Yes, it does. Proven commodities have far more value than kids who could bust out of the league in 4 years. And Owens will be gone after the season. Boldin would be better than Pettigrew and frankly, it isn't even close.
I'll tell you this, I'd much rather get a top-5 NFL reciever for the 11th pick than a tight end we can only guess about. It makes far more sense than taking Pettigrew, IMO.
Good question. I'm not saying this is what they should do, but there seems a decent chance its what they will do. The Ravens have had some success without much of a quarterback, so I guess maybe Ryan retains that mentality.
The local papers here seem to think the Jets are taking Pettigrew at 17. They envision Keller as an H-back/recieving specialist, and Pettigrew as the all-around in-line TE.
It makes a bit of sense to me...its an effort to try to keep his yapper shut if he isn't putting up Pro Bowl numbers. Whether or not a million would be sufficient in accomplishing that, I'm not so sure, but thats gotta be the thinking.
Stephen A. Smith was ESPN's most knowledgable NBA personality. I know his demeanor and delivery bugs people, but when it comes to basketball the guy flat-out knows his stuff. He's the only person I've ever seen shut Skip Bayless' big yapper.
He would've been cut, and therefore wouldn't have been awarded the money the team promised him when they signed the contract.
Much like when a player holds out, refusing to award the team with the work he promised them when he signed the contract.