Surprising/predictable released players

The NFL rumor mill

Good deals vs. Bad deals

Predictions for your squad (who fits best and at what price/who you want to avoid, etc.)

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/10584079/santonio-holmes-released-new-york-jets

The Vikings continue to not want to do anything correct and gave some scrub 8.5 million. Sam Shields is being paid way too much.

good start to the FA signing period

big red was slowin down but i'm not sure who steps up in his absence as a captain/run stopper now

somewhat of a concern there for sure

I'll miss him as a fan favorite, though. When he was healthy, we were super stout against the run.

D-tackle/End might be an area we look to fortify in the draft. We've still got a ton of talent, but the rotation got a lot thinner this week.

>I'll miss him as a fan favorite, though. When he was
>healthy, we were super stout against the run.

He use to get his hands on a lot of balls (kicked & thrown) but that vanished all the sudden too

>D-tackle/End might be an area we look to fortify in the draft.
> We've still got a ton of talent, but the rotation got a lot
>thinner this week.

Time for Jesse Williams & Jordan Hill to step up too

Emery already getting undercut by 500 fucking thousand dollars on an 8 million dollar deal for Bennett?

I can already see this shitty Chicago cheap ass sports management style coming into focus.

Now Emery gonna go overpay some second-rate DE because bears ownership will be pissed he missed on Bennett.

Then he's gonna overpay a bunch of other mediocre talent thinking we can cash in during the draft.

Wooooooo this shits about to be bad.

Bears have a shitload of UFA's and damn near ALL of them about to get poached by the rest of the league because Emery too high on his fucking horse.

These defensively-advanced teams know how to value defensive players, Emery is about to overplay his hand and we gonna be left with a ton of shitty one-year free agents.

Im a big bears fan but this year is gonna be a shitty one on defense folks, just watch.

notice I said shit a lot, there will be much shit indeed

And ACTUALLY Bennett's deal is for 28.5m/4 years, 7.125m per year. Bennett only played 57% of Seattle's snaps last year and he chose to take less money cuz they are promising him around the same amount of playing time. He would have had to play more in Chicago. If the 8.5 per is correct, I think that was a fair offer and Bennett was really unlikely to leave Seattle in the first place if he doesn't want to be 3 down player.

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its safe to assume the bears over overvalued and under promised on playing time or undervalued and under promised on playing time.

when markets form, the best value usually wins out. The issue here from emerys perspective is you only get so many chances to correctly value the player, if not then we are left to over-value under-valued players.

dig?

The idea that Bennett didn't come here because he would play too much is ridiculous I think.

We had to give him a better offer.

We probably should have.

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10583352/lamarr-woodley-released-pittsburgh-steelers

he doesn't play tough for his size and benefited from everyone around him. you can't put him on team and expect him to produce like a leading receiver, but he'll get paid as if he can.

loved the dude as a leader, but he still gives up what seems like two receptions for every big hit.

carlos rogers.... cut.

i need to see MICHAEL VICK come to SF as a backup QB, if nothing else for the sheer entertainment of watching the dog-loving-fake-liberal-hipster elite get mad (again).

attempts to trade him are futile...

Carolina won't have a WR with a reception once Steve Smith is released...

>attempts to trade him are futile...
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>Carolina won't have a WR with a reception once Steve Smith is
>released...



I'd love for him to come to tampa, but that's unlikely given our QB situation.

long term...it helps Carolina's cap situation so we can resign Cam and Luke...and it makes this Cam and Luke's team vs it being Steve's team...

He is the last player from the Super Bowl team back in 2003-2004...

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Pats could lock up their own guy, Talib, for probably 5 mil per year cheaper..

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/broncos/2014/03/11/aqib-talib-denver-broncos-nfl-free-agency/6312899/

like, it's not even close.

Jay Glazer must be partying too much or something.

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/10597820/darrelle-revis-agrees-new-england-patriots

of listening to Mike and Mike the next morning. Thank you, Based Kraft!!!!

released Michael Bush and Dante Rosario
with the release of bush and rosario we free up 2.6 mill

i think this along with trying to get bennett pretty much guarantees we are going DE in the 1st round.

Unless we are trading up to Clowney, better hope we dont go DE in the first. Emery's regime won't survive another reach for a pass rusher.

We are looking like we will get Houston from oak
I'm good with that

I really want to see what move we make in the defensive
Backfield

TJ Ward and/or Bryd must be a #1 priority

My dream at this point would be:

TJ Ward
Houston or Michael Johnson
Antonio Rogers cromartie or a decent cb to go along w Tim
Resign Melton for cheap

Draft Donald in the 1st

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/dcBlG?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=st-louis-rams

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Dispatch reports that free agent OL Rodger Saffold has informed the Rams that he is signing with a different team.
Aaron Wilson recently reported that the Raiders have been in contract with “several” free agent offensive tackles and are expected to sign Saffold to a for around $8 million per year.
Wilson also mentioned that Saffold has been in contact with the Buccaneers as well.
Saffold’s name recently came up as a target for the Cardinals, who are obviously looking for offensive line help. However, Kent Somers recently mentioned that Arizona appears to have their focus on free agent LT Jared Veldheer, who is believed to be a “more viable target” than Saffold.
The Rams would like to re-sign Saffold, but no longer appears to be an option.
We have him listed as the No. 23 player in our Top 50 Free Agents list.

dude want's to play LT...Jake Long is there. He did VERY well at RT this year...end of the day though, he about to get that bread...more bread than the Rams were gonna kick out. Kinda forces the Ram's hand, now...they gotta grab one of the three good OTs coming out.

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2004 or whenever that was.

he was a damn good tackle.

Not sure if Griffen can handle being a 3 down pass rusher, but Allen kinda had to go.

interested in Anthony Spencer and Jason Hatcher...each

Five years, $43 million. Huge get for Lovie.

>Five years, $43 million. Huge get for Lovie.

Hopefully, when paired with McCoy, his production will go back up to what it was when Atkins was in the lineup next to him. It looks like he struggled a bit when atkins got injured.

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..if he shows even the slightest improvement from last season (or anything CLOSE to his 2012 production), this is a steal of a deal.

he should be a nice veteran addition to a young defense.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Hearing $10 million/year for Albert. I'm not sure Delmas is that big of an upgrade over Clemons, but his contract is only one year $3.5M.

$10M is a lot for Albert who is not a top 5 LT, but I think it's worth it because it opens up options other than O-line for the first round pick. Could go MLB, OLB, or DT if the value is good.

I think a good draft would be Zack Martin 1st round, best DT available 2nd round, and Shane Skov in the 3rd. I'd even be cool with Skov in the second if the team wants him that badly.



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Tana's replacement? punt return competition for crawford.

early reports say 4 yrs/16 mil. half guaranteed

Garcon/Roberts/Rookie WR with Reed playing TE...

no excuses for Gruden2/RG3 with that cast of wr's

Arizona gave Roberts every chance to be a number two next to a Hall of Fame receiver, and he flunked. he's less than mediocre.

Robert's aight for a WR3. It's not like the skins are competing with denver at WR.

plus i hear that "Rookie WR's" route running is a little suspect.

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>no excuses for Gruden2/RG3 with that cast of wr's


R*dskins might have gone from one of the 5 worst WR corps in the league to one of the 10 worst.

So, yeah.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/11/report-jon-asamoah-will-land-with-falcons/

I like the move, but I wonder if that means we
are no longer looking at Greg Robinson.

Something tells me our focus on switching to a 3-4
will shift our focus to Mack or Barr(preferably Mack)

If that is the case Im cool with it as long as we get
a bad ass NT in FA.

Still sad to hear we wont have Babs no more tho
(EDIT: confused, hear we are working on a deal now
after reports that we were gonna part ways yesterday)

Any KC fans here?
If so how did you feel about Asamoah?

>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/11/report-jon-asamoah-will-land-with-falcons/
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>I like the move, but I wonder if that means we
>are no longer looking at Greg Robinson.
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>Something tells me our focus on switching to a 3-4
>will shift our focus to Mack or Barr(preferably Mack)
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>If that is the case Im cool with it as long as we get
>a bad ass NT in FA.

Agreed. I hope this is their plan.

http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24478498/falcons-agree-to-terms-with-soliai-jackson-and-asamoah

Dimitroff runnin thru that check!

I like it. Least favorite is Jackson
but the deals they've made aren't terrible
by any stretch

Pretty much guarantees we go
LB in the draft, specifically
Mack.

This also makes our draft plans
overall much more clear

But I do wonder what the plan is
at FS since we cut DeCoud and
probably spent too much to land Byrd?

