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kerouac9 said:but that none of them have been the Bucs.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/colum...john&id=1994672
kerouac9 said:but that none of them have been the Bucs.
clif said:
kerouac9 said:I saw that, too, on another thread. But it doesn't really say anything other than that Shelton dropped by. Notice that it didn't say that he was "invited" to the facility.
This seems like a lot of agent spinning right now...
I am glad to see Shelton visit there. If we have to lose him lets get our Running back for him.clif said:
Russ Smith said:My question is this, are we a better team with Big at LT and LJ playing for someone else than we would be with LJ at LT and Big at LG?
I suspect not but I think the opinion of the OL varies widely on this board. There are people who are insisting Big is a top 5 LT already. I thought he played better than I expected but I saw something the other day (and if I can find the link again I'll post it) that says Big was charged with 7.5 sacks allowed this year and there were something like 15 LTs who allowed less sacks. big's strength is of course run blocking and I fully agree having him there improved our ability to run left, but I know LJ never allowed that many sacks in a season.
Anybody know a link for sacks allowed stats, I can't for the life of me find that link and I'd love to confirm that number as right or wrong.
AntSports Steve said:LJ's cap number is $4M per year. That's $3M base and $1M of bonus. To me, even playing RT, that's still not expensive. The cap keeps going up each year and will go up even more than normal either in 06 or 07. LJ is just not that expensive. How much would a RT cost to replace him in Free Agency? A good one would want at least $5M per year. If we trade him, the other teams only have to pay the base of $3M per year so he's actually a cheap RT.
Let him look around. If no teams knocks our socks off, keep him. He can play RT and be the backup at LT. The OL, such as it is, needs to add players, not subtract. The Cards barely made it thru last season as it was.
Keep LJ, bring in a quality RG and our OL is good enough.[/QUOTE
:thumbup I agree we don't want to go into another year with AC as the starter.
JeffGollin said:Talk is cheap (particularly when it comes from an agent). When I see it, I'll believe it.
That said - are there any decent players TB wants to trade in lieu of a 2nd round or whatever pick?
AntSports Steve said:LJ's cap number is $4M per year. That's $3M base and $1M of bonus. To me, even playing RT, that's still not expensive. The cap keeps going up each year and will go up even more than normal either in 06 or 07. LJ is just not that expensive. How much would a RT cost to replace him in Free Agency? A good one would want at least $5M per year. If we trade him, the other teams only have to pay the base of $3M per year so he's actually a cheap RT.
Let him look around. If no teams knocks our socks off, keep him. He can play RT and be the backup at LT. The OL, such as it is, needs to add players, not subtract. The Cards barely made it thru last season as it was.
Keep LJ, bring in a quality RG and our OL is good enough.
BACH said:The problem is that LJ is only really good at LT. He a finesse player and not physical enough to play RT in Green's system. He's decent at RT, but not as good as he was at LT. But he not going to play LT again. Green's decision to move Big to LT made sense, because that's the only position that justifies Big's salary. The development of Wells hurts Shelton as well, because suddenly we have one more player capable of handling the LT positon. That leaves us with three player capable of starting at LT and Shelton is the logical odd man out.
Basicly, Shelton got caught between Cap strategy, Wells development, Green's doghouse and the huge need for LTs in the league.
daytripper said:As we're looking for an RB, doesnt Tampa have a tough inside inside runner?
I believe his name is Pittman!!
Hasta Luego
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daytripper said:As we're looking for an RB, doesnt Tampa have a tough inside inside runner?
I believe his name is Pittman!!
daytripper said:For what its worth my previous comment was just a droll attempt at humor. But as Chicago is also interested perhaps the former first rounder T Jones would be available.
Later
Red Air Force said:If by "great inside runner" you mean the o-line's butt cracks, then sure why not
clif said:but john you are missing the fact that this is SHELTON who is seeking a trade. There is no guarantee that the cards would even do it, or any indication that they really want to.