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Steelers Have Asked Cortez Allen To Take A Pay Cut

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 9, 2016.

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  1. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Steelers have asked Cortez Allen to take a pay cut...

     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 9, 2016
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  2. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    He should, robbed them blind :lolol:

    Hope he does and finds his game again. Maybe the lack of pressure of living up to a big contract will help him.
     
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  3. bigbenhotness

    bigbenhotness Well-Known Member

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    Would be nice, extra bodies never hurt.
     
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  4. Thigpen82

    Thigpen82 Bitter optimist

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    It would make sense for him to do it, surely...?
     
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  5. freakfontana

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    80% pay cut at least
     
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  6. PWP

    PWP Well-Known Member

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    I say at least 90%.Or let him walk..
     
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  7. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    tips only.:smiley1::cool:
     
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  8. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    His street value is probably pretty close to the vet minimum, so a cut to around $1 million for 2016 would be fair. Leave the rest of the contact intact - for now. If he plays well enough to be a solid starter, he earns the final 2 years at the original value.
     
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  9. IZONUFOTO

    IZONUFOTO Well-Known Member

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    I say resort to the vibrating bed technique... he has to put a quarter in Butlers pocket every time he wants to see the field
     
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  10. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    I would ask him to take a pay cut to zero dollars if I had the chance. Still more than he's worth but you have to be willing to compromise ya know?
     
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  11. pjgruden

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    What happens if he says no? I assume he'll be cut. Then what? What does that do for the cap?
     
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  12. SteelTerp

    SteelTerp Well-Known Member

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    why waste the roster spot?
     
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  13. Lambert

    Lambert Well-Known Member

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    He should pay us to play! :p
     
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  14. Dean

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    And he needs to sell peanuts to the fans in the stands during halftime.
     
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  15. NY STEELERFAN

    NY STEELERFAN Well-Known Member

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    Ok so he takes a pay cut then what, we still need a #1. This makes no sense just cut him and move on..........
     
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  16. RPO IZSB

    RPO IZSB Well-Known Member

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    Cut Pre June 1:
    2016 Dead = 4.05
    2016 Savings = 1.7

    Cut Post June 1:
    2016 Dead = 1.35
    2016 Savings = 4.4
    2017 Dead = 2.7
     
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  17. Blast Furnace

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    I'm assuming because if he regains the form that earned that contract, it would be very good for us. And, they can still turn around and cut him if he stinks it up in camp. Although that would be harsh after agreeing to take a pay cut :lolol:
     
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  18. Lambert

    Lambert Well-Known Member

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    Not after he stole $12M. :)
     
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  19. BobbyBiz

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    I was thinking 110%.
     
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  20. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    Please just cut him, cut your losses, we want no malcontents hanging around winners.
     
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  21. Lizard72

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    Yup! If you ask him to take a pay cut, just cut him and move on.
     
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  22. NY STEELERFAN

    NY STEELERFAN Well-Known Member

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    Well what I am thinking is we are getting youth back there, both Cocrell and Golson are young and we still don't know what we are getting with Grant. I am hoping we hit 1 - 2 CB in the draft and one could end up with a #1 there......just move one. jmo

    Oh and Blast one more thing and I hope you get a kick out of this. Now that we brought Green here my pipe dream/man crush on Higbee is over :cool:, however I have a new "man crush"..... Harlan Miller let's get him here!!!!!!! I will save the rest for a different thread, lol! :clapping:
     
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  23. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    Ha! Yep, let's save Harlan Miller for another thread... I'm not in agreement with that one either :eek:

    On topic, I still think back to what we saw in Allen in 2013, and I think it's good to allow him the opportunity to press the reset button, just not at his current salary. If he rejects the request, he's an idiot because he may end up never being on an NFL roster again. The problem is that his agent probably gets zero if he gets his pay cut, but gets a slice if he negotiates a vet min deal to go to another team's camp, so is he going to get the right advice from his agent?
     
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  24. NY STEELERFAN

    NY STEELERFAN Well-Known Member

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    Yes sir once the FA stuff dies down we can get back to draft talk.......I am start to think you are messing with me when it comes to prospects, lol :roflmao:

    Now a couple things here you say it's good to hit the reset button, however if we do that and he SUCKS again we are right back where we started. I feel with the signings the Steelers have done, a lot of 3 yr deals they are putting themselves in a win now mode and "imo" Allen don't fit in our plans. On the other hand you say if he don't take the pay cut he may not ever be on another roster, meaning he SUCKS and every team knows it. Time to cut bait and move on, draft a kid that has #1 potential. jmo :cool:
     
    NY STEELERFAN, Mar 10, 2016
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  25. TheSteelHurtin2188

    TheSteelHurtin2188 Well-Known Member

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    I would ask him to take a pay cut and then still cut hi . Saves on dead money lo .
     
    TheSteelHurtin2188, Mar 10, 2016
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