Demeco Ryans Signed

[Kaiser Toro]

Dude. You just used Bogart and bogart in the same month. I am not sure that is legal.



( at least I think it was you, I could be wrong though )
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Does anybody know what he was signed for?? Or how long it is going to take before we know how much he was signed for?

I am a liberal, but only in that I liberally use the word Bogart and love change for the better.

 

[TwinSisters]

Texans | Ryans' deal worth $5 million
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:46:58 -0700

Megan Manfull, of the Houston Chronicle, reports Houston Texans rookie LB DeMeco Ryans' deal is a four-year, $5 million contract. Specific financial details were not disclosed.

That's not too bad then. Puts him in that million dollar man bracket though. ( not too sure how important that is with the new cap yet! Damn you inflation! Curse and bane to decency,normalcy, and currency. )

 

[TwinSisters]

I am a liberal, but only in that I liberally use the word Bogart and love change for the better.

Understood, but understand that Bogart is an American classic like warm milk on a cold night. While bogart is a nuevo hot sauce that adds punch to break up the monotony. You have to have a reasonable amount of time between the use of the two, otherwise you get ulcers.

Example:

"Round up the usual suspects"
"don't bogart the log"

It's like drinking milk, chased by a bowl of chlitepins. You have to give the milk some time settle in, or you end up with a Bloody Sunday sized ulcer instead of a nice and creamy preacher's dream ( for the Alabama Ryan's tie-in! woot! )

 

[DocBar]

Does Demeco have those crazy Mike Singletary eyes??? If not, maybe Mike would teach him how to do them. I think we've found our Singletary and he's gonna rock.

 

[DocBar]

DeMeco Ryans

Position: Outside Linebacker
Drafted: Round 2, 33rd Overall
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 235
College: Alabama
Birthdate: July 28, 1984
NFL Comparison: D.J. Williams
Strengths: DeMeco Ryans, while not an awesome athlete, is a hearty competitor who plays smart and solid. He has good instincts, moves well laterally and has excellent pursuit. The 2005 SEC Defensive Player of the Year, Ryans is the kind of linebacker that makes plays and seems to be around the ball frequently. A smart player (he's a former All-Academic selection), he's a coachable film junkie with outstanding character. Ryans was the 2006 Cotton Bowl MVP after helping slow down Texas Tech's high-powered offense.

Areas of Concern: Ryans lacks straight line speed (he ran a 4.7/40) and explosion, plus the bulk to take on bigger blockers. He sometimes misses tackles and may have trouble if isolated on faster backs or slot receivers. His hands are questionable and he needs work as a blitzer, recording just 6.5 sacks in four years at Alabama.

2006 Expectations: With the Texans defensive alignment in flux, it is hard to say how much Ryans will see the field initially. He is expected to play on the outside and is a better fit in a 4-3 defense than in a 3-4, which will give him a leg up on some of the other linebacker options the Texans currently have.

by Bob Hulsey

YEAR G TAK TFL SACK FF FR
2005 12 76 16 5 1 2
2004 12 78 7 0 2 1
2003 13 126 8.5 1.5 1 1
2002 13 27 1.0 0 0 1
TOTALS 50 307 33 6.5 4 5



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[rmartin65]

I missed a week due to vacation, but coming back and hearing this is nice!

 

[CloakNNNdagger]

For all you numbers crunchers FYI from PFT:


RYAN'S DEAL HAS LOWER SIGNING BONUS THAN LAST YEAR

Continuing a trend that is the direct result of a $45,000 increase in the rookie minimum salary but only a five percent increase in the rookie pool, the deal signed by Texans second-round draft pick DeMeco Ryans pays out less signing bonus money than the contract signed by the player drafted in the same spot a year ago.

We've learned that Ryans, the first pick in round two, will receive a $1.425 million signing bonus on a four-year deal. Last year, the first pick in round two, 49ers center David Baas, was paid a $2 million dollar bonus on a five-year deal. Baas also received a $200,000 roster bonus in 2005 and an $800,000 option bonus in 2006, pushing the total bonus money to $3 million.

But Ryans' deal makes up the difference via other devices. Specifically, there's also a $650,000 one-time NLTBE based on minimum playing time and a team qualifier, and there's a $475,000 NLTBE roster bonus based on minimum playing time and a team qualifier, if Ryans is on the the Texans' roster the first day of the 2008 league year. (If the NLTBE incentives aren't reached, Ryans has more than $1.1 million in guaranteed salary from 2007 through 2009)

Including the NLTBE money, Ryans' total bonus is $2.55 million on a four-year deal, which averages out to $637,500 per year. For Baas, the per-year average on his bonus is only $600,000. Plus, Ryans is committed for one less year.

And Ryans also has more than $1 million in salary guarantees that apply if the NLTBE incentives aren't earned.

Ryans also can earn a 2009 salary escalator of up to $550,000 based on the number of years in which he participates in at least 90 percent of the defensive snaps. Baas can pump up to $2.2 million into his 2009 salary via a complex formula based on playing time and other qualifiers.