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Post by dj on Feb 28, 2009 22:12:43 GMT -5
Dawkins to Denver.
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Post by Ebener 12 on Mar 1, 2009 16:38:29 GMT -5
I couldn't believe my ears today when I heard some ESPN guy say that the Pats got bad value for Cassel. They got like the #34 pick and a ton of cap relief. That's not even a good deal for the Pats, it's a fucking awesome deal for them.
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Post by Scott on Mar 1, 2009 17:07:09 GMT -5
Housh to the Vikings is close to happening!!! Would be sick...get some more defenders out of the box for AP
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Mar 1, 2009 17:19:07 GMT -5
I couldn't believe my ears today when I heard some ESPN guy say that the Pats got bad value for Cassel. They got like the #34 pick and a ton of cap relief. That's not even a good deal for the Pats, it's a fucking awesome deal for them. That's less than what they expected to get for him. His 14 mill franchise tag and that the fact that he's still a potential UFA next year hurt his value a little.
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Post by easy on Mar 2, 2009 11:28:17 GMT -5
wow, I can't believe I'm hearing Cutler is on the trade block.
Apparently, Denver tried to trade for Cassel, Cutler found out and now wants out of Denver. He refuses to talk to the front office.
Teams in talks for Cutler are Detroit and Tampa Bay but Denver management denies this. I think Cutler is good, and he's still young so he still has plenty of time to mature. I think he'd be a great fit for the Tampa Bay Bucs "youth movement." I love that we finally decided to re-build instead of "re-tool" and be mediocre every season.
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Mar 2, 2009 11:31:05 GMT -5
denver specifically wanted cassel... cutler's not going anywhere this year.
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Post by Funky George! on Mar 2, 2009 11:33:32 GMT -5
yeah, he's off the block and is pissed off, but he can suck it up.
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Post by easy on Mar 2, 2009 11:43:39 GMT -5
if Cutler doesn't want to be there.. they're going to have no choice but to move him
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Post by easy on Mar 2, 2009 11:44:31 GMT -5
REPORT: CUTLER HAD ALREADY ASKED FOR A TRADE Posted by Mike Florio on March 2, 2009, 9:31 a.m. EST Among the many compelling nuggets in Peter King’s MMQB column is a disclosure that Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler had asked to be traded weeks before the team tried to comply with his request.
That’s right. Per King, Cutler requested to be dealt after quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates bolted for USC.
So the fact that Cutler is claiming outrage in the wake of the recent near-miss effort to give him what he wanted could be part of a broader plan to get out of Denver.
This way, he looks like the victim instead of the villain, and perhaps the media and the fans will put enough pressure on the team to force the front office to find a suitor.
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Post by cjmjones008 on Mar 2, 2009 11:45:05 GMT -5
I read yesterday that deal was
Cutler to TB
Cassell and pick to DEN
Pick to NE
the NE pick was a top 15 1st.... I forget what pick DEN was getting
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Post by easy on Mar 2, 2009 11:45:11 GMT -5
if what Peter King reports is true... Cutler could be dealt soon..
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Post by Funky George! on Mar 2, 2009 11:45:40 GMT -5
ehhhhhhhh, not really
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Post by Funky George! on Mar 2, 2009 11:46:30 GMT -5
that was to denver having no choice but to trade him
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Post by easy on Mar 2, 2009 11:48:25 GMT -5
that was to denver having no choice but to trade him I didn't neccessarily mean they had no choice... but if he asked to be traded pre-Cassel talks(which probably makes sense as to why Denver tried to trade for Cassel) then he's probably more close to being on the way out than staying in Denver.
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Post by cjmjones008 on Mar 2, 2009 11:48:26 GMT -5
Ted Thompson is finally starting to piss me off as Green Bay's GM. Canty's agent yesterday was asked about him going to GB and he said they were active but once things got serious they disappeared. His biggest FA signing ever was Charles Woodson (who was supposed to be almost washed up when he was signed). We had to give him a huge deal too.
Our front 7 is no where near being capable of being successful at running the 3-4. Hawk Barnett and Jenkins should excel. Kampman could be great at OLB since Capers is the guy who moved J.Taylor to OLB. Pickett at NT and either J.Jolly or J.Harrell at DE and Poppinga or Chillar at OLB will be a disaster though.
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Post by Funky George! on Mar 2, 2009 11:48:39 GMT -5
cutler's a prima donna but so was favre and at least this one is in his prime he's a great player and i wish the jets would make a play for him but they probably feel too thin on picks.
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Post by cjmjones008 on Mar 2, 2009 11:50:50 GMT -5
Denver wanted Cassell because McDaniels has been working with Cassell his entire career. He knows exactly what he is getting and how to run an offense with him. Cutler is gets too impatient and starts forcing things for the type of offense NE runs.
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Post by easy on Mar 2, 2009 11:57:26 GMT -5
Denver wanted Cassell because McDaniels has been working with Cassell his entire career. He knows exactly what he is getting and how to run an offense with him. Cutler is gets too impatient and starts forcing things for the type of offense NE runs. I know the relationship between the two, but Cutler is still very young by QB standards and has yet to reach his peak, in my honest opinion. I don't think it's plausible for Denver to try to trade for Cassell having Cutler already on the team because of one coaches' relationship with a player. Cassell probably won't ever have a good a season as he did in New England, I really doubt Cassell is this great QB. He looked damn solid but I think he's a one and done player. Cutler on the other hand needs to mature.. because that's his biggest flaw right now but like Haberman pointed out he has some Favre in him in more ways than one.
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Post by Scott on Mar 2, 2009 17:54:12 GMT -5
Housh to the Vikings is close to happening!!! Would be sick...get some more defenders out of the box for AP Guess I jumped the gun too early on this. Looks pretty likely that Housh is signing with Seattle. Sorta surprising to me after he spent Saturday night and all of Sunday with Minnesota. But the more I think about it, it looks like he was more after the money than anything else. He said in ESPN the Magazine's article about hometown discounts that he'd always take more money.
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Post by Spencer on Mar 2, 2009 18:39:23 GMT -5
Warner is in SF. The Niners would cut Alex Smith of they signed Warner, and Smith was set to make 9 mill. The Niners had 26 in cap with Smith on the roster. makes Warners asking price of 15 seem reasonable. Id be very surprised if he signed.
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Post by Derwin on Mar 2, 2009 19:00:16 GMT -5
Alex Smith. What a bust.
Colts resigned Saturday, so thats pretty sweet. The O-line would fall apart without a solid center.
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Post by Rocky on Mar 2, 2009 19:38:10 GMT -5
If Saturday had re-signed on a Saturday it would have been all too perfect.
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Post by Derwin on Mar 2, 2009 19:41:07 GMT -5
If Saturday had re-signed on a Saturday it would have been all too perfect. In fact, I think he did.
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Post by Derwin on Mar 2, 2009 19:42:35 GMT -5
If Saturday had re-signed on a Saturday it would have been all too perfect. In fact, I think he did. Damn, it was Friday.
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Post by AllStar0608 on Mar 2, 2009 20:41:55 GMT -5
lmao @ seattle.
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