Mega-Merge: 2010 Free Agency Rumors and Reports Thread

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

So Rabach would play guard?

He did with the Ravens so it's possible

[Lotus]

We could also sign both Rabach and Mawae for depth purposes at C, knowing that neither one is the long-term solution.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Lotus

We could also sign both Rabach and Mawae for depth purposes at C, knowing that neither one is the long-term solution.

Yeah perhaps but that's a lot of money to tie up at one spot. We could have just let Rabach go if he wasn't in our plans as a starter.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Yeah perhaps but that's a lot of money to tie up at one spot. We could have just let Rabach go if he wasn't in our plans as a starter.

True about the money. But I was thinking that the situation might remain for just one, uncapped year, so as long as they don't sign for long-term guarantees, it is not that big of a deal. Put it this way: we could sign 3 or 4 Rabachs and Mawaes for the price of one Peppers. But you may be right because it still is a lot of money.

My hope is that we come home from the draft with Pouncey, anyway.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

True about the money. But I was thinking that the situation might remain for just one, uncapped year, so as long as they don't sign for long-term guarantees, it is not that big of a deal. Put it this way: we could sign 3 or 4 Rabachs and Mawaes for the price of one Peppers. But you may be right because it still is a lot of money.

My hope is that we come home from the draft with Pouncey, anyway.

:thumb:

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

He did with the Ravens so it's possible

If he's playing guard, he's not touching the football, which could actually make him valuable...or less detrimental at least.

[Dirtbag59]

Pondering Clifton in Washington
March, 5, 2010
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By Kevin Seifert
Chad Clifton's scheduled visit to Washington promises an interesting dilemma for both the player and for Green Bay. I thought Andrew Brandt, the former Packers executive who now operates the National Football Post, put it well via Twitter:

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Don't expect the Packers to wage a bidding war over Chad Clifton.
"Chad Clifton to visit Redskins, whose LT just retired. Chad loves GB, but can't see GBP in bidding war with them."

Yes, it's hard to imagine general manager Ted Thompson bidding against Washington owner Daniel Snyder, if it comes to that. The Redskins have bid farewell to left tackle Chris Samuels, and new coach Mike Shanahan is going to get whatever he wants from Snyder. If it's a veteran left tackle with experience in a zone blocking scheme, then so be it. Snyder won't let money get in the way.

So then you wonder if Clifton, a quiet and introverted guy who has spent his entire career with the Packers, really wants to leave Green Bay and play in Washington's annual high-profile circus. We're not privy to his last-minute negotiations with the Packers, so I don't know how close or far the sides are from a numbers perspective. But if Clifton thinks he can shake more money loose by following through with a visit, he's probably misjudging Thompson's reputation for sticking to his core beliefs.

And in many cases over recent years, Thompson has insisted on replacing veterans with younger, recently drafted players. It has worked more often than it has failed, and I've felt for some time the Packers needed to initiate a succession plan at both tackle positions.

We've discussed this dynamic thoroughly in the past few weeks, and we can only assume the Packers would replace Clifton with second-year player T.J. Lang, a fourth-round pick in 2009. I'm on board with replacing Clifton sooner rather than later, given his recent health issues, but to me it would have to be accompanied by the return of right tackle Mark Tauscher. The Packers could minimize the pain of that succession plan by proceeding gradually.

It's possible the Packers could draft a starting-caliber left tackle next month, but that wouldn't change the worst-case dynamic: Having unproven players at both tackle positions is far from ideal for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the offense.

We're not at that point yet, but I do think we should take Clifton's visit to Washington seriously and begin considering the repercussions of his possible departure.

RT @ProFootballTalk Chad Clifton to visit Redskins ... If he signs there, Redskins no longer have to draft an OT in round one.
about 10 hours ago via web

Life is good.

[Dirtbag59]

Apparently ES is pretty fond of themselves these days. I thought that whole "everyone uses us a source" was an inside joke.

Posted by some guy named TK:

Attention Members Of The Media
Will you guys please log the **** off of ES. Your continued lurking presence here has slowed down the board causing it to load really slow for some of our membership.

Go on, log off. Get off of here. Quit using us as "sources" and go do the job you're actually being paid for.

