Wilson: Bills, Spiller Have Made Progress In Negotiations

chris johnson was drafted late in the first round and turned in a record breaking season that allows him to ask for more money – spiller is already going to make way more than that, no matter what.

It’s a fact that it happens in free agency, but in the draft there’s no precedent for “positional” pay except for QB (and I think that’s bunk). You get picked where you get picked and that’s how you get paid.

I’m amazed at how low the money is for a 3rd rounder compared to a first. I can see why some teams trade down.

I also am not so sure the given parameters are all that helpful here.

If you look at the remaining unsigned 1st rounders, Suh, Okung, and Spiller, they’re all the #1 picks in their respective positions, and they’re all considered immediate game-changers. These guys’ agents are negotiating for premiums (above and beyond the parameters) to demonstrate the ‘standoutness’ of the players from the rest of the field.

It’s a testament to the fact that we drafted a game-changer and not just a great player. I’m hopeful he signs soon, but I’d not be surprised to see the holdout linger into the preseason.

will have two years of OTA’s, one season, and a full training camp. He’s either good or he’s not. Show it to us little man.

and many people seem to have just overlooked that i think. He slipped, even though he was the more productive, and he doesn’t have the “Calvin Johnson” hype around how tough he had it to transition and step up and be the guy and blah blah blizzzzah….. he just came in and produced primarily because of his talent. No doubt CJ Spiller can do this, but you could question whether he will… and whether this hurts the speed he learns the offense in real time. Just because your talented, doesn’t mean that you won’t need or benefit from the reps. Especially, as I like to point out, when it helps the guys around you understand your instincts and reads, and what they are going to have to do in order to help him find success. (beyond just blocking, as that is kinda obvious. An example might be that Eric Wood, can have a chance to learn early that he only needs to chip a DTand then move directly to an MLB or OLB because CJ will be SO UNBELIEVABLY QUICK to the outside, that the interior lineman no longer have relevance haha )

Unreal huh? 50 mil garunteed… Amazing…

I wouldn’t need to hire a financial adviser. I think I could pace myself on $50M.