I hope it don't involve Champ

probably still mad that the Chiefs fired him, we're gonna miss Asamoah, and we'll miss Tyson Jackson too.....



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but why would a dude in his position do that? Is it about the money like that? I don't know the specifics of his sich. Did San Fran send him packing or did he just go to the highest bidder?

Obviously we won't know until the contract details come out. He is from that area though

But yeah, if he does sign there it's probably a combo of returning home/money.

Do you guys really care about Whitner like that though?

He's a bully, for sure, but his coverage is pretty hit or miss.


I guess in a world where everyone wants Kam Chancellor at safety, maybe this makes sense but I am confused.

I'd rather not have to look to the draft to fill two holes in our secondary. There could be cheaper free agents out there to fill the role, and if we get a good one, cool. But I do like what dude brings to the team.

Don't get me wrong, it could very well happen. But aside from the Sac Bee article, everything else I'm seeing is saying that there's no final decision yet, and that the Niners, Bears, and Jets are still in it.

If we franchise Mack and sign Whitner then I'll be happy. I'm partying if we sign Revis.

hold on to that receipt, pal.

However, I also ain't mad at the Niners not spending that either.

If they get Revis
Sheeshus (c)bill burr

I thought free agency didn't begin until 4.

bc everyone was tampering anyway.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/3/7/5480004/nfl-negotiating-window-tampering-rules-free-agency-2014

I imagine he will get another crack at a starting job before age 30. Someone (besides Mel Kiper) please assure me my boy has the tools to be a solid QB in this league. Maybe he backs up Tom Brady next season and waits for him to pass the NorCal torch?

ND!

He's an entitled diva that FUCKING SUCKS. We know he FUCKING SUCKS because he blames everyone else. He's a third stringer/below average backup at best.

Won't ever be good.....like NEVER

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his sack numbers are average.

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Don't like the move considering the contract is reportedly similar to Whitner's. Whitner's leadership and presence would have been worth the extra couple mil over the course of the contract.

happened so fast too. whitner and bethea gonna pass each other in the airport.

I guess I'm slightly in favor of the switch because I've felt for the last couple of years that Fangio's mirrored safety scheme would work better with two FS's. I think will lose some of the intimidation factor but with the direction the league is going I'll take the boost in coverage and live without the big hits. One note I've seen about Bathea is that he (like Eric Reid) had 0 penalties last season.

he looked old at several critical points last year, though. blew his fair share of assignments and was abused in one-on-one coverage situations.

$3 million against the cap this year.

I'll give this team the benefit of the doubt on secondary moves until proven otherwise. Other than Nnamdi (who was a very low-risk gamble) they've been solid.

i don't think i've ever seen such an inspiring kick off to FA.

what is it with us bringing in young scrubs as backups?

(Sorry, I wanted to.)

i guess this squashes peter king's mike vick story.

And you knew we were never going to be huge players in the free agent market after re-signing Boldin. That was the main FA priority.

but with a lower overall rating.

i'd like to see someone more mobile brought in (even vick at 33), given what's expected to the play the position.

that's why cutting bj daniels last season was kinda puzzling.

but here we are. giving up a 6th rounder is fine.

No cornerback is worth $16 mill unless his name is Deion Sanders or Daryl Green. He's going to take at least a 4 possibly $6 million pay cut.

>No cornerback is worth $16 mill unless his name is Deion
>Sanders or Daryl Green. He's going to take at least a 4
>possibly $6 million pay cut.

No surprise there.

and we lost a d-lineman too. I hope Dorsey and Andy Reid know what they're doing and how we're gonna replace all these linemen we just lost. And they let McCluster get away too, damnit.....



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Nice pickup for them.

he's a box safety though, while Denver needs pass rush and coverage. the one thing Seattle had a hard time doing in the Super Bowl was running against them (minus those high school jet sweeps Harvin took).

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i like the signing. Think he can at least replace Los as Nickel Corner. He at least knows the system. hopefully it din't cost too much due to his past issues.

i don't understand why we let perrish cox walk.

By "WE" I mean every QB on the Eagles schedule. Eli(te) got that feedly notification and bought everyone at the nearest bar drinks.

QBs that throw at Malcolm Jenkins complete over 75 percent of their passes and end up with 103 QB rating. I hope the Browns backups get a shot at dude. If this turns out to be a good signing and Eagles fan doesn't up this post or quote this reply, y'all collectively ain't shit.

*EDIT* Jenkins almost set an NFL record for most missed tackles in 2010. This was a great signing.

*EDIT 2* Am I crazy for thinking the Pats will make the Super Bowl if they sign any of these three? Eric Decker, Santonio Holmes, Brandon Lloyd, and/or Miles Austin.

>By "WE" I mean every QB on the Eagles schedule. Eli(te) got
>that feedly notification and bought everyone at the nearest
>bar drinks.
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>QBs that throw at Malcolm Jenkins complete over 75 percent of
>their passes and end up with 103 QB rating. I hope the Browns
>backups get a shot at dude. If this turns out to be a good
>signing and Eagles fan doesn't up this post or quote this
>reply, y'all collectively ain't shit.
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>*EDIT* Jenkins almost set an NFL record for most missed
>tackles in 2010. This was a great signing.
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>*EDIT 2* Am I crazy for thinking the Pats will make the Super
>Bowl if they sign any of these three? Eric Decker, Santonio
>Holmes, Brandon Lloyd, and/or Miles Austin.



75 % ??? lol...i like that jenkins kid already

... He's missed 45 tackles over the past three seasons. That's more than one per game he played.

I'm all for overrated people getting checks so I'm not hating. Victor Cruz will have Malcolm looking like Fred Smoot after Steve Smith ended his career.

LoL at the notion that *now all of a sudden* teams are going to be throwing the ball all over the Eagles secondary because of the Malcolm Jenkins signing. For someone as obsessed with the Eagles as you are, one would think you'd know at least a little bit about the Eagles' problem areas. Do you even know who the Eagles started at Safety over the last several years??? You honestly think the secondary has suddenly gotten worse because Jenkins has replaced Patrick Chung/Kurt Coleman?

Jenkins isn't, nor is he being paid to be a great safety. He's a functional starting safety with potential. He doesn't do any one thing great, but he's versatile and will give us more consistency at the safety spot. He came at a good value. Mike Mitchell just turned in his first good season in four years and got signed for 5 years $25 million. I have no problem with this signing at all. Plus, it's clear as day that the Eagles aren't finished with adding players in the secondary. They will definitely address S/CB early in the draft.

As a Browns fan, keep enjoying that view from the bottom. Not having shit to look forward to but the draft each year must afford you lots of time to care about other teams. And double LOL at the Cowgirls fan chiming in. Jenkins would be a MASSIVE upgrade over the bullshit you guys trotted out at safety last year.

6 years!

Saints have at least the second-best safety tandem in the NFL, and arguably the most schematically diverse pair -- Vaccaro can play split deep or over slot in man.

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Hell even his Twitter page had him as a TE

Personally I think they are hoping someone will be dumb enough to offer two first round picks for him

I wish

They have ran out of signing ex great Colt players and have moved on to reserve players from the Colts.

good move; guess we can say goodbye to revis for sure now

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10592289/alterraun-verner-tampa-bay-buccaneers-agree-deal

..appreciate what he brought to the field & the locker room during his short stint.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10592439/miami-dolphins-trade-jonathan-martin-san-francisco-49ers

The Miami Dolphins traded offensive tackle Jonathan Martin to the San Francisco 49ers for a conditional draft pick on Tuesday.

Martin, who signed a four-year rookie contract with Miami in 2012 worth $4.8 million, was at the center of a high-profile bullying scandal this past season.

An investigation for the league determined that teammates Richie Incognito, John Jerry and Mike Pouncey engaged in persistent harassment of Martin, another Dolphins offensive lineman and an assistant trainer.

According to the report released in February by investigator Ted Wells, Martin was subjected to "a pattern of harassment" by Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey that included racial slurs and vicious sexual taunts about his mother and sister.

The deal will reunite Martin with Jim Harbaugh, his coach at Stanford.

Martin expressed his excitement on Twitter Tuesday night:

Jonathan A. Martin ✔ @J_Martin71
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Opportunities are few in the NFL... Can't wait to get to work #9erEmpire
10:16 PM - 11 Mar 2014
https://twitter.com/J_Martin71/status/443571177470980096

Goes to the team with his college coach and a good locker room culture. The kid will be fine.

49ers basically get free tryout to see how he does this summer and if he makes the team they give up a 2015 7th rounder and pay him about a million a year for the next two seasons to play swing tackle. Niners survived last year with the starting RG backing up both tackle positions so hopefully this works out.

