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Who's Comin' To Town To Visit, And Who May Already Be Out The Door?

Fresh off yesterday's news that the Texans are interested in meeting with Warrick Dunn, the Chronicle discloses that the team has arranged visits with two (2) other free agents:  John Wade (started last season for Tampa Bay) and Chris Crocker (played last season with Atlanta).  The interest in Wade (whose surname will surely conjure nightmares of the Ghost of Botched Free Agent Signings Past), a center, makes sense from the perspective that Rex Hadnot may no longer be on Smithiak's radar.  And while I'm eager for the team to bring someone in to compete with Steve McKinney's torn anterior cruciate ligament, a quick search of SB Nation's blog on all things Buccaneer has left me a bit nervous about Wade's potential signing.  Consider the following:

Wade isn't exactly in the prime of his career; he's about to begin his 11th season in the league.  While age alone isn't determinative of worth, it's certainly a factor in a league where the average career lasts a mere 3.5 years.  For a team that's trying to build with youth, signing a player like Wade would seem odd.  Then again, the fact remains that Wade did start for a playoff team last year (and may be available only because of Tampa Bay's signing of Jeff Faine).  Am I simply overreacting to acquiring veteran free agent offensive linemen in light of the team's previous, (mostly) unsuccessful signings in that area?  Quite possibly.  But then there's this quote from Buc 'Em as they took stock of their free agents:

C John Wade - We could have a new Center next season, I'm not sure that would be such a bad thing.

Hmmmm...not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it?  With regard to Chris Crocker, our buddy Dave over at The Falcoholic once glowingly described him as not appearing "capable of punching [his] way out of a wet paper bag with scissors in [his] hands when it comes to pass coverage."  Cripes.  I reckon that's just what a team starved for secondary help needs--another guy who can't cover.  Maybe Smithiak is simply stockpiling defensive backs in the hope that someone will step up?  That's better than no defensive backs at all, right?  Right?

Speaking of DBs, the silence on the Will Demps front is deafening.  I'm not saying that Demps is Ronnie Lott, but the guy did play well enough last season to merit a nod as a Pro Bowl alternate.  Yet I haven't heard word one about the team trying to bring him back; the only things I've read involve him visiting other teams.  Does this mean the Texans aren't interested in retaining a guy who was one of their better defenders last year?  That Demps' price tag is too high for Houston?  That Will has cut his swath through the ladies of our fine city and must go elsewhere to keep the dream alive?  I have no idea, but the lack of discussion about keeping Demps in the fold strikes me as weird.

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Wade isn't exactly in the prime of his career
You know I heard George Blanda and Earl Campbell are available, and we know that the only requirement to pass the Texans physical is a pulse.  

by 1Texan on Mar 4, 2008 11:16 AM CST reply actions  

REAL News you won't see on TV
REAL News you won't see on TV:

Obama is the pre-packaged "New & Improved Chocolate Flavor" Presidential candidate PRODUCT - being hyped & PUSHED by GE and its WHOLLY-Owned subsidiaries NBC & MSNBC...along with Westinghouse & its subsidiary CBS...while slamming the Clintons all day every day. (Assisted by...CNN/FOX/ and a lot of newspaper & radio media dependent on advertising$$.)

GE is the 2nd largest corporation on the planet.  

WHY? Obama is IN with the Nuclear Industry: Excelon Corp of Illinois has been one of his largest contributors from his entry into politics to the present. Excelon is the largest nuke operator on the planet;owns Con-Ed of NY; more nukes in Illinois than any other state.

GE, Westinghouse, Excelon & 3 consortiums of other companies are planning to build 29 new nuclear power plants. Their Wholly-Owned & Wholly Influenced "News" media are selling the Obama Product because Obama is in favor of Nukes.

In 2005 Obama Voted FOR the Cheney Energy Bill (H.R.6) which ENABLED the nuke industry to make its Plans to build 29 new nukes-by Guaranteeing Taxpayer Payback of any nuke loans that default.  (No nukes were built for the past 30 years because the banks wouldn't loan the money - too risky)

Obama Voted FOR the Cheney Energy Bill-despite the fact the Congressional Budget Office rated the risk of default on the nuke loans at 50% or greater. (Does that sound like...GOOD...JUDGMENT to You?)

[NY Times has several articles about the nuke plans & a map showing all 29 locations; Wikipedia covers the subject]

Clinton Voed AGAINST the Cheney Energy Bill and said her Energy Plan does not include nuclear.

