Cardinals | Team wants to talk with Alexander

[imaCafan]

Cardinals | Team wants to talk with Alexander
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:53:40 -0800

Adam Schefter, of the NFL Network, reports the Arizona Cardinals want to talk to RB Shaun Alexander when free agency opens, if he does not re-sign with the Seattle Seahawks. An earlier report said the Cardinals would not pursue Alexander.

 

[Redrage]

I'd love it if the Red Bireds proved the liks of Somers wron and purseued a quality FA running back.

 

[seesred]

Everybody has got an opinion. It goes from we wont talk to the high priced guys to I hear that a little bird told me etc, etc; March 3rd 7 days from now. Let us see what Seattle does and then let us see if we are trully interested.

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[O]

Give me Edge first, Lewis second.
Alexander can pizz off as far as I am concerned.

 

[az jam]

Sorry but I don't buy this story. Can't see the Cards going after Alexander. Word is that he wants a $60 million contract which includes a $20 million signing bonus.

 

[Duckjake]

Sorry but I don't buy this story. Can't see the Cards going after Alexander. Word is that he wants a $60 million contract which includes a $20 million signing bonus.

What does he think he is a Second Baseman?

 

[joeshmo]

I am so confused.

 

[Red Air Force]

Either way it just drove up the price Seattle will have to pay for him. It made no sense for us to flat out say we won't talk to him.

That just gave seattle more leverage to say "see...you don't have many options. Carolina tagged Foster, and Arizona doesn't even want to talk to you. Might as well re-sign with us."

This way there's at least a better chance that he makes it to FA, and even if we really don't want to sign him, hopefully someone else does and takes him out of our division.

 

[AntSports Steve]

I agree, drive up his price. Even if you don't want him, the Cards should appear to be interested. I still think they should offer him a large backloaded contract with low bonus. So low a bonus that he won't really even consider the contract, but a very high dollar contract so his agent can use those numbers for leverage when working out a real contract.

Now, if the Cards really want Alexander, then a different stragety would be needed. Possibly something like ignore him completely and then just at the end of negiotions jump in and offfer a contract just higher than any he's gotten so far.

 

[football karma]

I prefer Edge to Alexander

Alexander strikes me as a very talented "me first" kind of player

Edge had plenty of opportunity to complain about not getting the ball enough, or being the third option in the offense, but more or less kept his mouth shut and went out and produced.

 

[Shane]

This whole story is completely bogus. If someone from the organization released this info it could be considered tampering if Im not mistaken.

 

[joeshmo]

This whole story is completely bogus. If someone from the organization released this info it could be considered tampering if Im not mistaken.

No it wouldnt be tampering. Only if it is a direct quote from a front office employee. The media can say a little birdy told me so, though. It is a very large loop hole that teams take advantage of when leaking stories of this nature to the media.

Also if a front office guy is quote straight from his mouth the team that still holds the contract of siad player until his contract ends March 2nd then it is up to that team to press charges, not the NFLPA. For example Tice in a press confrence talked about he had already talked to Minny players about coming to his new team, Minny decided not to press charges so the NFLPA didnt do anything about it.

 

[Shane]

No it wouldnt be tampering. Only if it is a direct quote from a front office employee. The media can say a little birdy told me so, though. It is a very large loop hole that teams take advantage of when leaking stories of this nature to the media.

Also if a front office guy is quote straight from his mouth the team that still holds the contract of siad player until his contract ends March 2nd then it is up to that team to press charges, not the NFLPA. For example Tice in a press confrence talked about he had already talked to Minny players about coming to his new team, Minny decided not to press charges so the NFLPA didnt do anything about it.

Ok gotcha. Thx.