JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Bills To Place Price On Practice Squad Until Contract Year “We’re thrilled to have Peerless back in the fold,” said general manager Marv Levy “As we saw in 2002, he can be a very, very productive receiver in this league. But as we saw in the following years, he tends to do poorly directly after signing a big contract. Hey, it’s understandable. If I just signed a big, lucrative contract, I wouldn’t give a flying !@#$ what happened the next few years either.” ... “Peerless was a great receiver when I was here and I’m sure he can be great again,” said offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild. “ In Atlanta he was in an offense that wasn’t tailored to his skills. Same thing with Dallas. Here in Buffalo, however, we’ve got all the ingredients: a shaky offensive line, a decent but not great running game, and a quarterback who looks like Rob Johnson, throws like Rob Johnson, and basically is Rob Johnson – only not as good. So he should be pretty excited to be back.” In Dallas, however, many of Price’s old teammates disputed the notion that he was in “the wrong offense” or that he just needed a change of scenery. According to quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who openly campaigned for the Price signing, he just wasn’t good enough. “I really wanted Peerless to be here, because I remembered what a good receiver he was in Buffalo,” said Bledsoe. “But something happened to him. He couldn’t catch the ball, he was slow, and he couldn’t get open. He had 96 receiving yards all season. There are cornerbacks in our division that I threw to for more than 96 yards last year.” ... “It’s funny sometimes the way life comes full circle,” said Price. “When I had my big year in 2002, I did the honorable thing and forced a trade to a team that was willing to overpay me. But now I’m back. It’s been a tough few years. I guess what they say is true: the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. But it doesn’t really matter because the money is really good over there.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bflo83 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Bills To Place Price On Practice Squad Until Contract Year 692654[/snapback] "There are cornerbacks in our division that I threw to for more than 96 yards last year." lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 So noted. “We knew when Eric left we would need someone else,” said Levy. “And Peerless is going to be that someone else in a few years. We’ll start him off as the second option, but who knows? He could end up forcing his way into the number one spot. He’s got that kind of tenacity, that kind of do-or-die mentality that every player has when he’s in the last year of his contract. That’s exactly what we’re looking for here: desperately greedy people who will sacrifice their bodies for money.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Someone posted this about a month or two ago after the Price signing and I thought it was a serious read and started blasting away posts until I realized what the hell I was saying. I felt like a total moron. I heard it from about 30 other people. Brushback messed me up man. It was funny though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Someone posted this about a month or two ago after the Price signing and I thought it was a serious read and started blasting away posts until I realized what the hell I was saying. I felt like a total moron. I heard it from about 30 other people. Brushback messed me up man. It was funny though. 692833[/snapback] That was one of the funniest threads ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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