08-01-2010, 11:01 AM
<!--quoteo(post=109205:date=Aug 1 2010, 09:52 AM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Aug 1 2010, 09:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=109189:date=Aug 1 2010, 12:15 AM:name=Rappster)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rappster @ Aug 1 2010, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=109181:date=Jul 31 2010, 10:22 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jul 31 2010, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=109177:date=Jul 31 2010, 11:02 PM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BT @ Jul 31 2010, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Man, I feel like a broken record. Samardzija's NTC is quite possibly the MOST justifiable one Hendry gave out. Samardzija had an enormous amount of leverage when we picked him. He could get selected in the first round of the NFL draft. In order to negate that leverage, Hendry had to overpay him, AND give him the NTC. That's just how it is. It's rather unremarkable.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If Samardzija had asked for $20 million ($30, $40, etc. million) in order to sway him from playing in the NFL, and Hendry had given it to him, would it still be unremarkable?
Of course not. It's a matter of drawing lines - at some point, Samardzija's demands would have been too much. Was $10 million and an NTC too much? I don't know. But I certainly wouldn't act as though folks who believe that was too much have brain damage.
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Once again...I don't recall a lot of bitching about this when it happened.
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As I said - and BT also missed/ignored - I'm not arguing that the $10 million contract with an NTC was wrong/bad/"remarkable." I'm simply saying that I can understand how someone COULD argue that a $10 million contract with an NTC was wrong/bad/remarkable. The discussion is not so obvious as to be treated with the dismissiveness that I was seeing. That's all.
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OK...got that. I don't like the contract either, and...in all honesty...with or without an NTC, it seemed pretty curious to me at the time.
That said...the Cubs and Bears have always had a fascination with Notre Dame players, because they traditionally share(d) a common fan base. So, I figured there was some marketing involved, and that Samardzija was just in the right place at the right time.
Still...if you're measuring Hendry on the signing, it's hard to put it in the "win" column. Also remember that Samardzija is still young, some pitchers do take more time than others to get it, and he's been reasonably steady down in Iowa.
By the way...before this edit, I had spelled Samardzija three different ways in one post. We really need to fix immigration.
If Samardzija had asked for $20 million ($30, $40, etc. million) in order to sway him from playing in the NFL, and Hendry had given it to him, would it still be unremarkable?
Of course not. It's a matter of drawing lines - at some point, Samardzija's demands would have been too much. Was $10 million and an NTC too much? I don't know. But I certainly wouldn't act as though folks who believe that was too much have brain damage.
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Once again...I don't recall a lot of bitching about this when it happened.
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As I said - and BT also missed/ignored - I'm not arguing that the $10 million contract with an NTC was wrong/bad/"remarkable." I'm simply saying that I can understand how someone COULD argue that a $10 million contract with an NTC was wrong/bad/remarkable. The discussion is not so obvious as to be treated with the dismissiveness that I was seeing. That's all.
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OK...got that. I don't like the contract either, and...in all honesty...with or without an NTC, it seemed pretty curious to me at the time.
That said...the Cubs and Bears have always had a fascination with Notre Dame players, because they traditionally share(d) a common fan base. So, I figured there was some marketing involved, and that Samardzija was just in the right place at the right time.
Still...if you're measuring Hendry on the signing, it's hard to put it in the "win" column. Also remember that Samardzija is still young, some pitchers do take more time than others to get it, and he's been reasonably steady down in Iowa.
By the way...before this edit, I had spelled Samardzija three different ways in one post. We really need to fix immigration.