better every day.”
Littleton’s ascension up the depth chart was made possible after a series of offseason roster moves.
In the first year deploying defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme, the Rams ranked 19th in total defense, giving up the 12th-fewest points and generating the fifth-most turnovers, as they clinched the NFC West for the first time since 2003.
But they also ranked 28th against the run, allowing an average of 122.4 yards rushing.
In an effort to better field the 3-4 and provide some salary-cap flexibility, the Rams traded outside linebacker Robert Quinn to the Miami Dolphins and inside linebacker Alec Ogletree — who last season signed a four-year, $42-million extension — to the New York Giants.
Ogletree’s departure cleared a path for Littleton to win the starting job.
“I’m just competing to try to secure it,” Littleton said. “I have a lot of tough competition and I’m just going to do my best to try to keep it.”
The choice to part ways with Ogletree, a cornerstone of the locker room and the team’s leading tackler the last two seasons, was made somewhat easier by the promise Littleton showed last season.
“When he played last year, he’s the type of guy where you’re creating certain packages just to get him on the field when you’ve got two really good players inside like Alec Ogletree and Mark Barron,” McVay said. “Cory’s made plays over the course of his career when he’s gotten opportunities.”
Last season, Littleton recorded 36 tackles, forced two fumbles, and in a Week 16 victory over the Tennessee Titans, proved himself as a playmaker.
Starting in place of Barron, who was sidelined because of an injury, Littleton intercepted the first pass of his career, shocking quarterback Marcus Mariota on his opening drive. The turnover resulted in a touchdown. Later, Littleton recorded his first career sack when he took down Mariota in the red zone. The Rams went on to clinch the NFC West with a 27-23 victory.
“I came in and just tried to perform to the best of my ability,” Littleton said.
At that point in the season, Littleton, also a standout on special teams, had already made an impression on the first-year coaching staff. But his performance against the Titans helped solidify their thought that he could become a full-time starter.
“Cory has unbelievable awareness and instincts,” Barry said. “The things that Cory has been able to work on, and as a coach you can coach a player into doing things better, you can get him to use his hands better, you can get him to get in the weight room and get bigger, fast and stronger … he’s worked on those things.”
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Littleton arrived at the training facility for the offseason program having gained about 10 pounds, and it was then that coaches notified him that he would be switched from the “Mo” linebacker, the weak side linebacker in a 3-4, to “Mike,” or the strong side.
“There isn’t a whole lot of difference,” Phillips said of the transition between positions.
But there is added responsibility. At the Mike position, Littleton becomes responsible for relaying the calls from Phillips heard through the earpiece in his helmet to teammates.
The level of communication is something that has taken some adjustment for Littleton, who is admittedly a man of few words.
“Very few,” Littleton said. “Very. Few.”
Phillips was pleased with his progress through the nine-week offseason program, as Littleton competed against fourth-year pro Bryce Hager and rookie Micah Kiser, a fifth-round pick, at the position.
But there is still room for evaluation throughout training camp, given players did not wear pads through the offseason workouts, making it challenging to gauge Littleton’s effectiveness against the run.
“He’s done a good job of relaying the signals,” Phillips said. “You know, it’s harder for inside linebackers in the running game to show themselves with no pads on. He’s obviously got coverage skills, and he actually can rush the passer really well from inside, so those are the kind of two things he’s doing well, and I think he holds up in the run game too.”
Like a spot in the NFL, Littleton knows there are no guarantees that he will be the starter when the season opens in September.
But after enduring the journey from undrafted free agent to practicing as a starter, he’s willing to put in the work to close the deal.
“I’m just competing to try to secure it,” Littleton said. “I have a lot of tough competition and I’m just going to do my best to try to keep it.”
znModeratorJamon is the Spanish word for ham…..
True.
On a (short-term) replacement?
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den-the-coach sez:
Disappointing obviously, but not a back breaker……Now it’s time to see who steps up and will start in his place and I am assuming, it will be the first two games of the year.
Austin Blythe…Was first man up last season and played very solid without many hiccups at both Center & Guard, size is the only obstacle, however, some guys love to communicate “Size does not matter.” And it always amuses me when guys say that.