Also, just rooting for Martin to get his career back on track. Depression can be a tough thing to work through, especially when you're in the spotlight.

naw, i'm cool with another low risk signing. figured martin would land with one of the west coast teams if he was gonna play again.

-pride of wayne state.

well deserved extension!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/lions-tender-running-back-joique-bell--later-receives-two-year-deal-worth--7-million-171459830.html

5 year / 25 mil

27 guaranteed.

Can't really blame Patriots for not matching that offer. Ward and Talib are nice signings for Denver. Can't imagine they have much cap space left.

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/10590589/dallas-cowboys-release-demarcus-ware

@AdamSchefter: One AFC West official who tried to get DeMarcus Ware to visit his city said he was told "you're not going to like where he winds up."
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/443703633696530432

DRC was a f*cking beast last year. no way Talib stays healthy, and
to make it even worse, they overpaid

he was just as good as talib last year... and will have a huge chip on his shoulder that denver shunned him for Talib no doubt

There was some piss poor tackling attempts on the Baldwin & Kearse touchdowns

and they seemed demoralized by how the rest of the team was functioning. Different ball game if Denver had put up a couple of first half TDs.

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THIS JUST IN: The Bills are signing former Rams G Chris Williams to a 4 year, $13.5M deal.
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Looks like another top 15 o-line pick for them. hello...Tyler Lewan??

but shit, we weren't deep there anyway. We may need to fuck around and spend BOTH first round picks on linemen.

any giants heads want to talk about it?

also, glad we're strengthening the run defense, but when you look at our division ... umm ... where's the cornerback?

>any giants heads want to talk about it?
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G-men have so many holes to fill that Joseph's price may have been too steep to sign.

Geoff Schwartz deal in the works

Xavier Rhodes could be good, though.

I like beefing up the D-line, though.

we only let him go cos for the money we can replace his production "by committee". Glad he gets a good deal

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How is he not a Cowboy already?

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Just noticing that Jerruh seems to have a "type" when it comes to Safety, and Ryan Clark would not be a deviation from that.

he was good for us last season i'd love to resign him but we are fairly stacked at safety.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10595442/demarcus-ware-denver-broncos-agree-30-million-deal

DeMarcus Ware has reached an agreement with the Denver Broncos on a three-year, $30 million contract that includes $20 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The deal, which is pending a physical, will pay Ware $13 million this season -- $250,000 more than the star pass rusher was scheduled to make from the Dallas Cowboys, who released him on Tuesday.

Ware's $7 million salary next season also will be guaranteed, according to the source. The deal is contingent upon the 31-year-old Ware passing his physical Wednesday.

Three weeks ago, Ware had two bone chips removed from his elbow. But the injury is said to be doing well, with no issues.

Once Ware was released by Dallas, at least a dozen teams expressed interest. In a 24-hour span, the Broncos have added Ware, cornerback Aqib Talib and safety T.J. Ward.

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O'Brien Schofield who was a back up on the Seahawks at LB

interesting?

>O'Brien Schofield who was a back up on the Seahawks at LB
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>interesting?
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I've never heard of this guy and he's apparently getting 8mil for 2years thats a lot of money. Otherwise the other signings have been great. Another guard/tackle, quality wr and tuck at a reasonable price will be great heading into the draft.

lol

only thing I can see as positive is that he's a backup on the #1 defense in the NFL

And he GOTTA be better than Paysinger and Herzlich

GOTTA

I'm assuming there is excellent word of mouth and uhhhhh practice tape, maybe, on the guy?

Still, Beason was our diamond in the rough last year. I'm hoping Reese saw in Schofield what he saw in Beason and that Beason continues to play well

Started all 16 for GB
gotta be better than Chris and major right?

He isn't.

He is legitimately a bum.


26 starts with zero picks

and he still ain't gonna win... I can't wait to c this crash & burn in the next few years

At first I thought this meant that the Bucs wouldn't be looking at QBs in the draft. But now, I'm wondering if they're looking at McCown to go into this as a slated backup.

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http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/qb-mccown-agrees-to-2-year-contract-with-bucs/2169853

Two years ago, Josh McCown was coaching high school football when Lovie Smith talked him into resuming his NFL career with the Chicago Bears.

Smith was persuasive again, signing McCown to a two-year deal with the Bucs Wednesday.

The Bucs are believed to be finalizing a deal with Bengals free agent offensive tackle Anthony Collins.

Wide receiver Ted Ginn, linebacker Dane Fletcher, cornerback Charles Tillman and center Evan Deitrich-Smith are making visits.

McCown had planned to visit the Houston Texans and New York Jets but cancelled those trips, one day after arriving in Tampa.

The 34-year-old veteran is coming off his best year as a pro, going 3-2 with the Bears with 13 touchdowns and one interception as the backup to Jay Cutler.

In Tampa Bay, McCown will at least be able to compete for the starting job against second-year pro Mike Glennon, an opportunity he didn't have in Chicago.

The Bucs moved their scheduled 3 p.m. press conference to 4:30, presumably so McCown and perhaps another potential free agent could be included in the gathering.

The Bucs have until 4 to trade or release cornerback Darrelle Revis, thus avoiding having to pay him a $1.5-million bonus and having to send the Jets a third-round pick in the 2014 draft to complete last year's trade.

Former Bucs and Florida State linebacker Dekoda Watson is signing with the Jaguars after visiting last night.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/12/bears-lose-mccown-to-bucs/

Bears Lose McCown To Bucs
March 12, 2014 1:42 PM

(CBS) Opportunity and money have led quarterback Josh McCown to Tampa Bay.

After filling in admirably for an injured Jay Cutler in Chicago last season, McCown signed a two-year deal with the Bucs on Wednesday afternoon, his agent confirmed. The contract is worth $10 million — $4.75 million this season and $5.25 million next, according to multiple reports.

McCown kept open the option of returning to Chicago, but he also expressed a desire to compete for a starting job. He wouldn’t have that chance in Chicago behind Cutler, but he’ll find it in Tampa Bay, where he’ll compete with Mike Glennon.

McCown threw for 13 touchdowns and one interception in eight games for Chicago last season. He started five games.

McCown looked decent last year

I'm not too excited, but don't hate it either

According to most Bears fans, he is better than Jay Cutler. So, for that price, it's a pretty great move.

I thought Glennon looked better as the season went on.

http://nfl.si.com/2014/03/12/lovie-smith-josh-mccown-tampa-bay-buccaneers/?eref=sihp

Neither head coach Lovie Smith nor GM Jason Licht attempted to hide the fact that Tampa Bay thought it could upgrade at quarterback over 2013 rookie starter Mike Glennon.

“Whenever you have a chance to get a franchise quarterback, you have to consider that,” Smith said at the combine when asked about Tampa Bay’s draft plans, implying rather obviously that Glennon did not fall under the “franchise QB” umbrella.

“New coach, new regime, you can’t just hand the keys over and say this guy is our starter,” said Licht, via the Tampa Bay Times. “You have to see what he is, and competition drives the best out of everybody.”

Any desire for an open quarterback competition, though, fell by the wayside Wednesday when Tampa Bay landed the veteran quarterback it was after: ex-Chicago backup-turned-replacement starter Josh McCown. During the press conference to announce McCown’s signing, Smith was asked if the 34-year-old journeyman would be his starter heading toward the 2014 season.

Smith’s reply: “Yes, he is.”

There are two implications to be drawn from that statement. One is that Glennon’s future suddenly looks quite murky, despite a performance last season that was better than most expected. Any incumbent QB — and most players, regardless of position — is put on automatic notice when a coaching regime change occurs, and Smith wanted to get a player of his choosing under center.

The other, more sweeping conclusion to be drawn from Smith’s comment: He is of the opinion that this Tampa Bay team can compete and win immediately.

That is a bold stance to take when inheriting a 4-12 team, let alone one in what shapes up to be a brutal division. It also, for now, places an awful lot of faith in McCown, who, before subbing in for Jay Cutler last season, was a combined 12-19 in his career with five teams. He also has not entered a season with a starting job since he did so for the Raiders way back in 2007. McCown was plenty steady for the Bears in 2013, but running the show from start to finish is another challenge entirely.

But the Buccaneers — in some ways like the Chiefs of 2012 — had more talent than their record indicated, perhaps needing only a coaching change, QB swap and upgrades in some key positions to make a serious leap up the standings.

Is Tampa Bay ready for that sort of move? Probably not quite yet. Smith’s initial faith in McCown indicates that he feels otherwise; or, at the very least, that the remaining holes on his roster are fillable before Week 1 arrives.

