Free Agent Thread 3/8/10
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 8, 2010 7:21 AM CST
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Yesterday's Thread went really well...
Signings/Trades:
Even Mr. Willis couldn't stop the 49ers from signing Hairspray to a 2 year deal...
Aaron Kampman to Jags and he WILL play RE which means he will be against DB (I previosly said he would not be.
Browns sign Pashos and Fujita
Lions trade for DB Chris Houston of the Falcons
Eagles pick up their option on QB Michael Vick
Rumors:
Bodden and Smith to H-Town?
Marshall to CIN?
K Rhys Lloyd getting lots of calls (He is a kickoff specialist)
please add to whatever I missed
TALK AWAY...!!!
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Wade Smith
aside from hearing some sportsradiospeak indicating Wade Smith was more or less just a guy, I wonder if that is true….what could he bring to the table?…I think I heard he was versitile, which I think Texan leadership has come to put a premium (based on last year’s draft)…if so, where can he play?
I’ve been hoping we draft a C/G & a G/T early in the draft this year and I’m curious if he would fill one of these spots with enough size, speed strenght & talent to pull one of those swing poisitions off our “needs” list.
Wade Smith
does not bring much to the table. He’s a solid back-up G/C with the ability to step in and play without the offense losing a beat. However, I don’t think he’s that great because for one, if the Chiefs are letting him go, he can’t be that good if their O-line doesn’t need his help.
by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 8, 2010 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
The Chiefs let Pollard go
so always remember they might not be able to use players correctly
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Mar 9, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
DB
i jokingly asked him on twitter (@76ondalef) if he was scared, and if he was, he shouldn’t be, and he gave a very interview-appropriate answer:
“na not worried at all. He’s a heck of a player and they have a good defense. At my position tho u expect nothing but the best”
i’m excited. this could be a big year for him..
Rex Hadnot
C/G, played in Cleveland.
Any of you know him? – could he be an upgrade?
Die hard Texan fan from the heart of Denmark!
Rex Hadnot is nice (17th at PFF and a native Texan), but Rob Sims is better (8th).
And now, some people will comment on how the Texans should definitely sign Sims and send a 4th to Seattle. Although Hadnot is not too shabby of a plan either. I couldn’t complain at either guy…especially if it puts Studdard on the bench.
Rams sign Fred Robbins - DT
He’s 32. Bringing him on to mentor Suh or they going for Bradford?
by HoustonTransplant on Mar 8, 2010 4:00 PM CST reply actions
Mccoy still exists
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
So?
I believe Suh goes before McCoy.
by HoustonTransplant on Mar 8, 2010 4:29 PM CST up reply actions
What you believe and what happens
are not necessarily the same thing believe it or not.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Colts cut Ryan Lilja.. maybe their best lineman last season.. but.. why?
Die hard Texan fan from the heart of Denmark!
Hmm, no idea...
but he is a good guard, decent age….add that to the list of guards worth taking a look at.
This just in:
Craig Domann, Lilja’s agent, said the release was not necessarily financially-driven. The team paid Lilja a $1.7 million roster bonus he was due, then terminated his contract. Lilja was due to earn a base salary of $3.055 million in 2010.
"They said they want to go bigger, and they let him go,’’ Domann said. "Ryan was disappointed, but I know he’ll land on his feet.’’
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100308/SPORTS03/100308022
Die hard Texan fan from the heart of Denmark!
He's too small and they had a terrible run game last year
He’ll fit right in here.
Dunta's weightspeed was too low
Pancakes tweets again....
Texans are still trying to sign Leigh Bodden and Wade Smith but nothing will happen tonight.
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
JasonLaCanfora
CB Leigh Bodden"s deal 1/ Pats is for 5 yrs/$28.5 M! $10 M guaranteed. More on NFL.com
Die hard Texan fan from the heart of Denmark!
I thought the same at 1st
But maybe its the reverse end-around.
Maybe that was our offer, and NE matched it for him. If so, I can’t really blame the fella. If dollars are equal, then I can understand the choice to play in NE.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
by Shake on Mar 9, 2010 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
A couple million bucks to sweeten the pot?
To plug a hole before the draft? I would’ve done it. But then again, the last time we signed a CB off of the trash pile it didn’t work out to well.
This will all be forgotten once we resign Meco and Pollard.
The money that we didn’t spend are going to their contracts right?
I can't blame him for choosing NE either
Let’s face it, who do you want coaching defense? Frank Bush or Bill Belicheck? The Pats seemed to play him to his strengths, so it makes sense that he’d want to stay in that system.
by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 10, 2010 12:28 AM CST up reply actions
Fine by me then.
Because his strength his zone coverage, and that’s not a strength that I want to play to.
Maybe they just didn't want him.
It’s not my money, so I would have tried to bring him in because I’m afraid of a sophomore slump for Quin. But Bodden is most certainly not, as he has sometimes been referred to as, a “shutdown corner”. Nor is he considerably more talented than Jacques Reeves as far as I’m concerned. Lance Z wrote a nice column a day or two ago with a scouting report on him.
I really don’t think this is the kind of thing that will have us kicking ourselves for missing out on him a year or two from now. However, if that money goes completely unspent, I’ll be disappointed.
The media definitely skews the public's perception of a player.
I cannot stress how much I hate that. Just because they’re not familiar with word “decent”, it doesn’t mean that they should be naming every single young CB out there a “shutdown corner”.
I always viewed Bodden as a decent corner with enough experience to make an impact on any team that needs secondary help. That’s the main reason my I wanted the Texans to sign him. A reliable(mostly) veteran presence that can help our young CBs grow into their roles as starters.
Thomas Jones to Kansas City
Deal: 2 years/$5 million.
I would’ve done that in a heartbeat for a guy like Jones.
He's 31
I thought thats an automatic no no for this fan base
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
No its not
But according to you it would be a waste of money because our offensive line is so dreadful that no one can run behind it. You cant have it both ways DC.
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
Lets see...
we have 8 draft picks and there are only 5 offensive line positions. We can still totally revamp our OL and get a late round RB like Kubes loves to do. Does that sound good to you??
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
by TexasHoosier on Mar 9, 2010 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
Then what about fixing the defense?
by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 10, 2010 12:26 AM CST up reply actions
This is retarded.
How can you argue that anybody can run behind our offensive line after watching last season.
You're right
we should just dump the O-line we have now and start fresh
by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 10, 2010 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
just a thought
I was just thinking why dont we trade our 1st round pick to the rams for there 2nd and oj
This is a shrewd thought...
2 – 1 would be good CB range…and we’d have a FS…..and we could use 2 – 20 on a OL or NT or maybe even Daryl Washington……nice. It’s an interesting move.
Atogwe is part of the Rams
but they placed the lowest tender on him. So if we really wanted Atogwe, we could just outbid the Rams.
by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 11, 2010 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
Correct.
ROFR. They’re trying to figure out the value of Atogwe in the open market. They have till June 1st to tender him an offer or the ROFR expires and Atogwe becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent.
I honestly think that the Rams are trying to get a deal done with Atogwe but they don’t wanna pay him big time money because of the injury he sustained last season.
Is a sign and trade possible? Yes. But it’s highly unlikely.
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