? "Its about the FUTURE...Turn The PAGE" ?

Nope.  ts about Turning the PAGE BACK to the PAST: Obsloete 50 yr old nuke power plants-the dirtiest most expensive kind/centrally-controlled MONOPOLY POWER-instead of inventing New, Clean, Green De-Centralized inexpensive Energy.

An ad campaign has already begun on the TV media to re-package & re-name nuclear power plants as: GREEN & CLEAN -for-everybody too young to remember the 1970's anti-nuke movement and all the Bad News about nuclear energy.  

Don't be taken in by the ad campaigns-Google:'nuclear waste dumps' & read about the hundreds of BILLIONS of gallons of nuke waste at the Hanford Washington dump; 140 tons of plutonium stored at Rocky Flats, Colorado; Barnwell, South Carolina; leaking into groundwater and rivers; plutonium released into the air around Denver from 500 instances of fires at Rocky Flats; stored on-site at every nuke reactor in America...presenting hundreds of potential "dirty bomb" targets for terrorists.

Is it true that Obama takes No Contributions/NO MONEY from Registered Federal Lobbyists?

Yes. It's a LawyerSpeak/Trick of:  Speaking a Small truth covering up a Big Lie.

Nope, doesn't take money from REGISTERED FEDERAL Lobbyists.

DOES take money from STATE Lobbyists, Not Registered Lobbyists, AND the wives, husbands, law partners, aunts, uncles cousins...of Registered Federal Lobbyists. Gets money from the same big corporate donors as any other candidate.

Obama's campaign finances are involved in the prosecution (by Patrick Fitzgerald)and trial of his friend of 20 years Antoin Rezko.  Some of the funds... allegedly...extorted by Rezko went into Obama's campaign coffers.  Curiously, Iraqi Power Plants amd fraud are also involved in Rezko's trial. (Google: Obama -Rezko- Alsammarae-Auichi- IRAQ POWER PLANTS)  

GE & the same wealthy people who sold the "new & improved vanilla flavor" Presidential PRODUCTS: Reagan & Bush/s 1 & 2 - are behind the massive ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN to sell you OBAMA.

At the beginning of this campaign season a large majority of voters were looking forward to electing Clinton.  Then Obama stepped in and started the dirty campaigning that has created the DIVISION he so hypocritically decries.  Obama played "the race card" so he could win in South Carolina.  He was caught red-handed playing that race card-but the media blamed it on Clinton-even though they all knew they were pushing the Big Lie.  

With nearly ALL "the mainstream media" pimping for Obama & slamming, smearing, and lying about the Clintons-it is truly amazing enough voters have seen thru the Media-Created Obama "movement"-for  Clinton to STILL be in the race.

The only way a very small minority can CONTROL a very large Majority is:  DIVIDE & CONQUER-Exactly the same Republican Strategy/Deception they have successfully pulled for most of the last century And ALL of this century, so far. . .

GE, the nuke industry/wealthy have hedged their bets & they will get Billions of your money via 29 new nukes IF either Obama or McCain is elected President.

Ladies & Gentlemen, Dads & Moms buy nothing GE & Westinghouse are selling - not Obama, not a washing machine, a dishwasher, 29 nuke power plants, or a garbage disposer .... because there is no garbage disposer for Radioactive Nuke Waste.  Do not allow them to poison the earth and your children anymore.

by elme on Mar 4, 2008 11:28 AM CST reply actions  

Fuck off
How much to you want to bet that they stumbled across this site by searching for Texans and blog?  

We all know today is the day for primary voting, but for fuck's sake, have enough sense to know that this is a football blog.  When readers tune into BRB - they aren't trying to discuss whether or not Clinton is a mass murderer or if Obama is a covert terrorist sent by his cousin Osama.  Lord almighty.

