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Hutchinson to the Queens?

Seattle would be stupid to let him go- but for that much money? 7 million a year for a lineman with 16 guarenteed.... Childress is def making a move with that 30 million. The question remains though- who will he be protecting?

The Vikes will have a lot of money to use if they can finally unload Culpepper. It's a bold move by Minnesota...he's a helluva player.

And then there is this:
NFL.com:
(March 13, 2006) -- Start fitting Pro Bowl guard Steve Hutchinson for a Minnesota Vikings.

The $50 million offer sheet that Hutchinson signed Sunday with the Vikings includes a provision dictating that he be the highest paid offensive lineman on his team this season -- or the entire $50 million contract becomes fully guaranteed, according to someone who has seen the offer sheet. Well, Seattle offensive tackle Walter Jones averages $7.5 million per year, while Hutchinson's contract pays him an average of $7 million per year.

The Vikings made Steve Hutchinson an offer that will be tough for the Hawks to match.
So if Seattle matched Hutchinson's offer sheet, it not only would have to figure out how to squeeze in this year's $13-million-plus salary-cap figure, but it also would have to guarantee a whopping $50 million to Hutchinson, making it the richest cash contract in NFL history by a cool $15 million.

As it is, Hutchinson will be the fourth highest paid offensive linemen in football, behind only Jones, Orlando Pace and Jonathan Ogden.

The deal, devised by Hutchinson's agent Tom Condon, makes it exceedingly difficult for the Seahawks to match. One person involved in the composition of the offer sheet predicted the Seahawks cannot match it; the ramifications would be way too severe.

Seattle is said to be miffed not at the contract, but at Hutchinson's actions. As an act of good faith, the Seahawks opted to slap Hutchinson with the "transition" tag instead of the "franchise" tag, enabling the guard to solicit a deal that would be the best gauge of his market value. Seattle opted against the franchise tag only because it did not want to disenfranchise Hutchinson the way so many players slapped with the franchise tags are.

In turn, Hutchinson's agent devised one of the most innovative contracts ever created, a monumental deal that nobody in Seattle saw coming. Now, the overwhelming chances are, Hutchinson is gone.

Seattle does have one other option, but it is highly risky. It can match the offer sheet and appeal the terms of the offer sheet to the NFL's Management Council. A Special Master would hear the appeal and if it ruled against the Seahawks, Seattle would be obligated to pay Hutchinson $50 million.

It's probably a gamble the Seahawks cannot afford to take.
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Buwahahaha

Fuck off Seahawk fan, both of you.

Something about a billionaire owner getting fucked over by an agent is amusing to me.

Rack Tom Condon for getting his client out of Seattle when they had no intention of letting him go.

icantstopfarting wrote: Rack Tom Condon for getting his client out of Seattle when they had no intention of letting him go.

That's fine. I say RACK Hutch for a good run in Seattle. If he wants to go all in for the $ over a shot to win a ring, that is his perogative. With Tobeck and Jones still on board along with Strong and Alexander in the backfield, I think our ability to run to the left side will still be intact.

GrizBearStare wrote:

icantstopfarting wrote: Rack Tom Condon for getting his client out of Seattle when they had no intention of letting him go.

That's fine. I say RACK Hutch for a good run in Seattle. If he wants to go all in for the $ over a shot to win a ring, that is his perogative. With Tobeck and Jones still on board along with Strong and Alexander in the backfield, I think our ability to run to the left side will still be intact.

He had a shot to win a ring. But his coach couldn't remember how to manage the clock when it counted and his defense couldn't stop big plays. Maybe you remember? It was only a month ago?

BSmack wrote:

GrizBearStare wrote:

icantstopfarting wrote: Rack Tom Condon for getting his client out of Seattle when they had no intention of letting him go.

That's fine. I say RACK Hutch for a good run in Seattle. If he wants to go all in for the $ over a shot to win a ring, that is his perogative. With Tobeck and Jones still on board along with Strong and Alexander in the backfield, I think our ability to run to the left side will still be intact.

He had a shot to win a ring. But his coach couldn't remember how to manage the clock when it counted and his defense couldn't stop big plays. Maybe you remember? It was only a month ago?

I am not doing THIS again