JoeF Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Article from St. Louis Paper Pickett mention is near the bottom of the story. This article is a little strange--the by line is dated yesterday but it is on-line in today's edition. If this is true the "conflict" story may have been a bit of a ruse and the meeting with the media will be today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Article from St. Louis Paper Pickett mention is near the bottom of the story. This article is a little strange--the by line is dated yesterday but it is on-line in today's edition. If this is true the "conflict" story may have been a bit of a ruse and the meeting with the media will be today. 630178[/snapback] I would read "today" to mean relative to the time the article was written per the byline - yesterday. I also view the "meet with officials to try to agree on a contract" as just a normal assumption related to any team visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Some other little tidbit I didn't know. Pickett has family in Rochester. According to Packernews.com, he is negotiating with the Bills and Packers, and has his standing offer with the Rams. Pickett update: Defensive tackle Ryan Pickett, a free agent who visited the Packers earlier in the week, was in Buffalo on Tuesday but had not signed a contract with the Bills. Pickett has family in Rochester, N.Y. He has a standing offer from his original team, St. Louis, and also is in negotiations with the Packers and Bills. All signs suggest he’ll have a new team before the week is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I would read "today" to mean relative to the time the article was written per the byline - yesterday. I also view the "meet with officials to try to agree on a contract" as just a normal assumption related to any team visit. 630196[/snapback] Not really, on either account, although the online editions are notoriously flexible and wrong. In that article, at the top, they say that Fakhir Brown was "signed Tuesday". And in the same article, they say Pickett is back with the Bills today. That would make me believe that "today" was referring to Wednesday. But again, I don't necessarily believe the story because who knows, there isnt a lot of corroboration. On the second point, there is a significant difference between a player coming in for a visit, and a player to "meet with officials to try to agree on a contract." That almost surely means an offer has been made or being prepared. I would imagine only half the visits result in offers being made. For example, none of the stories I have read imply they made Wells an offer or are negotiating with him, although I could have missed it, and they may be. Still, that means they are negotiating a deal with Pickett. They may not get it, because other teams are negotiating, too, at least two in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 I would read "today" to mean relative to the time the article was written per the byline - yesterday. I also view the "meet with officials to try to agree on a contract" as just a normal assumption related to any team visit. 630196[/snapback] The reason I decided to go ahead and post it was because the google search said it had only been on line for 2 hours -- that was this AM at 7....could have been written late last night to be read as today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Some other little tidbit I didn't know. Pickett has family in Rochester. According to Packernews.com, he is negotiating with the Bills and Packers, and has his standing offer with the Rams. 630215[/snapback] Someone who supposedly works with his uncle (I think it's the famed "Rich the Ram Fan") called John Ditulio and said that the uncle said Pickett's signing with the Bills today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Someone who supposedly works with his uncle (I think it's the famed "Rich the Ram Fan") called John Ditulio and said that the uncle said Pickett's signing with the Bills today. 630294[/snapback] It was Saprano himself (the "uncle"). "Said" is used too many times in that sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 It was Saprano himself (the "uncle"). "Said" is used too many times in that sentence. 630304[/snapback] Sources deep within.....deep within the fertilizer pile.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Someone who supposedly works with his uncle (I think it's the famed "Rich the Ram Fan") called John Ditulio and said that the uncle said Pickett's signing with the Bills today. 630294[/snapback] Any more info on this sneaky uncle calling in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsmellofsuccess Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Someone who supposedly works with his uncle (I think it's the famed "Rich the Ram Fan") called John Ditulio and said that the uncle said Pickett's signing with the Bills today. 630294[/snapback] My friend's uncle, the bartender, has a cousin that knows Marv Levy and he says you are wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Inside Info. The John Ditulio is a huge freaking D-Bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Inside Info. The John Ditulio is a huge freaking D-Bag. 630734[/snapback] Just reporting what I heard. You take it FWIW. Even Wease said "yeah, the first thing Pickett's going to do is call his uncle to tell him he's going to be a Bill...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I didn't know much about Pickett until this week. I know fans are not always "well informed" but it's encouraging that nearly all posts on Ram fan boards are lamenting the possible loss of Pickett. Almost all think he's a solid player who'd be sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Just reporting what I heard. You take it FWIW. Even Wease said "yeah, the first thing Pickett's going to do is call his uncle to tell him he's going to be a Bill...." 630773[/snapback] Sorry - I am definitely not calling you out Dan. I just think that "Di-Tool-io" is a loser. That was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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