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A fax machine in 2013? Might as well have used a carrier pigeon.
Uh, for some reason faxes are considered official documents.
What else would you suggest?
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Maybe his agent did this on purpose?
Elvis the Flying Elvis? Can he rush the passer?
When thinking about Dumervil for the Patriots:
The guy has had 37 sacks the last three years, and has averaged over 10 a season for his career.
However, he's way small for the Pats' system. At 5'11", that's a very different prototype. The Pats are big on the DE setting the edge and containing the pocket first.
Then you have a question of Dumervil and Jones, both RDE's. Do you shift Jones to the left side?
Really intriguing possibility. I think the money would work.
IF BB wants him, he can sign him. Doubt we go after him. Need to focus on DB and safety big time.
Agreed. Cb and S are much bigger issues and $$ should be spent there first
Uh, for some reason faxes are considered official documents.
What else would you suggest?
So, they'll re-work the contract and he'll sign tomorrow, unless Dumervil really wants to screw Denver.
What's his dead hit for this year? Anyone know?
Hahahah, awesome ... oops.
Seriously, how do professional organizations screw something like that up so badly?
Not the same thing, but sometime in the last 10 years, the Vikings got bumped down in the draft because they didn't submit their pick. For example, they were picking 7th, the time limit ran out and the team picking 8th submitting their draft selection right away. I could be wrong, but it may have happened to them 2 years in a row or twice in 3 years.
Sign him just for a big FU to Elway.
I think the agent was trying to pull a fast one. Or he is a moron, or both.
Either side could have achieved these results if that is what they wanted. Broncos could have just cut Doom without offering pay cut. Same result. Agent could have refused pay cut, forcing release. Same result.
But with the agree, then delay, then send a couple minutes past deadline, the agent could have tried to get Broncos to miss both the contract deadline and the release deadline which would have resulted in original deal staying in force, and Doom getting $12M salary for 2013.
As for what they can do to rectify this if both sides want to, Doom could sign a free agent deal with Denver that approximates (closely) the fubared deal that missed the filing deadline. Would have to be something like $3M base (2013), $5M signing bonus, 3 year deal. Cap hit for Broncos for 2013 would be the $4.8M accelerated from release plus $3M base plus $1.7M in prorated signing = ~ $9.5M....Doom still gets $3M base plus the $5M bonus (= $8M salary they had agreed to). Not perfect but close. But the issue is whether Doom and agent would do that before checking the market.
...If the agent was trying to play a game by getting the Broncos to miss the 4 p.m. deadline, or if the Broncos even think that's a possibility though, I can't see them wanting to go near the guy. That is about the most slimy thing imaginable.