More opinions on the happenings in the league
Ed Reed: A good singing to a team that lost Glover Quinn, but I'm tepid about Reed's impact on the Texans' super bowl chances. The Texans may very well win a championship, but I'm not sure Reed will be the difference. A hall-of-famer for sure, but in Reed's twelve years in the league he's only won one championship. The Texans look an awful lot like the Ravens, strong running game, intimidating defense, with a capable, but limited QB. In the last four years Reed has played 16 games twice and has a history of being nicked up. I may be nitpicking, but I don't see Reed as the missing piece of the championship puzzle for Houston. They don't yet play with the postseason confidence they need to win it all and maybe Reed provides that. In the long run, Reed does more to improve Andrew Luck's game than he does for the Texans. A championship in Houston goes through Matt Schaub's arm not through Ed Reed. Again, if the 49ers special teams covers a kick off better, or if Randy Moss jumps for a high pass, or if Kaepernick connects on two throws in the red zone Reed is still without a ring.
Elvis Dumervil: If one needed any evidence that Dumervil cares more about "feeling wanted" than winning a ring then his signing with the Ravens is that evidence. I don't know Mr. Dumervil nor do I know the terms he was offered by the Broncos. I don't know his values or his priorities. The mix-up with his agent was certainly unfortunate. All that being said I have a tough time wrapping my brain around the fact that he would leave an obvious super bowl contender for a team that's seen a mass exodus of talent, for what appears to be $500k more money and presumably a feeling of being wanted. This contract will likely be the last big contract Dumervil signs and I get wanting to get paid as much as possible. I get that it sucks when the personnel staff seems to think you're not as valuable as you think you are, especially seeing as how you've been loyal and hardworking for seven years. But it's not like the Ravens were offering much more than $8 million a year, the salary you agreed to resign with your old team, albeit after the deadline. The Broncos probably went down to $6.5 million a year after that screw up and that really sucks, but that's business. Sue your former agent for income lost resign for $7.5 million and go win a championship. By Dumervil signing with the Ravens he has all but guaranteed that this is his last contract in the NFL. He's 29 years old and unless he has tremendous production/value over the next 2-3 years the Ravens will cut him before the end of his contract because he'll be overpaid. Moreoever, the Ravens will have even less loyalty towards him due to the fact that he will have only been there for few years. Now, aside from the business side of things I think this signing is a good move for the Ravens because they've got two premiere, albeit aging, pass rushers in Suggs and Dumervil. Dumervil is certainly an upgrade from Kruger, but in the grand scheme of things the Ravens are rebuilding and are concerned with getting younger and faster.
Brian Urlacher: I know he hasn't signed anywhere yet, but this is a case of another player, in my opinion, that let his ego cloud his better judgement. Next offseason that $2 million dollar deal to stay in Chicago will look pretty nice because I doubt Urlacher gets more than a one year deal with a new team. He may sign a 3 year deal (anything more than that and I'll be shocked), but I doubt he'll be kept for more than a year. If I'm a GM I don't sign him because he's frankly too injury prone and aged to warrant me making him a focal point of a defense. Contenders are unlikely to sign him because they don't need him so that leaves only a handful of teams that are just outside of a championship squad, namely the Vikings, Cowboys, and myabe the Colts? Really? You're going to leave the Bears and sign with one of those teams to play for maybe two years for maybe $500k more money? I don't get it. Great pro, great career, unfortunate end.
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Ed Reed: A good singing to a team that lost Glover Quinn, but I'm tepid about Reed's impact on the Texans' super bowl chances. The Texans may very well win a championship, but I'm not sure Reed will be the difference. A hall-of-famer for sure, but in Reed's twelve years in the league he's only won one championship. The Texans look an awful lot like the Ravens, strong running game, intimidating defense, with a capable, but limited QB. In the last four years Reed has played 16 games twice and has a history of being nicked up. I may be nitpicking, but I don't see Reed as the missing piece of the championship puzzle for Houston. They don't yet play with the postseason confidence they need to win it all and maybe Reed provides that. In the long run, Reed does more to improve Andrew Luck's game than he does for the Texans. A championship in Houston goes through Matt Schaub's arm not through Ed Reed. Again, if the 49ers special teams covers a kick off better, or if Randy Moss jumps for a high pass, or if Kaepernick connects on two throws in the red zone Reed is still without a ring.
Elvis Dumervil: If one needed any evidence that Dumervil cares more about "feeling wanted" than winning a ring then his signing with the Ravens is that evidence. I don't know Mr. Dumervil nor do I know the terms he was offered by the Broncos. I don't know his values or his priorities. The mix-up with his agent was certainly unfortunate. All that being said I have a tough time wrapping my brain around the fact that he would leave an obvious super bowl contender for a team that's seen a mass exodus of talent, for what appears to be $500k more money and presumably a feeling of being wanted. This contract will likely be the last big contract Dumervil signs and I get wanting to get paid as much as possible. I get that it sucks when the personnel staff seems to think you're not as valuable as you think you are, especially seeing as how you've been loyal and hardworking for seven years. But it's not like the Ravens were offering much more than $8 million a year, the salary you agreed to resign with your old team, albeit after the deadline. The Broncos probably went down to $6.5 million a year after that screw up and that really sucks, but that's business. Sue your former agent for income lost resign for $7.5 million and go win a championship. By Dumervil signing with the Ravens he has all but guaranteed that this is his last contract in the NFL. He's 29 years old and unless he has tremendous production/value over the next 2-3 years the Ravens will cut him before the end of his contract because he'll be overpaid. Moreoever, the Ravens will have even less loyalty towards him due to the fact that he will have only been there for few years. Now, aside from the business side of things I think this signing is a good move for the Ravens because they've got two premiere, albeit aging, pass rushers in Suggs and Dumervil. Dumervil is certainly an upgrade from Kruger, but in the grand scheme of things the Ravens are rebuilding and are concerned with getting younger and faster.
Brian Urlacher: I know he hasn't signed anywhere yet, but this is a case of another player, in my opinion, that let his ego cloud his better judgement. Next offseason that $2 million dollar deal to stay in Chicago will look pretty nice because I doubt Urlacher gets more than a one year deal with a new team. He may sign a 3 year deal (anything more than that and I'll be shocked), but I doubt he'll be kept for more than a year. If I'm a GM I don't sign him because he's frankly too injury prone and aged to warrant me making him a focal point of a defense. Contenders are unlikely to sign him because they don't need him so that leaves only a handful of teams that are just outside of a championship squad, namely the Vikings, Cowboys, and myabe the Colts? Really? You're going to leave the Bears and sign with one of those teams to play for maybe two years for maybe $500k more money? I don't get it. Great pro, great career, unfortunate end.
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