Dockett to sign by end of week

[BW52]

Let him go.Cards could use his money to sign Dan Williams.

 

[ARZCardinals]

As a Cards fan...this garbage by DD going to SF and now saying "I'll either sign with the Cards, 49ers, Seattle or Rams" erks me. Obviously no one outside the division showed ANY interest in you. It's clear that the 9ers didn't offer you much more than a bare min contract.
Bet the house he's coming running home...but his press conference will be "We had a ton of offers, but I love AZ."

Reality is the Cards are overpaying for him.

I remember what you said about Dansby chasing the $...DD is the pot calling the Kettle black. NO RESPECT

 

[BurqueCardFan]

As a Cards fan...this garbage by DD going to SF and now saying "I'll either sign with the Cards, 49ers, Seattle or Rams" erks me. Obviously no one outside the division showed ANY interest in you. It's clear that the 9ers didn't offer you much more than a bare min contract.
Bet the house he's coming running home...but his press conference will be "We had a ton of offers, but I love AZ."

Reality is the Cards are overpaying for him.

I remember what you said about Dansby chasing the $...DD is the pot calling the Kettle black. NO RESPECT

I agree. It seems like sour grapes to go to all our in division rivals. This needs to be posted to his twitter and see how he responds

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

As a Cards fan...this garbage by DD going to SF and now saying "I'll either sign with the Cards, 49ers, Seattle or Rams" erks me. Obviously no one outside the division showed ANY interest in you. It's clear that the 9ers didn't offer you much more than a bare min contract.
Bet the house he's coming running home...but his press conference will be "We had a ton of offers, but I love AZ."

Reality is the Cards are overpaying for him.

I remember what you said about Dansby chasing the $...DD is the pot calling the Kettle black. NO RESPECT

This has Rosenhaus written all over it.

 

[splitsecond]

You would think Rosehaus could come up with a better strategy than this.

 

[HeavyB3]

I remember what you said about Dansby chasing the $...DD is the pot calling the Kettle black. NO RESPECT

And why shouldn't he? This is probably his last hoorah to make this kind of money in his lifetime. Might as well milk it while you can.

 

[Garthshort]

If Bowles wants him, the Jets have a ton of CAP space.

 

[juza76]

And why shouldn't he? This is probably his last hoorah to make this kind of money in his lifetime. Might as well milk it while you can.

dansby was a free agent ,DD has been always heart ans soul of the team,cheering his teamates from the sideline few weeks after his injury,when others leaders prefered being home,probably he felt betrayed,i dont think is right to compare the 2 situations

 

[TJ]

You would think Rosehaus could come up with a better strategy than this.

What else can he do? Dockett isn't exactly a hot commodity. Marketing a 34-year-old with a bum knee isn't easy. He's trying to get teams in a bidding war. That's what I would do.

I think from purely a value standpoint, he's worth more here than anywhere else

 

[DemsMyBoys]

This has Rosenhaus written all over it.

I agree.

 

[Chopper0080]

If someone wants to pay him more than we are offering him, let them. It worked out ok with Dansby last year. It will work out with Dockett this year if someone pays more. Neither of those guys are changing the league at this point in their careers. Offer a decent contract, and if someone else wants to pay them a stupid amount of money be ok with it.

 

[ARZCardinals]

And why shouldn't he? This is probably his last hoorah to make this kind of money in his lifetime. Might as well milk it while you can.

Quote from the incident
Darnell Dockett, who last week accused Dansby of chasing “the money” rather than “chasing a ring.”

That's EXACTLY what DD is doing...looking for more $$$

unlike Dansby He ISN'T going to get it. LOL
Not one team outside of SF even called him in for a visit. He got flat out rejected by 30 other teams...and bet the house SF isn't offering him anywhere near 2.5 for one year with a possibility of 4. My bet is they offered him 1 mill with an ability to make 1.5 for one year. You don't pay a 34 year old DE coming off ACL anything more than 1 mill on a prove you are healthy AND can produce deal.

I have no prob with any player chasing the $, but don't go calling Dansby out for chasing the money then when your turn comes to bat...you did exactly what you criticized him for doing.

understand now!!?!

IMO DD is washed up. As a season ticket holder I've focused on him...when he was playing...and saw a player who is a shell of his former self. He has NO push on today's guards and often can't even hold his ground on the run game. Father time has won...love the guy and the heart he showed, but he is no longer a viable player. I'd love to see him prove me wrong, but I'd be willing to put $100 on DD having less than 45 tackles and 4 sacks

 

[BigRedRage]

Quote from the incident
Darnell Dockett, who last week accused Dansby of chasing “the money” rather than “chasing a ring.”

That's EXACTLY what DD is doing...looking for more $$$

unlike Dansby He ISN'T going to get it. LOL
Not one team outside of SF even called him in for a visit.

I have no prob with any player chasing the $, but don't go calling Dansby out for chasing the money then when your turn comes to bat...you did exactly what you criticized him for doing.

understand now!!?!

Well, SF has been a playoff team for years. Dansby when to the lowly browns.

Different animal.

If you work somewhere for ten years and someone offers you double the money to go elsewhere you aren't leaving? I am. Get over it.

You just want a reason to badmouth him. Its obvious.

 

[BigRedRage]

Not one team outside of SF even called him in for a visit. He got flat out rejected by 30 other teams..

link?

 

[Shane]

This has Rosenhaus written all over it.

Complete bunk

 

[Shane]

Well, SF has been a playoff team for years. Dansby when to the lowly browns.

