NFL: Vikes Trade for Allen?

[mymanfreddie]

All I know is that Aaron Rodgers isn't excited to see him.

[ISUFan22]

Ok...all you want to do is sidestep word-for-word what you wrote and turn it into a comparative thing between the #17 pick and Allen. Already addressed that...so nothing more for me to discuss here.

[zumbro clones]

Good insight by Don Banks:

Don Banks: Snap Judgments on Allen trade, draft - Don Banks - SI.com

[Aclone]

Originally Posted by coopaloop72

As for the comment being ridiculous...i disagree...we have our RT of the future in Ryan Cook...

I would put a "biglaugh" here, or even a ROTFL, but I'll merely say that I think that you are greatly overestimating Cook. We still may see a good tackle taken with the second rounder.

[jdewaard]

Good insight by Don Banks:

Don Banks: Snap Judgments on Allen trade, draft - Don Banks - SI.com

nice article. Regarding the DUI concern, Minnesota worked a clause into his contract that will allow them to recoup almost half of Allen's signing bonus, should he get into trouble again before May of 2009. They skirted the CBA (which normally doesn't allow a team to recoup signing bonus money) by spreading his signing bonus out over the first 3 years of the contract. This year, Allen gets like $15 mil of the bonus, plus $750K in salary. Next year, his salary goes up to like $7 mil, and he collects another $7 mil of his signing bonus. Third year is similar. What it means is, that if he get's in trouble with the law again, the Vikings will terminate the contract, and he will only get what has been paid to him.
Yes it is a risk to take a guy with two DUI's, but Minnesota made sure that they had some safeguards in place.

[Arkansas]

Originally Posted by jdewaard

nice article. Regarding the DUI concern, Minnesota worked a clause into his contract that will allow them to recoup almost half of Allen's signing bonus, should he get into trouble again before May of 2009. They skirted the CBA (which normally doesn't allow a team to recoup signing bonus money) by spreading his signing bonus out over the first 3 years of the contract. This year, Allen gets like $15 mil of the bonus, plus $750K in salary. Next year, his salary goes up to like $7 mil, and he collects another $7 mil of his signing bonus. Third year is similar. What it means is, that if he get's in trouble with the law again, the Vikings will terminate the contract, and he will only get what has been paid to him.
Yes it is a risk to take a guy with two DUI's, but Minnesota made sure that they had some safeguards in place.

Man, if someone dangles 70-something mil with 30-something mil guaranteed under my nose I'd probably give up the drinking too....well, maybe....ok, yeah I would

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Humorous "separated at birth" blog entry:

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