Anthony Weaver To Be Cut Tomorrow?

by Tim on Feb 23, 2009 7:17 PM CST in News Comment 30 comments

Just days after cutting RB Ahman Green and LB Morlon Greenwood, the Texans will release DE Anthony Weaver on Tuesday. His $6.2 million base salary will come off the Texans’ salary cap, but they still must deal with $5.4 million in acceleration on his contract — a total savings of $800,000.

Not much cap savings, but there's no doubt that this move is long overdue. I have few rules in life. Here's one of them: "Whenever an athlete's name can be prefaced with 'The Corpse Formerly Known As,' it's high time for him to not play for my favorite team anymore." Don't confuse that rule with another of my eerily similar maxims; namely, the one that goes "If a DE has one (1) more sack than a dead man in three (3) years, he earns the qualifier 'The Corpse Formerly Known As (Insert Name).'"

Now that Weaver's about to be gone, the real question begins. That is, where does he rank among the all-time worst free agent signings by your Houston Texans?

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#2

Right behind Seth Wand.

by ~Buck on Feb 23, 2009 7:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You Mean...

Todd Wade?

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Feb 23, 2009 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

haha yes

I had the right number of letters…

by ~Buck on Feb 23, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And The Right Amount Of Wretchedness

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Feb 23, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

My least fave...

Was Weigert. Dunno what we payed him, but my daughter could do a better job of getting in someone’s way. Fucking hated that guy.

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Feb 23, 2009 8:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

One more indication

That not only are the Texans going to be a DE, but one that will be able to make an immediate impact. Then again, as long as two sacks come from his replacement it will be more immediate than Weaver.

Let's get the Texans a better fight song.

by Jake on Feb 23, 2009 7:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Well,

I was watching the combine on NFL and I saw the crawl and I immediatly did a fist pump so I guess my gut reaction is yeeehaww!!

GO TEXANS!!!!

www.houstonsportsrule.blogspot.com

by Texanmaniac on Feb 23, 2009 7:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Im so excited!

Mmm, its like lancing a staph infection. It built up so much grossness, and now its about to be gone.

And our new impact DE only needs 1/3 of a sack his rookie season to EQUAL Anthony Weavers yearly impact.

by Riott on Feb 23, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

About damned time

I figure the delay was them just somehow trying to get a 7th for him from one of the 3-4 teams, but even THAT is stupidly overpriced with his contract and all.

Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com

by HoustonDiehards on Feb 23, 2009 7:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Long Overdue

"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady

Still waiting...

"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know." - The Dream #34

by DreKeem on Feb 23, 2009 8:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Word

Anything for Weaver, with his contract, would have qualified as grand larceny.

Weaver will find work somewhere. It’ll just be at a rate far more commensurate with his talent.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Feb 23, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He's just much better in a 3-4

Not a LOT better…but something better than teh suck is better.

by ~Buck on Feb 23, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i am fist pumping so hard

by cubic on Feb 23, 2009 9:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Um, awkward

Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com

by HoustonDiehards on Feb 23, 2009 10:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wade, Wand, Wiegert, Weaver............probably doesn't mean anything

but I see a pattern. W as in What A Waste of money. We’ve had plenty of other stinkers: Ahman Green, Jordan Black, Rosevelt Colvin, Chris Brown, Morlon Greenwood, to name a few.

Think Chris at diehards is right. Tried like hell to get a crumb, but with his contract he has negative value.

by oiler-texan diehard on Feb 23, 2009 9:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I figured...

…they were just probably trying to say “hey, he was GREAT in a 3-4.”

But yeah – with that contract, it doesn’t matter. It’s similar but not at all to the Falcons trying to trade Vick… doesn’t hurt to ask. (Unless you’re a dog – then you DIE!!!)

Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com

by HoustonDiehards on Feb 23, 2009 10:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Did we really give Weaver a shot?

after all, he probably drew lots of double teams playing opposite the worst bust in the history of the draft.

Smushiak will take us to the playoffs in 2009.

by texanphil on Feb 24, 2009 7:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

You guys are all wrong about Weaver

…I mean, the guy has more picks than Petey Faggins for christ’s sake.

And I’ll go with Buchanon as the worst free agent signing.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 24, 2009 8:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Didn't we give up draft picks

for Buchanon?

by Tailgate Andy on Feb 24, 2009 8:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: "Showtime"

Does he qualify as the worst free agent signing? Buchanon is definitely the worst trade ever (and that’s saying something, considering we gave up the farm to get back into the first round to draft Jason Babin in ‘04), but I don’t think we actually ever signed him to a contract. I thought we just continued paying him from his rookie deal with OAK.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Feb 24, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Aha

He sucked anyway.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 24, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget Rosevelt Colvin

Guy got a signing bonus and never played a down!

The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.

by TexanKurt on Feb 24, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

True

The silver lining with Colvin, however, was that it was a calculated risk that only cost the Texans $500,000.00. Still a good chunk of change for someone who never played a regular season down, but relatively reasonable by NFL salary standards, considering that it was a low risk/high reward type move.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Feb 24, 2009 11:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm fine with that one

Because the team was pretty desperate, and they honestly waited until almost the last minute to do that deal. I think they weighed all other options first, so I can’t blame them for that one.

It’s the ones that you KNOW are bad the second they happen that are upsetting (ahem, Ahman Green).

Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com

by HoustonDiehards on Feb 24, 2009 12:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Chris Brown, anyone?

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Feb 24, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Malcolm Jenkins

Jenkins didn’t have a great combine and Vontae Davis may jump him now…Jenkins is a stud and if we can get him at 15 its all over Dunta and Jenkins

Texans SB Champs 2009
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by curtisdisco on Feb 24, 2009 12:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Weaver

I think we all knew Weaver was going to be cut.

Yes, Jenkins would make a STUD FS if he was available at #15.

by Texas Pete on Feb 24, 2009 2:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

wrong and wrong.

It was speculated that he SHOULD be cut, but not having much depth, I think most of us thought this would at best be a June 1st cut.
Jenkins is a CB. You don’t draft a guy in the top 20 picks and immediately switch his position to one where the pay is significantly less.

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Feb 24, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Aaaaahhhhhhh

it is so comforting to know that our FO is getting rid of the guys who dont really contribute on the field. Now if they Rick could just get Dunta and my favorite fucking Texan #59 happy and focused on football, I’ll probably do some hard fist pumping myself!!

If you aint Texans then F@!# You!!!!

by houstonbola on Feb 25, 2009 11:52 AM CST reply actions 0 recs