Free Agent Rumor Mill
by Bruce Raffel on Mar 8, 2010 12:00 PM EST
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PrintWith the first few days of free agency and trading done with, the market is beginning to take shape and potential suitors are beginning to come out as the market for top players dwindles little by little. The Baltimore Ravens made perhaps one of the biggest splashes on the first weekend and certainly upgraded their passing attack with the acquisition of Anquan Boldin. The Detroit Lions got a few players and the Chicago Bears jumped all over defensive end Julius Peppers and running back Chester Taylor to improve their chances.
So who's still out there and where might they go? A lot of sites have rumor mills and despite their access and predictions, no one really knows until the ink is dry on the contracts. Therefore, rumor is....
The Cincinnati Bengals want to upgrade their receiving corps and by letting Laveranues Coles walk and have been linked to not only Terrell Owens but Brandon Marshall as well. Imagine a combination of Ochocinco and Ochouno? In the meantime, Coles may be returning to the Jets as they look to upgrade their receiving corps as well.
Seattle is also looking at Marshall, so to have two tough guys to cover move from the AFC to NFC (T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Brandon Marshall) is would be great news for the Ravens secondary.
The San Diego Chargers sent Antonio Crommartie to the Jets and then the Jets sent the expendable Kerry Rhodes to the Arizona Cardinals fill their void after the loss of Antrel Rolle..
Miami definitely upgraded their defense, which had been soft and expl;oited by tough running teams (Ravens) by signing free agent LB Karlos Dansby and now they are looking at adding hard-hitting safety Ryan Clark, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Willis McGahee's jaw will surely miss Clark's shoulder!
How strong is the appeal of the big payday? Look what former New Orleans Saints and Super Bowl Champion LB Scott Fujita just went from and to by signing with the Cleveland Browns. Heck, I would have taken a lot less to stay in New Orleans that go to pro football purgatory in Cleveland!
Finally, a rumor off the field is that the legal issues that Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Rothlisberger is dealing with now has him hiring the same lawyer that represented Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis in his murder trial a decade ago.
Check out even more rumors such as these and others at ProFootballTalk.com.
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Well I guess that goes to show us that Ben’s only worried about one thing…..getting off.
"I kill myself in small amounts"
by StuckInUtah on Mar 8, 2010 12:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Ok now that is funny
"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my a**!"
-Bobby Knight
by John Stephens on Mar 8, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Zachary Beard on Mar 8, 2010 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
im back
Hello children,
Not much to contribute here except that this ben thing doesn’t look good.
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
by jackmca on Mar 8, 2010 12:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sup bud. Hope you are enjoying the Boldin trade.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
yessir
now get Brandon LaFell in the 2nd and we’ll be beastronic.
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
We may be losing Clark
but we’re gaining a guy that crushed McGahee in college. I wonder if Willis remembers that, or has he blocked it from memory, like the Clark hit in the AFCCG…
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
He didn't block it out.
Clark just killed those brains cells that had that memory stored. So eat that shit…. wait, what?
Also, way to boast signing a player that Scouts, Inc has rated at a 53 (equates to a good backup…Clark is rated a 70, or a good starter). That is really going to boost that horrible secondary from last year. I realize Troy and Dick get the best out of players, but you can only do so much with scrubs.
Scrubs, huh?
Is that why Ryan Clark went undrafted?
I’m sure Scouts inc was accurate with their numbers on Joey Harrington, or Jamarcus Russel too, huh?
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
scouting draft eligible players is different retard
Everyone misses on draft picks now and then. How is Limas Sweed working out for you? Did you do the same as every other Steeler fan I know and talk about how he was going rape the division like Big Ben rapes women? Does it mean the Steelers can’t evaluate talent? No, because historically they do as good of a job as any in the league for drafting to fit their team philosophy.
These scouts, inc ratings are how they are doing in the league since they entered… perhaps you should blog less and read sports a little more.
For example
Ed Reed and Troy have a rating of 93… as elite players in the NFL…
Eric Berry has a rating of 97 for drafting purposes… does that mean they think he is better than them right now? No, it’s in reference to drafting… not how their NFL career is stacking up to everyone else.
Russel started out a 98 or so for entering the draft and now has a rating in the 60’s.. it changes fool.
Hmmm...
perhaps you should blog less and read sports a little more.
So terribly sorry I bothered you, O master of the internet. I guess I just have too much going on in my non-internet life to worry about reading sports.
But, I guess with ME being the retard, I think I’ll go live my non-internet life now.
Good day, sir.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Could you slit your wrists while taking a warm bath too?
It would do the world a favor. Never claimed to be master of anything… my wife will tell you that any day of the week. I’m not the one making pointless posts on another teams blog. I save that trolling for the season. And judging by your Family Guy reference in your signature, you have plenty of time doing nothing but jacking around on the internet and drinking beer in the middle of the day.
