2014 Free Agency Rumors and or Speculation

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Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 3h
Per @RapSheet, Allen’s deal: 4 years, $32M. Voids to 3 years, $24M. $15.5M is fully guaranteed. Peppers got 3 years, $26M, $7.5M guaranteed.

That voidable year is one of the new features the compensation pick guy said teams use to goose their chances at a higher comp pick. Can be used to increase the total value of deal with not much risk to team.

[mraynrand]

Is this some kind of bust?

Yes, and with a lighter shade sweater, we might see some fake internet points.

[mraynrand]

a draft pick that ended up giving us nothing, or IMO a wasted pick

but not a

[pbmax]

Reports: Packers, Titans show interest in Mike McGlynn

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/26/reports-packers-titans-show-interest-in-mike-mcglynn/

[MadScientist]

Reports: Packers, Titans show interest in Mike McGlynn

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-mike-mcglynn/

From the reports, he is to guard what Marshmallow is to tackle. The same reports indicate he played better at center, so maybe there is some hope to be a backup there. The problem is that the Packers usually want the backup to play guard or center, and McGlynn doesn't cut it at guard.

[Joemailman]

i look at bust, and wasted draft picks as the same thing

harrell was a wasted draft pick in a guy who gave us nothing in return
worthy has been a wasted pick that gave us nothing in return
that WR from way back when, was it murphy, gave us nothing in return
worthy has given us nothing in return
raji has given us little in return

calling a guy a bust or an injury casualty only matters if you're trying to blame or defend the GM who drafted them

but in the overall scheme of things, they were high draft picks that ended up doing nothing for the team (or next to nothing in the case of raji and worthy), just wasted picks

If Raji has given the Packers little in return, then I guess winning the Super Bowl didn't matter. Raji was awesome in 2010 with the amount of plays he was on the field for when other guys were hurt. The Packers don't even make the playoffs with out his contributions that year. And there was also the little matter of returning an INT for a TD in the NFC Title Game.

The other guys I see your point. But not with Raji.

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From the reports, he is to guard what Marshmallow is to tackle. The same reports indicate he played better at center, so maybe there is some hope to be a backup there. The problem is that the Packers usually want the backup to play guard or center, and McGlynn doesn't cut it at guard.

Well, if he can play center adequately, then his performance as backup guard might be livable. Even if he won the center job, he would not be the #1 backup guard. Might be able to live with that if he is a decent enough starter at C.

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If Raji has given the Packers little in return, then I guess winning the Super Bowl didn't matter. Raji was awesome in 2010 with the amount of plays he was on the field for when other guys were hurt. The Packers don't even make the playoffs with out his contributions that year. And there was also the little matter of returning an INT for a TD in the NFC Title Game.

The other guys I see your point. But not with Raji.

so 1 good year, and 4 shit years = a successful career so far in you opinion?

no one else in free agency wanted him, just us. if it wasn't for us he might still be unemployed with his career up against the ropes

if he doesn't completely turn things around completely this year, his career could very well be over. the rest of the nfl saw the same thing we all did last year, a fat lazy fuck who quit on his team. and no one else wanted to take a chance on that POS

so for me, yes, he's a borderline bust, and he's on the wrong side of the line right now

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so 1 good year, and 4 shit years = a successful career so far in you opinion?

no one else in free agency wanted him, just us. if it wasn't for us he might still be unemployed with his career up against the ropes

if he doesn't completely turn things around completely this year, his career could very well be over. the rest of the nfl saw the same thing we all did last year, a fat lazy fuck who quit on his team. and no one else wanted to take a chance on that POS

so for me, yes, he's a borderline bust, and he's on the wrong side of the line right now

That's the problem with you choice of qualifiers: two options.

In 2011 he was one of the few functioning parts of a collapsing D. He had 3 sacks (down from 6.5), 2 passes defensed, a fumble recovery and 24 tackles+assists (solos were down from 2010). That's not the same as the terrible year he had in 2013.

The big question is what has happened to his pass rush. Even playing nickel rush in 2012 he had no sacks to go with his 2 passes defensed. By 2013, he was off the field entirely for passing downs. I wonder what they plan for this year.

[Joemailman]

so 1 good year, and 4 shit years = a successful career so far in you opinion?

no one else in free agency wanted him, just us. if it wasn't for us he might still be unemployed with his career up against the ropes

if he doesn't completely turn things around completely this year, his career could very well be over. the rest of the nfl saw the same thing we all did last year, a fat lazy fuck who quit on his team. and no one else wanted to take a chance on that POS

so for me, yes, he's a borderline bust, and he's on the wrong side of the line right now

How do you know no one else wanted him? Do you have taped recordings of his agent's phone calls? Not everybody gets signed right away in free agency, although to listen to you rant the first couple days of free agency, one might think they do. But I digress. I get that Raji's play declined the past 2 years. The contract he signed reflects that. But he has contributed more than your over the top ranting would suggest.

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I credit Raji for 2 good years out of 5. (2010 and 2011) 2009, he held out of camp the first two weeks until his rookie contract was signed. Played some that year but didn't have much of an impact. 10 and 11 we're pretty good years and I agree with D.Y. that Raji's contributions were a big factor in our winning the SB after the 10 season. The part that continues to bother me is that after he showed the early promise and impact play making ability, he's completely disappeared the last 2 years and doesn't appear to be playing with any heart or urgency. Hard to say what the issue or issues are, (Desire, position, scheme, etc.) but 2 good years out of 5 just doesn't cut it and that's part of the reason why I probably would have let him walk. He hasn't been a complete bust by my definition, but for being the No. 9 pick who has the amount of talent he's obviously shown, he's simply not getting the job done.

I hope he wakes up and has a monster year so we can at least get a good return on our 1 yr./4M rental. In order for us to have a good D this year I think we need to find someone who can hold the point in the middle of the D line and cause a little disruption every now and then. I don't think he has to be a world beater, just someone who can at least play some minutes and has the ability to eventually become comparable to how Pickett was playing a few years ago. Hopefully T.T. finds someone who can be groomed and ready for 2015 when I think Raji will be gone regardless of how he plays this year.

[SMBASS]

Damn..."Double post."

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How do you know no one else wanted him? Do you have taped recordings of his agent's phone calls? Not everybody gets signed right away in free agency, although to listen to you rant the first couple days of free agency, one might think they do. But I digress. I get that Raji's play declined the past 2 years. The contract he signed reflects that. But he has contributed more than your over the top ranting would suggest.

over the top?

he has the potential to be out of the NFL in 2 years if he doesn't do a complete 180 with his career imo

the amount of effort he has given the last two years is just shocking when you actually watch what he does. a man his size should not get manhandled by a tackle or a TE. yet raji got pushed around by a single blocker on almost every play last year

he gave up,plain and simple, he phoned it in.

[packer4life]

I think the majority sentiment is that Raji is not a bust.

This is the year Sherrod proves he is not the bust.

[Bretsky]

This is is too obvious to miss. Every paper in Philly and NJ is trying to figure out why he's being shopped. If the report was anywhere, they would pick it up. And if they didn't, PFT would. Right now the most comprehensive version of events is from http://sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnfo...spx?id=4680529 who have decided that the Eagles have determined Desean has thrown up too many gang signs in pictures, suffered a robbery and is therefore approximately two attempted murders away from becoming Aaron Hernandez.

Did U listen to Chip Kelly's interview today ?