Sherman contract progress!

[monkey]

http://www.fieldgulls.com/2014/4/22/5640014/seahawks-have-made-considerable-progress-on-richard-sherman-contract

As I've been saying, he wants to be here, and knows he actually be LOSING money going anywhere else now.

[RiverDog]

Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.

[c_hawkbob]

So you're saying the report is inaccurate?

[RiverDog]

No, I was not referring to the accuracy of the report. What I was commenting about was the OP's assumption that Richard Sherman 'wants to be here'. No where in the article did any comments like that appear. I don't doubt that he does, I just want to see his name on the dotted line before I reach that conclusion, ie 'count my chickens'. Golden Tate wanted to be here, too.

[c_hawkbob]

Yeah but Sherm's not a FA, has said most emphatically that he want's to be here and by all accounts is close to an extension that will finally pay him what he's worth (remember, he's been performing as the #1 CB in league on a pittance 5th round draft choice salary).

I'm counting no unhatched poultry in being happy to hear we are close to being able to say "1 down, 2 to go!".

[nlbmsportin]

Golden Tate wanted to be here, too.

Golden Tate was at best the second priority this offseason where Michael Bennett was the must-do deal. With the exception of Earl Thomas and Russell Wilson there's no one on this team Sherman takes a back seat to for a contract. I'm not saying Sherman will be here no matter what, but it's an entirely different situation than Tate's. If Sherman doesn't get an extension done, then fine we get him for another year for pennies. Not so for Tate.

[FolkCrusader]

You never can tell during a negotiation. What's the point of one side or the other releasing any information about negotiations? Perhaps they want to draw another party in to the discussion? More than likely they have some idea that public perception can somehow influence the outcome. The bottom line is someone is hoping to take advantage of another's willingness to react to a message they have no factual basis to believe.

The simple fact is, we'll know when the deal is done. Anything before that is attempt by one side or the other to use us as part of the process.

[kalibane]

Even if Sherman isn't ultimately resigned it would not invalidate the idea that he wanted to be here.

Right now I REALLY want to be living in or around either Seattle or Washington DC. However, there are other factors that dissuade me. In order to move to Washington DC, I would have to go back to a career where I made more money but I hated the work to account for the cost of living increase (either that or live at a drastically reduced level of comfort). Seattle... my wife doesn't want to move to the West Coast. I could force the move, as the dynamic of our marriage is that I am head of household and I get the tie breaking vote when we cannot agree. But that would mean making my wife unhappy and putting my marriage at risk. So for the time being we continue to live in Cincinnati, a city we don't care for until such time as a more amenable solution presents itself. I assure you, just because I'm not in Seattle or DC doesn't mean I don't want to be. All other factors being equal I'd leave a dust trail behind me.

[NorthHawk]

PFT had the same story yesterday.
They followed it saying that the progress wasn't as advertised.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... rman-deal/

[Eaglehawk]

These things always have starts and stops.
I hope the hawks pay him what he deserves and in my eyes its exactly what Revis is getting or more.
Sherman should be the highest paid corner in the game IMO.

[THX-1138]

It's not a big worry for me right now. Sherman has one more year left on his contract, yes? If the deal doesn't get done now we still have a year of his services. At the end of which there is still the possibility of franchising him for one more year while Earl and RW get their contracts. Or the Seahawks could possibly run a shell game with the three key players, franchising any one of them while negotiating in earnest with the other two-although that is not ideal. Bottom line is that I see this as a very workable contract situation that plays into the front office's hand.

I also read that Baldwin hasn't signed his tender and has signed a waiver while he continues to work out with the Seahawks. IMO, Baldwin should sign that tender. If he get's hurt during workouts that would hurt him in more than just the physical sense.

[kalibane]

The workouts going on right now are not serious. No pads, no helmets, no coaches, no drills. It's really just weightlifting, conditioning and such. Things that he would (or at least should) be doing anyway on his own. If he gets injured it's a complete fluke and would have nothing to do with being at the Hawks' facilities. Signing the waiver isn't a risk.

