I'm sure Los wants to sign for a contender, but from what I've gathered over the past 2 years, he is still going to pursue the biggest pay day, even if someone like the Lions egregiously overpay.
Man, you're being way too harsh on Dansby... you attacked him in a separate thread as well.
All I can say is I wish other players were as "greedy" as Dansby has been.
I am not at all suggesting he is worth what he is about to get paid, but IMO, unlike so many others - including Boldin and Dockett, he kept his mouth shut and let the situations play out. In the end, he was tagged twice and made a ton of money as a result, and now that he is one of only a few quality UFA's, he's about to have a truck-load of cash parked outside his house! Good for Karlos!
And no, he won't be going to Detroit... won't have to. The Fins, Skins or Giants will make him the right offer.
Man, you're being way too harsh on Dansby... you attacked him in a separate thread as well.
All I can say is I wish other players were as "greedy" as Dansby has been.
I am not at all suggesting he is worth what he is about to get paid, but IMO, unlike so many others - including Boldin and Dockett, he kept his mouth shut and let the situations play out. In the end, he was tagged twice and made a ton of money as a result, and now that he is one of only a few quality UFA's, he's about to have a truck-load of cash parked outside his house! Good for Karlos!
And no, he won't be going to Detroit... won't have to. The Fins, Skins or Giants will make him the right offer.
Any chance that Dansby gets wined and dined, but in the end the teams don't offer him anymore than we do? I mean, i'd be shocked if some team pays him more than 6m a year. Would we be willing to match that? Obviously the structure would have to met as well. Have the Cardinals just completely crossed him off the list. I just don't think he's going to hit the massive payday he thinks he is.
Why should he? You hit th problem right on the head. I remember last year before the SB they were interviewing Graves and he said something to the effect of signing guys who are willing to give hometown discounts. Why should a player take a discount to play with one team over another? Dansby and Graves both know what offers will be out there. I think if the Cards offer him a competitive deal he'll stay. Don't give me the , they had a deal last year, either, because ,according to KD that was not the case. The Cards could have easily leaked they were close to the media when it wasn't really the case. It wouldn't b the fist time something like that happened.. Not once have I heard him say he would take a pay cut to be with a contender or stay with the Cards.
I think Dansbys gone and the Cards should prepare accordingly.Bye Karlos and don1t let the door hit you in the ass.IMO he hasn`t justified his salary with his play.Way too inconsistent.
The funny part is that as good as Dansby is, he is replaceable because of the system that we play. What strikes me is that Dansby makes the majority of his big plays out of our nickel packages which free him up to use his athleticism. When he was inside in the 3-4 he very rarely made plays behind the line of scrimmage. If anything, because of the system we run, we are losing a fantastic nickel linebacker and an average 3-4 inside backer.
Potential suitors...Eagles, Redskins, Raiders, Rams, Falcons.
I'm not sure why Los should give the Cards a home-town discount, either. Two years ago they couldn't wait to bad-mouth him to the media and talk about how he's lazy and the Cards weren't sure they could depend on him for the long term. Now he's a two-year captain and the guy who calls the alignments on D and we're going to lose him over a little guaranteed money.
Dansby is replaceable, but it won't be easy. Sergio Kindle is a possibility, but I feel Brandon Graham would best be able to replace him that we have a chance at. Now if we could get Rolondo McClain...? Graham would be a monster for the Cards defense!!!6'2", 263, 4.75..you figure that Lott could get his strength and flexibility up and weight down to 255-257.OLB...
Graham and Kindle don't play Dansbys position so how are either a possibility to replace him?
Matt Jones is just as big and faster than Fitz. Skill-sets are different, Fitz catches footballs in traffic, whereas Jones snorts eight-balls in parking lots.Why couldn't Kindle play the WILB position? He's the same size as Dansby and just as fast.
People seem to think just about any over the hill NFL MLB and any of several other college LBs who have never played WILB in a 3-4 could do it easily so why not Kindle?
Why couldn't Kindle play the WILB position? He's the same size as Dansby and just as fast.
People seem to think just about any over the hill NFL MLB and any of several other college LBs who have never played WILB in a 3-4 could do it easily so why not Kindle?
Matt Jones is just as big and faster than Fitz. Skill-sets are different, Fitz catches footballs in traffic, whereas Jones snorts eight-balls in parking lots.
Kindle is a good rusher and will be taken early on account of that. Maybe he could play the WILB, but you wouldn't waste a pick that early in the draft with no proof IMO.