Perchoutofwater Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Curtis Martin nees 1,169 yards to become #3 on the all time leading rusher list. DMD has himdown for 840 rushing yards this year. My question is how much time does he have left on his contract, and does anyone think that he will play beyond this year? The reason I ask, has nothing to do with FF, but with collecting. I collect autographed footballs, spamshirts, helmets. It is my goal to have an autographed football from the top three in rushing, receiving, and passing. Well, I already have the Emmitt Smith and Walter Peyton autographed footballs, and have the oppurtunity to get a Curtis Martin ball cheap, but don't necessarily want it if he isn't going to get the 1,169 yards. So, what do you thin, does CuMar have 2 years left in him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) Hmm, tough call but Martin has been a warrior over his career and has managed to avoid injuries. However this knee injury he is battling is really affecting him and the downhill slide looks to be steep. I'd say he's got a 60% chance of getting to that spot. Does he have 2 years left, eh maybe, barely. He'll be doing good to get every one of those yards IMO. Edited July 28, 2006 by Hat Trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolv Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Unless he gets a career-ending injury, I think Martin is a good bet to become the #3 all-time rusher in 2 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 Unless he gets a career-ending injury, I think Martin is a good bet to become the #3 all-time rusher in 2 years.... That was my thinking as well. He would only have to average 585 yards per year. I'm just not sure what his contract status is, and even if he does have an additional year left, I don't know how the contract is structured, which could make a difference on whether or not he plays beyond this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolv Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I don't know the exact details of his contract, but he did sign an 8 year extension with the Jets in 2002, so sounds like he has plenty of time left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I don't know the exact details of his contract, but he did sign an 8 year extension with the Jets in 2002, so sounds like he has plenty of time left. I'm guessing that was really structured to be a 3-5 year contract in reality. IMO, he could take a "specialist role" after this year where he's only getting a 200-300 yds rushing each year for a year or two...so, if he gets 800yds this year and 200 each of the next two, he'll get there. But, if he only plays one more year, he'll need 900 this year and 300 next. I'd agree w/ the 60/40 call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dogs Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Curtis Martin nees 1,169 yards to become #3 on the all time leading rusher list. DMD has himdown for 840 rushing yards this year. My question is how much time does he have left on his contract, and does anyone think that he will play beyond this year? The reason I ask, has nothing to do with FF, but with collecting. I collect autographed footballs, spamshirts, helmets. It is my goal to have an autographed football from the top three in rushing, receiving, and passing. Well, I already have the Emmitt Smith and Walter Peyton autographed footballs, and have the oppurtunity to get a Curtis Martin ball cheap, but don't necessarily want it if he isn't going to get the 1,169 yards. So, what do you thin, does CuMar have 2 years left in him? Look at it this way..........If you can get the autographed football cheap now, why not invest, and if he does, great, you now have the top three and the value goes up. If he doesn't make the top 3, then you could build your collection to include signed balls from the top 4 RB's in the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) ... does anyone think that he will play beyond this year? [blah, blah, blah, repeal the estate tax]. So, what do you think, does CuMar have 2 years left in him? I don't think so. I was reading here about how Cu-Mar recently said he felt he could play another year. The singular (rather than plurar) nature of that comment stood out to me like a mime at an NRA meeting. Edited July 28, 2006 by yo mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrunt Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Look at it this way..........If you can get the autographed football cheap now, why not invest, and if he does, great, you now have the top three and the value goes up. If he doesn't make the top 3, then you could build your collection to include signed balls from the top 4 RB's in the league I was waiting for someone to say that. That's what I'd do. Most likely, Curtis Martin knows very well what he needs to get there, and I'm sure he'll do his best to complete that. Just play it safe and get the autograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 Look at it this way..........If you can get the autographed football cheap now, why not invest, and if he does, great, you now have the top three and the value goes up. If he doesn't make the top 3, then you could build your collection to include signed balls from the top 4 RB's in the league Well while it is somewhat of an investment, it is more just for my football shrine, and I am starting to run out of wall space to put them on. I see your point, but I'm not sure I'm going to have room for it if he doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Get the ball, if he gets the record, great... ..if he doesn't, urinate on the ball and cut it into little pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecerwin Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well while it is somewhat of an investment, it is more just for my football shrine, and I am starting to run out of wall space to put them on. I see your point, but I'm not sure I'm going to have room for it if he doesn't. Get bigger walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Get bigger walls. If only Perch knew a decent contractor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrunt Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 If only Perch knew a decent contractor... I thought that comes with being a man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I thought that comes with being a man? The joke was that Perch is a contractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrunt Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 The joke was that Perch is a contractor. That solves this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispirons Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 this from a newsblogger earlier today. July 28, 2006, 07:10 Jets :: RB RB C. Martin Could Be Cut? It's Possible Dave Hutchinson, Newark Star-Ledger - [Full Article] Turns out Jets RB Curtis Martin is human after all. Placing him on the PUP list buys the Jets time and is precautionary. This off-season, Martin had his base salary cut from $6.2 million to $2.5 million and it isn't out of the question that he could be released if his knee doesn't come around. It was a bit alarming in June when Martin was still hobbled during minicamp, but the Jets downplayed the injury. Martin has bounced back from injury throughout his career, but Father Time may have finally caught up to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 this from a newsblogger earlier today. July 28, 2006, 07:10 Jets :: RB RB C. Martin Could Be Cut? It's Possible Dave Hutchinson, Newark Star-Ledger - [Full Article] Turns out Jets RB Curtis Martin is human after all. Placing him on the PUP list buys the Jets time and is precautionary. This off-season, Martin had his base salary cut from $6.2 million to $2.5 million and it isn't out of the question that he could be released if his knee doesn't come around. It was a bit alarming in June when Martin was still hobbled during minicamp, but the Jets downplayed the injury. Martin has bounced back from injury throughout his career, but Father Time may have finally caught up to him. Looks like I need to find Barry Sanders autographed ball to sit on the self with Emmitt and Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecerwin Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Looks like I need to find Barry Sanders autographed ball to sit on the self with Emmitt and Walter And you need to find a contractor to build you man walls so you can collect top 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 this from a newsblogger earlier today. July 28, 2006, 07:10 Jets :: RB RB C. Martin Could Be Cut? It's Possible Dave Hutchinson, Newark Star-Ledger - [Full Article] Turns out Jets RB Curtis Martin is human after all. Placing him on the PUP list buys the Jets time and is precautionary. This off-season, Martin had his base salary cut from $6.2 million to $2.5 million and it isn't out of the question that he could be released if his knee doesn't come around. It was a bit alarming in June when Martin was still hobbled during minicamp, but the Jets downplayed the injury. Martin has bounced back from injury throughout his career, but Father Time may have finally caught up to him. Anyone think Cedric Houston could carry the load if given the chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoBeast Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I don't think he's getting that many yards this year, not with this line. I can easily see him as a salary cap casualty next season. Not sure if there's a team out there that would make him a starter again, especially with the flux of RBs nowadays. Maybe a lowly team needing to fill the seats like the Cards did with Emmitt. I think there's a reason the ball is being sold and why the ball is cheap, cause he's not making the top of the list. I doubt the price goes up much if he makes it to #3, if the ball is truely cheap, you should just buy it. Just sell it when he retires, prob get your money back if not more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Perch, Get the ball. If it turns out he doesn't get the yards I'll buy it from you for what you paid. Cheap is what you said right? I like cheap. Maybe we'll compare collections someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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