Why not sign Bess and DC$ for longer contracts?

Probably to see how they develop.

If they do we’ll through the first half of the season, maybe they’ll get some extensions.

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by Kdog92 on Mar 21, 2010 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

We are probably wrapped up...

We are probably wrapped up trying to get current roster holes filled at this point…. We kept them on the roster for now without having to spend too much money …

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by Jason Scott_90 on Mar 21, 2010 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

Spending the extra money right now is not necessary

by kcorona4 on Mar 21, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly and they stilhave more to prove

if your happy with mediocrity then pay them..you want to keep those undrafted free agents hungy..and in carpenters case hes a kicker so your always expendable..hes “3 missed field goals in a game” away from getting cut

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by Deuce Black on Mar 21, 2010 1:15 PM EDT reply actions

I read somewhere that a lot of teams are avoiding giving out longterm contracts

as they normally contain guaranteed money. There is a believe that even if the owners have a lock out that guaranteed money owned to players for that period of time will still have to be paid out during the year. Its starting to look like the lack of a longterm contract is a bad deal for the players and the owners.

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

thats what I'm afraid of.

THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END, everybody better start getting ready. THE ZOMBIES are coming!!!

Grab your self some weapons because the only way to kill these monsters, is with a shot to the head or decapitation. So carry around a machete because you never know when you will run out of ammo.

Well a lock out wouldn’t be that bad but it would sure as hell feel like it.

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by Weecho85 on Mar 21, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

lol are those to little turds there?

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by Weecho85 on Mar 21, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I think so!

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I try not to kill anything most days so I hope that the zombies are not coming to my town.

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh and yeah second to that a lockout would REALLY suck!

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

yea I know scary I hope they figure something out

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by Weecho85 on Mar 21, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I would think that both sides have way too much money to loose if something is not

worked out in time.

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope thats what they both see

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by Weecho85 on Mar 21, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Same here. Sometimes stupid rich men let pride get in the way but somehow

money usually overcomes even that.

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

greed makes the world go 'round

well that and stupidity

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by PotM on Mar 21, 2010 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats a true and unfortunate statement.

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by texascowpunk on Mar 21, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

we are probably too busy to write up a multi-year contract for these guys

so what im thinking is that once the draft is over, we will re-structure their contracts to keep them here for the long-haul

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by finzrule on Mar 21, 2010 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

Don't know but what I do know is that we will have 15 players from this team that will be FA's next yeàr

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by Foy on Mar 21, 2010 1:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Because neither one of them have enough years in the league to be FA's next year.

At worst, they will be Restricted FAs, and we will get the right to match anything they are offered.

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by Mosul_DolFan on Mar 21, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

yes

why guarantee money when you dont have to?

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by Davone_Is_BessT on Mar 21, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

true, good point

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by finzrule on Mar 21, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I think the Dolphins had exclusive rights to them.

This is just business. I know they’ll both perform at a higher level this coming season so they’ll get a nice payday and multiyear contracts next year.

Due to the Dolphins had exclusive rights meaning Bess and DC$ cannot be FA and go job hunting. There was no need to give them a multiyear contract at this time. This is done all the time. But the players who have these contracts are usually practice squad material so you don’t hear about it at all.

Bess and DC$ entered the Dolphins as practice squad members(undrafted,walkons). When you enter the NFL via practice squad you must sign an exclusive rights contract with the team per NFL regulations.

by jesavius on Mar 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I think...

What it was is that they had to get them signed so they can participate in offseason workouts and they might re-structure there contracts before the season

by phinsomniac on Mar 21, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

They might also be

waiting to see if a new CBA is reached for next year and see what the cap limit will be so they don’t sign them to some big contract now and then if there is a cap next year be in trouble. I think I remember reading on NFL.com somewhere that one of their writers was expecting a lot of 1 year contracts to be made this season because of that.

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by Chupathingy on Mar 21, 2010 9:06 PM EDT reply actions