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I don't even want to respond to a post with grammar like this, but I will anyway.
No one said that.
You mean no one sed that.
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No one said that.
Well, what contract would we be offering, and how much room would we still have to make a plethora of other moves?
It's all so hypothetical at this point because we don't know who is coming and going on our own roster.
But I really doubt a team like Hou just lets him walk without any compensation.
You mean no one sed that.
This whole bulletin board is hypothetical, the bye week is getting us bored. It would be a big contract, with a cap hit of about $7-8 average over 6 years.
Williams had a $13.8 million salary in 2011. He'll get more will the much increased cap room in the new CBA.
Williams had a $13.8 million salary in 2011. He'll get more will the much increased cap room in the new CBA.
It will be big, a little lower that what Suggs got.
Terrell Suggs Contract, Salaries, and Transactions
Suggs averages about $9.7
Sure this means there is less for additional depth but guys like Tracy White, Koutouvides , Guyton are a dime a dozen and can be picked up for vet minimum at any time.
Wasn't that still his rookie deal though? The rookie deals from that period were extremely inflated.
Not only that but the guy does 'shrooms. Also has trouble with maintaining his size. One minute he is jacked out of his mind on steroid, craping out fire. The next he makes Woodhead look tall.You think Ocho brings off field issues? Try bringing in a guy married to a princess who has an propensity for getting captured.
Ugh, no thanks!
Not only that but the guy does 'shrooms. Also has trouble with maintaining his size. One minute he is jacked out of his mind on steroid, craping out fire. The next he makes Woodhead look tall.
You think Ocho brings off field issues? Try bringing in a guy married to a princess who has an propensity for getting captured.
Ugh, no thanks!
This is what I wrote about Williams in the draft forum free agents thread:
I'm with you a bit on that, but I can validate the money that Williams would command. There's a lot of players each year that command large money deals. Most of these players have a given position. Corner, defensive end, ect...but Williams is different to me. I could never validate spending quarterback money on a positional player. The thing about Williams, obviously, is his tremendous versatility, and truly rare versatility at that. We're talking about a guy who can play every three-point alignment other than the 0 technique at an extremely high level. On top of that, we're talking about a guy with the athleticism to stand up and play linebacker at 285 pounds. Even Julius Peppers doesn't have that kind of versatility. Quarterback money...there was a reason I used that term. I view that kind of versatility as the quarterback of the defense. On offense, all plays run through the quarterback, and with a good one you can do almost anything in the passing game. With a player like Williams you can do the same defensively. You can move him around as matchup dictates, better position your other plays, and (here's the real kicker) DICTATE where you want the offense to align their blocking. That is HUGE.
That's not all, though. Yes, Williams is a tremendous athlete with once in a generation versatility, but most freak athletes fall off dramatically when they lose their burst to old man time. Therein lies the beauty and risk mitigation of Williams' body type! When he loses his speed, he can easily put on an additional twenty pounds and become a fulltime 34 end- and play that at a high level for another 3-5 years! There isn't anyone in the league who presents that kind of package. It's probably a pipe dream, but they've got the cap, and they would go from a lower-mid tier defense to an elite one instantly. I would do anything that wasn't completely psychotic to wrestle him away from Houston.
To quote Jay:
We "would go from a lower-mid tier defense to an elite one instantly."
It's not just about adding ONE player. The Pats need to sign some other SOLID defensive contributors to take the defense to the next level. Safety play still a questionmark. Kyle Arrington is our best CB. Who is stepping up to be #2? Can Andre Carter come back healthy after his terrible injury. Still lots of questionmarks on D. Mario can only do so much by himself.
Well, of course.
Nobody's saying it is about adding just one player.
But Super Mario is the kind of Talent who's Ripple Effect could transform an entire Defense.
All the better if we add several other impact players through the Draft, as I've been advocating.
HaynesWorth and Thomas, when we got them, were hardly in his league.
I will certainly agree, though, that that is by no means a given.