Versatile O-line in good shape as draft nears

[kerouac9]

he works for the Cardinals, right? Not sure if that qualifies as "football".

seriously, this is the first article I've read of his - are they all this hysterically ridiculous?

Lessons Learned in Free Agency, Part II:

Many fans have heard the roster bonus vs. signing bonus debate for weeks now, but what is it going to cost the team in the next few years? Almost nothing. Vice President of Football Operations Rod Graves recognized very early on that this overall free-agent class was not fantastic. And he has made it known at the onset of free agency that the team was not going to overspend on guys just because the money was there. That means when next year's group of potential free agents, which is sure to be much better than this year's, becomes available, then Arizona will have as much money as possible to go after the big names. The 49ers went out and bought some expensive free agents in the first couple of weeks of free agency, but they can't afford deals like Clements' again in 2008.

It's worth waiting a line for the start of the next paragraph...

But who knows if the club is even going to need some of those potential big names. With a bunch of the core players intact through the 2007-2011 seasons, there will be few holes to fill. If there is that one key guy out there in 2008, then the Cardinals can go after him with plenty of money to entice him with. No waiting around to see how the market plays out. No other signings for depth -- get another Edgerrin James-type impact player. Even if the team wins the Super Bowl this year, it will still need to improve. Look what happened to the Pittsburgh after its big win two seasons ago, and Tampa Bay from 2002.

Seth doesn't have a headshot or bio on the team's web page, so I'm just going to assume it's this guy:

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[ASUCHRIS]

A good PR hack is better at slight of hand.

"Sleight of hand is often mistakenly written as slight of hand. Sleight, meaning dexterity or deceptiveness, comes from the Old Norse Sloegdh, while slight, meaning slender or frail comes from the Old Norse slettr. Apart from their pronunciation they have nothing else in common."

(Wasn't sure myself, figured I would google it...fyi)

 

[Pariah]

re-reading some of those passages, I'm struck by just how poorly they're written. Content aside, it's just piss-poor writing.

 

[Pariah]

"Sleight of hand is often mistakenly written as slight of hand. Sleight, meaning dexterity or deceptiveness, comes from the Old Norse Sloegdh, while slight, meaning slender or frail comes from the Old Norse slettr. Apart from their pronunciation they have nothing else in common."

(Wasn't sure myself, figured I would google it...fyi)

You know, I knew it wasn't spelled "slight," but I didn't know the correct spelling and thought I could get away with it.

Thanks for keeping me honest. ...jerk.

 

[abomb]

Versatile Cardinals Propaganda Machine in good shape as draft nears.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

You know, I knew it wasn't spelled "slight," but I didn't know the correct spelling and thought I could get away with it.

Thanks for keeping me honest. ...jerk.

:BIMSTYLE:

 

[Cheesebeef]

Versatile Cardinals Propaganda Machine in good shape as draft nears.

okay - now THAT is funny.

I like the line "even if the Cardinals win the Super Bowl this year..." I almost pissed my pants when I read that.

 

[kerouac9]

okay - now THAT is funny.

I like the line "even if the Cardinals win the Super Bowl this year..." I almost pissed my pants when I read that.

Oh... there's more where that came from...

Some believe this year’s free-agent class does not measure up to past seasons, but it’s not only because of a perceived drop in talent. Many teams have done a better job in recent years of retaining their best players through better management of the salary cap.

See, if you think there's a drop off in talent in this free agency class, it's only because you think there's a drop off in talent from previous free agency classes.

Thanks for clearing that up for me, Seth. I'm not even sure I get this:

Over the past four seasons, the Cardinals signed 14 "high-profile" free agents who are still with the club.

The article then names guys like Robert Griffith, Orlando Huff, and David Macklin. Now, not all of those players had officially signed with other teams by that point, but none of them were "still with the club." Even factoring in minor free agents like 'Femi and Milford Brown, I'm not sure how they get to 14 "high profile" guys.

 

[seesred]

Got to be a 13 year old . The story reaks with what the writer doesn't have the foggest thing about.

GBR
40

 

[abomb]

Nasser is a better writer than this clown. (no offense Nasser!)

 

[Redsz]

I couldn't agree more MCD. Wells seemed to get overpowered all the time when he was at guard. I was so down on him that I was very skeptical when he was switched to tackle but I came away pleasantly surprised. It would be a big mistake to switch him back to guard when we already have Lutui and Brown, two very physical run blockers.

I also have to chime in my agreement about Wells at G. I just can't believe that Grimm could watch film on Wells and come away with that impression. He played so much better on the outside.

 

[kerouac9]

Got to be a 13 year old . The story reaks with what the writer doesn't have the foggest thing about.

GBR
40

I don't know where the Cards got him from, but I googled him and I guess they recruited him (or he was banished) from the NFL.com office. He did the weekly summaries of the action and a wrap-up of the Super Bowl.

