49ers NT Aubrayo Franklin absent the first day of camp
by David Fucillo on Jul 31, 2010 12:16 PM PDT
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PrintMatt Maiocco has tweeted that there is no sign of Aubrayo Franklin at this point in training camp. However, he thinks there is no reason for concern at this point.
There is a sentiment that players need only two exhibition games to prepare for the regular season. Franklin probably does not need a full training camp to be ready for the Sept. 12 opener against the Seattle Seahawks.
"He knows the scheme. He has the technique. The only thing he has to get down is the physical aspect of the game," said Ricky Jean Francois, who will get a lot of practice time as long as Franklin is not around. "I really think he won't even struggle with that."
Maiocco retweeted a comment in which someone suggested he wouldn't show up until after the Nutcracker drills. Whatever the case, the consensus seems to be that he'll be there eventually:
With the amount of hitting and contact drills that coach Mike Singletary employed in training camp last season, Franklin and those who advise him might think it's wise to avoid the risk.
Hopefully Franklin is in camp soon, but it will be interesting to see how or even if Ricky Jean-Francois takes advantage of the big increase in practice time he'll receive.
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Wow never been 1st
I for one am excited to see what Ricky Jean can do against the big boys in pre-season.
ITS ALL GOOD BABY!!!
as long as Franklin playes at the same level of intensity as he did last year, AND, if RJF improves with the extra reps he’s getting and becomes better. I could care less if Franklin aint there untill later.
This is our season.
Now, Lets grab the bull by the horns and take em’ down!!!
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I'd like to see RJF push for playing time
see if he can handle being a NT in the league. That will make things much easier at the end of the season
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I understand him
he doesnt want to risk an injury in his contract year
Um, how am i supposed to sign this thing? It's a computer?!
Or at least until the season rolls around.
His earning power for his next contract would drop tremendously if he got hurt in nutcracker and had to sit out 6-8 weeks.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jul 31, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes sense
He’s not under contract, the team doesn’t necessarily have any control over him, he’s playing for a long term contract next year, so why risk injury. All he loses is like $1200+ per day for not being there. To most other people, that’s a bit hit. To him, eh.
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Is he at risk of souring his relationship with the 49ers, though? He may be trying to stay injury free by skipping out on some of camp but he’s still putting a potential long term deal at risk by maybe losing some regular snaps to a guy who took advantage of the extra training camp reps while Franklin was sitting out.
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by Sports Gallery on Jul 31, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
In this case I don't think so
Franklin appears to be kinda lucky that it’s a little tough to find really good NT’s (available ones at least) around the league. I think that was basically of the reason at first that he got the franchise tag. So even though RJF may pick up a good bit of playing experience in preseason and even regular season, it’s still likely going to take him at least another season after this one to get established as a starting NT. Depending on how Aubrayo does this season, after all is said and done he could probably still end up with the multiple year deal he wants, at worst case he just gets franchised again and the same thing happens in 2011.
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He already is taking advantage
Ricky is showing alot of class in what he is saying about Franklin and showing the coaches that he is going to be in there from day 1 and giving it his all. plus having those first string snaps against the starting O-Line is gonna only do good. And he fulfills his potential then we are only strengthening the depth and talent on the D-Line which helps Aubrayo and Justin who are over 30 and need a break every now and again and if Ricky can take any amount of pressure from those 2 then it will help during the stretch run and possibly the playoffs
I think its stupid
He isnt under contract to play 16 regualr season games, or 2 preseason games. or just the season and the playoffs. He is under contract for EVERYTHING. You dont see a true sportsman sit out training camp. Patrick Willis got hurt last year and is he skipping? No, he isnt. He’s putting in the reps and he is out there with his teammates. I understand Franklin isnt happy with being the franchise player, but i think for every day he skips he should be docked on his next contract. Hopefully the 49ers do the right thing. They played hard ball with Crabtree and look what happened. He came around and still had a very productive rookie season. Now i love Franklin and what he did for our defense last year. But if he is going to pull a Brett Farve and not show up for all of training camp then id just as rather see Francois in there banging on our D-Line. Either way. hopefully it all gets taken care of soon. We dont need any distraction in our quest to return to the playoffs.. GO NINERS!!
