[CBFF] CT: Backup bucks irk Vasher

[Jim Ferolie]

Why not is that if he's to the point of a mini holdout, he's not going to 
take an extension like Alfonso Boone got or even one like Mike Green got. 
We're getting into Azumah territory and beyond, and they have a little 
problem with Lance Briggs that might take a big chunk of the salary cap.

I don't buy the one-year deal thing, either. Like Ross said, you have to get 
something for tearing up the contract, and that's at least one extra year. 
Tom Brady is a bit more of an extreme example. You CAN'T give a starting QB 
minimum unless you pulled him off the junk heap and he's playing by default. 
You don't sub those guys in and out.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor Waldron" <victor19 at gmail.com>


> (I believe this is the article Ross was referring to. I have no
> problem adding years onto his current contract as that seems to be
> what we're talking about here. Maybe extend him out a couple years and
> give him a little bonus?? As Ross said, he might get less than when he
> becomes an RFA in two years (if he remains a ProBowler) but he'd be
> happy for now. Hey, we have the cap space, so why not?)
>
> Backup bucks irk Vasher
>
> The agent for Nathan Vasher has sent the Bears a proposal for a
> one-year extension that would move the All-Pro cornerback from the
> 131st highest-paid player at his position to 44th.

> New England rewarded quarterback Tom Brady after his second season
> with a four-year, $28 million extension in August 2002. The
> sixth-round pick had played in one game as a rookie in 2000 but led
> New England to the Super Bowl championship after taking over for an
> injured Drew Bledsoe.
>
>
> "That's his opinion, and he can say what he wants to say," Angelo
> said. "I don't necessarily like when people take their laundry to the
> media. There's a way to express your concerns or gripes, and he did to
> me. But he also felt compelled to talk to the media and get it off his
> chest. So be it."
>