Hampton Restructured His Deal

[phillyesq]

Smokescreen!!!!! Do you divulge your trial strategy before the trial?

I'm always hopeful.

If nothing else, I have to give you credit for that. Always an optimist.

Wexell had some interesting things to say on the topic. Says that Tomlin prefers small, faster NT to run the 3-4 in the Chris Hoke mold. He's also pretty critical of Ziggy, who had a subpar year last year. I wonder if the Steelers are comfortable with Ziggy as a starter at LE or if they want to add another body to the mix.

[steelblood]

Restructuring means that you are moving money around (converting salary into signing bonus so that players get their money up front and the team gets immediate cap relief), but the player gets no more money or no less money as a result of it (Ben, Woodley, Timmons, Ike, and Colon still get the same amount of money this season...they just get a really large check now, and then smaller checks after each game). What Hampton did is different...not a restructure like Ben, Woodley, Timmons, Ike, and Colon...it's a flat-out pay cut; Snack will be getting less money overall this season...$3.09 million less.

Are you a lawyer? You talk like one of those varmints.

Full Disclosure: My father is one.

[Chadman]

Michigan held its pro day on Thursday, drawing 25 NFL teams to watch players work out. The Steelers brought a strong contingent, with coach Mike Tomlin, GM Kevin Colbert and assistant head coach/DL coach John Mitchell on hand.

NT Mike Martin worked out well....

[phillyesq]

Michigan held its pro day on Thursday, drawing 25 NFL teams to watch players work out. The Steelers brought a strong contingent, with coach Mike Tomlin, GM Kevin Colbert and assistant head coach/DL coach John Mitchell on hand.

NT Mike Martin worked out well....

Wexell seems to think that the Steelers are very interested in Martin but might need to take him in the second if they want him.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Are you a lawyer? You talk like one of those varmints.

Full Disclosure: My father is one.

I leave all the lawyerin' around here to phillyesq.

And MJG's lawyer, who was suing me for copyright infringement for EPIC mock drafts that are BEAST!

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[grotonsteel]

Wexell seems to think that the Steelers are very interested in Martin but might need to take him in the second if they want him.

I don't have an Insider Account on ESPN but this is intersting tidbit

[URL]http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post/_/id/3368/former-u-m-players-do-well-at-pro-day[/URL]


ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called Ryan Van Bergen and Mike Martin over, pulled his defensive line coach in, too, and told them to all work out.

The Steelers coach wanted to see the two former Michigan defensive linemen go through their position drills at the Wolverines’ Pro Day on Thursday at Schembechler Hall.

Van Bergen got the feeling he did well.

I won't be surprised if Mike martin is Rd 2 pick.

[Oviedo]

Wexell seems to think that the Steelers are very interested in Martin but might need to take him in the second if they want him.

The realitry with any Steelers draft is that if they like a player they almost always have to take them one round earlier than the pundits ranks them. Just the nature of picking late all the time.

I have no issue with that because the rankings are BS and if you really like a player take them when you can.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Wexell seems to think that the Steelers are very interested in Martin but might need to take him in the second if they want him.

I'd be concerned about Martin's size...to me, he looks smaller than Hoke. Tomlin might like lighter and smaller at NT, but Martin might be too much so.