$7.3 million for a f***ing backup running back?

[realmofotalk]

Gary Wichard says the Chargers notified him Thursday that they have decided to tender the restricted free agent a contract, which will be worth approximately $7.3 million. Another team would have to give the Chargers first- and third-round draft picks if they signed Sproles.

You're reaching, A.J. You're reaching. What in the **** are you doing offering a starter's salary to a career backup with limited upside at this point of his career? Where was this same amount of money when The Burner was set to leave?

[Porter]

To be fair, at the time of Turner's time to leave. LT was one of the best backs out there bar none. While Turner is better than Sproles on all levels, it was a bad time for him to be a free agent. This also wasn't an UNCAPPED year when Turner was a FA. Different Rules. Should I have to go on with this.

[HollywoodLeo]

We can't be fair and look at moves from the time they were made, Porter.

That doesn't paint the Chargers and their management in the worst picture possible, which is mofo's real goal.

This was a necessary move. Is Sporles worth that much? Probably not. But it's not like they have much along the lines of options and the run game isn't the bread and butter of the offense anyways.

I still look for them to use their first rounder on a RB.

Of course, I thought they would use it on an OLman last year, so who knows?

[DirtyKash]

Can we get back to laughing at Craig Davis?

[realmofotalk]

Turner is better than Sproles on all levels

better than Sproles

on all levels

Yet when each of the two RB's were set to become an UFA, look who they let go and who they placed the franchise tag on. Same rules in both 2008 and 2009 years.

[Porter]

We can't be fair and look at moves from the time they were made, Porter.

That doesn't paint the Chargers and their management in the worst picture possible, which is mofo's real goal.

This was a necessary move. Is Sporles worth that much? Probably not. But it's not like they have much along the lines of options and the run game isn't the bread and butter of the offense anyways.

I still look for them to use their first rounder on a RB.

Of course, I thought they would use it on an OLman last year, so who knows?

Well that's what happened when Turner was a FA. LT was better and younger at that point in time. If he was a FA in the present day. This would have made much more sense.

[Porter]

Yet when each of the two RB's were set to become an UFA, look who they let go and who they placed the franchise tag on. Same rules in both 2008 and 2009 years.

2010 rules are different from the 2008 and 2009 years.

[HollywoodLeo]

Yet when each of the two RB's were set to become an UFA, look who they let go and who they placed the franchise tag on. Same rules in both 2008 and 2009 years.

Tomlinson is a factor no matter how much you want to pretend he isn't.

When they let Turner go they still had Tomlinson in his prime.

If they let Sproles go they have Michael Bennett, Michael Tolbert, and/or a rookie to go with.

Nobody's saying Sproles is better than Turner. Some of the more sane folk who don't have an agenda are simply looking at the situations when the moves were made.

[realmofotalk]

2010 rules are different from the 2008 and 2009 years.

2008 - The Chargers allow Turner to leave as an UFA, because they apparently can't justify paying him franchise tag money to remain as the backup.

2009 - Sproles was set to become an UFA. This time they franchise tag Sproles, who earns roughly the same salary that Turner would have gotten. To remain as the backup.

[realmofotalk]

Tomlinson is a factor no matter how much you want to pretend he isn't.

When they let Turner go they still had Tomlinson in his prime.

If they let Sproles go they have Michael Bennett, Michael Tolbert, and/or a rookie to go with.

Nobody's saying Sproles is better than Turner. Some of the more sane folk who don't have an agenda are simply looking at the situations when the moves were made.

If they let Sproles go they would have had Bennett, Tolbert, and Jacob mother****ing Hester to go with because they previously let Turner go and ignored Shonn Greene/Beanie Wells in the draft?

[realmofotalk]

Finally, regarding the uncapped year rules: So it's now acceptable to pay players way more than they are worth because there are no salary cap ramifications and because the position is a need? Ohhhh, okay, I understand. In that case, Ned Colletti should then be off the hook for the Pierre, Schmidt, and Andruw overpayments. After all, they appeared to be necessary moves to patch holes on the roster at the time they were made, too.

[Porter]

If a team is dumb enough to sign him. They get a 1st and a 3rd. You can't get that with franchise tag with Turner. If I remember right (could be wrong) wasn't LT an MVP the year they were FA's. Also, Sproles was the 3rd back on this team at the time.

edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_agent

Restricted Free Agents are players who have completed three accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They have received qualifying offers from their old clubs and are free to negotiate with any club until April 21, at which time their rights revert to their original club. If a player accepts an offer from a new club, the old club will have the right to match the offer and retain the player. If the old club elects not to match the offer, it may receive draft-choice compensation depending on the level of the qualifying offer made to the player.

[Porter]

2008 - The Chargers allow Turner to leave as an UFA, because they apparently can't justify paying him franchise tag money to remain as the backup.

2009 - Sproles was set to become an UFA. This time they franchise tag Sproles, who earns roughly the same salary that Turner would have gotten. To remain as the backup.

He wasn't franchised tagged, he was given a restricted free agent qualifying offer. Major difference.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

I love the tender to Sproles.

I think the move you should be more pissed off about is that they're poised to give up Cromartie to the Jets for a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Ouch. Reevis + Cromartie = Wow.

[HollywoodLeo]

I love the tender to Sproles.

I think the move you should be more pissed off about is that they're poised to give up Cromartie to the Jets for a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Ouch. Reevis + Cromartie = Wow.

I'm not worried about losing Cromartie. The guy's a bum who doesn't try.