Different animal.

If you work somewhere for ten years and someone offers you double the money to go elsewhere you aren't leaving? I am. Get over it.

You just want a reason to badmouth him. Its obvious.

Per Urbanour $$$ offer to Dansby was almost identical to what he got from Browns... Just sayin

 

[GatorAZ]

Agents don't make decisions for players. Darnell Dockett is a grown ass man.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Per Urbanour $$$ offer to Dansby was almost identical to what he got from Browns... Just sayin

guaranteed money was reportedly double for the Browns.

 

[MoeIsBetter]

guaranteed money was reportedly double for the Browns.

And that's all that matters in today's NFL. He'd have been crazy to not take that money.

 

[kerouac9]

Less than a million apart, wow. I have to give Keim credit for sticking to his numbers. He's been right more than wrong when it comes to free agency.

I don't know if that's true. Has Lorenzo Alexander been a home run? The RB from the Steelers? Ted Ginn didn't do much.

I think that Keim has done a good job of hitting home runs (Veldheer) and identifying/recruiting clear values later in the period (Dansby, Abraham, Foote, Kelly), but I dunno from a volume perspective if he's hitting better than .500.

If someone wants to pay him more than we are offering him, let them. It worked out ok with Dansby last year. It will work out with Dockett this year if someone pays more. Neither of those guys are changing the league at this point in their careers. Offer a decent contract, and if someone else wants to pay them a stupid amount of money be ok with it.

Absolutely. The sour grapes and lack of respect that fans are showing Dockett because THE ARIZONA CARDINALS CUT HIM is disgusting.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I don't know if that's true. Has Lorenzo Alexander been a home run? The RB from the Steelers? Ted Ginn didn't do much.

I think that Keim has done a good job of hitting home runs (Veldheer) and identifying/recruiting clear values later in the period (Dansby, Abraham, Foote, Kelly), but I dunno from a volume perspective if he's hitting better than .500.

I remember hearing a comment recently on one of the local radio shows - something to the effect that no other GM has made as many roster as Keim has over the past 2 seasons.
I guess it might be interesting to score each move... however, I wonder if any other GM over this period is hitting better than .500? My gut says no, and that Keim would rank at the very top in terms of success %.

 

[kerouac9]

I remember hearing a comment recently on one of the local radio shows - something to the effect that no other GM has made as many roster as Keim has over the past 2 seasons.
I guess it might be interesting to score each move... however, I wonder if any other GM over this period is hitting better than .500? My gut says no, and that Keim would rank at the very top in terms of success %.

I think that expecting a GM to even bat .500 is wildly over-optimistic. It's not a fault of Keim's--I'm not posting much because it feels like information asymmetry has finally arrived at Hardy Drive.

I don't really understand how you gauge success percentage, but I'd wager that teams like Seattle, New England, and Green Bay are probably higher to the top. I think it's safe to say that Keim is a good GM--there's no need to overstate the case.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I think that expecting a GM to even bat .500 is wildly over-optimistic. It's not a fault of Keim's--I'm not posting much because it feels like information asymmetry has finally arrived at Hardy Drive.

I don't really understand how you gauge success percentage, but I'd wager that teams like Seattle, New England, and Green Bay are probably higher to the top. I think it's safe to say that Keim is a good GM--there's no need to overstate the case.

Oh, I agree... I haven't been one to proclaim him as some sort of mystical witch-doctor. And, I also don't know how you would actually gauge "success", other than looking at the wins & losses of a team. And if that is deemed a solid bit of criteria, I would say Keim is off to a tremendous start with 21 wins over the past 2 seasons.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I don't know if that's true. Has Lorenzo Alexander been a home run? The RB from the Steelers? Ted Ginn didn't do much.

I think that Keim has done a good job of hitting home runs (Veldheer) and identifying/recruiting clear values later in the period (Dansby, Abraham, Foote, Kelly), but I dunno from a volume perspective if he's hitting better than .500.



Absolutely. The sour grapes and lack of respect that fans are showing Dockett because THE ARIZONA CARDINALS CUT HIM is disgusting.

2013 signings:
Stanton-hit
Cason-contributor
Mendenhall- starter
Brinkley-miss
Alexander-miss
Powers-hit
Bell-contributor
Shaughnessy-hit
Rucker-hit
Dansby- big hit
Abraham- big hit

There's 9 of 11 that came in and played well, or at least were positive in their production. Yeremiah Bell started but wasn't great. Still, he did what he was supposed to do and that's what FA is about. He wasn't wasted money like some of the guys in the past.

2014
Carlson- Some would say miss, I lean toward hit since he started.
Veldheer- big hit
Dwyer- miss
Larsen- starter, hit
Ginn- miss
Cromartie- big hit

4 of 6 hits.

That's 13 of 17 that have been either very productive or solid contributors. That's a pretty nice record in my book. Really the only complete whiffs were Dwyer, which was self-induced, Brinkley, and Ginn.

 

[Darkside]

dansby was a free agent ,DD has been always heart ans soul of the team,cheering his teamates from the sideline few weeks after his injury,when others leaders prefered being home,probably he felt betrayed,i dont think is right to compare the 2 situations

And I don't think it's right that he says his only options are our division rivals. Look, I love the dude, I've written tons of posts comparing him to other tackles, and I understand FA, we all do, but those are his only options?

I always respected his loyalty and play, and his berating of Haynesworth was great, but this for me just lowers my respect for him.