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Originally Posted by El Rey
Gotta agree with Dragon. I am naturally a pessimist but locking up Jimmy G now was just the right thing to do. I was weary of doing it too early but sometimes when you know, you just know and that's the feeling that Lynch and Shanahan had. These things are always going to be a gamble but it's the most important position in the league and we haven't had anyone truly great since Steve Young. When you find the one, you lock him down!
IF he does regress, which I don't think he does, but if he does I would only see him regress to mediocre level, not terrible, but even then mediocre can get you by with a solid defense and a running game and there will always be another team out there in a worse off position at the QB spot who would be willing to take him off your hands.
And look at where the market is going for QB contracts, even for the playoff unproven, no where but up. If they franchised him this year and assuming he performed well next season, which is likely, the price to lock him down next offseason is just going to go up. This was just the prudent move all things considered.
rickah - I assume you are talking about Reid. I read that ESPN article this morning and while I do like him, I respect but don't necessarily agree with his opinion. He himself stated earlier this year that he knew his kneeling could be an issue come FA but I think the reality is finally settling in for him. I do wish the Niners would re-sign him but I absolutely understand why they, or any team for that matter, would not. It's not necessarily just about politics but some teams just don't want the headache associated with it. It's not a matter of pipe down and fall in line, more like "come on man, can you just do that on your own time? we're trying to run a business and this is not the place for it". I find that much more likely then a whole league of owners colluding against him or Kaep. If either of them were absolute superstar players this wouldn't be an issue either because the owners would put up with it to an extent. I know the league gets a wrap as being an old white guys club but I doubt every single one of them hold lock step "conservative" political views. So annoying
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I was stating that about anyone. I’ve always stated that if these guys want to make a political statement, that’s great, just do it in the proper arena.
Should be interesting to see what Reid does. So far, the market has spoken.
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Originally Posted by Galactus
Why didn't the Cardinals go after Cousins?  |
Cousins was going to get paid either way, Minnesota has a lot more going for it than Arizona. Better defense, better WR/TE and better coaching staff. Both had a good RB coming off an injury so that might be a push. OL might be a push. Minnesota probably has a slightly better coaching staff. Not sure, but Minnesota might be a younger team, on average.
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Originally Posted by El Rey
Crabtree signing a 3 yr deal with BAL
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Why does this not surprise me. Grants deal was voided minutes after it was known Crabtree was going to be available.
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