In my best East Texas accent: The only politics that are talked round these parts is whether or not we should go offense or defense in the first round, ya fuckin' pillow-biter.  Go stump for Hilary somewhere else. Fuckin' queer. </accent>

To DE or not to DE... that is the question.

by SOLIS on Mar 4, 2008 11:58 AM CST up reply actions  

That was beautiful, Solis
I almost cried.
We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 12:21 PM CST up reply actions  

ya fuckin pillow biter
I agree with Shake, could you author a short story?

by 1Texan on Mar 4, 2008 12:34 PM CST up reply actions  

RE: Obama rant
I think you guys are being too harsh on this guy.  After all, as he says, many of the points he makes are backed up by WIKIPEDIA!!!  ...which is never made-up horseshit.

by HoustonDiehards on Mar 4, 2008 5:06 PM CST up reply actions  

Thin
This FA market is thin thin thin.  Reminds me of the 2002 NBA off season - We (the Spurs) gave  Rasho Nesterovic a six year 42 million dollar contract.  That's seven mil a year for Frankenstein's nephew.  All that said, the history holds true; the Spurs went on to win two championships with him in the middle.  So, although a player might have been a scrub in an inferior system, they might be able to flourish here with our top notch coaching staff... ala Andre Davis.

Yeah I'm a homer - so what?    
 

To DE or not to DE... that is the question.

by SOLIS on Mar 4, 2008 11:46 AM CST reply actions  

Aye, or last year's baseball offseason
Basically, every team needed a CB, and Asante Samuel's ridiculous contract from Philly doubled the price of every scrub D-back on the market. Hence why we're paying Jacque fucking Reeves four million a year.

As you can tell, I'm still not over that. I really hope he proves me wrong.

by Nashmeister on Mar 4, 2008 1:59 PM CST up reply actions  

re: proving you wrong
Agreed.  Here's hoping that Reeves will be the '08 recipient of the K-Dub Award, for making the transition of WTF -> fanfuckingtastic.
We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 2:40 PM CST up reply actions  

The Ladies Man
I am not sure if its just the god awful excuse for an NFL writing division at the Comical or if the team just feels that Demps just wants too much, but I am extremely surprised at the almost laughable coverage on his situation. Maybe the fact that we "took care of" AD like a high school prom date and barely noticed The Ladies Man is a factor but I for one will offer Mat to him if he comes back.(I'm sure they have a lot to talk about)

by Dragon on Mar 4, 2008 4:54 PM CST reply actions  

Summarizing for Dragon
Will Demps has not been re-signed, and no one seems to be talking about it in the media or the Texans' organization.

Lee, send in your 137 box tops and $89.99 S&H, and I'll mail you the secret decoder ring.

We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 6:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Well the Chronicle beat everybody for once
and posted that Demps has indeed been re-signed to a 2yr. deal, though it hasn't released the $$ yet.
Poor Petey's better at Fetch than Catch.

by Eddietherac on Mar 5, 2008 1:07 AM CST up reply actions  

Chronicle?
Nah, it was on the Fox26 and ESPN sites before it ever hit the Chronicle.  The Chronicle is never, ever first in reporting stuff like this.  Sometimes because it's irresponsible and too early, and most times because they just simply don't break stories - they just report them.

by HoustonDiehards on Mar 5, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions  

Dempsy
I'd bet you're not familiar with the 'throbbing black jesus' thing either...

Seek and ye shall find.

To DE or not to DE... that is the question.

by SOLIS on Mar 4, 2008 9:45 PM CST up reply actions  

new word
Very similar to how bees help flowers reproduce each spring, I present Cross-Bloggerization.
We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Mar 4, 2008 10:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Cross-Bloggerization
Incredible! I swear every time I come here I learn something I never thought I would. Does that mean that I'm dumb or that this blog is in fact full of Super Geniouses? I chose the latter

by Dragon on Mar 4, 2008 11:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Consider it coined
The perfect mix of relevance, wit, and observation - tremendous, just fuckin' tremendous.  
To DE or not to DE... that is the question.

by SOLIS on Mar 5, 2008 1:37 AM CST up reply actions  

Nice Summarization
Seriously by the end of that post I felt like even I got what I was saying.
Thanks Shake

by Dragon on Mar 4, 2008 7:19 PM CST reply actions  

WE RE-SIGNED DEMPS!
Just saw on ESPN's bottom line the Texans resigned Demps to a 2 year deal.  Confirmed on their FA RoundUp.  Deal is worth $4.75 mil.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3276952

by BigTexBD on Mar 4, 2008 11:04 PM CST reply actions  

Smithiak strikes again
Nice.  I am nothing but impressed, as 2 years & $4.75MM is a solid deal for both sides.  I am curious to find out how much is guaranteed.....but more importantly, I await MDC's next channeling of the Ladies' Man.
We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Mar 5, 2008 7:09 AM CST up reply actions  

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