The Tampa Bay fans should appreciate that approach, even if they want to join the rest of us in feeling skeptical. This franchise has not made the playoffs since 2007 and has not won in the postseason since taking home a Super Bowl crown in 2002. The plan by bringing in Smith was to avoid a long, drawn-out rebuilding process. Sticking with Glennon as the starter would have been a nod toward that approach, with the future taking precedence over the present.

McCown may not be the right guy to lead the charge from mediocrity to contention. Smith, though, made it clear that he believes McCown will move Tampa Bay further in that direction than Glennon.

Interesting...although I wonder if he's throwing that out there to keep folks off the trail of another player he's after. Man, I don't know. Here's the quote:

"However, Smith made it clear that McCown's signing will not prevent the Bucs from taking a quarterback in the draft with the team's No. 7 overall pick."

Full article below...

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http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/bucs-move-forward-with-mccown-as-quarterback/2169906

TAMPA — It seems like Lovie Smith is always asking Josh McCown if he will play quarterback for him. Smith did it again Wednesday, and the free agent signed with the Bucs, knowing the starting job is his to lose when training camp starts in July.

The first request came during training camp in 2010 when Bears backup Caleb Hanie suffered a shoulder injury in the first preseason game. McCown, who was playing for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League at the time, amazingly turned Smith's offer down.

"I called Josh," said Smith, then the Bears' coach. "Being the man that he is — and I said, 'Hey, Josh, I want you to come (to Chicago).' He had promised his team (Hartford) in the other league (the UFL). He said, 'Lovie, I would really like to come, and it would be a quarterback's dream to be in the NFL, but I gave the coach my word that I would stay here this year.'

"We went to the NFC Championship Game that year. That's what he turned down. When you start looking at the character of the man and what you are dealing with, it started then.''

The next year, McCown was coaching quarterbacks at Marvin Ridge High School in Charlotte, N.C., when he accepted an invitation from Smith to be the Bears' backup to Jay Cutler. "When I had the chance to get with him again, I had I different perspective of him, and it just worked," Smith said. "I think we all end up where we are supposed to be."

On Wednesday, Smith used his persuasive powers on McCown again, this time convincing him to come to Tampa Bay as the Bucs' starting quarterback.

McCown, 34, signed a two-year, $10 million contract that could be worth as much as $15 million with incentives, and he knows he has the inside track to the starting job.

Mike Glennon, who went 4-9 as a rookie with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season, would have to do something extraordinary to win the job.

"There has to be a starting spot, a starting point, a starting person to go out there first. And that would be Josh," Smith said.

"I told Josh, 'You knew for a fact, even though I couldn't talk to you, that when I got a job, I would call you.' And he did. You have to believe in your quarterback like that. We got our guy."

However, Smith made it clear that McCown's signing will not prevent the Bucs from taking a quarterback in the draft with the team's No. 7 overall pick.

"Free agency just puts us in better position for the draft," Smith said. "That's all it's doing. We're not held hostage."

The day began with a news conference to introduce four free agents who will play significant roles for the Bucs in 2014 — Bengals defensive end Michael Johnson, Titans Pro Bowl cornerback Alterraun Verner, Seahawks defensive tackle Clinton McDonald and Giants tight end Brandon Myers.

It was postponed for 90 minutes to accommodate the signing of McCown, who is scheduled to be introduced in a news conference at 2 today.

Just prior to the proceedings, the Bucs, as expected, announced the release of cornerback Darrelle Revis, sending shock waves through the NFL.

Unable to trade Revis because he would not restructure his $16 million contract, the team felt it had no other option.

With so many needs to address coming off a 4-12 record and only five selections in the draft, the Bucs avoided having to pay Revis a $1.5 million bonus and having to send the Jets a third-round pick in 2014 to complete last year's trade with the Jets. Instead, New York will receive a fourth-round selection.

"You saw these four guys here," general manager Jason Licht said. "You saw the transaction, adding the quarterback. And we're not done yet. We would've have been able to do that if that certain transaction hadn't happened."

On Wednesday night, the Bucs were believed to be on the verge of reaching a deal with Bengals offensive tackle Anthony Collins.

They also were visited by Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, Panthers receiver Ted Ginn, Packers center Evan Dietrich-Smith and Patriots linebacker Dane Fletcher.

But nothing sets the template for a franchise like a starting quarterback and McCown never expected to find himself in this position after bouncing around to six teams.

Last season he had a career year, playing in eight games, with three wins in five starts filling in for injured starter Cutler. McCown ranked third in the league with a passer rating of 109.0.

More importantly, the Bears referred to him as the "glue'' to their locker room.

"It's a new year,'' Smith said. "We have a long way to go, but we'll start it together."

>I thought Glennon looked better as the season went on.
>
>http://nfl.si.com/2014/03/12/lovie-smith-josh-mccown-tampa-bay-buccaneers/?eref=sihp
>
>Neither head coach Lovie Smith nor GM Jason Licht attempted to
>hide the fact that Tampa Bay thought it could upgrade at
>quarterback over 2013 rookie starter Mike Glennon.
>
>“Whenever you have a chance to get a franchise quarterback,
>you have to consider that,” Smith said at the combine when
>asked about Tampa Bay’s draft plans, implying rather obviously
>that Glennon did not fall under the “franchise QB” umbrella.
>
>“New coach, new regime, you can’t just hand the keys over and
>say this guy is our starter,” said Licht, via the Tampa Bay
>Times. “You have to see what he is, and competition drives the
>best out of everybody.”
>
>Any desire for an open quarterback competition, though, fell
>by the wayside Wednesday when Tampa Bay landed the veteran
>quarterback it was after: ex-Chicago backup-turned-replacement
>starter Josh McCown. During the press conference to announce
>McCown’s signing, Smith was asked if the 34-year-old
>journeyman would be his starter heading toward the 2014
>season.
>
>Smith’s reply: “Yes, he is.”
>
>There are two implications to be drawn from that statement.
>One is that Glennon’s future suddenly looks quite murky,
>despite a performance last season that was better than most
>expected. Any incumbent QB — and most players, regardless of
>position — is put on automatic notice when a coaching regime
>change occurs, and Smith wanted to get a player of his
>choosing under center.
>
>The other, more sweeping conclusion to be drawn from Smith’s
>comment: He is of the opinion that this Tampa Bay team can
>compete and win immediately.
>
>That is a bold stance to take when inheriting a 4-12 team, let
>alone one in what shapes up to be a brutal division. It also,
>for now, places an awful lot of faith in McCown, who, before
>subbing in for Jay Cutler last season, was a combined 12-19 in
>his career with five teams. He also has not entered a season
>with a starting job since he did so for the Raiders way back
>in 2007. McCown was plenty steady for the Bears in 2013, but
>running the show from start to finish is another challenge
>entirely.
>
>But the Buccaneers — in some ways like the Chiefs of 2012 —
>had more talent than their record indicated, perhaps needing
>only a coaching change, QB swap and upgrades in some key
>positions to make a serious leap up the standings.
>
>Is Tampa Bay ready for that sort of move? Probably not quite
>yet. Smith’s initial faith in McCown indicates that he feels
>otherwise; or, at the very least, that the remaining holes on
>his roster are fillable before Week 1 arrives.
>
>The Tampa Bay fans should appreciate that approach, even if
>they want to join the rest of us in feeling skeptical. This
>franchise has not made the playoffs since 2007 and has not won
>in the postseason since taking home a Super Bowl crown in
>2002. The plan by bringing in Smith was to avoid a long,
>drawn-out rebuilding process. Sticking with Glennon as the
>starter would have been a nod toward that approach, with the
>future taking precedence over the present.
>
>McCown may not be the right guy to lead the charge from
>mediocrity to contention. Smith, though, made it clear that he
>believes McCown will move Tampa Bay further in that direction
>than Glennon.

have fun guys!

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10596117/golden-tate-detroit-lions-agree-five-year-deal

New avy time

I'm not that mad since it probably means more snaps for Baldwin now

>New avy time

Lol nice

They/you would know better than most, so I'm really excited about it. He goes from one of the most run-heavy offenses to a Blue Angels airshow, so he's really gonna get a chance to shine.

All Lions fans need to know--seven drops in four years. That's a month's worth of work for most of our pass catchers. Love this signing.

for when you break your flatscreen after he gains a first down then runs backwards and loses it.

Other than that? He's decent.

That alone makes him a rare flower in the D.

I'll keep this in mind though, I love hearing shit like this from fans of players I don't know well. Whoever signs Pettigrew, I can write them a nice five-paragraph essay with a clear beginning, middle, and end describing exactly how he's going to disappoint them.

