Ed Bouchette: Don't misread the (non-)sign

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  • PSU_dropout43
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    • May 2009
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    Ed Bouchette: Don't misread the (non-)sign

    Bouchette on the Steelers: Don't misread the (non-)sign
    Because of fifth-year option, look for Mike Tomlin to have his contract extended after this season, not before
    by Ed Bouchette

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    There will be no contract extension for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin this year for one simple reason that has nothing to do with money or either side's unwillingness to negotiate.

    Traditionally, the Steelers try to sign their coach to an extension when he has two years left on his deal. They did that on every occasion with former coach Bill Cowher right up until 2006, when they were unable to agree on a deal and he resigned after the 2006 season with one year left.

    Tomlin has coached two years of a four-year contract he signed in 2007. The difference, though, is Tomlin signed a four-year contract with a fifth option year.

    Option years are typical for some first-time head coaches who do not have strong bargaining positions. Ken Whisenhunt signed a similar contract with the Arizona Cardinals. Coaches' contracts are guaranteed, but those option years are a one-way street -- they are club options. A coach can be fired early, and the club owes nothing for that option year. The option year, however, binds the coach to the club if exercised.

    Tomlin never should see the option year exercised because no matter what happens this season, the Steelers surely will open negotiations to extend his contract next year, tearing up the option year in the process. As a Super Bowl-winning head coach in his second season, Tomlin will be dealing from strength this time and, as it did with Cowher, the option no longer will be part of any future contracts he signs with the Steelers.
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  • RuthlessBurgher
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    • May 2008
    • 33208

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    Re: Ed Bouchette: Don't misread the (non-)sign

    This is the first I have heard of that option year. Good news, though. I'm glad there is a club option for a fifth year (although he should be extended after this season anyway, so it is not really an issue), but it does explain the lack of extension talks at this point.
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    • papillon
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      • Mar 2008
      • 11340

      #3
      Re: Ed Bouchette: Don't misread the (non-)sign

      Originally posted by RuthlessBurgher
      This is the first I have heard of that option year. Good news, though. I'm glad there is a club option for a fifth year (although he should be extended after this season anyway, so it is not really an issue), but it does explain the lack of extension talks at this point.
      What's he worth?
      What will he expect if they go back-to-back?
      Lose in the AFCCG?
      Lose in the first round?
      Fail to make the playoffs?

      Does any of that matter? Or will he simply be paid large?

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      • RuthlessBurgher
        Legend
        • May 2008
        • 33208

        #4
        Re: Ed Bouchette: Don't misread the (non-)sign

        Originally posted by papillon
        Originally posted by RuthlessBurgher
        This is the first I have heard of that option year. Good news, though. I'm glad there is a club option for a fifth year (although he should be extended after this season anyway, so it is not really an issue), but it does explain the lack of extension talks at this point.
        What's he worth?
        What will he expect if they go back-to-back?
        Lose in the AFCCG?
        Lose in the first round?
        Fail to make the playoffs?

        Does any of that matter? Or will he simply be paid large?

        Pappy
        Doesn't matter a huge amount to me. Player salaries make a difference because they impact the salary cap and affect who else we might be able to sign. But coach's salaries make no difference. As long as Tomlin and Rooney can eventually agree upon a number, it doesn't matter to me how high or low it is.
        Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

        Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

        We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

        We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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        • frankthetank1
          Hall of Famer
          • May 2008
          • 2755

          #5
          Re: Ed Bouchette: Don't misread the (non-)sign

          if they dont repeat the over paid janitor shouldnt be extended

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