K-Gun10 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Harrison’s Indy days are done Posted: Adam Schefter | Adam Schefter | Tags: Indianapolis Colts, Marvin Harrison Everyone keeps focusing on WR Terrell Owens‘ future with the Cowboys. But the more pressing issues surround Colts WR Marvin Harrison. It’s no longer a question of if Harrison, 36, will be let go. It has become a question of when. It will happen in the coming days, certainly before the new league year starts a week from Friday, but few are sure exactly when. But make no mistake: It is happening. The Colts no longer can afford to carry Harrison, who is scheduled to have a $13.4 million number for an Indianapolis team that is starving for more salary-cap room to deal with free-agents-to-be such as CB Kelvin Hayden. If the Colts were to release Harrison, his $13.4 million number instantly would come off the books, saving the team $7 million against the cap. Harrison still would count $6.4 million in dead money, but more importantly, there would be the $7 million savings. Plus, the Colts have been bracing for this day, drafting Anthony Gonzalez in the first round and grooming young WRs Roy Hall and Pierre Garcon. The Colts’ first-round draft pick in 1996, Harrison will finish his Indianapolis career with 1,102 catches for 14,580 yards and 128 touchdowns. It was a great career. The last chapter soon will be written
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Bring the old-timer in... on second thought...maybe not.
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Harrison and Lynch can trade gun collections, or Harrison could put a chokehold on Dick Jauron like he did to the kid at the probowl a few years ago
San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 You're all kidding right? 2008 Indianapolis Colts 15 15 60 636 10.6 67T 5 2007 Indianapolis Colts 5 5 20 247 12.4 42 1 So that's 20 games played in the last two years, 80 receptions, 883 yards and 6 TDs. Let's see that prorates to 4 catches, 40 yards, 10 yards per catch and 3/10th of a TD per game. Oh yeah, and he probably shot a man. Yeah Get R Done...if you want to make the Bills a worse team.
damj Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Yeah Get R Done...if you want to make the Bills a worse team. Have you seen our receivers?!? Harrison, though a stop gap, would be an improvement until we can hopefully develope someone else in the next year or 2.
nucci Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Have you seen our receivers?!? Harrison, though a stop gap, would be an improvement until we can hopefully develope someone else in the next year or 2. He would not be an improvement. 5 years ago maybe but not now.
Thurman#1 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 He would not be an improvement. 5 years ago maybe but not now. Our number two recievers are James Hardy and Stevie Johnson. They totalled less than 200 yards last year. Harrison got 60 receptions for 636 yards. In what way is that not improvement? Getting Harrison would allow Reed to return to the slot where he is much better and give Stevie and Hardy a chance to watch and learn. It is a good idea. Harrison's career won't last long, but should last long enough for Stevie and Hardy to improve and be ready to fill the slot when he retires.
nucci Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Our number two recievers are James Hardy and Stevie Johnson. They totalled less than 200 yards last year. Harrison got 60 receptions for 636 yards. In what way is that not improvement? Getting Harrison would allow Reed to return to the slot where he is much better and give Stevie and Hardy a chance to watch and learn. It is a good idea. Harrison's career won't last long, but should last long enough for Stevie and Hardy to improve and be ready to fill the slot when he retires. Are you saying Hardy and Johnson are ahead of Reed on the depth chart? I think Reed is considered No.2 and look who Harrison had throwing the ball to him. You can not use just stats to make your argument.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 It will not happen. You know why? Because most Bills fans would like to see this happen. I swear the FO must read these posts and cross any name that appears in these threads of who they should sign off their list lol Seriously though, Hardy will be like a rookie again this year due to his very limited playing time last season and Steve Johnson looks very promising. I think that it would be an amazing learning experience for Hardy and Johnson to not only learn how to run deep routes from Evans but also how to run perfect 10-30 yard routes from Harrison. If we get Harrison for the right price it could be one of the smartest moves the Bills FO has made in years. IMO
HotPocket Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Just what we need to bring in is an old receiver with bad knees who couldn't even succeed in Peyton Manning's offense that helps inflate everyones numbers. And do we want another guy who won't go over the middle and surely can't handle the cold weather as we saw him disappear in all those New England playoff games? Save the money it's going to take and get more youth and impact for your money.
WWVaBeach Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Signing him would be a bad move for this team. IMHO
RayFinkle Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Bringing is a vertran receiver, who has always been a team guy, with a ring, who can help develop a young receiving corps is always a bad idea.
TheLynchTrain Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 i think it might work, IF he gets cut. He did play at 'Cuse, so maybe he wouldn't have issue with playing upstate. But if he does get cut, I think his best fit (first choice) would probably be with the Eagles. Hometown, better chance of playoffs, ect.
Beerball Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Bringing is a vertran receiver, who has always been a team guy, with a ring, who can help develop a young receiving corps is always a bad idea. Harrison is not a team guy. Harrison will not help develop the young receivers on the roster. but he is a veteran, I'll give you that one.
Mike in Syracuse Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Our number two recievers are James Hardy and Stevie Johnson. They totalled less than 200 yards last year. Harrison got 60 receptions for 636 yards. In what way is that not improvement? Getting Harrison would allow Reed to return to the slot where he is much better and give Stevie and Hardy a chance to watch and learn. It is a good idea. Harrison's career won't last long, but should last long enough for Stevie and Hardy to improve and be ready to fill the slot when he retires. I'm fairly confident saying that if Peyton Manning were our QB Hardy and Johnson would've had bigger years!
stuckincincy Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Bringing is a veteran receiver, who has always been a team guy, with a ring, who can help develop a young receiving corps is always a bad idea. Always a bad idea to take a look at a guy with an uncanny ability to get open...
stinky finger Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 You're all kidding right? 2008 Indianapolis Colts 15 15 60 636 10.6 67T 5 2007 Indianapolis Colts 5 5 20 247 12.4 42 1 So that's 20 games played in the last two years, 80 receptions, 883 yards and 6 TDs. Let's see that prorates to 4 catches, 40 yards, 10 yards per catch and 3/10th of a TD per game. Oh yeah, and he probably shot a man. Yeah Get R Done...if you want to make the Bills a worse team. Yeah....well......his name is still Marvin Harrison. He brings his career numbers with him. And if that's not enough, he could mentor Evans. he must have 5 good years left. Maybe 6.
Magox Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Our number two recievers are James Hardy and Stevie Johnson. They totalled less than 200 yards last year. Harrison got 60 receptions for 636 yards. In what way is that not improvement? Getting Harrison would allow Reed to return to the slot where he is much better and give Stevie and Hardy a chance to watch and learn. It is a good idea. Harrison's career won't last long, but should last long enough for Stevie and Hardy to improve and be ready to fill the slot when he retires. These numbers that you bring up don't paint the real picture. Johnson wasn't given an oppurtunity until the end of the year, and when given an opportunity he showed that he could produce. Now that he is entering his second season and is much more familiar with the system (which makes a huge difference) I'm pretty confident that he will produce better #'s. Having said that, I wouldn't sign Harrison unless we could get him on the real cheap. Under $2million
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