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Originally Posted by AdamJT13
Rivera's signing bonus was not $9 million, it was $8.125 million.
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Yeah us regular folks really know the difference
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Originally Posted by AdamJT13
And he got more than Timmerman because he's better than Timmerman, and because Timmerman didn't switch teams.
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I agree Rivera is better than Timmerman, but is he almost $3 million (oops I mean $2.62500000) in gurranteed SB better than Timmerman over the same span of contract years, not to mention he's projected to earn about $6 million more dollars over the span of that 5 year deal.
What does not switching teams have to do with anything?
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Originally Posted by AdamJT13
Timmerman has never been voted to the Pro Bowl (he was an alternate twice and made it as an injury replacement), he has never been a Pro Bowl starter, and he wasn't coming off a Pro Bowl season when he re-signed with the Rams. Rivera, on the other hand, has been voted to the past three Pro Bowls, including the past two as a starter.
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Larry Allen has also been voted to the Pro Bowl as starter 1998, '99, '00, '01. Years he clearly did not deserve to make the Pro Bowl. So you can take that statement for what its worth. I wonder who was backing up Larry Allen in the Pro Bowl some of those years........Adam Timmerman. Would you like to compare the Rams and the Cowboys during those years.
Look past the fluff Adamjt13.
Rivera deserves the Pro Bowl status, so did Timmerman, but some guys just get in on past Glory. While Rivera is a better Guard he isn't much better by those figures.
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Originally Posted by AdamJT13
Besides, the market for guards wasn't set by Adam Timmerman, it was set by Damien Woody ($9 million signing bonus, $31 million over six years) and Randy Thomas ($7 million signing bonus, $27.6 million over six years). And Woody has been to only one Pro Bowl, and Thomas has never been to a Pro Bowl. Comparatively, even though Rivera is older, his five-year, $19 million contract and $8.125 million signing bonus are bargains for a player of his caliber.
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Damien Woody and Randy Thomas were 27 and 26 respectively when they signed their contracts.
Damien Woody is a G/C in his prime coming from a stellar organization where he had performed at the highest level at both positions. 27 year old Guard/Centers do not set the market for 32 year one dimensional guards (unless other roles like playing tackle
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Danny Synder sets the market every time he signs a player and Rivera is most likely to see more money from his contract (Skins MO)......... so I'll just let that one slide
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Local Milwaukee beat writers had even commented that Packers GM Ted Thompson wasn't even willing to meet the value set by Adam Timmerman a year earlier.
Either we overpayed or the Cowboys have plans to move Rivera around. You don't go handing out those kind of bonuses to 30 year old guards because they might blow out their back walking on a tread mill ( it can happen
). Even Jerry stated that Larry Allen got paid big time because of his versatility.