It’s pretty set in stone (even though “unwritten”) what a given 1st rounder will make from year to year. Even with no one signed, Dez Bryants deal appeared to be in line with the average yearly increase that’s happened every year in the past. Spiller will make exactly what the 11th pick should make, nothing more, nothing less. Maybe 4 instead of 5 years, maybe 1-2 million more on the guaranteed, but all of these picks have pretty much a pre-determined salary window. That’s why starting with rookie mini camps, they know exactly what to give even 7th rounders! Holdouts make absolutely no sense, except whe you have someone nuts like Crabtree who feels they count as a higher pick.

The player IS THE CLIENT and he can put his foot down and instruct his agent accordingly. If the player really, truly is a stand-up kind of guy, he will chose his agent accordingly.

Classic case of… Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are!

Players who hide behind their agents are just hypocrites!

The amount of money that they stand to lose by getting it done quickly is marginal in the great scheme of things.

these are pro athletes. Since when has any single pro athlete given you the impression that money is marginal?

Furthermore, rookies and their agents KNOW the importance of the most guaranteed money possible. For a lot of these guys, the potential that they will never get a second contract is huge, whether it be bust or injury, etc. Especially with the potential for CBA changes, these guys, no matter how “good” they are, are going to get everything they can.

Well, it doesn’t say what his major was (“general studies”? “exercise science”? “psychology”), and this is Clemson we’re talking about, but I agree that he is head and shoulders above most who come out of college football.

This was the stat that impressed me: “Only player in the nation to account for a touchdown five different ways (pass, run, reception, kickoff return, punt return).”

these things never ever ever ever impress me, i don’t care what your major was.

i was a college athlete too. You only have to take minimum number of credits a semester, and you get to take summer classes. On semesters, 12 hours is normally the minimum, which is 3-4 classes a week. The same can be said over the summer. 3 1/2 years, therefore, ends up at 120, which is right in the range of what most colleges require for graduation.

I’m not saying anything against spiller. He’s clearly a very bright kid and did exactly what he was supposed to be – be an excellent student athlete. I’m just saying that we shouldn’t laud these kids as the exception when they do it. We should hammer the others.

…meaning, he can’t shop his abilities to other teams.

$23 million vs. $24 million

It might look like one digit, but…
 ITS A MILLION DOLLARS!

How exactly did he change his tune? Should he have said he expects a holdout this whole time?

Above you said you’d understand that, since he’s a) his shelf life is shorter so he should get his $$ while he can, so why all the ridicule and scorn towards him??