cj2k i was expecting. dont know why or really care as to why scaife isnt there. but tulloch is only hurting himself by not being there. he needs this time, if he is gonna step up as the solidified starting mlb. i guess he wants an extended deal.

i wonder if we should read more into it. like a possible long term negotiation to relieve some titans cap, thats if we even get a salary cap back. i think we will. personally i think if uncle bud is willing to pay vince the money he is gonna get paid thru his rookie contract, we should see how he pans out in the next two years before we just resign him to a new long term deal.

For the money they are paying him he should be cleaning up the building every night.

If you answer yes, please back it up with some evidence.

tulloch is easily replaceable

Look, these sessions are only “voluntary” in that the players can’t be fined for missing them. In every other respect, they are mandatory. The coaches expect the players to be there, and the players expect their teammates to be there (even though they typically won’t say it publicly, except in the case of Big Al).

No, CJ did not do the same thing last year. He skipped the off-season conditioning program but not the OTAs. That’s entirely different. It’s one thing to think your personal coach is going to prepare you as well as Steve Watterson (although that’s probably wrong too), but it’s entirely different to think you or the team is better off by your missing these mini-camps where the team is working on FOOTBALL (not stretching, weightlifting, and such) together. That is selfish.

For the RFAs, it’s a little different story. They are not under contract until they sign their tender. By refusing to sign their tenders, they can force the club to pay them 110% of last year’s salary, sign them to a new extended contract, or release them on June 1. DannoE alluded to this above: since Scaife was paid a very large amount in base salary as the franchise player last year, he stands to make a lot under the 110% rule. Does anyone know how Tulloch’s tender compares with his salary last year?

During the offseason the only thing any of these guys can do to get the attention of the FO is to hold out from mini-camps (which seemed to be used to ensure that everyone stays in shape). It has nothing to do with teamwork and teammates. The best case scenario for the player holding out is that the FO gets nervous and to absolve those insecurites gives the player a long term contract with lots of $$$. Holding out from minicamps is still a very empty threat because both the player and the FO are aware of the leverage at hand. The player doesn’t stand to gain anything by holding out a season of football and in most cases would severely hurt himself by holding out from training camp because of the hefty fines involved. This is most likely a set of fines the player doesn’t want to endure because if they are trying to improve from a $500,000 salary then taking $30,000 a day hits would start adding up fast. It’s unfortunate for these Titans’ players because the Titan Brass knows all of these games and has always had a steadfast hand when dealing with salary. They will downplay the absence of any player no matter how important they may seem. The only way I see their stance changing is if the locker room starts getting affected.