Red Mosquito

The deals are starting to come in:

I could still see the Bears in the running to sign him, but he just isn't worth franchise tag money right now.

Plus the Bears have a long history of developing WR talent.

spike wrote:Plus the Bears have a long history of developing WR talent.

I didn't realize how terrible the Alshon Jeffery contract was until I saw the other players at his pay grade.


He's a nice receiver, but what were they expecting him to do for that money?

Electromatic wrote:

spike wrote:Plus the Bears have a long history of developing WR talent.

I didn't realize how terrible the Alshon Jeffery contract was until I saw the other players at his pay grade.


He's a nice receiver, but what were they expecting him to do for that money?

not get suspended for 4 games for ped use

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

spike wrote:Plus the Bears have a long history of developing WR talent.

I didn't realize how terrible the Alshon Jeffery contract was until I saw the other players at his pay grade.


He's a nice receiver, but what were they expecting him to do for that money?

not get suspended for 4 games for ped use

Antonio Brown;AJ Green; Julio Jones; Dez Bryant...Alshon Jeffery...

If anything they should be more disappointed with the quality of drugs he took. He's never been in the same ballpark skill wise as those guys. PEDs we're almost necessary

Electromatic wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

spike wrote:Plus the Bears have a long history of developing WR talent.

I didn't realize how terrible the Alshon Jeffery contract was until I saw the other players at his pay grade.


He's a nice receiver, but what were they expecting him to do for that money?

not get suspended for 4 games for ped use

Antonio Brown;AJ Green; Julio Jones; Dez Bryant...Alshon Jeffery...

If anything they should be more disappointed with the quality of drugs he took. He's never been in the same ballpark skill wise as those guys. PEDs we're almost necessary

The Lions definitely dodged a bullet last year when they were heavily involved in recruiting him to Detroit. Thank God he got franchised. Marvin Jones gave them more production at a fraction of the cost.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

spike wrote:Plus the Bears have a long history of developing WR talent.

I didn't realize how terrible the Alshon Jeffery contract was until I saw the other players at his pay grade.


He's a nice receiver, but what were they expecting him to do for that money?

not get suspended for 4 games for ped use

Antonio Brown;AJ Green; Julio Jones; Dez Bryant...Alshon Jeffery...

If anything they should be more disappointed with the quality of drugs he took. He's never been in the same ballpark skill wise as those guys. PEDs we're almost necessary

The Lions definitely dodged a bullet last year when they were heavily involved in recruiting him to Detroit. Thank God he got franchised. Marvin Jones gave them more production at a fraction of the cost.

That was a really really nice acquisition. I guess Jeffery was franchised because they didn't trust him long term or they couldn't agree on a contract I get it, but letting him test free agency is definitely the right call.

I didn't think paying Sanu 7 million a year was all that great either last year though so, maybe I need to readjust my expectations too.

lol

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/colin-kaep ... 50230.html

Colin Kaepernick hired new agents, which was reported this week. The agents told teams Kaepernick would be opting out of his San Francisco 49ers contract to become a free agent, news that broke Wednesday. On Thursday, ESPN reported that Kaepernick would stand for the national anthem in 2017.

All of these things are related, of course.

Kaepernick will have a tough enough time finding the right fit in free agency, given his inconsistency on the field over the past few years. Kaepernick’s national-anthem protest of last season likely wouldn’t have been a positive for most NFL owners. So Kaepernick – who, again, has new agents – let everyone know that he won’t be kneeling during the anthem anymore, through Adam Schefter at ESPN.

Schefter reported that Kaepernick doesn’t want the “past method of protest to detract from the positive change that he believes has been created, per sources.” While that might be true, nobody could possibly believe it’s a coincidence that report came out out about 24 hours after it was announced Kaepernick would be a free agent.

Perhaps ending the protest will make Kaepernick’s free-agency tour a little less complicated, though if owners were upset with Kaepernick already, they’re not likely to forgive and forget just because he’ll stand for the anthem in 2017. However, the entire story might not matter if even one team views Kaepernick as a viable option at quarterback and wants to sign him.

Kaepernick’s national-anthem protest, which he did bring attention to social and racial injustice, could have been viewed as a possible distraction for a new team. Dropping the protest at least eliminates that issue.

Brandin Cooks to the Titans or Eagles could be interesting. I'm hoping the Titans finesse the shit out of their extra picks and wind up with him.

Orpheus wrote:Brandin Cooks to the Titans or Eagles could be interesting. I'm hoping the Titans finesse the shit out of their extra picks and wind up with him.

that would be a great pickup for the titans

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Orpheus wrote:Brandin Cooks to the Titans or Eagles could be interesting. I'm hoping the Titans finesse the shit out of their extra picks and wind up with him.

that would be a great pickup for the titans

It would be great for all parties, I think. I hope it happens.

I think Alshon is a better fit for TN

If I had to pick. Obviously, Cooks is an instant upgrade.

Oh yeah. Alshon would fit in very nicely there as well. In a vacuum, all things being equal, I'd go Alshon. But for some reason Cooks just makes more sense as the "guy more likely to."

I'm interested in how much a team is willing to pay Alshon. Considering his jekyl and Hyde career so far.

without alshon out i expect kevin white to hit 50 receptions this year

Kaius wrote:I'm interested in how much a team is willing to pay Alshon. Considering his jekyl and Hyde career so far.

Me too. Should be interesting to see how a lot of these high profile deals work out. Alshon, Charles, AP, Cooks, etc. Should be a really fun off-season. I'm also very interested to see where these QB's go: Cousins, Romo, Cutler. How many will stay put? Where do they end up if they move on?

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:without alshon out i expect kevin white to hit 50 receptions this year

Cam Meredith would like to see you in his office.