budlitebrad Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) As a Chiefs fan, I'm feeling pretty good about this trade. However, I do find it a bit ironic that in the (nearly) 10 years I've been at thehuddle, this is (iirc) the first time that we've had a thread with (nearly) 200 posts on the Chiefs ... except now, the thread is about the Vikings and their stud DE. I remember the thread to vote on CD's new Huddle name (Hermander in Chief, I think) being pretty popular. Edited April 24, 2008 by budlitebrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I remember the thread to vote on CD's new Huddle name (Hermander in Chief, I think) being pretty popular. It was close but not quite 200 unless you count both together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SIX KINGS Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 As a Chiefs fan, I'm feeling pretty good about this trade. However, I do find it a bit ironic that in the (nearly) 10 years I've been at thehuddle, this is (iirc) the first time that we've had a thread with (nearly) 200 posts on the Chiefs ... except now, the thread is about the Vikings and their stud DE. Yea, but a quarter of them are from jealous Packer fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) Yea, but a quarter of them are from jealous Packer fans. 34-0 EDIT: On a side note, I just read that his first 2 strikes will be wiped out in September as long as he stays on the straight and narrow (which I think he will.) Even as a Packers fan, I'd rather see him on the field than suspended for something stupid and dangerous. Edited April 24, 2008 by budlitebrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 34-0 EDIT: On a side note, I just read that his first 2 strikes will be wiped out in September as long as he stays on the straight and narrow (which I think he will.) Even as a Packers fan, I'd rather see him on the field than suspended for something stupid and dangerous. According to the Strib Blog and PFT, the Vikings wrote some language in the contract that the Vikings get half of the guaranteed back if he gets in trouble between now and September 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SIX KINGS Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 34-0 Typical How many Packer fans does it take to change a light bulb? 3. 1 to change it and 2 to tell you how great the last one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 According to the Strib Blog and PFT, the Vikings wrote some language in the contract that the Vikings get half of the guaranteed back if he gets in trouble between now and September 2009. I read it goes like this. The problem is that the 2006 amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement prevent teams from attempting to recapture significant chunks of bonus money in the event of a player default. Instead, teams may only target a portion of the signing bonus proration for the year in which, for example, a suspension is imposed. The Vikings addressed this problem by pushing half of the guaranteed money into 2009 and 2010, and by making the guarantee applicable to injury only, for now. Here are the numbers. Allen receives a signing bonus of $15,500,069, and a base salary of $750,000 in 2008. In 2009, he gets a base salary of $7.75 million. A whopping $7.5 million of that amount is guaranteed against injury only; as of the first day of the 2009 league year, it is guaranteed for skill, too. In 2010, Allen will receive a base salary of $6.38 million and a roster bonus of $8 million. The roster bonus is guaranteed for injury only; it becomes guaranteed for skill as of the first day of the 2009 league year. Allen’s base salaries for 2011, 2012, and 2013 and $8,979,438, $11,619,850, and $14,280,612, respectively. Allen will receive more than $38 million over the first three years of the deal. However, if he gets into any trouble before March 2009, the team can cut the cord, avoiding $15.5 million in guaranteed payments. The total value? $73,260,069. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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