Stephen Jones: 'Damn Sure' Won't Be 'Market-Setter' for New Contracts

Rayman70

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Yeah... I'm sure that crossed his mind.
How ridiculous...

Hey! Should I play in the NFL under an unfair Rookie contract and get relatively screwed, or bag groceries?

Come on now. And your posit makes no gander towards the fact that the Rookie contracts are unfair, especially to top performing RB's.
None.

Ugly.
btw, he signed it
 

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every market place of employment has rules that we don't think are fair...but we suck it up. HE is no different. THATS NOT UGLY, those are brutal truths.
I wasn't saying that was ugly...
 

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He had no choice. It was either that or sell insurance, amiright?
yep. that the rules of the rookie wage scale for everyone. The next cba is where they can work to change it.
 

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won't be market setters, but has no problem being market followers?
 

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yep. that the rules of the rookie wage scale for everyone. The next cba is where they can work to change it.
He's desperately trying to wiggle himself out of it.
No question about it.
Right, or wrong, that's what he's doing.
 

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He's desperately trying to wiggle himself out of it.
No question about it.
Right, or wrong, that's what he's doing.
its holding the team hostage. I BLAME the salary scale and agent. This is not the player I kno as far as a good team mate.
 

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What seemed like such a great start to a new season just two weeks ago has turned into a snafu to the 10th power.
That’s the nature of the beast in our organization. Always needing to overcome distractions. We just can’t seem to get any momentum going over a couple years without these major incidents.
 

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its holding the team hostage. I BLAME the salary scale and agent. This is not the player I kno as far as a good team mate.
I'm not mad at anybody.
Zeke and his agent feel his current contract is not fair, they're fighting it.
There are things in place to both help and hinder this process for both sides.

I agree with you - he is a good teammate and that may be what the Team is counting on, but he also listens to his agent who's job is to do nothing more, or less than protect and progress his wants and needs.
That is all he does.

I'm not stressing this. I have enough to stress about and I have seen so many stresses fall by the wayside as issues get figured out.
Waste of time.

Although I do grant that this does pass the time for the bored.
 

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If you're in your 40's, you're probably a part of Generation X.
I know I am.
The Millennials started to be born in 1980. 1980ish-1994ish are the general birth years used for millennials.
 

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The Millennials started to be born in 1980. 1980ish-1994ish are the general birth years used for millennials.
Really? So when did these Generation Z guys get born?
I'm '75 and I know I was identified as Gen X.
 

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Really? So when did these Generation Z guys get born?
I'm '75 and I know I was identified as Gen X.
65-79 they are a relatively small generation. Which is why they were never a large voting demo. Millennials took that over from baby boomers this year.
 
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