Dolphins rookies to spend time in classroom, not on field this week

[KB_fan]

NOOOOOOOOO!!  Would make for very boring photographs!!  What would we pay Igo for?!?!?  LOL.

[Nick_81]

Just now, stan786 said:

Yeah, that's where I was coming from.  You saw Dante Fowler sign his deal 4 days after he tore his ACL last year, he still got a max deal but other guys drafted lower could easily not be that fortunate.

If I'm not mistaken, they usually sign an agreement that protects them, in case an injury happens before their actual contract is signed.  I'm sure there's other stipulations outside of that, which protect rookies as well.  If there weren't, you'd probably see teams delaying the signings, "just in case."

[stan786]

12 minutes ago, Nick_81 said:

If I'm not mistaken, they usually sign an agreement that protects them, in case an injury happens before their actual contract is signed.  I'm sure there's other stipulations outside of that, which protect rookies as well.  If there weren't, you'd probably see teams delaying the signings, "just in case."

Yeah valid point I think the letter of protection makes sure they'll be guaranteed to be paid this year in case of injury, don't think it does anything past this year, not that next year is guaranteed for anyone anyways.  As a player I would feel much more comfortable going out there on a contract than on a letter of protection personally.

[Captain Obvious]

With the NFL moving to two hand touch league, this will inevitably be the norm.

[Bartin]

1 hour ago, stan786 said:

Yeah, that's where I was coming from.  You saw Dante Fowler sign his deal 4 days after he tore his ACL last year, he still got a max deal but other guys drafted lower could easily not be that fortunate.

I'm pretty sure they all sign a waiver stating that if they get injured then they still get their regular contract. Otherwise if I got drafted, I sure as hell wouldn't be showing up to rookie camp without a signed contract.

[stan786]

1 minute ago, Bartin said:

I'm pretty sure they all sign a waiver stating that if they get injured then they still get their regular contract. Otherwise if I got drafted, I sure as hell wouldn't be showing up to rookie camp without a signed contract.

Its a guarantee they get paid in 2016.  With the rookie salary structure it seems they would just lose their leverage in negotiating the level of guaranteed money in the deal.  If you remember the Jaguars were applauded for giving Fowler a fully guaranteed deal even with the ACL tear, some thought they'd try to negotiate the deal down due to the injury.  It's probably not that big of a deal, I just feel like there are some unnecessary risk in rookie's participating in camp before finalizing a contract. 

[KB_fan]

Don't most rookies sign their contracts these days within a few days of the draft?   I thought rookie signing times had become almost a non-issue since the CBA.  Of course, if a team is holding their rookie mini-camp immediately after the draft, i could see it being an issue.

[MV%doe]

Terrrrrible terrible idea.

 

Those worried about injuries, rookies sign protection. Remember flower form the jags? Torn his acl before signing his rookie contract, jags still gave him the 3rd overall deal. 

Now some require faith, but imagine if a player has to take a team to court. That team would have a dug a giant hole and force many players good/UDFAs/average players to avoid like the plague. Players have strong Union these days too.

[lightsout]

I think it's smart. It's just three days and it allows for a ton of film and Q&A in a comfortable setting where everybody can be a part of it. On the field instruction is usually one coach to one player or a brief discussion between position coaches and his guys. In the classroom, you can spend time talking that stuff out now so when you do get on the field, you are ahead of the curve a bit and it allows you to focus on just executing rather than wondering if you're thinking the right thing. And for guys who survived simple college offenses on sheer talent alone, this will be very important to their development. You know what you have physically because, more times than not, you personally evaluated your guys before drafting them. So you don't have to see them on the field to know they're getting it. Teach, then run practical/on-field stuff, then evaluate and break down that stuff with the guys. On field practices are limited in terms of time, so I love this.

[Bartin]

Jags are doing it too which is understandable given what happened to their #3 pick on literally the first play last year.

[jfo89]

16 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

If you're doing it right, the field is a classroom.

This. Lots of people learn best by doing. They should have classroom and on field practice.