Steven Jackson to report to Rams
by VanRam on Aug 20, 2008 8:25 PM CDT
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Holy... The Steven Jackson holdout is over!
This is great news. Apparently, it's a deal similar to what the Rams offered in the first place - 7 years, $50 million with $17 million in guarantees. The hold up, according to the PD report linked here, was the structure. I'll bet it had something to do with the guarantee, but who knows. UPDATE: Apparently, they've agreed upon a deal in principle, and expect to sign on the dotted line soon.
...and, quite frankly, who cares. Nobody's confusing this with the '72 Dolphins, but Jackson's presence, and running at full speed, gives this team a chance to compete week-in and week-out. That's a nice change after last season.
The Rams wouldn't talk unless they got him in camp, and they didn't have to budge on that. It helps they made him an initial offer that wasn't way off the mark, a starting point. The rumblings that Jackson was unhappy with his agent could well have had something to do with this. Eugene Parker's other big client, Buffalo OT Jason Peters, is still holding out, which makes me believe Jackson may have leaked that to let his agent know he was going to play football this year, regardless of who his agent is.
Nobody's had much reason to talk about the Rams front office not scoring much these last few seasons, but I think they finally got on the board again this season, making changes, drafting what look to be solid guys, good depth at least, at key positions in rounds 2-7 of the draft and skating through the Steven Jackson situation with grace.
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I guess he's not going to play this weekend and maybe not next weekend either, but I'd still think you can draft Steven Jackson in your fantasy league with some confidence.
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I do like that the team stood it's ground
and won the standoff. I don’t think SJ was completely behind this (and I’m sure the team felt the same way) so it was a calculated gamble that payed off since the only “entity” that came out with egg on their face was his agent(s).
It was almost as if SJ and the Rams were actually on the same page here.
In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.
by Tackle Box on Aug 20, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They got to give him some love in preseason
It didn’t take long for Favre to get on the field after his trade and that was a completely different team!
by Option27 on Aug 21, 2008 1:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
He needs to feel full speed before the season starts. I am confident he stayed in shape so that will not be the issue, it will be more knowing the plays with a new OC. I am sure they could give him some not too complicated runs up the middle.
by sccardsfan on Aug 21, 2008 7:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure he already knows the plays
He’s had the playbook for quite some time and he’s a smart enough running back that he’ll be fine. It’s not like everything is completely new to him. They’re still just football plays. The biggest thing will be getting the reps with the o-line.
Also, he could play 3 quarters in the next two games and I think he’d log as much, if not more, playing time in pre-season this year as he did last year so I’m not worried about that so much.
In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.
by Tackle Box on Aug 21, 2008 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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