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NFL Offseason Thread 2013 - Here comes the wait
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The_Darkest_Red
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I think Bess could be great for the Pats, honestly. So... no.
...have they also contacted Favre to replace schoob?
stop ruining my buzz.
yankeehater
Member
That would be an upgrade for sure.
Would have liked to have kept him, but he's a purely pass-catching TE and wasn't going to get much burn ahead of Olsen. I think he could be pretty good. Had a few big games a couple of years ago with Matt Moore as his QB and had a pretty good game against the Eagles on MNF last season.
Grover Cleveland
Member
Decent back-up/ #3 tight end. He was mainly used for blocking for the Panthers last year, but he can step out of the backfield and catch.
Like Bowser said, he wasn't going to beat out Olsen for No.1 reps.
BlackGhost
Banned
quick belichick make your move, get this motherfucker on our bench for the rest of his career and assure us a 3 peat
DeaconKnowledge
Member
I just don't get it. Rats are completely tearing it down, Lock up Flacco for years.
yankeehater
Member
Pay Flacco and then try to do a quick rebuild during the 2 years of post super bowl good will they will have. NFLN was saying that they could hve one of the youngest teams in the league this year.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
With Flacco?!
Flacco benefitted from a veteran team. Doing it this way says that they have the confidence in Flacco being the leader with the old guard gone.
If that was their plan from the getgo, why didn't they lock him up at a lower price last year?
TheLegendary
Member
Yep, that's exactly what I was going to say. Can't rebuild around Flacco, you need the parts around him.
They were only 1mil apart last year we made a horrible decision.
yankeehater
Member
They tried to sign Flacco at the start of the year but he turned the deal down. If they hadnt won the SB then they would have kept who they could and made another run, but since they won they figured this was the best time to start over.
ActStriker
Member
we need a safety anyway!
TheLegendary
Member
BlackGhost
Banned
Duxxy3
Member
If i were the patriots GM i would be on him like white on rice. They need an asshole for a safety.
Bengals/Browns 1 and 2 this season, I'm telling you.
Obviously you guys are smarter than Ozzie....
yankeehater
Member
3 years $10m, $2.285 guaranteed doesnt seem like big money to me at all. Goldson might get close to that for 1 year.
Dude, what about practice sessions
Duxxy3
Member
I actually had safety as our biggest need in the off season. Bird with two stones if we get a good safety and prevent our star players from getting blown up.
Futurevoid
Member
Jags update:
Also:
...and the Giants signed another kicker with Lawrence Tynes on the way out:
Also:
...and the Giants signed another kicker with Lawrence Tynes on the way out:
Chris Houston will be with Detroit for the next five years. Terms of the deal are unknown as of yet.
Yet on the site and the PR piece up, they mention all the pick ups yesterday as good depth signings who will contribute as starters and special teams players.
I don't know much about Chung outside of him not being great. Of course he played for Kelly so he might think he knows how to optimize his play, he is young, and they picked him up for the cheap so I don't have that much of a problem with it. But if the plan is to hand him the starting job I'll be pissed. Our safety play has been so bad since 09, we don't need to risks and experiment.
Still want Goldson or Pollard now. Didn't even know Pollard was under 30.
Sean Smith sign with anyone yet?
Missed it. What was it about?
TheLegendary
Member
Packers could use a safety
Futurevoid
Member
Oh and in case anyone missed it, NFLN opened up programming today groveling at the feet of the Patriots organization and Bill after Warren Sapp said what everyone was thinking anyways...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameo...app-curse-bill-belichick-nfl-network/1984063/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameo...app-curse-bill-belichick-nfl-network/1984063/
ActStriker
Member
Chung was drafted before Chip Kelly became HC, but he was the OC, so he could know one or two things.
Why? You have Ozzie. One of the best GMs in the business. And even with all these veterans who have now either retired or left, your D wasn't what it used to be. Yes they played inspired and better in the post season but its about time to you guys rebuild that D.
I don't think Kruger was worth that money. Reed is old and while not bad, no where near what he used to be. Ellerbie is the real loss and even he only came on strong recently and was a role player.
I think I would trust Ozzie to use the draft wisely and pick a veteran or two later down the road to keep the team as a playoff contender.
Set at QB, WR, and RB. Just need to add depth on that side of the ball.
Wasn't he contemplating retirement after the concussions?
Patriots should pick him up, sign him to a 10 year contract worth a million per and sit him on the bench.
Chung really can't cover anyone though.
can't do pass coverage. Tries to knock people out and missed on basic tackles
goldlion054
Member
I'm super ok with this. Best cover guy we have and a generally pretty solid corner. If one of the young guys, like Jonte Green and Bentely can develop into a starter, we could be in a pretty ok situation. Not desireable by any means, but still better than we have been. Can't forget about the Albion guy either, Greenwood. Coaching staff likes him alot, be he was on IR all year and its not like I take anything this coaching staff has to say with any value.
But I agree 100% with Plinko. The safety play on this team is utter garbage. Worst safety play in the NFL, far and away. Getting a guy like Glover Quin would be a great way to shore up alot of those problems. I really hope he lands in Detroit with the pretend cap space we have
Damn that makes it even worse. What would be a honest assessment of his play in NE? Our safeties were terrible in coverage, looked lost, poor at tackling, and took the worst possible angles almost every play.
Again I am trusting Chip completely as of now. I like that all of the signings, minus Sopoaga who is 31, are for young guys who might have not maximized their potential yet. Maybe they can bloom under the new defense being constructed.
Spectral Glider
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Believe me, either Tomlin or Colbert will be on the hot seat. When Cowher had two shit seasons back to back in his 7th and 8th years, it was either him or Donahoe that was going to go. Cowher won the struggle and it proved out to be the correct move. Tomlin is in his 7th year. Now, Colbert's been there a long time, back to 2000, so maybe again it would come to that kind of choice and Tomlin will be fine, two SB trips may grant him some immunity. But make no mistake, a precedent has been set that the Steelers won't settle for continued mediocrity like they did in the 80s. If Tomlin spends too much time lingering around with bullshit .500 clubs or worse, someone will have to go. And Tomlin's current contract goes to 2016. If they don't like what they see, I don't see him getting this mythical 6-8 year run.