Is he worth being the highest paid safety with the uncertainty of PF ? If we did not have to guarantee salary for more then 1 year at a time replaced by incentives, maybe.
Marrone wants coaches and players who want to be here. The message he sent to all pro Dareus makes that even more clear. It's up to Byrd , holding out from training camp was a bad vibe to me.
If another team would make us an offer we can't refuse. He does run great routes and can get open (for a top QB to hit) If we traded SJ13 I would be ok with taking a WR at 9, like Mike Evans at 6'5", we need a big target like a Megatron.
Lewis is a good backup if EJ goes down . EJ will learn faster by trial and error next season , he could have learned behind Kolb last season but that didn't workout.
Stevie is a great route runner , ask Revis . He needs to stay in condition to avoid injuries. Chan and Fitz were dialed in to him , not so last season. $8.5 m next season, hope he's back to 1000+ yds again.
If they tag him again, they have until July 15 to reach a long term deal or trade. If they trade him would help if its on March 11 so we can look at other FA avail or trades. If Byrd doesn't want to be here, hope we find a better offer then a 4th rd like last year supposedly
I still like the Phoenix, Az stadium with a natural grass field that retracks outside. Outside could be an enclosed climate controlled with sun lamps and watering. I think players would rather have a safer field and ideal conditions inside.
The state takes away cheap hydro power from WNY , the least they can do is give us a stadium. That hydro power would have kept many jobs here. The most important thing is for the next owner to have deep pockets like TP and will keep the team here.
There will be some excellent players at 9 this year, someone will make us a trade down offer we can't refuse. Getting 2 good players like last year would work for me, OL and LB
Matt Cassel intends to void his last year of contract $3.7 m to be a FA. I would think Vikings give him a raise. I wonder where Freeman will land.
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We will see on draft day if someone makes us a offer we can't refuse. Lots of good underclass players in draft. An extra 2nd rd pick would really help.