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didn't Cards sign Edge the first or second day for PFT could make up suitors for him?
hmmm... i don't believe that was the case, but could be wrong.
didn't Cards sign Edge the first or second day for PFT could make up suitors for him?
If Fitz does leave it will suck sure. But will hardly be the end of the world or set the franchise in the dark ages like many hear claim.
Plain and simply put he is just a WR. If and it's a big if Kolb becomes who we all hope he will be. The face of the franchise will not be Fitz and that is a good
thing. The fact that a WR is our current face is nit a good thing no matter how good a guy Fitz is.
If Fitz does leave it will suck sure. But will hardly be the end of the world or set the franchise in the dark ages like many hear claim.
Plain and simply put he is just a WR. If and it's a big if Kolb becomes who we all hope he will be. The face of the franchise will not be Fitz and that is a good
thing. The fact that a WR is our current face is nit a good thing no matter how good a guy Fitz is.
Are we still on topic, or is Chris_Sanders going to trash posts?
There are wide receivers... and then there are WIDE RECEIVERS!
(And I can't see why this franchise can't have two faces, so to speak)
San Franciso arguably had two. Montana / Rice and then Young / Rice)
I thought Fitz was leaving because we didn't sign a backup NT or an OLB who has 21 sacks in 7 years.and Shane, if Fitz leaves, it's most likely because Kolb either isn't good... or he's dead because the O-line got him killed. either way, they're screwed.
I thought Fitz was leaving because we didn't sign a backup NT or an OLB who has 21 sacks in 7 years.
Question: Cards are supposed to sing core players right? Is there something to be said for them trying to develop the youngsters at OLB and WR so there is young core for them to keep? T I have nothing positive to say about the T's.he'll be leaving for a lot of reasons Mulli.
why do people keep bringing up the backup NT? who ever complained about that? or this OLB you bring up? you quoted me in your response so I assume your projecting those players on to me, but i've been pretty consistent that this team whiffed at WR, T and CB. and i do think there were OLB that were better than Porter's rotting corpse.
oh, and Edge signed with us 11 days after FA started. and after looking for a while (got some time on my hands with my script awaiting approval) I can't find a single report showing him even visiting ONE team other than us during that time period.
http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb...-edgerrin-jame-visit-will-continue-69530.html
Wisdom.You know all about the old adage: Don't get too high or too low?
I think the same things apply to our FO, urge coaches etc. We give them too much credit when things go good and blame when they goi bad.
Sometimes luck plays a part in the way things unfold. And of course, sometimes mistakes are made.
On that note, a question we should ask is: "Do our coaches and the FO learn from their mistakes? Or do they perpetuate a pattern of impulsiveness, timidity, pettiness, stubbornness or other pathological stuff that gets in the way of their being effectiveness.
I'll say this: I believe Michael B. Has avoided many of the mistakes of his Old Man and that Rod G is operating better now than he did back in the Coach Mac days. (And Wiz seems to be pretty open minded about understanding his own strengths and weaknesses as well).
I don't think we can expect much more. We just have to hope that the good moves outweigh the bad ones.
The Cardinals could have added:
WR Lee Evans
OLB Matt Roth
T Jared Gaither
And still be $5M under the cap. Money they could use on adding a SS and a backup NT.
What are Wells' strengths besides the stiffarm?Maybe they could have or maybe they couldn't. There's more to acquiring a player then simply being interested and making an offer. We don't know that Roth and Gaither would have wanted to come here. We also don't know what the inner workings of the Evans trade were. Just because we had the assets to get it done doesn't mean the logistics were there. In spite of what many believe, players actually consider more then just the dollar figure when picking a team.
They look at the system. They ask themselves if they like the staff. They ask themselves and their families if they'd like to live in that area. I'm sick of this mentality some have that every player on the market is ours for the taking and if we don't get him the blame falls solely on us. None of us really know the inner workings of each transaction and it is dishonest to claim otherwise.
Now, as for Beanie, I think I agree that he is on his way out if not this year, then next and I am going to be very upset when it happens. He is talented but once again Whiz wants to force players to play the game his way instead of letting players play to their strengths. Like Thomas Jones, I see Beanie going elsewhere and having 1000+ yard seasons on a regular basis.
Question: Cards are supposed to sing core players right? Is there something to be said for them trying to develop the youngsters at OLB and WR so there is young core for them to keep? T I have nothing positive to say about the T's.
Backup NT and Matt Roth has been brought up by several, but I am not allowed to say by whom.
oh, and Edge signed with us 11 days after FA started. and after looking for a while (got some time on my hands with my script awaiting approval) I can't find a single report showing him even visiting ONE team other than us during that time period.
With plenty of cap room, the Cardinals aggressively pursued James from the Saturday outset of the free agent signing period. They flew him, along with several other free agent targets, into Phoenix on Saturday and negotiated hard into Sunday afternoon before closing the deal. It is not known how many other suitors James attracted, but it's unlikely any of them would have topped the Cardinals' offer.
Tentative stops had been scheduled with other teams Rosenhaus wouldn't identify.
"But this was a no-brainer," the agent said. "It was the first stop and the last stop because it was the best stop."
I'll say this: I believe Michael B. Has avoided many of the mistakes of his Old Man and that Rod G is operating better now than he did back in the Coach Mac days. (And Wiz seems to be pretty open minded about understanding his own strengths and weaknesses as well).
I don't think we can expect much more. We just have to hope that the good moves outweigh the bad ones.
Question: Cards are supposed to sing core players right? Is there something to be said for them trying to develop the youngsters at OLB and WR so there is young core for them to keep?
T I have nothing positive to say about the T's.
Backup NT and Matt Roth has been brought up by several, but I am not allowed to say by whom.
I am sorry if you couldn't keep up with my sarcasm.sure... but the two aren't mutually exclusive ideas, especially when core players that the team has lost are still in their prime... or just hitting it.
okay. well, then when you're having a conversation with me and throwing those in my face as if I'm saying it, it kinda muddies the discussion, no?
He had a car to buy.and yet, in 11 days of FA, he never went anywhere else.
I am sorry if you couldn't keep up with my sarcasm.
I am declaring myself the winner and throwing down the mike.try harder.
and yet, in 11 days of FA, he never went anywhere else.
With plenty of cap room, the Cardinals aggressively pursued James from the Saturday outset of the free agent signing period.