[burrrton]

my wife doesn't want to move to the West Coast.

Family considerations (aging Mom lives on east coast or something)? I'm always curious why people don't like the WC.

[kalibane]

I think it's 50/50. She genuinely doesn't want to be that far from her family on the one hand but I also think a larger part than she'd care to admit is that it just seems like it's a foreign concept to her. I'm hoping to get her out there at some point this year and maybe that will change her opinion somewhat.

[NorthHawk]

Would she move to Hawaii if the opportunity arose?
That might tell you if it's a WC bias or not wanting to move so far from home as Hawaii is another couple of thousand miles further West.

I know some people who never considered moving out West until they came here for an extended visit.
They moved here and now don't know why they didn't do it sooner.

[burrrton]

I know some people who never considered moving out West until they came here for an extended visit.

Same here, but I also know many who moved out (from Georgia and SC) and never came around. Most ended up moving back, and those who haven't yet intend to when the job situation allows.

It just didn't "feel like home" to them, and I can sympathize.

[RiverDog]

Yeah but Sherm's not a FA, has said most emphatically that he want's to be here and by all accounts is close to an extension that will finally pay him what he's worth (remember, he's been performing as the #1 CB in league on a pittance 5th round draft choice salary).

I'm counting no unhatched poultry in being happy to hear we are close to being able to say "1 down, 2 to go!".

Understood. Nevertheless, I'll be holding my breath and keeping my fingers crossed until we have our core guys (Wilson, Sherman, and Thomas) all signed up on long term contracts. I just don't want to jinx things.

[kalibane]

Would she move to Hawaii if the opportunity arose?
That might tell you if it's a WC bias or not wanting to move so far from home as Hawaii is another couple of thousand miles further West.

I know some people who never considered moving out West until they came here for an extended visit.
They moved here and now don't know why they didn't do it sooner.

No she definitely wouldn't but there are different factors at play there. For instance she's one of those people who likes to see the seasons change but there are other bigger considerations as well (reasons I wouldn't move there either, unless there was a financial opportunity too good to pass up). Plus Hawaii is further away from the West Coast than the West Coast is from Cincinnati so it's not exactly apples to apples.

I have to agree that most people I know who have moved to the PNW end up loving it. But not everyone as Burrton said. Even though the whole rain thing is completely overblown the fact that it's overcast so much can really weigh on some folks and cause depression. But I still think a lot of it is just the whole preconceived notion of the region. There are so many people in the midwest and on the East Coast that really believe it's like some isolated, small time city where it rains every single day and can't imagine themselves in such a place.

[burrrton]

Even though the whole rain thing is completely overblown the fact that it's overcast so much can really weigh on some folks and cause depression.

Yep, although most I've known weren't even living in the rainforest- they were living in the desert (SE WA).

[Zorn76]

At least the Seahawks and Sherman are trying to work this out now, and it's not a situation where they are "miles apart" with "no talks to happen until the end of the season." If that were the case, then there'd be cause to be nervous.

But it isn't, and it looks like R.S. really does wanna stay here, which I have to admit surprises me somewhat that it doesn't look like he'll be testing the FA market.

[RiverDog]

At least the Seahawks and Sherman are trying to work this out now, and it's not a situation where they are "miles apart" with "no talks to happen until the end of the season." If that were the case, then there'd be cause to be nervous.

But it isn't, and it looks like R.S. really does wanna stay here, which I have to admit surprises me somewhat that it doesn't look like he'll be testing the FA market.

I don't know where you read that, but it shouldn't surprise anyone. IMO most players that are successful with a team want to stay put. It's the bird in the hand is worth two in the bush way of thinking, so that's not what I fear. I fear a team with a Dan Snyder type of owner that throws a bunch more money at the man than we can afford to pay.

I am optimistic, though. I just don't want to make any assumptions until I see his name on the dotted line.