He basically told the Kansas City Chiefs to stick it!
Printers said '' how can I make Chicken Salad with Chicken #@#$''
That's what the Chiefs gave him. No doubt that's accurate, and they basically told him he has the ability to be a great Chiefs QB. But wouldn't say
'' I know the NFL is stupid and we can't pick you over Huard, and Croyle because our fan base, the city of Kansas City wouldn't understand''
It was just live on the HBO series, and Printers basically turned around and said ''this is BS, I can't believe it''
The Chiefs made a huge mistake for sure, but I hope Printers just takes a role in the CFL gets better, and becomes a better QB in the CFL and stays in the CFL for the rest of his career.
I'm worried the NFL damaged his goods. No way it helped him.
So I hope he just loads up for the rest of the CFL season, and prepares to star again!
Sort of, Indy signed him last year did they not? He was the guy the coaching staff said they had high expectations and talked him up, so I figured they might keep him around to save face.
Draft picks and guys aqcuired through trades always stick because releasing them makes the team look bad.
People always say it’s the politics in the NFL - there is politics, but that’s too easy a scapegoat. That bit about the fans not understanding is rubbish.
The real answer, plain and simple, is money. Explaining the NFL cap rules is complex, but here it is: if a player gets a big signing bonus up front, it doesn’t all count against the cap in that first year. The bonus is averaged out over the life of a contract. So, for example say a guy gets a $25 million signing bonus, and say $20 million over 5 years, for easy math.
The cap hit to the team is smoothed out, at about $9 million a year.
But (and this is the kicker) if that guy gets cut in year 2 - there’s a HUGE cap hit to the team, because there are $20 million of unallocated salary (the remainder of his bonus) that has to go against the cap in the year you cut him.
So if high-priced talent is even remotely close to a cheaper player, the ironic thing is that from a cap perspective, it’s easier to let the cheaper player go.
That’s why you see alot of these high draft pick high dollar duds get carried along for no apparent reason, even keeping their jobs ober seemingly better players - it’s the cap.
There are different ways the cap is done. Like most contracts are stretched year by year like you said. But Mike Vick’s contract was stretched over everygame he played in. Sounds wierd, but thats what I read.
Also thats what the Falcons will not be cutting Vick. Since he is suspended they dont have to pay him at all. Had they cut him, they would have had quite a cap hit coming their way…
I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this was true… he started out in the CFL so he must be bad… whatever… Huard is a decent QB… but outside of him, who do they have? :roll:
Hamilton needs him and even BC but Casey may not want to play for BC. Tor. would screw things up for them with Bishop and the leaque if they get him and it be another problem like BC when Printers was there with Dickerson.
berezin, come on, this is the way for some editors to make themselves feel important and put articles where they want to based on what they like the most. Their right and my right not to purchase their paper. Remember, it's just newspapers anyway which don't matter any more really, it's all about TV and new computer technology which might even make TV somewhat obsolete in the not-so-distant future.
