Big coming or going?

[CardinalChris]

He's gone unless we franchise him and pay him LT money.

 

[kerouac9]

If Graves lets the best player in free agency leave for nothing (WLBs are the WRs of defense), it should be the last mistake he makes as VP of Football Operations for the Arizona Cardinals. What a ridiculously stupid decision that would be.

 

[Cardiac]

From the East Valley Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=81436

"Normally, tackle Leonard “Big” Davis lingers in the locker room after practice, taking his time like most of the offensive linemen before he showers and leaves.

Friday, Davis — who will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason — was the first player off the practice field and one of the first in and out of the shower. His locker had already been cleaned out.

Was it a signal Davis is done in Arizona?

“We’ll see,” Davis said.

Davis doesn’t become a free agent until early March. The Cards can try to extend his contract before then, or use the franchise tag, although both cases seem unlikely as of now. "

Sometime the obvious escapes the reporter. BIG's Dad is very ill and he wants to get home ASAP. Rather simple isn't it.

 

[ajcardfan]

Sometime the obvious escapes the reporter. BIG's Dad is very ill and he wants to get home ASAP. Rather simple isn't it.

That's my thought on it too. Also, everything will change when the new coach is hired. In light of that, all this speculation about there being no interest in Davis returning is kind of silly.

 

[BigDavis75]

Sometime the obvious escapes the reporter. BIG's Dad is very ill and he wants to get home ASAP. Rather simple isn't it.

Good point.

 

[slanidrac16]

Larry Allen made OT money for years and was switched to guard. Addition by subtraction is stupid.
I just can't see many DT's pushing Big around. Big may have not played up to some peoples expectations , but he is at least a solid player and can not be cosidered a weak link by any stetch of the imagination.
Letting him walk with plans of replacing him with a rookie, and I don't care WHO you draft , would be a huge mistake.

Our offense , right now, is good enough to be a winner with the potential of being VERY good.
Duckjake has stated it more than once , it is time to focus on defense. We need to fill our biggest voids thru free agency and then draft the best players available. We could make huge strides with Adalius Thomas or Lance Briggs, along with a CB and let the draft fall as it may.
If Cam Cameron comes here , he may want to bring one of his O-lineman who is a free agent next year. His name escapes me right now.

Either way, it's just not wise to let players like Davis walk away for nothing in rerurn.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I take no offence at being called a "lier", as I couldn't find it the dictionary you suggested I consult. As for my earlier point, I admit to being somewhat confused; you jump so often from assertions that connote facts, to covering it later with IMO, that one gets lost. I'll refrain in future from attempting to understand your permutable musings. As you alluded; it's nothing more than banter over the rather mindless game of football.

Good! Now that is a perfect word. Musings....you can definately say I am musing.

That is most agreeable. Cheers over a Lablatt Blue.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Good! Now that is a perfect word. Musings....you can definately say I am musing.

That is most agreeable. Cheers over a Lablatt Blue.

Cheers... but make mine a Molson X...

(Labatt is a Toronto beer... Molson is more associated with Montreal)

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

You never even heard Shawn Merriman's mentioned when he was lined up against Davis yesterday. That's all the front office needs to know when deciding whether to bring him back.

 

[football karma]

You never even heard Shawn Merriman's mentioned when he was lined up against Davis yesterday. That's all the front office needs to know when deciding whether to bring him back.

Frankly the whole o-line did an excellent job yesterday--

one sack (and that was on a funky pull the guard to block Merriman-- who jumped right over Latui's cut) and 4.5 yards a carry against statistically a pretty good defense

 

[BigDavis75]

You never even heard Shawn Merriman's mentioned when he was lined up against Davis yesterday. That's all the front office needs to know when deciding whether to bring him back.

They also shut down Phillips, who is one hell of a player.

 

[kerouac9]

Frankly the whole o-line did an excellent job yesterday--

one sack (and that was on a funky pull the guard to block Merriman-- who jumped right over Latui's cut) and 4.5 yards a carry against statistically a pretty good defense

It seemed to me that it was Wells who was supposed to cut block Merriman, and Lutui pulled around on the double team, but Shawne was already too wide. The camera angle was high, but it sure seemed like there was an OL (a RT) who was laying on the ground before Lutui turned to try and keep Warner alive for another quarter-second.

Big did a great job, and I think that Milford Brown did an even better job blocking Igor Olshansky, who is a really tough draw. Actually, I don't know if the Chargers were playing Jamal Williams at the nose or not, but if they were, the entire interior line did a supurb job.

 

[football karma]

It seemed to me that it was Wells who was supposed to cut block Merriman, and Lutui pulled around on the double team, but Shawne was already too wide. The camera angle was high, but it sure seemed like there was an OL (a RT) who was laying on the ground before Lutui turned to try and keep Warner alive for another quarter-second.

Big did a great job, and I think that Milford Brown did an even better job blocking Igor Olshansky, who is a really tough draw. Actually, I don't know if the Chargers were playing Jamal Williams at the nose or not, but if they were, the entire interior line did a supurb job.

I think the play was a play action waggle --

Wells blocked down like he was run blocking and Latui pulled out

He was there in time, but Merriman is so athletic he saw the cut block coming and jumped over it.

sometimes stuff happens.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

The Cards need to do away with the cut block.

 

[MrY]

I can see the first meeting with the new coach and Bidwill/Graves telling him--'We will not be franchising LD, Oliver Ross is your new starting Left Tackle'