A few bonehead blunders every now & then but he means well

Don't expect any fair catches on special teams

on the radio yesterday and if i wasn't at work i'd have been yelling "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" at the top of my lungs.

I'm like "have y'all seen this dude's drops?"

>That alone makes him a rare flower in the D.
>
>I'll keep this in mind though, I love hearing shit like this
>from fans of players I don't know well. Whoever signs
>Pettigrew, I can write them a nice five-paragraph essay with a
>clear beginning, middle, and end describing exactly how he's
>going to disappoint them.

The city's donuts can finally have some closure.

The kind of guy people consistently peg for a breakout season but is always just kind of good but not that great. Then again, consistently solid is probably a step up for the Lions #2.

>The kind of guy people consistently peg for a breakout season
>but is always just kind of good but not that great.

I don't even recall hearing those type of expectations about him...maybe I'm just a realist & ignored them if I did

Then
>again, consistently solid is probably a step up for the Lions
>#2.

Yep. He should fit in just fine there.

i think he'll be a real nice compliment in Detroit.

He can return kicks, make some huge clutch catches, and he brings an attitude - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3QfYYUYsuA

http://nbcprofootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/brandonweedendetriotlionsvclevlandbrowns1wfhp3rhlx7l.jpg?w=375

GOOD RIDDANCE

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The GM clearly wants Cam to fail. They wouldn't do this to Andrew Luck.

Predict Cam's passing yards next season.

they should go heavy after WRs in the draft...and pick up a nice one in FA...

they are in the position of having the luxuray of adding weapons on offense since the D is set..

I expect the first two rounds we draft one...

They really like Marvin McNutt and Tavaris King...not sure I am ready to settle for that over Steve Smith...

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/10597820/darrelle-revis-agrees-new-england-patriots

Cornerback Darrelle Revis and the New England Patriots have reached agreement on a one-year, $12 million deal, according to league sources.

Revis still needs to pass his physical and sign his contract. Once he does, it will continues Revis' reign as the NFL's highest paid cornerback and gives the Patriots the player they needed to replace cornerback Aqib Talib, who unexpectedly bolted for the Denver Broncos late Tuesday night.

Once Tampa Bay released Revis, New England immediately stepped up its pursuit.

The two sides quickly were able to come together to reach the one-year agreement that once again will give the cornerback the chance to hit the free-agent market after the 2014 season and become one of the biggest stories of next March.

https://twitter.com/StacyGSG/status/443908976418521088/photo/1

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to the Rams?

don't know how much dough though..

it's got to be less than 42 mil...

Saffold is better at Guard...have no problem with him coming back at that position for a reasonable price.

because we were getting poached. Does the rest of the league know something we don't? Our line was porous...

but the Rams have "no concerns"?

BREAKING: The Jets have signed former Broncos WR Eric Decker to a 5-year, $36.25M deal

He should direct deposit 50% into Peyton's account

Peyton made them dudes look better than they are. They'll miss him once he retires.

@rob_starrk

He's not a game changer unless he has a top notch QB. Geno ain't that at the moment.

Peyton's first year was Decker's third, typical break out year for a WR, and he did just that...

But go back to his second season, playing with Kyle Orton and Tebow...

44-612 8 td's.. with time fucking tebow... in his second year in the league..

He wasn't some scrub undrafted free agent, he was the consensus 3rd best wr in his draft class behind Dez Bryant and AJ Green. he ran a 4.5 which is fine for a guy his size, he returned punts, he's good after the catch...

the playmaker you think they should get instead... you have any idea's? that guy was not available. Decker gives them a big target for a fair price


@rob_starrk

>Peyton's first year was Decker's third, typical break out
>year for a WR, and he did just that...
>
>But go back to his second season, playing with Kyle Orton and
>Tebow...
>
>44-612 8 td's.. with time fucking tebow... in his second year
>in the league..
>
>He wasn't some scrub undrafted free agent, he was the
>consensus 3rd best wr in his draft class behind Dez Bryant and
>AJ Green. he ran a 4.5 which is fine for a guy his size, he
>returned punts, he's good after the catch...
>
>the playmaker you think they should get instead... you have
>any idea's? that guy was not available. Decker gives them a
>big target for a fair price
>
>

I never said he was a scrub. He went out and got paid. Can't blame him for that. I just don't see him doing much with the Jets. We will see how much of an improvement this will be for Geno.

that they can't quite give up on yet.

Anyone thinking Geno-Smith-to-Eric-Decker is indicative of a potent (or shit, even serviceable) offensive attack is on that good T-Dot Mayor Rob Ford Crack.

He'll be fine if Geno improves in his second and third seasons.

all his detractors are saying fair things (although he was doing his thing with kyle orton too and even tim fucking tebow)

but he is making 7 mil per, that puts him in line with high end #2's... barely making more then Hartline when I thought he'd try to demand mike wallace money...

He is big, and also underrated after the catch, turns 27 this week so jets locked in for his entire prime, clearly has a chip on his shoulder after the product of peyton talk...

The Jets can't worry about who is a #1 or #2. First of all, that means nothing (seattle just won the super bowl) Second of all, they just need wr's PERIOD. Who is the "#1" means shit, they need better players... now rumors of James Jones being added, Decker and JJ outside with Kerley in the slot, plus a deep wr draft... gives hope that Geno will have real nfl targets

Given he's a big name and free agency is over-priced by nature.

no cisin, no agendas. I know I'll prolly get clowned in some kinda way, but fine. I just need to get this. Maybe I don't have a good enough grasp of how free agency works...so I'm always open to learning something new. Ok...you're Eric Decker...you're an ok WR...not going to the HOF, but you're having a cool career. You've made football money (c)Ray Lewis. You just came off a VERY good season where you were part of a record-breaking offense. You play with one of (if not the best) QB of all time. Why do you go to the Jets? Is all that not worth less money? I'm sincerely asking. Did he not have a choice in the matter? Was Denver just like "deuces, Eric"?

They paid Welker, they now need to pay Demaryius and Julius next year...

QB already makes a shitload, and they clearly had to upgrade from the team that took a complete shitbeating in the SB, so spending on Talib and Ware and Ward made way more sense... when you draft well at a certain position, sometimes u gotta let someone walk

he was on Mike and Mike this morning. Said Denver basically let him float into FA to see what the numbers were looking like out there. He never got an offer. Said the Jets was the best situation and they seemed genuinely interested in having him there.

because I don't think he will spend a lot of time catching the forward pass

>BREAKING: The Jets have signed former Broncos WR Eric Decker
>to a 5-year, $36.25M deal


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like geno smith did not end their season 2 months ago

I'm just about done with McKenzie at this point, obviously he probably won't be fired right now but he hasn't brought a single guy who's a definite future contributor and he can't even bring in a decent free agent. Veldheer and Houston left on very reasonable deals, and it's not like there's a bunch of guys left who are worth throwing big money at now.

Amazingly he's almost made me wish Al was still alive, at least they were bad in an entertaining way, this is just depressing.

He is doing that soon to be discredited Packers thing where you dont really sign anyone early in free agency and preferably sign as few people, as cheaply as possible.

and these mf's didn't plan this shit out.

It's like a mf who just realized his fantasy draft is in 2 hours.

and let themselves be shamed into backing out of the deal with some cised-up injury concerns. Lost a good lineman, too.

holy shit, if they sign browner also, WE'D ACTUALLY HAVE A SECONDARY, even without a second safety I trust. goddam. Belichick putting it work.

and if they sign steve smith. i really will lose my mind with joy.


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@rob_starrk

he looked to be showing his age last year here in Seattle.

he could play great but i could also see him getting burned 4 or 5 times a game.

I'd fly to the airport to pick Browner up myself even tho he won't play till like the 5th game.

or it looks like they may leave Seattle.

I'm a big fan, and if he lines up opposite of Revis that's a huge upgrade for NE. It's just that if you are expecting the ProBowl version of Browner, that's probably not what you're getting.

Loved him in Seattle, though, and wish him all the best whenever he's not playing the Seahawks.

like Gomez said, dude was fucking up WHEN he was playing and if he woulda came back (didn't because of suspension) he would NOT have got his starting spot back because he was being outplayed by BOTH Walter Thurmond AND Byron Maxwell.

he was making errors that were not typical of what he had shown before thus you can only logically assume that A. his ability slipped or B. teams found a way to expose him. Either way, it's an issue for teams looking to sign him.

yall just won the SB, you got the juice now. You did kinda shaded Golden, doe.

i just think he's not as good as HE thinks he is.

i appreciate every player who helped us get a chip. i wish him the utmost success in Detroit and i understand why he left. i don't begrudge him at all.

that said, i think his spot will be easily filled and we won't miss a beat without him.

besides, i suspect Belichick might be trying to move him to safety if he does come.

that'd make the secondary into DBs Revis/Dennard/McCourty/Browner with Arrington back in the nickel where he's best.

