Panthers re-signed Travelle Wharton to a six-year contract, - The Orange Mane

HEAV · 02-14-2008, 03:10 PM

Wharton could move inside to left guard, but he provides the Panthers flexibility. They are planning to place the franchise tag on RT Jordan Gross if they can't sign him long term, keeping two of the better young tackle options off the market. Wharton is an average starter, but the Carolina line was a bright spot last year.
Source: Rock Hill Herald

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Damn it!

This is turning into a weird off-season. Teams are re-signing players and making the free agent pool thin.

Traveler · 02-14-2008, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

Wharton could move inside to left guard, but he provides the Panthers flexibility. They are planning to place the franchise tag on RT Jordan Gross if they can't sign him long term, keeping two of the better young tackle options off the market. Wharton is an average starter, but the Carolina line was a bright spot last year.
Source: Rock Hill Herald

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Damn it!

This is turning into a weird off-season. Teams are re-signing players and making the free agent pool thin.

Bowlen or Shanahan mentioned that teams were going to do this more. Guess this move is starting to bear that out.

rovolution · 02-14-2008, 03:14 PM

Gross is gonna get slapped with the tag too.

Gotta make a move for Clady or Chris Williams in the draft or sign a piss poor FA like Starks and pray our coaching staff can make something of him.

HEAV · 02-14-2008, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rovolution

Gross is gonna get slapped with the tag too.

Gotta make a move for Clady or Chris Williams in the draft or sign a piss poor FA like Starks and pray our coaching staff can make something of him.

Or hope Ryan Harris is the real deal...

Will Clady even last to the 12th pick?

CHANGSTER · 02-14-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rovolution

Gross is gonna get slapped with the tag too.

Gotta make a move for Clady or Chris Williams in the draft or sign a piss poor FA like Starks and pray our coaching staff can make something of him.

Yep, gotta draft a tackle high, they don't have much choice.

I'm hoping the front office starts working on extensions for a couple key players like Marshal, Doom, or Sheff.

CHANGSTER · 02-14-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

Or hope Ryan Harris is the real deal...

I think even if he is, they still need to draft a tackle high. Only 2 tackles on the roster and one is below average.

rovolution · 02-14-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CHANGSTER

Yep, gotta draft a tackle high, they don't have much choice.

I'm hoping the front office starts working on extensions for a couple key players like Marshal, Doom, or Sheff.

i think this is the offseason they eat up salaries by cutting Javon and maybe Travis Henry.

next season or this mid season they will probably (they better) start negotiating deals with the three you mentioned.

HEAV · 02-14-2008, 03:25 PM

B-Marsh should be given a new deal ASAP. He as out played his current "Rookie" deal.

montrose · 02-14-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rovolution

i think this is the offseason they eat up salaries by cutting Javon and maybe Travis Henry.

next season or this mid season they will probably (they better) start negotiating deals with the three you mentioned.

That would be the wisest choice, by far.

400HZ · 02-14-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

B-Marsh should be given a new deal ASAP. He as out played his current "Rookie" deal.

Just out of curiosity, why would you want to throw a big contract at him when he is already under a peanuts contract for 2 or 3 more years and has only played one good season?

I like what the higher salary cap has done. It really screws teams like Denver who rely on free agency.

That's probably why Bowlen was complaining about it earlier.

BroncoMan4ever · 02-14-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

B-Marsh should be given a new deal ASAP. He as out played his current "Rookie" deal.

So has Elvis. Guy has been a freak for us the past 2 seasons. The 1 good thing on that DLine

Requiem · 02-14-2008, 03:46 PM

I'm glad the FA pool is drying up. It makes it incentive for the Broncos to get more picks and rape in the draft.

HEAV · 02-14-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 400HZ

Just out of curiosity, why would you want to throw a big contract at him when he is already under a peanuts contract for 2 or 3 more years and has only played one good season?

I like what the higher salary cap has done. It really screws teams like Denver who rely on free agency.

That's probably why Bowlen was complaining about it earlier.

Pay him now means he would hold out later, like say in 09 training camp. Plus I feel you need to reward the player that performs on the field at a high level.

When you have a kid making peanuts, rewarding him with a decent contract shows good faith to that player. It also lets other players see that if they work hard and perform on the field that they will get rewarded also.