Jamil Demby…Golden Opportunity for the rookie, Demby has great size and has had very good coaching, but major step from the University of Maine to the NFL, let’s hope Demby is the best thing to come out of Maine since Stephen Edwin King.
Aaron Neary Neary apparently looked good in OTA’s and mini camp, well, here is a chance to see if Neary has added more strength to handle the inside rush and being more stout at the point of attack, which he failed to provide in his first NFL start last season.
Cornelius Lucas….Lucas played really well at RT last year and if he makes the squad, playing RG should not be too difficult, add in at 6’9 with right tackle Havenstein at 6’7 and the right side would look quite imposing nonetheless.
Brian Allen could also be in the mix and last year’s favorite Jake Eldrenkamp will also get a look.
znModeratorJamesJM
That was quite a show. Here’s my impressions:
All along Belgium has been showing me that they are, not even debatable to me, the best ball handlers in the tournament. Brazil, on the other hand, is better in nearly every other aspect, except perhaps at goal tending. Ball handling did the trick today.
And note: “Ball handling” does not equate to possession time which Brazil easily won today, (I think, haven’t looked at the stats).
Using speed and brute force Brazil was relentless… using ball handling and setting up quality attempts was Belgium’s strategy… Belgium wins.
France beating Uruguay was no surprise to me, I fully expected it……. Belgium beating Brazil was ‘mildly’ surprising to me, I thought Brazil would win but that it would be close.
Going to give the nod to Belgium vs France BUT readily admit some ‘bias’ comes into play here…. I like Belgium, France not so much.
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Brazil vs. Belgium | 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbWO6hpFc-Q
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Uruguay vs. France | 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Highlights
znModeratorKupp running a delayed wheel behind a post on the left. Look at all that open space when he breaks.
Goff releases this as Kupp begins his curl up the sideline. Nice timing and throw. #Rams pic.twitter.com/TpRcdtR6sP— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorI don't have a ton to say about the scheme. I just love this move from Woods. He pushes upfield and gives a quick jab-step to keep his man off-balance. After that step, he has a violent cut back under on the drag. Nice job to create space on this route. #Rams pic.twitter.com/uHRxVasw2r
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorFrom the left, two crossing routes & a go up the sideline, all designed to create space underneath for Gurley on the drag from the opposite side. Works like a charm. If you're a defense, the last thing you want is Gurley in space. #Rams pic.twitter.com/LFElrGyLqA
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorOn the right, in-and-out route, out route & dig route.
Out drags defender to the sideline deep, in-and-out pulls underneath defenders out, and the dig pushes hard enough before peeling off to push the S. All that creates plenty of room in the middle for the dig. Beautiful. #Rams pic.twitter.com/8LbrGTb8v5— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorI've definitely seen this from the #Rams this season more than a few times. Three receivers on the right, all pushing up the field. Get the defenders to turn, then have the inside receiver violently cut to the sideline on an out under the other two. Plenty of room. #Rams pic.twitter.com/Pyd8KVa8bL
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorWatch this. Hits the back foot and BAM, ball comes out. Diving down and protecting his receiver from the possibility of a big hit. Very nicely done. #Rams pic.twitter.com/I4AmYRi7J3
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorIt's Friday. It's hot outside. It's the #Rams Week 15 passing offense.