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he certainly wasn't cuttin it at corner compared to previous seasons

>besides, i suspect Belichick might be trying to move him to
>safety if he does come.
>
>that'd make the secondary into DBs
>Revis/Dennard/McCourty/Browner with Arrington back in the
>nickel where he's best.

just heard walter thurmond is out there w/ browner too

they'd throw his way constantly & continue to expose him

>he certainly wasn't cuttin it at corner compared to previous
>seasons
>
>>besides, i suspect Belichick might be trying to move him to
>>safety if he does come.
>>
>>that'd make the secondary into DBs
>>Revis/Dennard/McCourty/Browner with Arrington back in the
>>nickel where he's best.
>
>just heard walter thurmond is out there w/ browner too

thurmond & browner are supposed to visit dc, i don't think the pats brought walt in after all

For a 5th rounder?! WTF?
GATDAYUM at that backfield...Sproles and Shady? Foles can throw screens for the entire game and wind up with 300+ yds with those 2

>For a 5th rounder?! WTF?
>GATDAYUM at that backfield...Sproles and Shady? Foles can
>throw screens for the entire game and wind up with 300+ yds
>with those 2

Yeah that shit is nasty. I don't follow the Eagles much. How is their defense? They should have a top 5 offense for sure.

But I've seen a lot of the Eagles...their D does need work. However, you can't beat the strategy of just outscoring a team into submission. Sometimes the best defense is a superb offense

I'm hoping it backfires

it's like the boldin deal for san fran last year, there is really no downside

@rob_starrk

our fuckin defense is gonna look like a cotdamn Three Stooges episode in fast forward trying to tackle these dudes. Shit, man...it's gonna be another long year for us.

We all know how dangerous he is...now put him into space against tiring defenses, cotdamn. In addition, we finally have a bonafide return man! All for a 5th...good business.

Gettleman better what the fuck he's doing....

I think his plan was to trade Steve Smith to take him off the salary cap and use that space for a offensive tackle and Hakeem Nicks...

When Smith talked his displeasure about him being in past tense...all the leverage was gone...he was going to be released...

And so it happened...

And we can't afford getting Nicks and the one OT that we were looking at decided to go to the bucs...

I hope Cam Newton is practicing with Marvin McNutt and Tavaris King right now...

My guess is that they asked to restructure his contract and he refused. I wouldn't be completely stunned if they gave him the option to leak that he asked to be released first rather than being unceremoniously dumped by the team. (Also, it would be good for the team if he asked to be released rather than them cutting a locker room leader.)

Crushing loss as a fan but given the cap and his injury, it's probably the best move for the Pats.

one step forward for the defense, another back.

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coming off a torn Achilles. There is a good chance he is done.

He is a great guy, met him numerous times and never anything but nice. But, if he isn't willing to redo his deal - that's the business.

I think they can get something else to replace him.




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might be best to part ways and get that 11.5 mil cap hit back.

and it was a smart move. but it's just so sad and we saw how much worse the defense was once he (and kelly) got hurt.

we need some talent on the line to help Jones. this offseason isn't remotely acceptable without that. And I like going into the draft without gapping holes so you can draft purely for talent. now there's definitely a weak spot along the line, even if you think Kelly's coming back and playing well.

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Very surprising smh

*bows*

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They said adieu.

them to match that small(ish) gap. Either the 25mm cap space is basically already spoken for, or the bluff got called

Can't blame Tuck for cashing in on his successes as a Giant and going for the money, after 2 rings. But damn Tuck you already getting that 5 dollar footlong money.

Bummed out. But he was ghost for a loooong time before the second half of this season.

>But damn Tuck you already getting that 5 dollar footlong money.

He's old but he can still play and that's a good price for him. May the Black Hole be filled with Subway sandwiches.

http://media.moddb.com/images/articles/1/79/78561/auto/KiAdiMundiV2Wallpaper800.jpg

Is he still good?

moves a long time ago.

Its a shame he's not gonna be around but Im ok with the situation in a strictly football sense. He'll always be a giant and im sure he'll be back to retire a giant.
Its gonna be interesting to see how they replace his production

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When the ball is in midair heading toward him, I invariably shout NO! before he even gets a chance to fuck it up. I have never seen a more embarassing play than the way he let that 190lb Tennessee DB just rip the ball from his hands in that OT thriller a couple years ago. He has probably lost us 3 games single-handedly (get it? Because he obviously doesn't have two working hands?), and contributed to countless others.

That said, it's still an easily-defensible signing. Look at what Pitta got paid, and then look at the remaining FA tight ends. The deal is pretty much what the market would dictate. We still need depth at so many positions that spending a draft pick on a TE was always going to be a mistake. With Pettigrew, Fauria, and Michael Williams, that's one position we don't have to worry about at all.

And perhaps most importantly, we completely marginalized him as a pass-catcher in the second half of last season, which is a much more efficient/intelligent use of his...hold on, vomiting... his talents.

Pettigrew as an extra tackle sealing the edge for Bush/Bell, catching 35-40 balls a year and immediately falling down: useful piece, worth the money.

Pettigrew as a 2nd target, catching 70+ passes like his first few seasons, being an integral part of the passing game in crunch time: shoot me in the fucking face.

He'll probably get even fewer chances to fuck up with the ball in his hands this year, as we finally have a legit #2 option in the passing game, and (hopefully) Fauria develops into more than just a red-zone rebounder.

wanted him as a patriot. damn.

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Resigned
Terrell Suggs
Jacoby Jones
Eugene Monroe
Dennis Pitta
Darryl Smith

Acquired
Steve "Old Man Stength" Smith

Gary Kubiak and co orchestrating the offense.

17th draft pick for a good, Young wr or OL.

Last piece is a servicable FS to move Elam to SS.

Maybe the best.

I'd be salty if we don't add a vet receiver who can get deep.

Steve gonna be out front when the Panthers bus shows up.

He gonna be working out like DeNiro in Cape Feare looking at the date of this game on the calendar.

he was one of my favorite non-steeler players. good news is the ravens are terrible at scouting WRs, he's way over the hill now, and i'll be absolutely stunned if he cracks 1,000 yards with flacco this year. i'd put a substantial amount of money on him failing to do that.

1000 yards will happen...

Don't let this year numbers fool you. He was playing under one of the worst offensive coordinators in the NFL in Mike Shula.

I think he's gonna have a hell of a season.

torrey smith (2013) - 1,128 yards
derrick mason (2008) - 1,037 yards
derrick mason (2009) - 1,028 yards

steve smith will be 35 years old, coming off a 700-yard season where he posted his 2nd worst yd/rec avg in ten years, and will be at best a #2 behind torrey smith. still want to take that wager?

Steve Smith gonna be on some "you killed my family" type shit this year.

>Steve Smith gonna be on some "you killed my family" type shit
>this year.

"eh, who?" - 49er fans everywhere. (viking fans, chime in please.)

julian edelman is visiting today. supposedly there's interest in hakeem nicks too.

with boldin coming back, i really don't think we need need another slot guy like edelman (though we do need a bona fide punt returner).

while his production has fallen off, nicks seems like the better fit. and...crabtree's going into the final year of his contract.

I won't miss him. At least you're probably not going to have to rely on hoping he'll turn out to be a starter, but he can probably hold down the nickel or dime spot.

Wright vs. Cox vs. Cook?

as a restricted FA.

thought he did a great job in the green bay wildcard game to get some rub as the nickel back going forward. but i read that the niners wouldn't counter another team's first offer. maybe bring him back as an UFA if no one else wants him?

the starters are looking like culliver and brock, with wright in the nickel.

lots of questions outside of brock so thankfully this is a great draft year for DB's.

they got hilton, wayne, nicks... what happens to rogers?

i see what the colts are going for, building a reliable base around luck, but i'd way rather have rogers than nicks right now.

amazing that teams are still coming after him like he's a viable #2 when he's proven year after year that he isn't.

hope he can contribute this year, but it's not a big surprise that every new team gets sick of him quicker (Tennessee in two years, Tennessee Tech for two semesters, Buffalo for training camp) and without much much good to say about him . he wears out his welcome quickly.

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which led them to pursue Talib (and Revis)

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/13/before-landing-talib-broncos-made-a-run-at-revis/

if true, I take back everything I said about Denver being dumb for choosing Talib over DRC.
I kinda believe the report too because there were rumors that DRC would've
retired if the Broncos had won the Super Bowl

Now can we focus on some receivers Bill?

could be ugly. i'd like a WR--other than Sanders, who is left? bringing back edelman would be good.