Especially you, Florio. You should be ashamed for basically stealing money from NBC for all the cut n pasting you've done here.

And I haven't forgotten abot you either, JLC. Yesterday on the NFLN you even read word for word something that was posted here.

Seriously. Log off. Go do your jobs or ask me who & where you can send your paychecks to.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Apparently ES is pretty fond of themselves these days. I thought that whole "everyone uses us a source" was an inside joke.

Posted by some guy named TK:

lol what a joke

Can't Danny get them on a top notch server to handle that traffic? Perhaps I should give Danny a referral to Westhost, nah scratch that

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

lol what a joke

Can't Danny get them on a top notch server to handle that traffic? Perhaps I should give Danny a referral to Westhost, nah scratch that

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

what a moron. ES will quote an article from somewhere else on the web. PFT report the same information and give credit to the writer of the original article for the scoop. Then, ES members will claim Florio stole the information from ES members.

I understand that there are alot of stupid people in the world, but can people really be that dumb?

It would be one thing if this was a random member, but from what I understand this guy might be their head honcho. Looks like all is not well in communist China...er I mean ES. There are spies among their ranks. Wouldn't be surprised to see ES threaten a DDos on PFT.

Of course if PFT really was using ES as a source then that would explain a lot.

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

DCPSR tweeter says lots of rumors that Clifton has agreed with the Skins. Of course after last night we know to view rumors about this FO with a little bit of skepticism.

Mysterious concept does not compute. Must upgrade from Redskins 2000 to Redskins 2010.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

It would be one thing if this was a random member, but from what I understand this guy might be their head honcho. Looks like all is not well in communist China...er I mean ES. There are spies among their ranks. Wouldn't be surprised to see ES threaten a DDos on PFT.

Of course if PFT really was using ES as a source then that would explain a lot.



Mysterious concept does not compute. Must upgrade from Redskins 2000 to Redskins 2010.

i thought those quotes came from the PFT comments, so i assumed it wasnt the "real" TK, but rather some noobish wannabe troll from extremeskins.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Apparently ES is pretty fond of themselves these days. I thought that whole "everyone uses us a source" was an inside joke.

Posted by some guy named TK:

what a moron. ES will quote an article from somewhere else on the web. PFT report the same information and give credit to the writer of the original article for the scoop. Then, ES members will claim Florio stole the information from ES members.

I understand that there are alot of stupid people in the world, but can people really be that dumb?

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

what a moron. ES will quote an article from somewhere else on the web. PFT report the same information and give credit to the writer of the original article for the scoop. Then, ES members will claim Florio stole the information from ES members.

I understand that there are alot of stupid people in the world, but can people really be that dumb?

yeah that thread is funny. that guy TK posted today:


"Guess no one saw the media getting set up huh? "

lol, so you were setting the media up with the peppers, sproles talk?

the funny thing is, if we did sign peppers he would post something like

"thats one 'i told you so', still more to come".

making obscure references that sit on a fence so any breeze of reality can push his "reference" into an "i told you so" moment.

i didnt hear any of them say we would be looking at clifton.

that guy jsteelz was right and to my knowledge the first to make the call that blake williams would be interviewed. and i think he called a uniform change a few years ago and thats it. im guessin he has a buddy or in-law who has some kind of position with the skins and will drop him harmless nuggets of info after repeated begging from jsteelz.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

what a moron. ES will quote an article from somewhere else on the web. PFT report the same information and give credit to the writer of the original article for the scoop. Then, ES members will claim Florio stole the information from ES members.

I understand that there are alot of stupid people in the world, but can people really be that dumb?

It's probably because both TK and jsteelz have established themselves as inside sources that are pretty reliable over there.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

It's probably because both TK and jsteelz have established themselves as inside sources that are pretty reliable over there.

So you really believe that PFT is lurking over there and actually using ES as a source? The evidence they provide in that thread is pretty weak. Such stuff as Shanahan coming here shortly after Allen was hired or Gruden bowing out of the race. Then the idea that they broke Blake Williams being a possible assistant here. This was stuff I was seeing all over the internet. Maybe they do have connections, but until they have better evidence that the media is "using them" I will find myself indifferent.

Anyway just wait till the Warpath/ES rugby game. Then we'll see who's boss.