I guess it's possible that he's not actually a real person and just a name the NFL made up for various propaganda machines...

 

[BACH]

So, naturally, they replaced at least 2/5 of that group.

I have no idea why they even write these articles. No one that follows the team is going to believe them.

Yeah, but the remaining 3 are the two best and the one with most room to improve.

 

[kerouac9]

Yeah, but the remaining 3 are the two best and the one with most room to improve.

Reggie Wells is not better than Leonard Davis. Even the NFL market proved that to be the case.

 

[Heucrazy]

Reggie Wells is not better than Leonard Davis. Even the NFL market proved that to be the case.

Really? Reggie Wells was on the FA market this year? I must have missed something? Because if you were going to try and compare last years market to this years that would be just asinine and I know you wouldn't do that.

So what did I miss?

 

[Cheesebeef]

Really? Reggie Wells was on the FA market this year? I must have missed something? Because if you were going to try and compare last years market to this years that would be just asinine and I know you wouldn't do that.

So what did I miss?

surely you're kidding here. I don't care what the market was like this year - there's no comparison when looking at 17 million for 5 (isn't that what Wells got last year over 5?) versus 49 million for 7.

I mean, talk about stretching an argument past the realm of believability. Are you really trying to suggest that the market is out of this world ridiculous that Reggie Wells would have gotten a contract over TWO TIMES what he got last year? Surely you jest... or just like arguing with K9.

 

[Heucrazy]

surely you're kidding here. I don't care what the market was like this year - there's no comparison when looking at 17 million for 5 (isn't that what Wells got last year over 5?) versus 49 million for 7.

I mean, talk about stretching an argument past the realm of believability. Are you really trying to suggest that the market is out of this world ridiculous that Reggie Wells would have gotten a contract over TWO TIMES what he got last year? Surely you jest... or just like arguing with K9.

A little seriousness, a pinch of kidding, and a dash of liking to argue with K9.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

The thing that got me most was that Grimm thinks this draft is deep at the tackle position. I see Thomas then a next level of Staley, Brown then a large drop off to Ugoh. I can see double figure OL going off the board on day 1 but not 11 tackles unless you're counting guys like Blalock and Grubbs as tackles.

 

[Cheesebeef]

A little seriousness, a pinch of kidding, and a dash of liking to argue with K9.

gotcha!

 

[40yearfan]

surely you're kidding here. I don't care what the market was like this year - there's no comparison when looking at 17 million for 5 (isn't that what Wells got last year over 5?) versus 49 million for 7.

I mean, talk about stretching an argument past the realm of believability. Are you really trying to suggest that the market is out of this world ridiculous that Reggie Wells would have gotten a contract over TWO TIMES what he got last year? Surely you jest... or just like arguing with K9.

C'mon Cheesy. It's K9. Who doesn't like to argue with him?

 

[Vermont Maverick]

I couldn't disagree with this statement more. IMO Wells is a natural tackle not guard. I think Wells struggled at guard, especially against Big Strong DTs. Wells is at his best where he can use his great feet to get position on the DE.

Which is why, unless Joe Thomas falls to #5, Reggie Wells will be the LEFT tackle next year.

There is one thing the article does mention which is worth noting, and that is Blalock. I could definitely see the Cards taking him in round 2, as the RT, opposite Wells.

 

[Pariah]

There is one thing the article does mention which is worth noting, and that is Blalock. I could definitely see the Cards taking him in round 2, as the RT, opposite Wells.

Arrgh. If we take Blalock, I would hope we have the good sense to play him at G.

 

[Skkorpion]

Utter garbage article, but it's not just a Cards phenomenon, it's an NFL-wide policy of controlling the information. Hence the restriction of local TV stations' cameras on the sideline.

That's why the Cards now publish news on their web site hours before they send it to us and other media. They want everybody to go to their web site for everything Cardinals.

 

[conraddobler]

I think people are making this whole line situation much more complicated than it needs to be.

First of all, LT....

Wells IMO should be the Left Tackle, he's the most athletically gifted of the bunch in terms of speed and agility, he's going to go against premier rushers for the most part, the type that blast by on speed for the most part.

He's not protecting Matt's blindside so on on our team he would work just fine.

The rest of the line should be bulldozers except for the right tackle, that right now is Ross until moved, to me he can't be trusted to protect Matt's blindside, at least in my book he can't so if we need one thing after getting Gandy and the new Center it's a right tackle.

If we get Thomas the problem is solved, you move Wells to Right tackle and then start Thomas at Left tackle and all will be well.

If you don't get Thomas then you still need a Right tackle and I'll leave that to the draftnicks as to who that might be but again, that's the hole I see right now, I do NOT see Ross as the fill to that hole but again my opinion means nothing just board fodder if you will.

 

[Assface]

Every time I glance at the title I think it says, "volatile O-line."