Hopkins released by Arizona (7/16: signed by Titans)

[1ManRaid]

1 hour ago, ngbills said:

Sucks. Hopefully a #2 WR is not the missing piece to season while we watch Hopkins put up a 1,000+ yd season catching balls from Tannehill. 

 

Of course he's going to pull 1k yards, he's going to be the unquestioned #1 WR in that relatively weak WR room.  No way we get that sort of value out of him on our team at anywhere close to the money the Titans gave him.  In what world would it make sense to give him $10m+/year when we honestly don't really need him?  We added Cook and Kinkaid, Knox will benefit from better O-line play freeing him to go out and catch balls, and our WR signings are underrated.  Davis is fine as WR2.

[Aussie Joe]

On 7/15/2023 at 12:49 AM, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

you'd think if a team had offered good $ he'd already be signed somewhere

 

There are still some quality UFA's 
 

If not Hopkins, I'd love to see Ngakoue or Ingram sign here.  That would give us a constant wave of good edge play. 

Again, if a team offered good $ they'd already be signed

The longer these players are on the market, the better chance we have of snagging one who decides to take a little less for a good team 

 

Looks like he was offered some decent coin by someone 

Edited July 16, 2023 by Aussie Joe

[Doc]

6 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

silly way of looking at it imo

 

maybe he believes in the Titans

 

like how Diggs believed in the Bills

 

Diggs was traded without having any input, Hopkins chose where to go.  And the Titans appear to have offered him far more money than the Bills or Chefs did.

[GoBills808]

Just now, Doc said:

 

Diggs was traded without having any input, Hopkins chose where to go.  And the Titans appear to have offered him far more money than the Bills or Chefs did.

Fair on the trade but he did want out of a good situation

[Aussie Joe]

Lol..

 

First comment I read on Patsfan Forum…

 

”Now we can move on..Good luck being insignificant DHop”…

 

Haha

[NewEra]

11 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

silly way of looking at it imo

 

maybe he believes in the Titans

 

like how Diggs believed in the Bills

There’s a monumental difference between believing in year 3 Josh Allen vs the guys the titans have under center.  Not to mention that Diggs didn’t choose the bills.  Hopkins chose the titans. 
 

I certainly don’t believe he went there because he thinks he has a reasonable chance of winning a Super Bowl. He went there because of the money.  

[Blank Stare]

Don’t love it, but I get it. At least it’s not the Chiefs. 

[dgrochester55]

Titans?   Because Ryan Tannehill and Malik Willis will get Hopkins much further than Allen or Mahomes would have.  

[Scott7975]

Titans fans right now: Super Bowl!!!!

[DCofNC]

15 minutes ago, Blank Stare said:

Don’t love it, but I get it. At least it’s not the Chiefs. 

Remember when people were worried bc they signed Julio ( w Brown there)? Yeah. This is less of a worry.

Edited July 16, 2023 by DCofNC

[Bills!Win!]

ITS OVER! ITS FINALLY OVER! We’ve been seeing these threads about OBJ and Hopkins since September! THE FAT LADY HAS SUNG!!!

[benderbender]

Everyone knew it was about the money.

On 5/30/2023 at 7:24 PM, benderbender said:

Suddenly everyone is remembering what I can’t forget: the summer of JJ Watt aka the gaslighting saga. We’ve seen this before people. No preorders. Expect him to chase the money. He would have already taken less money already if it was a ring he was after. 

 

 

 

[Success]

I'd actually play for the money, in any other position but QB.

 

If you're a top QB, you can dictate games more, and also get more endorsement money if the team does well. Every other position gets paid much less, and you never know how long your career will last. In the NFL, you have to cash in.

 

[John from Riverside]

Thank God

[GoBills808]

39 minutes ago, NewEra said:

There’s a monumental difference between believing in year 3 Josh Allen vs the guys the titans have under center.  Not to mention that Diggs didn’t choose the bills.  Hopkins chose the titans. 
 

I certainly don’t believe he went there because he thinks he has a reasonable chance of winning a Super Bowl. He went there because of the money.  

Yes I agree it's not a perfect analogy, that's reasonable 

 

I just think it's silly to say oh this guy doesn't care about winning because he's only after the bag 

 

Every player goes everywhere because of the money

[Big Turk]

Titans going to turn into the new drought Bills...good enough to go 7-9, 8-8 or 9-7 but not good enough to have any real chance at winning it.

 

Stop wasting time and rebuild.

[billsbackto81]

He obviously waited out to see if a contender would match or come close the current offers he had. Once he realized nobody was going to bite he took the bag in front of him.

 

In NE he'd have to face 3 contenders with McNoodle throwing the ball against above average secondaries. 

 

At least in Tenn it might be interesting considering its a 2 horse race. Unfortunately for him Tennessee's horse is 2 steps away from the glue factory.

[NewEra]

3 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Yes I agree it's not a perfect analogy, that's reasonable 

 

I just think it's silly to say oh this guy doesn't care about winning because he's only after the bag 

 

Every player goes everywhere because of the money

“Doesn’t care” may be strong-  doesn’t care enough to take less $ is fair 

[NewEra]

Just now, ScottLaw said:

Not sure why he should take less money though? 

To have a better chance at getting a ring because the teams with the best chances aren’t willing to pay him………………duh

 

It’s really a dumb question scott

[BillsfaninChicago]

It is going to be so weird not having this thread here now. I am institutionalized to it like the walls of the Shawshank prison.  First I hated it. Then I got used to it. Enough time passed that I got so that I depended on it. 😟