we all know what RW can do. and he has some great weapons around him (even without a proven running back). i just hope we can consistently get down the field without the 3-and-outs that we were prone to at times last year (esp. early in games)

mike archer is going to show whether he has ANY level of competence as a DC based on:
1)any improvement whatsoever in the secondary (i'm not holding my breath)
2)whether he can put together a DL that can put some pressure on opposing qbs without WYoung

6/10/2010 2:38:12 PM

I'm not worried about the offense. RW returns with all his receivers. The O-line is young but talented, and they have some experience from last year. As long as they listen to the coaches and give us some time, we'll be fine again. The success of our unproven RB's depends on the strength of the O-line.

I'm not worried about the DL either. Yeah Young and the rest of the starters are gone, but the replacements are veteran guys with experience. Not to mention Lemon is a star in the making. Irving and an experienced LB corps back up the line.

The secondary is the only group that concerns me. I think our overall success comes down to their performance. It's not fair to them that they're all young and we're asking them to play like veterans, but if they can't stop anybody, we're doomed.

6/10/2010 3:21:57 PM

bttt

RW signed his contract with the Rockies

6/21/2010 9:08:16 AM

i don't know how to feel

6/21/2010 9:13:34 AM

Quote :

"Wilson is also the starting quarterback for the NC State football team and has indicated he still intends to play for them in the fall. He can retain his college football eligibility while still receiving money and benefits in pro baseball."

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/21/1062574/dust-devils-indians-rained-out.html

6/21/2010 9:21:15 AM

not because i'm a carolina fan, but that just has bad idea written all over it. i'd hate for him to fuck up his knee or get another concussion and lose out on a lucrative career

6/21/2010 9:43:28 AM

I'll be the first to say fuck you to anyone who isn't thrilled for him. Great news following what must have been a very hard day for him yesterday. I am trying to find his signing bonus/contract details.

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 9:46 AM. Reason : x]

6/21/2010 9:46:03 AM

^agreed. i honestly can't believe he's gonna play football. i have all the respect in the world for this guy. he will def be a wolfpacker that's forever loved and respected by the fans. class guy all around.

6/21/2010 10:10:44 AM

It would be awkward if Mike Glennon somehow managed to beat him out for the starting job (I can't imagine that happening).

6/21/2010 10:31:03 AM

Unless Glennon has become the football Rain Man, Wilson will start.

6/21/2010 10:41:54 AM

it would be hilarious if he did beat him out. RW is such a fan favorite that I think it would result in an uproar from the fanbase if he wasn't named the starter.

6/21/2010 12:14:31 PM

OK hold it. How the fuck can he do both? I thought once you signed with any pro sport you were off college anything.

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/mlb/story/7823184/

wrals story

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 2:05 PM. Reason : linkie]

6/21/2010 2:04:43 PM

He is no longer eligible for college baseball but he is eligible for football. Also, he cannot accept any endorsement deals.

6/21/2010 2:13:01 PM

I like all the people saying bad idea.

It's been done numerous times.

6/21/2010 2:19:22 PM

he can do anything/everything he did before with football(even get a scholly).

only thing that would screw it up is if he got an endorsement deal and/or "discussed" football deals with his agent.

6/21/2010 2:23:04 PM

Quote :

"fuck you to anyone who isn't thrilled for him."

seriously

Quote :

"I am trying to find his signing bonus/contract details."

Denver Post says:

Quote :

"Fourth-round draft pick Russell Wilson, a quarterback at N.C. State, worked out Friday with the Rockies. The club is considering five-year contracts for Wilson and first-rounder Kyle Parker, Clemson's starting quarterback. That would allow the signing bonus to be spread out, while including provisions for money to be withheld if either is hurt playing football. "

Signing bonus should be in the neighborhood of $200k. I think the recommended slot bonus for the last pick of the fifth round (the last pick that has a rec'd slot bonus) is about $150k.

6/21/2010 2:26:15 PM

My guess is that for RW to sign they probably went a bit overslot, though I suppose they could have traded off going overslot with allowing him to leave the short season club early for camp...

6/21/2010 2:29:56 PM

It would be incredibly rare for a team to go over the slot bonus for a fourth round pick, almost never happens. And if they did, it wouldn't be by more than a few thousand $bucks.

6/21/2010 2:37:22 PM

that is just flat out inaccurate. players drafted throughout the draft often get paid over the slot bonus, particularly if they have any leverage. incredibly common with high school seniors who have committed to playing college ball, college juniors with one more oppurtunity to enter the draft, and two sport atheltes. to say it almost never happens is just flat out wrong.

6/21/2010 2:59:13 PM

It's not incredibly common outside the first, maybe second round. And like I said, if they did go above the slot bonus, it wouldn't be by much.

6/21/2010 3:06:28 PM

it really is a lot more common than you think. nearly every team does it with several players drafted well after the first round pretty much on a yearly basis. these guys are typically drafted lower than their talent might otherwise suggest because of the risk of difficulty signing them to contracts due to various factors, mainly college commitments. if you really doubt this look up the pirates recent draft history and signings and you will see even one of the lowest spending of the major league franchises is willing to pay above slot to get the players they really want despite draft position.

6/21/2010 3:15:40 PM

http://buccofans.wikispaces.com/Draft+Pick+Bonuses#x2009

Eyeballing it, I see about 15 out of 90 signees paid above the slot bonus going back to 2000

That 16%, which, according to you, is the high end of the scale

6/21/2010 3:20:58 PM

16% is far more than incredibly uncommon as you have stated. thats about 1 out of 6. if that number is even close among major league teams that could be as 4-6 players per round getting paid over slot.

6/21/2010 4:01:48 PM

"He back" says TOB

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/voices/blogpost/7836354/

6/23/2010 9:37:17 AM

This shit needs to be corrected:

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank?versionId=2&listId=631

6/28/2010 4:18:26 PM

Here is a link to RW's statistics page on MiLB.com.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=519432

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM. Reason : and LOL at his high school being listed as the college -- ncsu shit on again]

6/28/2010 4:21:22 PM

Nice article on Russell's minor league debut. Did pretty well, came through in the clutch w/ a 2-strike, 2-out single that drove in 2 runs. Then proceeded to steal a base and score.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/26/1242354/wilson-makes-a-splash-in-dust.html

Quote :

"A professional debut in front of a sellout crowd is every baseball player's dream. For Russell Wilson, who is used to playing on national television in front of sold out college football stadiums around the nation, it was just another day. But after the 5-foot-11 second baseman drove in a pair of runs and scored two more for the Tri-City Dust Devils in a 10-5 win over Eugene on Friday at Gesa Stadium, it became Wilson's day. "I tried not to treat this any differently than I would any other day," said Wilson, a two-year starter at quarterback for North Carolina State who will play there as a redshirt junior in the fall. "I just try to prepare my mind the same way for each game." Whatever the Colorado Rockies' fourth-round draft pick did to get ready for a standing-room only crowd of 3,696, it worked. Wilson's two-run, two-out single in the third inning boosted Tri-City's lead to 6-2 before he stole his first base and scored on an RBI single up the middle by Leonardo Reyes to make it 7-2."

6/28/2010 4:35:17 PM

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank?versionId=2&listId=631#topOfList

TWW Poll Skew?

6/28/2010 5:42:36 PM