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Originally posted by Joemailman
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Reggie White was famous for talking to any and every potential free agent at the pro bowl to get them to Green Bay. Santana Dotson said straight out he would have never thought of Green Bay if not for White's lobbying at the Pro Bowl."I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh -
If Albert makes it FA TT will make a HUGE offer. Bookmark it and throw it back at me if I'm wrong.The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary -- Vince LombardiComment
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"There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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Sanders said Monday that he had not talked to McCarthy about his future and wasn't inclined to ask him if he would be retained. But the handwriting is probably on the wall and an NFL source with connections to the Packers said changes on the defensive staff were very likely."There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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Originally posted by HarveyWallbangers
good read
And the Rams can have Winston Moss
it'd sicken me to promote any defensive coach on this staff to coordinator
Kind of like the Detroit Lions hiring a GM from within when far more qualified people are out thereTERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWERComment
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Re: Woodson & Harris want FAs on D
Fine, excluding all trades, I bet TT has been in the top ten in FA success. If you think otherwise, name ten teams more successful in FA over the same period.Originally posted by BretskyComment
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Re: Woodson & Harris want FAs on D
One of the top ten in free agency ? Sure. He's brought over two legit starters here in four years.Originally posted by sharpe1027
How do you want to judge success ? If you want to get technical I'd say he's batting about .250, or one for four years.
Would you consider him successful in year one for Adrian Klemm or the other yahoos he brought in ? Was that the year of Manuel as well ? You'll say he had no money but then I'll point out he has over 35,000,000 in year two
He was successful in year two with both Woodsen and Pickett
Year 3, Frank Walker........I don't think anybody will try to argue any good out of that one.
Chillar was a decent cost effective player; but going from 13-3 to 6-10.......I certainly won't praise him for his offseason signings to help this teamTERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWERComment
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Here's the thing: The Titans have oodles of cap room too, and if they don't think Haynesworth is worth the big price, I doubt TT will either considering Reinfeldt and TT are very close acquaintances with similar styles of running a team.Originally posted by bobbleheadComment
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Titans try to lock up Haynesworth
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans are now able to talk contract with Albert Haynesworth, their Pro Bowl defensive tackle who played this season as the team's designated franchise player.
The rules of the tag prohibit a team from negotiating with the player on a long-term deal until the regular season is complete.
Haynesworth's agent, Chad Speck, said via e-mail that he fielded a call from Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt on Monday.
"Mike called me today and expressed the Titans' interest to begin negotiations on a long-term deal for Albert," Speck wrote. "We had a preliminary discussion and our talks are in the very early stages. It is my intent to keep any future conversations I have with the Titans regarding Albert's contract private for the time being. I would echo coach [Jeff] Fisher's comments by saying that Albert is focused on getting his knee healthy and continuing his dominating play in the playoffs.
Haynesworth signed the $7.25 million tender deal in July after he and the team agreed on incentives that provided five different avenues for him to ensure the team could not tag him a second time. If Haynesworth met just one, he'd be cleared to become an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 27.
Haynesworth, who missed the last two regular-season games with a sprained knee but is expected back for the team's Jan. 10 playoff game, was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster on Dec. 16. That was one of the incentives and made it official that he could not be tagged again in 2009.
The Titans now have an exclusive negotiating window of just over two months. Haynesworth could be in line to become the highest-paid defensive player in the league.
"Clearly we've expressed a great deal of interest, as he has, in working things out," Fisher said. "We'll move forward, but the most important thing right now is the playoffs and getting him ready. Getting him back on the practice field, getting him ready to play at the level he was before he got hurt."Comment
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Re: Woodson & Harris want FAs on D
You admit that his success in Free Agency is one of the best in the league and you are still not satisfied. I am not sure what to tell you.Originally posted by Bretsky
You can judge success in a vacuum. Or you can be realistic and realize that your need for building an entire team through Free Agency will only ever happen in Madden 04.
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Maybe they should grab an FA at P: Shane Lechler will be a UFA.
Lechler, an unrestricted free agent, has been elected to the Pro Bowl four times during his nine years in Oakland as a punter. If he's gone, he finished with a flourish, averaging 47.7 yards against the Buccaneers and breaking the NFL average net-yardage record of 41.1 that he set last year. He reached 41.2 this time.When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro ~Hunter S.Comment
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Re: Woodson & Harris want FAs on D
You are calculating that wrong. It's not about a percentage of years he's been active in FA - it's a percentage of how many of his FA signings have done well for us. If you include Woodson, Pickett, Walker, and Chillar - he's 75% in FA. That's outstanding. Even if you include O'Dwyer and Klemm in his first season as GM, that's still 3 for 6 which isn't horrible (although lower than I'd like). Think of all the other GM's that sign FA's that rarely work out. Even the premium ones - how many times have you heard the name Nate Clements after he was signed by San Fransisco for 80 million dollars?Originally posted by Bretsky
GM's don't need to be active in FA every year. They just have to make sure that the FA's they bring in are the right ones for their team. Would you have been happier if TT were more active in FA while many of his FA signings turn out to be bad pickups? We'd be in the same position we are in now. And we'd all be complaining that TT relies too heavily on FA! So which is the better route to take?Chuck Norris doesn't cut his grass, he just stares at it and dares it to growComment
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Re: Woodson & Harris want FAs on D
Originally posted by Gunakor
if we were going percentages we'd add Ben Taylor and Marquand Manuel as well. Was Roman from TT or Shermy ?
Of course the only relevant FA signings where TT paid anything were Woody, Pickett, and Chillar to a point....although he was kind of cheap as well.........maybe this year that means we should look for some more relevant onesTERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWERComment
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So relevant is a dollar figure? Interesting."Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg JenningsComment
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Originally posted by MJZiggy
I don't think it has a one to one ratio....but I can tell you if we both stroll into an electronics store and I buy a $4000 plasma and you buy a $900 one it's likely mine kicks your tv's ass. Not for sure, but likely.
edit: Not sure if my analogy is that great though, due to the higher failure rate of FA versus TV. :PComment
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