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Originally Posted by merlecakes
It would have been nice if Benson had more practice at picking up blitzes.
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oh man. don't even get me started on these rookies and their demands. In my opinion, all rookies should get get a fixed amount for their rookie year, let's say 3 million plus incentives (extra cash for X amount of yards, TD's carries, etc). i think that's some pretty fat cash considering you have not done
jack shit to prove yourself in the NFL. IMHO, the NFL is a completely different game than college.
I'm not trying to take away from any rookies talent. but let them prove themselves in the NFL, show that they can indeed be a playmaker or at least make a decent contribution to the team, then, and only then, should the contract negotiations begin. just my .02.
but yeah, Benson should be studying plays in every moment of free time that he has. he has to protect Orton. Yes Orton is going to make mistakes. but he can't get discouraged. that's what happened to him last year after the purdue loss to michigan. and his heisman candidacy disappeared like a fart in the wind.