It might be; they already had some decent tight ends, though, so I'm not sure it'd be as big a deal as, say, Crumpler to Carolina.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
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It might be; they already had some decent tight ends, though, so I'm not sure it'd be as big a deal as, say, Crumpler to Carolina.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
I think it sucks, especially after his agent stated he was signing here.:( Oh well, good draft for TE's this year.
Farve retires.
I'm surprised that I care honestly. But it feels like the end of an era.
Moss staying with the pats probably has something to do with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by spamjedi
thats what people were saying here. Makes you wonder.
I doubt it; I think he's just done. Moss wouldn't have made them a Super Bowl team, I don't think.
Really, even thought they were one game away last year?Quote:
Originally Posted by Abarine
They never really had a weakness at receiver this season, though; sure, Moss might've helped, but I don't think he'd have gotten them over the hump. Defense lost them the game against the Giants (defense and a terrible pick by Favre); unless Moss would've replaced Al Harris in that game, I don't see him making an impact there.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabidmoose171
I don't think Moss would've made the difference in last year's results. I doubt Favre would retire because of another player.
hmkay, apparently Seattle has signed Julius Jones. We now have:
Shaun Alexander, but could be cut very soon:eek:
Julius Jones
TJ Duckett
Maurice Morris
Leonard Weaver
David Kirtman (FB)
all on the squad at RB.:confused:
Hey Rabid, I don't know Julius well but can you say something to assuage my confusion? I know Barber is better but what do you think of the guy?
This draft looks to have plenty of good rb's, and even if Alexander is cut I'm not sure why we brought him aboard.
Jones is a decent rb who can give you 1,000 yards. Nothing special, he's better than morris and duckett, and alexander as of late.
To be fair, its been one injury after another for Alexander, for two seasons now. I don't think he's played even one game where he wasn't hurt. This goes back to his Madden cover appearance, of course.;)Quote:
Nothing special, he's better than morris and duckett, and alexander as of late.
It will be nice if Jones can contribute, but what I was really hoping for was a trade-up to take Jonathan Stewart. So much for that fantasy, I guess.
Since they have a legit starter in jones they can give him most of the carries, and give alexander a light load so that he can heal if he's not fully ready to go by the time the season starts. Otherwise they have a good backup if alexander goes down.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
Madden Curse... duhQuote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
All I can say is that I am glad he is gone, I loved it when Barber would be in the game because of the electric things he can do. Jones doesn't have that, he has seemed boring on his runs, rarely breaking a big one, and blaming his lack of success on "coach cramping my style".Quote:
Hey Rabid, I don't know Julius well but can you say something to assuage my confusion? I know Barber is better but what do you think of the guy?
Julius Jones is being brought in to replace Alexander, not as an insurance policy. In 2008, Jones is getting $5.5 million in guaranteed cash, and they just signed T.J. Duckett to a $4 million guaranteed deal; Alexander's due to make $4.475 million this year. All things considered, the writing's on the wall for Alexander at this point; you don't pay two guys that much money to maintain the status quo at the position.Quote:
Originally Posted by PriMaTe
The interesting thing about Seattle's backfield is that they'll have three of the better "other guys" in the NFL; Jones, Duckett, and Morris all played second fiddle pretty well for awhile. It's gonna be running back by committee up there, with Jones getting starts and other guys being rotated in depending on their individual strengths and weaknesses.