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Question of the Day - 05/13

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That's all.    Most every team had players signed quickly this year.

 

Agents, teams and players are all coming to grips with the fact that with the new CBA there isn't much to negotiate.  Teams want their rookies in ASAP.   It's better for everyone.   The sooner they're in the sooner they can start absorbing information to help them make the team.    Win-win.

 

It'll be the same next year and the year after that and so on.   Unless there's a change in the next CBA.   Everyone is now on the same page when it comes to rookies and their contracts.   Getting the kids signed quickly is the best thing for everyone.

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 About a 9....very used to NaPolian's dumb method of leaving things until just before training camp.

This has nothing to do with Polian/Grigson and has everything to do with the new CBA.

 

When Polian signed draft picks if you notice just about every team in the league signed theirs at the last minute.  Now under the new CBA a good chunk of teams are signing theirs early like Grigson is doing.  The new CBA has pretty much slotted rookies leaving little if anything to be talked about about outside of first round picks which really don't have that much to talk about.  Compare that to when Polian did it and things were pretty much a free for all.  The NFL has kinda gone to a model like the NBA where guys are slotted and pretty much know their contracts when they are drafted and like NBA players they are signing fast. 

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That's all. Most every team had players signed quickly this year.

Agents, teams and players are all coming to grips with the fact that with the new CBA there isn't much to negotiate. Teams want their rookies in ASAP. It's better for everyone. The sooner they're in the sooner they can start absorbing information to help them make the team. Win-win.

It'll be the same next year and the year after that and so on. Unless there's a change in the next CBA. Everyone is now on the same page when it comes to rookies and their contracts. Getting the kids signed quickly is the best thing for everyone.

Exactly right

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