Demetric Evans ....start me or lose me

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

your theory makes sense... until the skins start signing other teams aging vets to deals equal or greater than what it would have cost to keep Evans. We have to remember who we are dealing with here. Nothing Danny or Vinny have done since Danny bought the team has shown signs that they were ever really thinking beyond the upcoming season.

Not that I am really for the Haynesworth signing (for the record, I am against it) but we can't put Haynesworth and Evans in the same sentence. The only things they have in common are they play in the NFL and they are in their late 20's but other than that we're comparing grapes and grapefruits.

If we sign Big Al and don't bring back Evans it's not that we chose one equal player over the other for a ton more money, it's that one is on a completely different plane than the other.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Not that I am really for the Haynesworth signing (for the record, I am against it) but we can't put Haynesworth and Evans in the same sentence. The only things they have in common are they play in the NFL and they are in their late 20's but other than that we're comparing grapes and grapefruits.

If we sign Big Al and don't bring back Evans it's not that we chose one equal player over the other for a ton more money, it's that one is on a completely different plane than the other.

Yes, they are on a completely different plane - One is a cheap player who was surpassed a future first ballot hall of famer on the depth chart last year and ended the season as our best defensive lineman. He's not asking for alot of money, but he would like to start.

The other is 10X more expensive, only plays about half of his units snaps, has a history of on- and off- field character-related problems, lacks motivation, and will likely stop playing once he gets that big contract.

the two should not be in the same sentence. One fits the description of a core redskin. The other fits the description of a bad team mate and piss poor example of a human being.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Yes, they are on a completely different plane - One is a cheap player who was surpassed a future first ballot hall of famer on the depth chart last year and ended the season as our best defensive lineman. He's not asking for alot of money, but he would like to start.

The other is 10X more expensive, only plays about half of his units snaps, has a history of on- and off- field character-related problems, lacks motivation, and will likely stop playing once he gets that big contract.

the two should not be in the same sentence. One fits the description of a core redskin. The other fits the description of a bad team mate and piss poor example of a human being.

Wow. Factually inaccurate but wow.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Wow. Factually inaccurate but wow.

Nothing in the statement is factually inaccurate. Theres some "spin," but nothing inaccurate. Also, the last sentence is a strongly worded opinion on Haynesworth character, but that doesnt make the preceding statements about the accomplishments of Evans and Haynesworth inaccurate.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Nothing in the statement is factually inaccurate. Theres some "spin," but nothing inaccurate. Also, the last sentence is a strongly worded opinion on Haynesworth character, but that doesnt make the preceding statements about the accomplishments of Evans and Haynesworth inaccurate.

Well Evans didn't beat out Taylor, Taylor was injured in the pre-season and during the season as well. That's not spin, that's what happened. Mostly what you said was opinion so I guess accuracy can't be judged on the rest.