Peace homie, back to my job… where I just happen to be lucky enough to get paid to jack around on the internet in between clients.
perhaps you should blog less and read sports a little more.
I get this everyday…..
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Y? are you in college for Sports Journalism?
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
No, i just get under peoples skin with my comments and people tell me to stop blogging and read up on stuff more. Sometimes I agree.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I always claim laziness whenever I'm confronted with not knowing something
I could take the time to go look it up, but most of the time it’s just easier to ask someone else. LOL
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
And thats the American way.....right?
"I kill myself in small amounts"
by StuckInUtah on Mar 8, 2010 6:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I for one an completely stoke tht you guys signed Will Allen
It should turn out to be a great addition (cough*Boldin*cough) for your team.
"I kill myself in small amounts"
by StuckInUtah on Mar 8, 2010 2:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ike Taylor has Boldin bottled up
Allen only has to worry about Stallworth running circles around Gay
"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my a**!"
-Bobby Knight
by John Stephens on Mar 8, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Hey.
Will.I.Am Gay is a fantastic cornerback. He would start on any team in the Canadian Football League.
He will be fine in the Nickle
And hopefully Burnett, Lewis, or Williams (my pick) can replace him at #2.
"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my a**!"
-Bobby Knight
by John Stephens on Mar 8, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
I think it was Burnett
that stood out to me the most the handful of games I caught with fluid hips and a good feel for when to break on the ball… but I may have mixed him up. I just like to say Will. I. Am Gay cuz I feel clever.
lol
"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my a**!"
-Bobby Knight
by John Stephens on Mar 8, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
I’m curious what Scouts Inc had Clark rated before the Steelers picked him up? Probably not that high. Not too add any rating system for DBs is completely inaccurate.
"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my a**!"
-Bobby Knight
by John Stephens on Mar 8, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Boldin Press Conference Delayed
I’m sitting in the Press Room at the Ravens Training Facility waiting for Anquan to finish signing his extension so we can officially stert this new era of air suprenacy. I plan to try to ask him about the Steelers rivalry compared to what the Cards had w/ SF, Seattle & St. Louis! More to follow around dinnertime w/ photos. Stay tuned.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Mar 8, 2010 3:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Will Allen
Tomlin knows the guy, so likely he’ll be a fast study in our system. We are likely to lose Tyrone Carter so it’s just Mundy left from last year. Allen was good under Tomlin, so maybe Tomlin thinks they can get that back.
It’s not a big addition, but we don’t do those. I expect either a high draft pick or Mundy to be the starter at FS. Allen is a back-up.
I don't see the Steelers taking a high draft pick on a safety with other needs like the OL/DL.
Having Troy in the outfield is enough of a boost to have a random dude back there while you focus on a replacement for the aging stars on the DLine/upgrades to the OLine.
Still rather have Clark than either option (except maybe Mays, because he would serve the same purpose) because his loan job when Troy is in is to punish the player with the ball and he does a hell of a job at that task. He wasn’t the greatest at defending the pass, but how many SS’s are? I just feel that he fit the Steeler persona perfectly and should have been retained… especially in an uncapped year… especially by a team who has so much revenue.
Clark re-signs w/ Steelers
right after they sign Will Allen. Sort of strange, as to me the Allen signing was because they thought they were going to lose Clark to Miami, which would have been good for the Dolphins. Wonder what happened, not enough money, Sickle Cell concerns by the ’fins? Now Steelers safeties are pretty deep.
aka 'Rexx'
No not really
Clark and the Steelers both wanted each other (lol). Clark goes to Miami and makes sure to get quoted to leverage the Steelers. The Steelers have been in the FA business for much longer than Clark and are too wise, so they go out and leverage Clark by signing Will Allen. All and all we get Clark for a reasonable price…considering all the prices I’ve seen for DBs this off season.
"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my a**!"
-Bobby Knight
by John Stephens on Mar 9, 2010 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
Yes it was
I don’t think it had anything to do with his sickle cell anemia.
They offered him a contract, but he “left some money on the table” to come back to the Steelers.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Mar 10, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
Actually he was quoted
along w/ Antrel Rolle, that Miami low-balled both of them, leaving them unimpressed and signing or re-signing elsewhere.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Mar 10, 2010 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Link to quote?
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Mar 10, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
A point about Cleveland
They actually have a real football person running their team now and they do have some talent on their team as well as good offensive and defensive lines. A few years back, the Packers won their last 4 games to finish 8-8 the year after a 4-12 season. No one expected anything out of us after that and we went 13-3. I’m just saying did you really have the Bengals pegged to win the division this year???
No QB still in Cleveland
They have some talent, but won’t get an 8 win season until they find their QB of the future(maybe they’ll get him in the draft).
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