Morse to Jacksonville

[Sgt. Ski]

i really thought he would have resigned for about 3 mil/year. what a loss. but he will need the extra money when he declines from all the concussions.

[Bill from NYC]

I wish him well, and given his history of concussions I do hope that he doesn't do serious damage to his health by continuing to play.

[JohnNord]

9 minutes ago, benderbender said:

He’s a good guy. He got the money we couldn’t give him. But that officially means the mourning period is over. 

I don’t buy that.  The Bills could have extended him for 2-3 years.  They didn’t want to likely because of his age and injury history.  

[Rigotz]

If you want to know the true value of a player, look how much money and attention he gets in Free Agency.

 

Love Morse, happy he got paid, but he is getting HALF what we were due to pay him this year.

 

Good move by Beane and glad Morse ended up on a solid, young team. Good weather, good taxes. Not a division rival.

[Matt_In_NH]

7 minutes ago, Whkfc said:

Jags got better we got worse with thus move

Does Kromer agree?

[CheshireCT]

25 minutes ago, Whkfc said:

Jags got better we got worse with thus move

 

depends on how you look at it. It's a great signing for them at that price IMHO. I'm surprised he didn't get more.

 

Directly, did we get worse? I would say probably since he has always been a great and steady player for us at C. Indirectly? we needed that cap space, which we need for now and the future. And the unknown part is how Conner McGovern will perform at C. When we lost Tremaine Edmunds we thought we'd have a significant drop off, and then enter Terrel Bernard who surprised us all.

[Eastport bills]

Morse was a great teammate and a warrior who played hurt and did a fine job. Hopefully he stays healthy and finishes his career with success. Thanks for the last 4 years.

[Paup 1995MVP]

42 minutes ago, Whkfc said:

Jags got better we got worse with thus move

They were a mess at the end of last season.  Not worried about the Jags.  That being said, good for Morse.  Real solid player and a real good leader.  Best of luck.  But won't mind seeing Trevor boy get his assed kick all season long..

[Warcodered]

55 minutes ago, Whkfc said:

Jags got better we got worse with thus move

You mean a move where we lost a player and they gained a player....yeah that's an interesting take, it's not like this is a trade.

[BigPappaPump]

Wish him all the best, except when he plays us

[Don Otreply]

1 hour ago, Whkfc said:

Jags got better we got worse with thus move

You seem to be able to see into the future.., or you just had a knee jerk reaction, remember Edmunds? And the hole 🕳 he supposedly would leave in our defense? In actuality it never happened …, and we got better because of him being let go…, 

[JerseyBills]

Jax is very talented but Lawrence was bad last year. Watched him alot cause had Ridley in fantasy

[Albany,n.y.]

1 hour ago, billsbackto81 said:

He'll enjoy the no state income tax. 

They still get taxed for road games in states with income tax.  Their IRS returns are a nightmare. 

[Rocky Landing]

This makes me sad.

[DCofNC]

Seems like a low salary for him, but good for him.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

27 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

Jax is very talented but Lawrence was bad last year. Watched him alot cause had Ridley in fantasy

I thought Lawrence was good at the beginning of the season and at the end had alot of injuries which affected his play.

[Thurman#1]

1 hour ago, Rigotz said:

If you want to know the true value of a player, look how much money and attention he gets in Free Agency.

 

Love Morse, happy he got paid, but he is getting HALF what we were due to pay him this year.

 

Good move by Beane and glad Morse ended up on a solid, young team. Good weather, good taxes. Not a division rival.

 

$7M guaranteed for what could well end up being a one-year contract.

 

And they are signing him at 32 while we signed him at 30.

 

They'd have loved to have kept him but didn't want to deal with the cap problems it would have entailed.

 

Anyway, good for Mitch. A great guy. We're not as good on the field without him.

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, JohnNord said:

They didn’t want to likely because of his age and injury history.  

 

 

Personally,  I think they wanted someone at center who could anchor better against big DT's as much as they wanted younger/healthier.

 

Morse could be pushed around in tight quarters and with the concussion history I think that was something he had to concede in his game to stay healthy.   Eric Wood had to adjust his game similarly after all of his injuries early in his career as well(including having his leg snapped trying to anchor against a bigger DT).

2 pages and no "see, we should have drafted Creed Humphrey 4 years ago" references? 

[JohnNord]

2 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Personally,  I think they wanted someone at center who could anchor better against big DT's as much as they wanted younger/healthier.

 

Morse could be pushed around in tight quarters and with the concussion history I think that was something he had to concede in his game to stay healthy.   Eric Wood had to adjust his game similarly after all of his injuries early in his career as well(including having his leg snapped trying to anchor against a bigger DT).

2 pages and no "see, we should have drafted Creed Humphrey 4 years ago" references? 

I can see that as well

[Nephilim17]

Good for him. Good player, classy spokesman, and good human being. 

I hope he stays healthy and can enjoy his wealth with his family for a long time.

Edited March 11 by Nephilim17