Receiver on the right sells the post route, pushing the deep S on his side back. Post from the left helps hold the middle S. Right post turns into a dig & the ball comes out on time. Perfect. #Rams pic.twitter.com/u9e6PIIm6I— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 7, 2018
znModeratorDeep corner from the right, mid-crosser from the left, TE crossing under the line from left-to-right. This sets up levels on the right. Corner pushes safeties, TE pulls LBs up, Goff hits the crosser in the space between. Nicely done. #Rams pic.twitter.com/OuVOBjsLls
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) June 20, 2018
znModeratorAnother thing the #Rams like to do: PA one way, rollout the other, throwback to a late releaser in the middle. pic.twitter.com/CZiko7Oyxc
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) June 20, 2018
znModeratorLook at Carrier [86]. Blocks down then slowly releases and turns. Ton of room in the middle of the chaos. I love every time they do this. #Rams pic.twitter.com/x2hjS36cLF
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) June 20, 2018
znModeratorNothing like a goal line slant. LB drops wide, anticipating Gurley running to the flat. Receiver gets a clean release to the inside, and Goff waits until the receiver is clear of the LB. Nice throw. Easy money. #Rams pic.twitter.com/Loxg1bFlns
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) June 19, 2018
znModeratorYou can double-team. You can shove into the middle. You can never truly eliminate Aaron Donald from a play. #Rams pic.twitter.com/8MyJU9HJxo
— Dusty (@DustyEvely) July 4, 2018
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Good golly. #Rams pic.twitter.com/BorB56jADt
— Dusty (@DustyEvely) July 4, 2018
znModeratorHere's something else I absolutely love. Tight, two WR formation on the right at the goal line. Run tight slants. The inside man works as a bit of a shield. Throw is perfect: leading the outside receiver into the middle. CB doesn't have a chance. #Rams pic.twitter.com/LGXoG2mug4
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 5, 2018
znModeratorJust look at this route from Kupp off the left side. A little meandering, serpentine route. He gets the safety to commit to the middle, then has a violent turn towards the sideline. PA & release out of backfield by Gurley gives plenty of room underneath. #Rams pic.twitter.com/Xq5SBe7AZR
— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 5, 2018
znModeratorSlant/wheel from the right, with another slant from off the end of the line. The slant off the line opens up a lot of room for the outside slant, but Goff is killed before he can work his way over there.
I will always love a slant/wheel. #Rams pic.twitter.com/ADIVHLdKQ6— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 5, 2018
znModeratorWeek 14 #Rams passing offense look. Let's get it.
Left side, late-breaking veer-in-cut-out route under a go route, behind a drag. Good coverage so timing has to be perfect.
Look at the right side. Criss-cross release at line & the whole side is WIDE open. pic.twitter.com/w9PR7kUx3F— Dusty All 22 (@All22Talk) July 5, 2018
znModeratorNFL ratings are not down, no matter how many times Donald Trump claims they are. They were actually up in 2017, relative to general TV viewership: https://t.co/5fQ26a1Kdy
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) July 6, 2018
znModeratorCBS Sports: #LARams Have Second-Toughest Schedule in NFC West
Daily Dose 🗞 » https://t.co/8UjURGbzMh pic.twitter.com/zmankfVYz8
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) July 5, 2018
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The bad news: @mikefreemanNFL (with an assist from @geoffschwartz @AmyTrask) argues NFL superteams never work.
The good news: @RamsNFL are bestowed 2018 superteam status. https://t.co/gLaCSxSdx9
— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) July 5, 2018
July 6, 2018 at 1:08 pm in reply to: Irv Pankey (downtown Rams podcast interview & more) … 7/6 #87877znModeratorIt’s a Dirty Job, and 2 Rams Do It as Well as Anyone
1990
There is no glamour down there. It is dirt and grass stains, grunting and grabbing, a sea of arms and feet and numbers, and a pile of bodies. It is everything about football and yet nothing.
From autumn into winter, the game is played on the line, a place where the strong and the strong-willed survive but where careers can seemingly end in a blink. But there are exceptions. Exhibits A and B: Jackie Slater and Irv Pankey, the two Los Angeles Rams tackles who will step onto the turf of Giants Stadium today. They will be seen and heard from, although not likely noticed.
Two Dozen Years of Experience
Slater and Pankey are cornerstones of the Rams’ offense line, combining 24 years of experience and untold bruises. But theirs are necessary jobs.
Last Sunday at Philadelphia, Slater, who is completing his 14th season, held the Eagles’ All-Pro defensive end, Reggie White, to one sack. Eight weeks ago, Pankey limited Lawrence Taylor, the Giants’ relentless linebacker, to two tackles and no sacks.
”The line,” Jim Everett, the Rams’ quarterback, said last week, ”makes a huge difference in winning the game. It can win the game.”
