Ryan Grant on the bubble!?

[MadScientist]

At any rate, its time for some groveling from the people who said that Silverstein was nuts, or just looking for attention. Silverstein correctly sensed that Grant was not in a secure position. Come to think of it, I sorta said Silverstein was grandstanding, so I'll offer the first apology.

I'll take my serving of crow. I thought it was just a space filler piece, but it sure looks now like Silverstein heard some rumblings, and Grant and his agent worked quickly to save his spot on the roster.

[bobblehead]

Calling someone names in a discussion is an admission of defeat, so thanks for admitting you were wrong about Grant.

Calling you a moron is a comment on your ability to form a respectable arguement, and a direct result of you insulting me first...clearly I was wrong based on the way things played out. How about we look at what happened to decide who was right and who was wrong and not an arbitrary thing like me calling you a name (actually moron is an adjective to describe you, and an accurate one.)

So in conclusion, when you insult me, and I respond by calling you a moron, it is an admission of ME being wrong.

[bobblehead]

I was referencing the article by Silverstein.

My apologies. Your post was right after Yoop responded to my post and I was in defensive mode already. My bad.

[Fritz]

This buries the lede; Bretsky (in another thread), bobble and others were right, it looks like Grant took a $1 million dollar haircut to make the team. Which means Silverstein saw something that McGinn and other posters did not. And the team agreed. Remember, this is a GM that has said he would not ask other players to take less or restructure just to sign a FA. So this would seem to be performance based.

Under his original deal, his salary is guaranteed by Week 1. So with the new deal, he has gained two weeks of injury protection. But to take that hit (which was salary and not simply trumped up cap space) he clearly had to fear not making the team then having to sign for the vet minimum somewhere else. Its the only scenario that makes sense.

As to the earlier point that no one cuts a 1,000 yard RB unless they have to, has not been paying close attention. Running backs are fungible these days and in a 16 game season, 1,000 yards isn't what it once was in a 12 game season. Mostly its a matter of staying healthy.

Now I know you're even older than I am. When I came to that phrase, I though you were going to write "isn't what in once was in a 14 game season." Cuz that's what I grew up with.

[Harlan Huckleby]

14 games - they don't play 12 games anymore!? How the hell do the guys stay away from their jobs that long?

[Harlan Huckleby]

Is that Ryan Grant???

I don't understand this pic, unless that's the worst case of blue balls ever

[Fritz]

I don't understand this pic, unless that's the worst case of blue balls ever

It's Ryan Grant. He's on a bubble.

[mraynrand]

I don't understand this pic, unless that's the worst case of blue balls ever

Why does it not surprise me that you would see blue balls there. Must be some kind of genital-envy.

[rbaloha1]

It's Ryan Grant. He's on a bubble.

Not anymore. Next season its aloha.