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Level -> RE: NFL Sob (or Brag) Thread (4/26/2007 6:59:33 PM)
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Raiders can't afford to risk big money on Russell WHEN YOU'RE putting $29 million on the come line — and that's essentially what the Oakland Raiders will be doing if they wind up using the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft on Saturday — you want the best possible odds for success. In fact, for that kind of cash, you want the closest thing possible to a lock or it could set your franchise back for a decade ... and the Raiders already don't have much room to go backward.
That figure, $29 million, is probably the amount of guaranteed money the Raiders will have to pay the No. 1 pick, regardless of who it is. The full contract will probably be in the $60 mil neighborhood for six years.
That estimate is based on the escalation of contracts given to recent No. 1 picks. Houston defensive end Mario Williams received a $54 million six-year deal last year of which $26.5 million was guaranteed. In 2005, Alex Smith got $49.5 million over six years, $24 million guaranteed, which was 20percent more than Eli Manning received the year before.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_5726852
Colts look to fill holes in draft
How do team president Bill Polian and his personnel cohorts address an Indianapolis Colts roster during this weekend's NFL draft that was good enough to win Super Bowl XLI but has been considerably thinned the past six weeks?
Help is needed for a defense that has lost four notable players and struggled mightily during the regular season before solidifying during the playoff run. The Colts also are looking for another target for quarterback Peyton Manning. Do they grab the best player on the board, or address an area of need? http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070425/SPORTS03/704250516/1058/SPORTS03 On Texans draft, Granato's lawsuit and the late, great Joel B. (w/video)
Okay, gang, today I would like for you to put on your thinking caps because I'm going to ask you a few questions after we go over what the Texans might do in the first round of the draft. After our question-and-answer session, I'm going to write about the Chronicle's lineup for draft coverage, John Granato's lawsuit, former Oilers safety/actor/screenwriter Bo Eason's return to Houston to join us on Sports Radio 610 at 4:30 p.m. Friday, more about the late Joel Buchsbaum, Gene Upshaw's response to many of the charges by the pre-1977 players, my encounter with Houston superfan Joe Esposito as well as other topics.
So, buckle your chinstrap, and let's get on with it.
http://blogs.chron.com/nfl
That last one makes me pause; I dearly loved to listen to Joel Buchsbaum on the radio each week, especially leading up to the draft; he was a brilliant man, who dearly loved football, and he's missed.
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