No he's not
he doesn’t have a contract so he doesn’t have to do anything.
Um, how am i supposed to sign this thing? It's a computer?!
Actually, if he gets hurt before signing his Franchise tag agreement then he gets nothing.
Once he signs he gets what is left of the 7 million. For me, that is a lot to chance losing
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Whats he gonna get hurt doing?
Conditioning drills and taking no contact? If he signs his Franchise tender and breaks his ankle during camp he’ll get this years check and get jack squat for the last major contract of his career.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jul 31, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Other players are already getting hurt. Some receivers already down, and apparently Haynesworth’s knee is bothering him now.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 1, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure that Franklin is being smart about this
He is most likely 100% concentrated on NOT getting hurt.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Aug 1, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand the frustration, but Franklin is being a good business man.
He’s going to play next year for a long term contract, which has a good chance on it not being the Niners. So he can’t afford to get injuried this year. He’s going to skip most of camp and possibly some preseason games. So I wouldn’t worry about Franklin. He is going to play for us this year. He has too.
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by Hoopers Judge on Jul 31, 2010 4:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
*next year
Sorry, should be this year.
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by Hoopers Judge on Jul 31, 2010 5:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Patrick Willis just got a 50 Million + contract
Mostly guaranteed. Aubreyo has no contract and got offered a 1 year deal if he comes back. He is well within his rights to sit out camp before he signs his offer. If we had offered him a 4 year 40 million dollar deal I’d bet you he’d be there right now.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jul 31, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't know about that.
Pat Willis has been an All-Pro his entire short career. Franklin had one good season in a contract year. You can’t blame the Niners for being cautious with a relativly unknown quantity.
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by Hoopers Judge on Jul 31, 2010 8:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
yo
correctamundo. This the reason why we haven’t given VD a new contract already. In his case he still has another year left on his rookie deal but both guys want new deals to get done.
by crumpedup15 on Jul 31, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Franklin helps Pat, but Pat owned in 2007 and half of 2008 when Franklin was a non-factor.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Aug 1, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think Sing is gonna have a guy thats not under contract penalized for signing a deal
Haynesworth has a 100M dollar contract that he decided wasn’t enough for him to play NT then finally changed his mind.
Besides any normal drill Haynesworth still would have passed. Shanahan is doing a normal drill but giving Haynesworth the amount of time to complete it that a WR is supposed to get.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jul 31, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll pass
He’s a very athletic player.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Aug 1, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
aubreyo franklin
Ok Balmer, it’s now or never!!!!! Franklin continues to be a no show, perhaps leaving a opening? If Balmer is still unable to crack the lineup then he needs to go?
by bmcrae83@yahoo.com on Jul 31, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions
um no
Franklin doesn’t need to be there. He will come in and perform fine. He already knows the defense and even the other players have said he doesn’t need to be there. Take care of #1 first this time. This is not a rookie holding out on a 30 million dollar deal. This is a guy that will never sign another big contract if he gets injured during camp.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jul 31, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Balmer doesn't play the same position as Franklin
Franklin’s hold out has nothing to do with Balmer’s ability to crack the starting line-up. Unless Sopoaga gets moved to nose tackle to cover for Franklin there is no connection between the two players.
It's all good ...
… that Franklin’s not here , gives RJF and Balmer more time in T.C. and if they can prove their worth in the end …that would make for a better rotation and keep evreyone fresh for the (PLAYOFF’S ) …!!
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RJF and Balmer
RJF has already benefited some during the preseason with Franklin gone, and will continue to benefit. I’m even a bit more excited about Balmer also getting more action for now, either way makes it easier to see if out depth can improve.
I wouldn't worry
Walter Jones used to do this which seemed like every year when he was with Seattle.
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Is Eugene Parker his agent?
Jokes aside – I don’t like this. Sign your farkin’ contract and get to work with the team. This is one man putting his interests ahead of the team. He hasn’t proven enough to pull this.
Nah, it's just Franklin being intelligent
Aubrayo would have to be a moron to go through the entire training camp and risk ruining his best chance to get paid before his career is over.
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