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NorthwestSportsFan":ub9ode72 said:First off, I'm not worried in the least. I wasn't impressed at all with Harper in the preseason. My preference is that the Hawks just let him go. I don't want to see us cut anyone else to keep him.
Second, I believe a PS player is basically able to negotiate as a free agent with any team, so the only way to keep him is to offer more and place him on the 53, which requires we cut someone else. You can't pay him more and keep him on the PS because the weekly pay is the same across the league and set in the CBA.
Third, I think the 3 week rule is related to paying them for three weeks, not that he'd be stuck on the roster for three weeks. So, if the 49ers dropped him after our game they could do that but they'd also have to pay him for another week.
I could be wrong, but the purpose behind the PS rule was to make the gaining team use an active roster spot as well as the salary. Do you think that teams would care if they were able to sign guys from another team and then have to eat a few game checks to do so? I doubt it, but when they have to dedicate one of the precious 53 for a 3-4 weeks they have to be damn sure they want to do the deal.