kpholmes Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Sebastian Janikowski will sign a four-year, $16 million contract, including $9 million in guaranteed money. Highest paid punter, highest paid kicker... One thing is for sure, Oakland NEEDS their special teams to be above average to ever have a chance at winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteebee Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 The offense may suck and the defense may suck and the coaching may suck and the owner may suck, but, man, they can kick farther than anyone else. So they have that going for them. Which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWWB75 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 The offense may suck and the defense may suck and the coaching may suck and the owner may suck, but, man, they can kick farther than anyone else. So they have that going for them. Which is nice. I was very happy to see this. I love Jano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 this was a good use of funds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I was very happy to see this. I love SEABASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I guess, I didn't think he was good enough to be the top paid kicker. Having a good kicker is important for competitive teams. I just thought that they could use the money in other areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 I guess, I didn't think he was good enough to be the top paid kicker. Having a good kicker is important for competitive teams. I just thought that they could use the money in other areas. Last season was probably his best season yet. Season's past he's had a lot of trouble with the law, as well as an alcohol problem, that unquestionably affected how he was performing. It would appear he's been able to move past this. He has unquestionably the strongest leg in the league, and hopefully he can capitalize on last year's momentum and stay focused to improve his accuracy in the upcoming season. He and Lechler are the the best kicker tandem in the league though - I'm sure this is Al trying to keep some positives in tact for the silver and Black moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 this was a good use of funds Well, they could blow more money on players like Heyward-bey, Russell, etc. or actually give it to players with skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Well, they could blow more money on players like Heyward-bey, Russell, etc. or actually give it to players with skill. He's still a kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Do Work Son Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 The Raiders are officially the best soccer team in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 He's still a kicker. Yeah but kickers can kick for a long time. You gotta figure the Raiders will be competitive at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Yeah but kickers can kick for a long time. You gotta figure the Raiders will be competitive at some point When Al Davis is gone. That's when they will be competitive again. And since Davis is apparently immortal...their suck-da-tud will last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Mkay, looking at bad teams with good kickers... I think the Lions have had Jason Hanson for twice as long as Oakland has had Seebass but I'd call the current situation "similar". From 2000 - 2008 Sebastian made 203 FGs at an average of 77%. Hanson for the Lions during the same time kicked 212 FG and averaged 84%. Hanson's salary (from what I can find on google) was 1.65 mil in 2008 and a little over 2 mil in 2009. Seebass' guaranteed money puts him in a similar bracket to where Hanson was making (4 years with 9 mil = 2.25mil per year for Jano). I don't know what the escalators are, but paying 16 mil over 4 years to a kicker averages out to over 4 mil per year. To me that is overpaying. I guess it just depends on the real details of the contract on whether it was a good/bad deal. If he plays well and they don't have to pay him much over his guaranteed money than I think it's solid. If they have to pay him close to the high end of his contract, I think the Raiders overpaid. Just my Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 GHB don't buy itself, yo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 GHB don't buy itself, yo That explains how he got such a hugh contract. "Here's your Ruffie-colada Mr. Davis." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 The saddest part of all this is that this is the most interesting NFL news in the past week. I hate February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 The saddest part of all this is that this is the most interesting NFL news in the past week. I hate February. sad but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 The Raiders are officially the best soccer team in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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