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Originally Posted by kravix
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To me it would be folly for any RB in this system to get hard nosed and demand alot of money. Look at the success Gibbs has had with late round talent and really the team could tell Steve or any other RB thay they are a product and can shove it, rather than renegotiating.
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You are absolutely right about the Texans saying it's the system...The problem is that gives Slaton more reason to play hardball now. He knows ( and so do his agents) that we struggled with the running game before he showed up. He knows that he's going to have a short shelf life in the NFL, and being a third round pick he has yet to see a decent (by NFL standards) paycheck. He knows that by the end of his rookie deal could be too late. One minor injury that limits him in a game or two could be the window for some other young player to come in put up huge numbers hurting his value to the team. Injuries could have started to mount and teams usually don't shell out big deals for veteran RB's with a lot of wear on their tires.
My point is he can look at The past history of Denver back and see that they went through them pretty quick so he better get paid now while he still has leverage. If he waits too long ther's likely going to be someone to repalce him. We haven't been as good as old Denver used to be at just plugging in any old RB, but the risk is still there. I don't think he'll holdout this year, or maybe I'm just hoping, but I could definitely understand why if he did. I think he'll wait until next year. If he's as good over 16 full games next year as he was last year the Texans would almost be forced to pony up. It will be interesting because I'm sure McNair remembers what happened with Dominic whatever his name is.