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Pankey’s performance against Taylor today could become decisive. Without an effective pass rush, the Giants may be unable to keep Everett from reaching his receivers for long completions.But if Taylor gets through, Pankey knows he will meet his critics.
Fearful of Madden
”That’s how it always works with Lawrence Taylor,” he said the other day before the Rams worked out at their training complex. ”You give up a sack, and John Madden is going to draw it up on the TV screen and run it in slow motion.”
To their credit, Pankey and Slater – and Doug Smith, the center who is in his 12th season – have aged gracefully. They helped Everett pass for more than 4,000 yards this season, a team record, and their protection limited opponents to just one sack of the quarterback in the last three weeks of the regular season. Pankey, Slater and Smith are the team’s offensive captains.
”They’re a very positive factor,” John Robinson, the Rams’ coach, said of the offensive linemen. ”The year I coached with the Raiders in 1975, we had people like Shell and Upshaw and Dalby, a lot of old, experienced guys. Veteran players on the offensive line are important to a team. And they have a difficult job, as hard a time getting ready to play as anybody other than the quarterback.”
Slater and Pankey have done it for so long that it is second nature. But as time passes, skills deteriorate. Slater, who was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the sixth time in seven seasons, realizes it almost weekly.
”You say to yourself on occasion, ‘I’m 35 years old and that kid on the other side of the line is 22, and I’m expected to knock him down,’ ” he said. ”He comes at you hard and knocks you down, but maybe the next time, you knock him down. That’s when you say, ‘Maybe this age thing isn’t as bad as people say it is.’ ”
A Hard Worker
Slater’s longevity is more a tribute to his off-season work habits than anything else. When the season ends, he takes one month off, then begins a regimen of running, stretching and lifting weights that will take him into training camp.
”He’s a true professional,” said Hudson Houck, the Rams’ offensive line coach. ”He works and practices harder than any man I’ve ever coached. He has a tremendous amount of pride in his work ethic, as well as being a very good athlete.”
Slater said: ”If I couldn’t work out in the off season, I don’t think I could play. It’s no coincidence that a guy my age with a wife and a 4-year-old son wants to lift weights. Younger guys go out and party, but I enjoy the game and I want to keep playing.”
How long? Robinson said that Slater was not through, that he could continue for perhaps another two seasons. If he does, Slater would have 16 years of service with the Rams, surpassing Charlie Cowan, Joe Scibelli and Merlin Olsen, who each played 15 seasons. With another 14 games, Slater would pass Olsen for most games played. Slater will play in his 196th game today.
”Jackie is 35 going on 30,” said Robinson, who compared Slater to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Laker center who retired at 41 but found ways to contribute until the end. ”Without getting emotional about it, I think Jackie can play two more years.”
Slater said he remembered watching the emergence of Pankey in 1980, when the second-round draft pick out of Penn State joined the team.
”It struck me right away,” he said, ”that this was a big, talented kid who could run and was strong. There was no doubt in my mind that he could play. It was just a question of how soon and which tackle.”
Pankey, who is 31, said he had outlasted others in the game because of an ability to correct flaws in his style.
”Technique,” he said. ”I know what beats Irv Pankey. I know what my weaknesses are. If I’m technically sound, I can compensate for any part of me that I need to.”
And something else: ”The quarterback makes all this money,” he said, smiling. ”I’ve got to protect my interest.”[/quote]
July 6, 2018 at 10:53 am in reply to: Gurley: Players need to strike for guaranteed contracts #87869znModeratorFlash
If there were guaranteed contracts in the NFL the “obscene” signing bonuses would decrease, they get the signing bonuses because their contracts are not guaranteed and because the teams could spread them out for the life of the contract to negotiate through the salary cap constrictions.
According to a 2016 Forbes article:
of the four major sports the NFL is the lowest paid on an average basis (and the shortest life expectancy IMO):
NBA
Average salary: $6.2 million (2016-17 season)
MLB
Average salary: $4.4 million (2016 season)
NHL
Average salary: $2.9 million (2015-16 season)
NFL
Average salary: $2.1 million (2015 season)The NFLPA had been the weakest of the unions of the four major American sports and looks like they may be trying to get some teeth and catch up with the other sports.
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