Danny Watkins, Philadelphia Eagle

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Maybe you should have done some research on that question before expressing your opinion?

[ice grillin you]

yeah i just looked and per usual i am correct....no less than 8 first rounders have received four years guaranteed.....good for the eagles in sticking it to the guy but i dont know that he was looking for anything outlandish and thus i dont think you can blame him or his agents for the five days

[Drunkmasterflex]

Maybe you should dig a little deeper.....the whole reason players in watkins range haven't signed is specifically because of the guarantee issue.

[ice grillin you]

Maybe you should dig a little deeper.....the whole reason players in watkins range haven't signed is specifically because of the guarantee issue.

at least one guy behind him got four guranteed

adrian clayborne (three picks prior) four guaranteed

id be a sick gm

[Drunkmasterflex]

Who behind him got four?

[ice grillin you]

Who behind him got four?

actually no one or none of the disclosed contracts....i was looking at total dollars not years....basically what is happening is that players are getting more guaranteed money in the first three years...that way the player gets caked off more but the team can claim victory by saying they didnt give an additional year guaranteed

this is precisely what happened in watkins case

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I still don't understand the problem. The old man firefighter missed 5 days of camp. None of the free agents can practice with the team anyway until August 4. Why do we have to blame one side or the other for a relatively meaningless absence? Eagles didn't want to go 4 guaranteed, his agents did, they maybe compromised on slightly more guaranteed money over the first 3 years, good job to both sides on getting the deal done.

Note that there are still a few unsigned players in that area of the first round, including Prince Amukamara IIRC.

[QB Eagles]

In 4 years Watkins will be 30. Thus, Watkins would never have a chance to sign a second contract with the Eagles if this was a 4 year deal.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

If 4 years Watkins will be 30. Thus, Watkins would never have a chance to sign a second contract with the Eagles if this was a 4 year deal.

Would have been a much more poignant joke before this off-season.

[TexasEagle]

None of the free agents can practice with the team anyway until August 4. Why do we have to blame one side or the other for a relatively meaningless absence?

Well he wasn't a free agent so he lost four days of camp that he could have used. Rookies started practicing right away. As for the blame, it was a pointless holdout. He had nothing to gain by it. The new CBA makes holdouts a thing of the past. There is absolutely no benefit for the players (rookie or vet) in holding out anymore. Sign your contract and join the team.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Not completely true. Watkins actually did get more guaranteed money over the first 3 years of his deal than the Eagles were initially offering, reportedly.

[Zanshin]

I was reading today that Danny Watkins agent is Joe Panos. Not sure how I missed that during negotiations. Was that a commonly known thing?

[SD]

It's Jon Marks birthday and he did his show with Danny at Chickies on the blvd. Swung by to wish Jon a happy birthday then chatted with the Fireman for a second. Seems like a decent enough guy.

Canadian Ehhhh

[Feva]

Name dropper.

[Rome]

Doesn't a name have to be recognizable in order to be "dropped" though?