Re: The NFL Thread
To late one Rice, Seattle over payed for him IMO. Good receiver but I can't see him staying healthy for the life of the contract. He's basically the same player as Boldin and Housh anyway. The Ravens need speed from the slot, not another big perimeter guy. Steve Breaston would have been ideal but he's already off the market. I have a feeling Braylon Edwards is heading to DC. I'm not sure how I feel about this, I still associate him with that horrific season he had in 2008. He's actually been good with the Jets, in about as conservative an offense as possible, but I'm not sure about paying him big money.
If I'm not mistaken the Ravens were over the cap when free agency started, Asomugha would have to sign for under market value even after all the cuts. He's looking for a ring so it's not out of the question, but now that the Jets are in play it's unlikely. They'll pay top dollar, have the room to sign him and would be immediate favorites with that defense.
Vince Young is one of the best college QB's I have ever seen. His 2005 had to have been one of the best for a college quarterback in recent history. Unfortunately he has been a self entitled brat the last couple of years. Miami is not going to gamble on him. They'll trade a pick for Orton instead. Young will end up as a back up somewhere. It does not look like any team in need will be desperate enough to trade for him at the last minute. I could see the Eagles trading a mid-round pick after they unload Kolb. They need a back up for Vick who can play, and he can rehabilitate his image there. If Reid can flip a tomato can like A.J. Feely for a second round pick, he can coach Young up enough to get a high pick for him in a year or two.
Yeah, I'm not sure the motivation in signing with Seattle, except for money. He's a deep threat, solely because of his size. He doesn't have elite speed, but he can go up and get a ball, shrug off smaller DBs on deep crossing routes. He's definitely not the same as Houshmandzadeh or Boldin in my opinion. Santonio Holmes re-signed with the Jets, so there's no way they can keep Edwards, especially if they have their eyes set on Asomugha. That's a big mistake IMO...yes putting him on the other side opposite Revis will be intimidating, but Asomugha commands a lot of money, and I don't see him giving anyone a discount. Last time I checked, the Jets don't have much of a pass rush...at all, so that money would be better served there. Not only are they going to say bye to Edwards and Cromartie, they'll most likely have to cut even more players. Having that much money tied up in two CBs seems irresponsible to me.
I like a lot about Edwards physically. He's 6'3", yet plays even bigger than he is. He's strong and has hops. But the dude has hands of stone. I don't know what happened to him last year, but he was effective with the Jets, but I can't say that's the norm. That, and he wasn't a good teammate in Cleveland. If Plaxico Burress has limited his choices to Pittsburgh and the Giants, I'd be happy with Edwards signing here I guess.
Plaxico going back to Pittsburgh makes no sense to me. Why do they need to bring in more potential problems? The Steelers offseason was kicked off with an embarrassing loss in the Super Bowl, and it's been an absolutely frigging disaster since. Rashard Mendenhall spouting off on twitter about 9/11 conspiracies, Hines Ward's DUI arrest and James Harrison continuing to be the utter mental midget that he is. Forget the photos with the guns in his hands in the magazine and all the idiotic things he said about Commissioner Roger Goodell. The things he said about his TEAMMATES is enough to drive a serious wedge in that locker room. Criticizing Mendenhall, Roethlisberger and the offense in the Super Bowl. Last time I checked, it's the defense that lost that game...Aaron Rodgers made them look foolish. Roethlisberger is the reason they were in the Super Bowl in the first place
Malcom Floyd has been a name thrown around here....but he wouldn't be my first choice, even though he has a lot of size. He was a third wheel in San Diego, and has been injured a lot. Steve Smith is also still being talked about, but supposedly Carolina wants a 1st Rd pick for him, which is laughable. I'm also hearing Santana Moss being thrown around but he's meh to me.
Well if you guys don't go after Edwards, at least you have Jabar Gaffney...Amirite?
There were conflicting reports about our salary cap situation. I've heard we were just slightly over it, but I also hear that we were $2 Mil under it. Regardless of that, I'd expect more people to be released and signing Ngata to a long term deal would create A LOT of cap room since he has the franchise tag, but I'm not sure if they'll have time to do it. I think we can afford Asomugha, but I doubt Ozzie will sign off on a contract that huge for a free agent. His motto has always been "Right player, right price" and has never deviated from that.
Miami was just one idea floated out there concerning Vince Young. It does look like Miami has more interest in Orton, but Orton showed up to training camp with Denver, so I'm not sure what's going on there.
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