Recon_Hawk
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The Radish":3leorh19 said:General Manager":3leorh19 said:ivotuk":3leorh19 said:I wouldn't be surprised if Pete gave him the okay to hold out. He doesn't need the extra work after 3 seasons of 300+ carries and long seasons (Playoffs) to boot.
Give him the time off, it's not like he needs to learn anything new. In one of the SoundFX Pete Carroll was trying to tell him something and Lynch just said "I just read 'em" Carroll smiled as he walked off b/c he knew Marshawn was going to do what suited him.
It's a long season with a BRUTAL December, I see the hold out as beneficial all around. I think when it counts, 'Shawn will show up.
Then there's the added benefit of our other backs getting practice and playing time. How jacked are those guys right about now? (Funk Soul Brother).
The fines start Friday don't kid yourself if they don't give him more money it's possible he never takes another snap so this is a serious situation. We'll see where were at in a couple days.
Ok, ok, ok. Do teams do it? Yes. I've always said in that case don't sign a contract that allows them to do that or get more money up front. And is this the thanks we get for maybe working to extend his career a bit by having an extra back? No, none of us really can know this answer just talk about it.
I'm not screaming from the rooftops here, I just hate to see this precedent as soon every player on the team will want to do it. That's where I'm coming from. In a perfect world both sides would behave fairly. No this is not a perfect world
In this case let me ask you a couple of things. First,, just exactly where does anyone think he is going to go if he holds out? By then we will be used to working without him and it won't matter. That would be the saddest thing. And at his age not to many teams will be chasing.
The second is do you not think he owes us a little bit for taking him from Buffalo where they had finished his career and making him into the running back he always thought he could be?
Now all that said I'm sure the team is wondering about setting a precedent also. Will they break down and give him more money?
Maybe.
But if they are going to make him a cap casualty after this season anyway what would be the point? Give him a couple of million bucks and then cut him after the season? How sensible does that sound? not very. Now if our office really thinks they can extend his career by giving him fewer snaps this season then giving him money now might not seem like such a bad idea.
Lets hope it works out like that.
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If the league went to fully guaranteed contracts then the product on the field would be terrible (lots of money tied into aging, injury prone players). The way it is set is fair for both sides. Teams can end the contracts of its players and players who exceed their contract can hold out for more.
As to Lynch owing the team? I get what you are saying, but my answer would be no, he doesn't. His rookie contract (non-negotiable) forced him to play for Buffalo. I can't really blame him for that situation. Since with Seattle, he helped build this team from the bottom up. If anything, this team owes him for coming to a team that needed a change in identity. Without Lynch there is no Year 4 Super Bowl under Pete. He earned every dollar we've giving him and then some, imo.
I don't want to break the bank paying for him, but I'd hope there's enough in their salary cap plans to give him a little more.