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It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10612157/julius-peppers-agrees-deal-green-bay-packers

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Yeah we needed a pass rusher,and him on the other side of Clay theoretically is awesome,but isn't he washed up
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He took up like 1/5 of Chicago's cap by himself, so I think that skewed people's perceptions of his remaining talent.

anybody but the packers. damn.

with that said i really want pep to win a superbowl, so i was hoping he would sign with the patriots or someone. the packers are not only the duke of the nfl but they are regressing.

By far the smallest market in the league (in all of the big 4 sports actually). Literally owned by their fans. Blue collar fanbase--at least locally.

As a 49ers fan, I have no love whatsoever for the Packers but they ain't Duke.

I don't believe it, but if an ounce of that was true and the Pats somehow came away with him I'd lose my mind.

I'm not buying that at all. The Falcons must want to suck for several more seasons if this is true.

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when we lost three starting linemen, Julio for the season, Roddy for half the season, Stephen Jackson for 7 games and teams were LITERALLY holding Tony Gonzalez with two defenders and he went 439/651 4515 yards 67.4% 26 TDs 17 INTs with a QB rating of 89.6. we had the 31st ranked defense in the league, no running game and nothing that resembled a deep threat. I understand you love sucking on Aaron Rodgers dick but quit trying to act like Matt just some scrub. I'm pretty positive Matt knocked off your girl



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This is the equivalent of Andrew Luck losing all his offensive weapons. They're trying to force him to take less since his numbers will dramatically decrease. They didn'r even give Hakeem Nicks an offer and he wanted to come there. They wouldn't do this to Tannehill or Matt Ryan.

Word on the street is Desean might have to take a pay cut or get cut. There's no way the Philly team cuts him so there's a chance he takes a pay cut.

They could get somebody

>This is the equivalent of Andrew Luck losing all his
>offensive weapons. They're trying to force him to take less
>since his numbers will dramatically decrease. They didn'r even
>give Hakeem Nicks an offer and he wanted to come there. They
>wouldn't do this to Tannehill or Matt Ryan.

We gave nicks an offer. Nicks said he didn't think he was a fit in Carolina and Gettleman agreed. Which means that he didn't want to be a number 1 WR since he went to Indy to hide behind Reggie and TY.

Carolina offense was ranked 26th last season. Our top 3 WRs (Smith, Lafell, and Ginn) last season accumulated 1928 receiving yards total...our best pass catcher was Greg Olsen

I didn't like how the Smith release went down but I think Gettleman wants Cam to take over as the leader of this team. We haven't been able to find a WR successor to smith and I have a theory of why. Carolina is drafting two WRs this year and have some young ones already on the roster. Gettleman believes that smith off the roster will do more good than bad because his history has shown such.

It's hard for me to be angry with the other WRs leaving. Because they underperformed. I think Shula is the bigger problem. But our offense was atrocious last season.

I think Carolina will be fine. People forget what Gettleman inherited. The situation is bad mainly because of the 2010 contracts. 84 million of our cap space is for 10 players this season. 3 of those players aren't even on the roster. Hurney screwed us and we are still suffering. It won't get better until those RB contracts end. And neither one are willing to take a paycut.

They throwing all the cards in for this season. Elway going for broke.

a pretty meh move. could work out, not much risk. not that great a reward. at least he's big, right?

and britt is visiting. that'd be interesting, but it might not happen w/ Edelman and LaFell signed.
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Hopefully playing with a guy like Brady turns him into something special. I still hope we decide to take a receiver early in the draft tho.

WTF are they doing out there?

I actually think one of them will pan out. Carolina has faith in those guys.

>WTF are they doing out there?

ball down the field.

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They're the first team I'm picking on Madden.

Elway went in like Pat Riley after the Heat lost in the finals. Sign everybody. For the record, Peyton doesn't need "help" in the form of root access to guarantee success.

I look at it as him going all out while Peyton is playing.

What happens if Peyton retires in 12 months, or is ineffective two years from now?

Then you're going to have to replace a HOF QB who made your entire offense go, and you'll be stuck with massive cap headaches on a defense that wasn't really the issue to begin with.

They need to avoid being left high and dry the way the Colts would've been if they hadn't won the Luck sweepstakes.

But that's like making a retirement plan based on winning lotto.

even if Polian hadn't given out so many inane extensions, I don't think it would've mattered -- draftees were busting so there was nobody to replace them.

Denver is in a little bit of a different spot because they're younger, but you can end up waiting decades for another elite quarterback (like...they did). I think they should push their chips in and pay the price later; nobody believes they're a contender with Osweiler, and if it all goes to shit they can do what Indy did -- eat the dead money in one season and get the highest pick possible.

beg to differ there, they were in the high 20s in all categories.

first playoff team in NFL history to win 3 games forcing zero turnovers.
the whole team lost the SB, cant stand how it was only on Peyton (he played shitty, yah, but Seattle just smoked them. nobody showed up)

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/445664114702946304

>https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/445664114702946304

anything else

@rob_starrk

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rebounded well in Denver, but was also very up and down in Arizona. He's the type of player that has to be motivated to play. He has elite athleticism, but doesn't always show it.

I hope Chip has plans on getting Ertz/Cooper isolated one on one to block the shit out of DRC and run WR bubble screens all day at him. He's truly one of the worst tackling CBs I've seen.

Good move for the Giants (although it will be interesting to see how he will play if the Giants are having a poor season/stretch). Looks like his relationship with (Antrel) Rolle from their AZ days was a major deciding factor.

when Decker got 5yrs $36mil

smh

Pretty sure we could have paid that...

I actually think this is a fair deal for him...

Decker was overpaid...

http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2014/3/17/5520044/james-jones-speaks-of-returning-home-to-join-oakland-raiders

I TOLD YAWL NAGAS (c)boosie daughter

Bears signed Isreal idonije

good for him

man the Panthers are having a terrible off-season so far



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he should be back in time for Training Camp...

My question is why wait until now?

Injury happened in December...

He was probably trying to rehab or rest to see if there were any signs of improvement and chose surgery only when it became evident that was the only correct course of action.

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philly wants a 3rd rounder for him? wtf?

Adam Schefter broke every Eagle free-agent signing.

Kelly has oddly not spoken to the media or granted an interview all offseason.

The Inquirer/DailyNews online are now featuring Birds beat writers & columnists that have zero track record, like Jimmy Kempski who started this whole talk with a column two weeks ago based on pure speculation that talk-radio and bloggers have continued to fan the flames, yet are almost trying to will it into existence.

They've never known anything Chip was gonna do personnel-wise hours before it happened let alone weeks or months or over an offseason where they can't get a single quote.

I'm disregarding this dumb shit until it actually happens, at which point I would go apeshit.

Trading Desean would be the dumbest thing they could possibly do right now.

even more asinine than Andy Reid promoting O-Line coach Juan Castillo as the defensive coordinator. Just mind-numbingly stupid. A freakin' 3rd rounder for our most talented and explosive player on the team sans Shady McCoy????! Yeah, I'm not buying that shit at all. Maybe perhaps if it was a 1st and 3rd or something close to that in compensation. But straight for a 3rd? I'll believe it when I see it (and at that point I will definitely go apeshit).

to warrant this.

and a 3rd round or even a 2nd round doesn't give the eagles the ammo to get one of the top WRs in a deep draft.

makes absolutely no fucking sense.

w/o desean pulling a safety and dictating coverage, foles and cooper are crashing back to earth. teams will be able to run a lot more complex defensive schemes against the eagles with no desean.

its also messing things up for shady unless you have a comparable deep threat because that extra safety is coming down into the box.


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with these idiots.

If they send him to New England or San Fran for a 3rd?

I'd have to seriously consider whether or not I could support them if they did something that stupid.

Hoping Chip is just 'reaching out' to send a message out to LA in the offseason.

I refuse to believe they could be that stupid.

We'll see how good Nick Foles is then.

Chip's offense never needs a true #1 WR, it needs 4-5 good WRs who are all threats in multiple ways. Desean is so explosive that the fact that's he's practically a one trick pony doesn't matter because he's so damn good at that trick.

but Kelly wants a WR in that position who will run a screen, or a slant, or a go, or a post, or a hitch, or a 5 yard out, or...on any given play (nevermind his love of blocking ability).

it's more like Desean talked about wanting a new contract in January and the writers are dumb and out of the loop and need to create buzz.

i don't think it happens, but i can see Kelly thinking he can bring in a replacement WR who fits the system better (it's a great WR draft, right?) at lower cost so the cap is more manageable. rumor is that if they trade w/ the Pats, it'd be a pick + amendola. amendola kinda fits the Kelly system a bit better...in the 6 or 7 games in which he'd be healthy.

