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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I see no reason to move Wilson to corner in his last year. If we sign him to an extension, then I would be fine with him having a potential role at corner.
Actually, I see it as the perfect time. .
I got this one.What misstep did he make with Samuel? Franchising him? Should he have let Samuel walk? Or is this one of those "BB should have signed Branch/Samuel/everyone else for whatever they demand" kind of things?
I got this one.
I think the mis-step is knowing that even before 2006, Samuel was a player BB wanted for his system for now and the foreseen future. It's true, he might be a "system" CB, but he fits the Pats scheme. They should have extended him last year IMO and probably he accepts $4.5 to $5 range. They knew the ball was going to drop after the 2006 season with him and they also knew they had CAP space. It's going to cost Mr. Kraft at least $2 million for this "mis-step" to keep this kid. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't we all hear last year that Assante was going to be one of the top available FA's in this years' market? ....i.e.The Mistep!
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If we got the Jets' 2nd for Gay and the Redskins' 1st in 2008 for Samuel, I let them go with our thanks and find the veterans on the waiver wire who were looking for work. Then draft a handful of Day One talent into the secondary, and ride those guys to another couple of SBs.
We're talking about a smooth running UDFA and a slightly undersized 4th rounder with good hands. But let's not forget how these players got so good: they were coached up over the years, and played in a scheme that maximizes what they can bring.
This is so similar to Branch and Givens that I'm stunned the rest of the NFL hasn't figured it out. Branch and Givens only became household names because of the team they played on, and their willingness to be a part of it. Swapping them for Caldwell and Gaffney, a 1st, a 6th and pot load of capspace is one of the great coups of the modern era.
It's happening again, and I know BB/SP are prepared to let it happen, and adapt their offseason plans to take best advantage. Two first day picks, plus the cap space is gold to these guys. Better than most any other team, BB/SP will cash it in, and come away stronger.
Samuel and Gay have already more than paid off the investment that the team has put into them, simply based on their play on the field. If we get top quality residual value out of them too....! End of story.
Scott, Hobbs, Wilson, Harrison, Sanders, Hawkins... we have plenty of warm bodies to field a team, and the rest of the offseason to fill out the depth chart. And I'm sure SP will find a David Patton or a Stephen Neal sweeping out a Burger King somewhere, who can play CB in the NFL.
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Belioli relish going to battle with a hungry bunch of guys to whom football matters including a handful of wide-eyed youngsters under the influence of a supurb coaching staff and a smattering of veterans with something to prove or a score to settle or a chip on their shoulder. That's the kind of mix that allows you to shock the world when they perform as a unit after you've moulded them into a team whose only goal is to win football games and championships, even while most of them don't get a sniff of the pre or post season accolades and hype reserved for the overpaid collectable talent that most often sits home watching them play in the post season.
That's the challenge that keeps these two here and motivated. Teambuilding. Not just the ability to sign mega checks for guys who tatoo themselves with the primary goal to GET PAID. Rather it's the ability to remain competitive and be in contention with a likeminded group of football players they carefully assemble who, if required to tatoo their football goals on their person, would by and large select JUST WIN. Those are the guys they will actually extend themselves for financially at all levels, though even then only within reason, because those guys don't tend to demand they overextend to the detrement of the team - because what matters most to them is having the opportunity to play for this staff and with these teamates and winning.
How would it be a misstep if BB didnt think he would get a #1, then did?
I think he handled the Branch situation very well. He offered Branch fair value, Branch declined, and he got fair value in a trade.
Its hard to play both sides of the fence on Samuel. If you say he had only one good year, and are one of those making the (IMO ridiculous) claim that he was a nickelback forced into a starting job (I guess we forced it 3 years) then how could you say BB not signing him to a long term deal prior to 2006 was a misstep?
You are very happy with the result but think it was mishandled. Presumbly you would be unhappy with the result if it were well-handled?Although I am very happy with the end result ... I don't agree that BB handled the Branch situation well.
Just when I thought I'd heard it all ....I'm thinking maybe he's just bored to the point where he needs to add a degree of difficulty to our Super Bowl wins.
Finally this long regional nightmare is at an end.Restricted free agent CB Randall Gay left New York without receiving an offer sheet.
The same is true for Bengals T Stacy Andrews. Both players would cost a second-round pick to sign, so we suspect the Jets are just getting a head start on free agency next season.
Source: Newsday