Answer Monday (Football Forum, Part 3)
We'll do a live chat as soon as we recover from the 8-hour session we did last week.
Q: The software that the team uses to watch game film -- is it a custom program, or some kind of standard off-the-shelf application designed for football?
A: They use a computer program designed for football. They were using this company, http://www.xostech.com/, which is one of the nation's biggest although I hear they use a different program now.
Q: In your "never to early to look at USC's defense for next year" article linebacker Luthur Brown wasn't mentioned. Why not?
A: Because I cannot say he will be an impact player when I cannot get a straight answer on his situation. He did practice during the season but supposedly was not officially cleared. Originally he had his lingering back injury, then I heard it was a shoulder problem. If he is healthy, he can be a starter. But will he be healthy? No one knows.
Q: Will the news by Roger Goodell that the pay scale for rookies will not change until 2011 cause draft eligble players like Mark Sanchez, Stafon Johnson, Damien Williams, CJ Gable, and Taylor Mays to change they decision of entering the draft this year?
A: I think Sanchez's family was looking closely at that situation. It could also potentially affect Mays because he could be a top 15 selection. But I don't think it has any bearing on the other underclassmen. I still expect Sanchez to return along with Johnson and Williams. Gable might leave out of frustration and Mays is leaning toward leaving.
What will the pay scale change be? Is it better or worse for rookies?
The new rookie salary cap would be very bad for first round picks. The NFL is looking to curb the ridiculous inflation that they've seen over the last several years that has resulted in rookies making more than established Pro-Bowlers.
When guys like Michael Huff are making more than guys like Ed Reed and Troy Palamalu... something's wrong.
The new rookie salary cap would be very bad for first round picks. The NFL is looking to curb the ridiculous inflation that they've seen over the last several years that has resulted in rookies making more than established Pro-Bowlers.
When guys like Michael Huff are making more than guys like Ed Reed and Troy Palamalu... something's wrong.
The change was going to limit the amount of Bonus money rookies could receive in their first contract. There were rumors that this change was going to be implemented for the 2010 draft. The thinking being, this could be a big difference in dollars between the 2009 and 2010 draft. Thus, juniors would leave early because it would be more lucrative for them to do so.
However, Commissioner Goodell has stated this change will NOT go into effect in 2010. Most likely it will go into effect in some form in 2011 (when the new agreement will presumably be in place).
Thanks to sureshot and jamfan.
With all of the talk about rookie pay nobody has said if the $c players have to take a pay cut. Any news on that?