Not to mention that Denver will have to deal with Dummerville, Marshall, Scheffler and DJ williams being free agents all at the same time.

Better to lock them up now, then dealing with 3 or four in 2010.

Kinda spread deals out.

rugbythug · 02-14-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

Pay him now means he would hold out later, like say in 09 training camp. Plus I feel you need to reward the player that performs on the field at a high level.

When you have a kid making peanuts, rewarding him with a decent contract shows good faith to that player. It also lets other players see that if they work hard and perform on the field that they will get rewarded also.

Not to mention that Denver will have to deal with Dummerville, Marshall, Scheffler and DJ williams being free agents all at the same time.

Better to lock them up now, then dealing with 3 or four in 2010.

Kinda spread deals out.

Paying any player to early sets a bad precident. If you rework his deal 2 years out Marcus thomas may want his deal reworked too. Better to wait and redo deals with a year to go instead. Much like Clinton Portis would have gotten.

cmhargrove · 02-14-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

B-Marsh should be given a new deal ASAP. He as out played his current "Rookie" deal.

I am quite possibly wrong, but I don't remember a player ever getting renegotiated during his rookie deal at Denver (under Shanahan). I don't remember a single player. I thought Shanahan's policy has always been that players finish their rookie deal, no exceptions. That's the main reason we traded a disgruntled Portis.

Brandon should get his big bucks, but he won't get them early. They should hammer out the deal before he hits the open market, but don't expect a rework of his rookie deal.

yavoon · 02-14-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HEAV

B-Marsh should be given a new deal ASAP. He as out played his current "Rookie" deal.

you'd have to pay him like he would expect to be paid at the end of his current rookie deal in all likelihood.

rovolution · 02-14-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cmhargrove

I am quite possibly wrong, but I don't remember a player ever getting renegotiated during his rookie deal at Denver (under Shanahan). I don't remember a single player.

TDs deal was reworked after his rookie season in 1995. It was reworked again after 1997.

Rod Smith's deal was also reworked after 1997 after his breakout season.

That One Guy · 02-14-2008, 05:32 PM

Folks talk about how players need to be locked up long term but just because they sign a contract today doesn't mean they'll honor it tomorrow. You can try to get a good deal out of em but they'll just ruin your day if they decide it's not enough at some point.

Philly is locking players up for 6 or 7 years but does anyone really expect a player like that to go to the pro-bowl a time or two and NOT start asking for a new salary to reflect it? On early long term deals, only the teams are at risk of losing out now a days.

02-14-2008, 03:10 PM	#1
HEAV Ring of Famer It's about the Team Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Ville Posts: 12,077 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brian Dawkins	Panthers re-signed Travelle Wharton to a six-year contract, Wharton could move inside to left guard, but he provides the Panthers flexibility. They are planning to place the franchise tag on RT Jordan Gross if they can't sign him long term, keeping two of the better young tackle options off the market. Wharton is an average starter, but the Carolina line was a bright spot last year. Source: Rock Hill Herald ---------- Damn it! This is turning into a weird off-season. Teams are re-signing players and making the free agent pool thin.

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rovolution Ring of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,949 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Gross is gonna get slapped with the tag too. Gotta make a move for Clady or Chris Williams in the draft or sign a piss poor FA like Starks and pray our coaching staff can make something of him.

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HEAV Ring of Famer It's about the Team Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Ville Posts: 12,077 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brian Dawkins	B-Marsh should be given a new deal ASAP. He as out played his current "Rookie" deal.

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Requiem ~~~ ~ ~ ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Earth Division Posts: 19,517 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gilgamesh	I'm glad the FA pool is drying up. It makes it incentive for the Broncos to get more picks and rape in the draft.

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That One Guy Producer of Nonsense Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sun and Beachville Posts: 14,042 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Folks talk about how players need to be locked up long term but just because they sign a contract today doesn't mean they'll honor it tomorrow. You can try to get a good deal out of em but they'll just ruin your day if they decide it's not enough at some point. Philly is locking players up for 6 or 7 years but does anyone really expect a player like that to go to the pro-bowl a time or two and NOT start asking for a new salary to reflect it? On early long term deals, only the teams are at risk of losing out now a days.