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and he will now be gone by Draft Day, for pennies on the dollar.

>Chip's offense never needs a true #1 WR, it needs 4-5 good
>WRs who are all threats in multiple ways. Desean is so
>explosive that the fact that's he's practically a one trick
>pony doesn't matter because he's so damn good at that trick.
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They have no receivers on the roster who can beat a safety down the middle of the field in a two-deep zone or a guy that requires double-teams down the sideline.

60 of his 82 catches last year were first downs.

He was Top 5 in yards despite having nobody on the other side for most of the year (Riley Cooper had four truly good games all against shit teams).

He also is a weapon on special-teams who has won games for them returning punts.

That's more than one-trick and it also is the lynchpin for much of what others are able to do in the passing game and even to some degree Shady in the run game.


>but Kelly wants a WR in that position who will run a screen,
>or a slant, or a go, or a post, or a hitch, or a 5 yard out,
>or...on any given play (nevermind his love of blocking
>ability).
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Kelly wants a Kelly guy, plain & simple.

They've got plenty of 'blocking' in their receiving corps between two tight ends & Riley Cooper.

>it's more like Desean talked about wanting a new contract in
>January and the writers are dumb and out of the loop and need
>to create buzz.
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It was a question asked to him by a reporter that he basically rode along with in terms of wanting 'guaranteed' money not even accounting for the fact that his salary was guaranteed as soon as he was on the roster opening day.

He backed off it almost instantly and it wasn't going to be an issue with him due 10 million this season and having just completed his healthiest/most-'engaged' season yet.

If that's all it takes to have Chip hemming and hawing during the offseason or have Roseman making sloppy attempts to deal him, then that's on them.

>i don't think it happens, but i can see Kelly thinking he can
>bring in a replacement WR who fits the system better (it's a
>great WR draft, right?)
They keep saying 'this is the greatest wide receiver class ever!' which seems like complete bullshit to me.

If this one is gonna be better than T.O., Marvin Harrison, Keyshawn, Joe Horn, Eric Moulds, Mushin Muhammad and a couple others I'm forgetting in 1996......I'd like to see it.

at lower cost so the cap is more
>manageable.
they are 25 million or more under the cap.

they are paying Desean 10 million.

They just paid 8 million guaranteed to Riley Cooper & somewhere in the 4-6 million area for Maclin off his second knee surgery.

If they're overinvested in their receiving corps, then skip signing one of the other motherfuckers.

Rookie receivers rarely make a real impact in year one in a system, let alone reach Pro Bowl levels.

And if they deal Desean it makes it that much more likely they use a first or second rounder on another receiver to address the gap that they opened which they currently have filled.

That's a high pick that really needs to be going to a defense with almost no impact players on it.

rumor is that if they trade w/ the Pats, it'd be a
>pick + amendola. amendola kinda fits the Kelly system a bit
>better...in the 6 or 7 games in which he'd be healthy.
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Amendola is worse than nothing because he won't be healthy and you still have to pay him.

I can't abide by this move.

They've made an issue out of something for no reason when they had a lock Top 3 offense on paper this season along with a layup division title.

This is arrogance.

I'm a Chip Kelly fan but unlike many of my starstruck Eagle friends (as if we've never had a coach win 10 games before, meanwhile Andy did that like 8 times and Ray Rhodes was Coach of the Year and won a playoff game year one).

To the frothy, deluded, management-ballwashing Flyer Fan contingent of Eagle fans, it will be easy for them to sell 'oh well Desean must have been a nightmare/he was gonna hold out/blah blah' (meanwhile Desean has left voicemail and texts for Chip two weeks ago to no reply, which basically told him it was done).

But this is a serious strike against this regime already, that likely will only get worse before it's over.

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they're certainly not picking up big-ticket items via trade.

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must be ready to sign.

I think that shit is weird personally

They lost Red Bryant and Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin is primarily playing linebacker as of midway through last year, so yes, I think laning Allen would be a BIG move. Their line might actually get BETTER than the one that won the super bowl.

But I'm glad someone else is going to give him that contract he won't be able to live up to.

I guess his wife gets her wish for being on Atlanta Housewives

both guys were ballers for Seattle, but it's possible that Jared Allen is going to be an upgrade at a position we were already super solid with last year.

I'm pretty excited to have Jared Allen in the rotation. I'm curious to see what his deal looks like, and curious to see how much he has left in the tank. He still had 11.5 sacks last year.

Over/Under on how long it takes him to take over the starting job?

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especially over Shaun Hill

Brandon Weeden never competed for the job he was handed. Look it up if you think I'm lying.

Plus when JC played he outplayed them and it wasn't even close.

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He is not the answer for us.

I still want them to spend #5 on a QB. I actually thought they bounced back pretty well after a slow start to the offseason but I don't think I could take 16 games of watching Matt Schaub at QB... maybe 1 or 2.

I'm still mad, they ain't gonna let T.P. get burn without actual weapons and an offensive line.

That seems pretty fucked up.

>I'm still mad, they ain't gonna let T.P. get burn without
>actual weapons and an offensive line.
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>That seems pretty fucked up.

They'd rather go with McScrappy, who if he was so great you would think his college coach would've tried to grab him for Houston.

How in the hell do they trade for this guy and his $10 million cap number on top of it?

I really don't get this crew. Watch them hire Knapp again or something.

At least I HOPE that was the thought process. There isn't really anyone left out there worth throwing more than a few million to (other than Alex Mack, who happens to play the one position we do have a decent OL on the line), so they have to pay SOMEONE to fill the cap. I would personally prefer Vick over Schaub as a bridge, but I am OK with him as long as they draft a real QB for the future. Plus it coulda been worse, they coulda signed Mark Sanchez.

Honestly though I have no real faith in them doing that.

meaning, if they cut him in camp, they don't pay anything towards the salary.

Jimmy Clausen unemployed somehow.

Who picks up TP?

>Jimmy Clausen unemployed somehow.
It's pretty easy to see why he's unemployed

>Jimmy Clausen unemployed somehow.

I laughed. This guy sucked.

Bargain bin action just like last season.

Ginn and Mike Mitchell has been replaced...

Jericho is there to help the young guys along.

And Cason played in Riveras system.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 1m
And @mortreport is reporting that, pending a physical, former Jets QB Mark Sanchez is expected to sign with the Eagles.


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Okay, then.

Jeremy Stoltz ‏@BearReport 14s
RT @RapSheet Jared Allen’s contract: 4 years at $32M that voids to 3 for $24M. $15.5M is fully guaranteed, per source.

at a top notch safety. We'll see if we go after one in Round 1.

i like it

Logically, I know this is good move, but it's gonna take me at least 6 games to get over my disgust of seeing that hick in a Bears uniform.

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Now we just gotta hope he comes back from that achilles ok and can anchor the D. If he's 90% of what he was, the Pats are about to step it up defensively this year.

why? why? why?

http://www.csnbayarea.com/raiders/jones-drew-agrees-contract-raiders

Maurice Jones-Drew has agreed to terms on a contract with the Raiders, two league sources confirmed to CSN Bay Area late Thursday night. Exact terms of the contract remain undisclosed.

The veteran running back is scheduled to undergo a physical on Friday morning. If he passes as expected and everything else goes according to plan, a contract will be formally signed later in the day.

Jones-Drew met with general manager Reggie McKenzie on Thursday evening at the team facility. The exchange went well, and the agreed-upon contract offer was made. The sides have been talking for a few weeks now, and this visit was believed to be the final step in an important acquisition.



The Raiders were in need of a strong, consistent rushing presence to headline the unreliable backs currently on the roster. Darren McFadden is talented yet injury prone, Latavius Murray is unproven after missing his rookie year with an ankle injury and Kory Sheets has only had success playing Canadian football.

Jones-Drew is an Oakland native and a Concord De La Salle graduate, and there was an appeal to playing for the team he grew up cheering for. He also wanted a chance to be a major contributor and rebound after averaging a career-low 3.4 yards per carry last season. He struggled with an ankle injury following a clothesline tackle by Raiders safety Charles Woodson, which clearly impacted his play.

He missed most of 2012 with a foot injury that eventually required surgery. Prior to that, Jones-Drew had been productive and durable.

All told, he has 8,071 rushing yards and 68 touchdowns in his illustrious career. He also has excellent ball security, losing just 15 fumbles in eight years.



Before 2013, Jones-Drew never averaged less than 4.2 yards per carry during a professional career spent entirely with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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