Not sure if anyone else saw this from Dave Smith today in the SMH…
“Robinson will be paid significantly less than the $800,000 a year Hayne was believed to have been earning and, if a return to Parramatta was in doubt due to salary cap restraints, then Smith has the power to step in and use his marquee player discretion.
"If I wanted to, I could have used my discretionary powers to keep him, but money wasn't the issue with Jarryd or Sonny and Sam for that matter," Smith said.
"But if he wanted to come back, then potentially we could do something that would allow him to return if that issue was to arise."”
Something about this whole Hayne imbroglio, as others have already blogged, just doesn’t add up.
I am no NFL expert, but from what I have read Hayne has a snowballs chance in hell of making any sort of go at the NFL. File this blog in the same spot as the Conspiracy Theory one if you like but here is my theory.
The comments above have me convinced Hayne will be back sooner rather than later. My guess is this is a massive marketing ploy by the NRL and NFL/ Seattle Seahawks. Hayne will get an all-expenses paid (by Seattle / NFL) sabbatical pretending he is an NFL player for a year. Seahawks get a good deal of exposure in Australia with Hayne reporting back on the rigors of training for one of the most professional sporting outfits on the planet with some insights on the game and the team getting great coverage back here with the captured Rugby League public.
With Burgess (who seriously doesn’t expect him to return to Souths), Izzy and SBW playing in the Yawnion world cup in 2015 this to me opens up a massive marketing opportunity for 2016 season. After watching these 3 kill it in the WC and with Hayne reporting back from the NFL, it is announced to much fanfare that funds are now available (outside the cap) to lure all our NRL stars back to the greatest game of all.
The thing that excites me about the above possibility though is if in the meantime we use our extra salary cap to sign a world class half (Foran).
Or maybe I’m dreaming…
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No...no he didn't.
Maybe not, but he certainly left the door open even if we had salary cap issues.
Jarryd will be an incredible success at NFL.
We'll never see him again.
Don't get me wrong I would love to see him do well there, just from what I have read the odds are well and truly stacked against him.
If that proves the case the above statement from Smith to me leaves the door well and truly open for him to return to the blue and gold even if we spend the cap space his leaving has opened up.
TBH mate, I thought that was a given anyway.
Of course FME...within the marquee allowance which is what this is all about, don't forget Hayne's statement re marquee players in 2 years and paying over 750k for players not at the eels.
Hayne has been taking 20% of the cap himself and if he signed again right now would be on 1.5 or similar. In 12 months, Folau is coming and Hayne can come back as a 'marquee' signing. That said, we can sign 1.5m of players on top of Hayne, Hoppa et al.
Hayne the 'marquee' costs us bugger all.
the club should go full steam ahead and forget about this what if Hayne comes back Scenario? stop hanging and clinging to the unknown the fact is the bloke has left there is nothing we can do about it lets move on! forget about back up plans and money in the kitty for him if Hayne wants to come back and play for the club, if Hayne does decide to come back and if he is is a man of his word, staying he signed a contract at Parra for life, he will accept what the club has to offer regardless of the price!
let it go!
Everyone likes a good conspiracy theory, but not me, I LOVE THEM!!!
I agree with you, something just doesn't feel right about it. IF Hayne loves Parra as much as he has indicated in the past, then why the last minute notice? He would've known he was screwing the club hard.
I don't know, all I know is the way he left Parra, its put the club back on its heels recruitment wise and thrown the 2015 year into some doubt.
I couldn't care less if he succeeds or not really, although it will make interesting viewing if he does, but I do think he will be back in the Blue & Gold sooner rather than later.
I read somewhere that 0.2% of Gridiron hopefuls make it in the NFL and that's with an entire youth spent playing it. Hayne goes there at 26 and has to learn the game quick to try to get a shot.
Uh uh, I just cant see it happening quick enough for him.
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