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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Yeah I mean there are two ways of looking at it. Rock has been a loyal, serviceable member of this team for the past 6 years and emerged as a team leader. So the least the Redskins could do is reward him for that.

On the other hand, the Redskins were the team that gave him his opportunity (and I believe it was Snyder specifically who wanted his staff to take a chance on Rock) and there simply isn't, at this time, a huge demand for his services. Which is interesting, because more and more teams are looking for that dynamic special teams player (everyone wants the next Devin Hester)

So it's business all around. What I don't like is Rock saying he wants to be here but it's ultimately not up to him. It's the same thing Pierce was saying, and it's not true. Yes, it takes two to tango but Rock makes it sound as if he has no say over the matter, but he does. If being a Redskin is that important to him then he can agree on a lower price. Not saying he should, just saying he has that option should it come to that. At the same time he could decide to leave no matter how good the deal is, so a lot of it is up to him.

Well think about it this way, it is clear he should get paid a bit more and he just wanted to be compensated. Of course he should just say he wants 2 mil be a Skin but I do not think he doesn't prefer to remain a redskin if he gets that number.