first two big NFL free agent signings[views:9291][posts:104]____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:37am - W3 @ work ""] Skins make Haynesworth a $100 million man Football has its first $100 million defensive player. Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth reached agreement Friday on a seven-year, $100 million - yes, $100 million! - record-breaking deal with the Washington Redskins. The Redskins have scheduled a press conference Friday at 5 p.m. ET, assuming Haynesworth passes his physical. The deal includes $41 million guaranteed in the first three years, and the maximum value of the deal could be $115 million. It is the richest contract ever given to a player and includes more guaranteed money than in any contract in NFL history. And just like that, football has its first $100 million defensive player. http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/02/27/skins-make-haynesworth-a-100-million-man/ and The Redskins have agreed to terms on a contract with cornerback DeAngelo Hall, the team has announced. Hall was on the verge of becoming an unrestricted free agent, but he has agreed to stay on with the Redskins rather than test free agency. Hall, 25, joined the Redskins last November after he was released by the Oakland Raiders at midseason. He went on to play in seven games, with four starts, for the Redskins and finished with 25 tackles, two interceptions and seven passes defended. Overall, Hall logged 73 tackles, a half-sack and five interceptions with the Raiders and Redskins last year. A week before the regular season ended, Hall said that he hoped to re-sign with the Redskins. “I do hope it works out here,” he said. “I would not have come here if I thought it was just for seven games. I came here with the intent and the mindset that I was going to be here for a long time. That’s the approach I’ve been taking.” Hall, 25, finished his fifth NFL season. Regarded as one of the league’s most dynamic cornerbacks, he has 22 career interceptions. He certainly brought play-making ability to Washington’s defense. He had two interceptions--one off Tony Romo and the other off Eli Manning--in his first three games with the club. Hall, a native of Chesapeake, Va., played college football at Virginia Tech. Hall began his NFL career as a first-round draft choice with the Atlanta Falcons. He earned Pro Bowl nods in 2005 and 2006. He was traded to the Raiders last offseason. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:50am - RustyPS ""] HOLY FUCK HAYNESWORTH how do the Skins manage to sign the biggest names for the biggest money and still make it under the cap every year? |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:53am - W3 @ work ""] no idea, but the must have some number crunchin motherfuckers. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:53am - xmikex ""] Cornelius Griffin and Albert Haynesworth together in a 4-3 defense in DC is going to be ridiculous. I like Hall with the Skins too. A lot of people criticize him for his crappy play in Oakland but.... Randy Moss, Lamont Jordan, a lot of people with big contracts end up looking like assholes when they're playing for the Raiders. He was an immediate difference maker when he started playing for the Skins, and I think he's going to look a lot more like the DeAngelo Hall the Raiders thought they were trading for. My one concern here is that the Skins had almost zero cap space by opening day last season, and they look like they're pretty bent on making it turn out that way again. I was hoping to hear some news about T.J. Houshmandzadeh before I went to bed last night, but it didn't happen. It's safe to say that the Bengals are dead in the water for at least another 5 years. In like 2004 people were talking about the Bengals like they were the team of the future. I remember the Pats playing them in a regular season game, and it being dubbed as "the changing of the guard." The Pats ended up annihilating them, Corey Dillon went totally berzerk and launched a ball into the stands, and the Bengals really were never the same after it. If they were smart they'd finally trade Chad Johnson, take some draft picks, sign a couple free agent WR's (any of the guys leaving the Saints, Amani Toomer, Jabar Gaffney, Hank Baskett), try to get Cedric Benson back, and rebuild. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:54am - xmikex ""] RustyPS said:how do the Skins manage to sign the biggest names for the biggest money and still not make any significant run into the playoffs every year? Fixed. and Clinton Portis. FTW. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:57am - RustyPS ""] very true....what Snyder still fails to realize that signing all this talents doesn't mean shit... |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 8:59am - W3 @ work ""] yeah they need to dump him he's not a play maker and they made a one and done what two years ago. also 100% back the Bengals statement, time to drop old names and rebuild more so then in Detroit. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:00am - W3 @ work ""] RustyPS said:very true....what Snyder still fails to realize that signing all this talents doesn't mean shit... Attn: Jerry Jones |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:04am - RustyPS ""] well at least Jones still believes in the draft, unlike Snyder |
| ________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:08am - xmikex ""] Of the moves so far here's my Impressed / Not Impressed. Impressed - Haynesworth to the Skins. in a division with Brandon Jacobs, Brian Westbrook, and Marion Barber to worry about you're going to need a ridiculous middle to your defensive line. Done. Not Impressed - Rex Ryan to the Jets. Ryan is always touted as this football mastermind. Has anyone pointed out that Ryan had Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Terell Suggs, Bart Scott, and Samari Rolle to work with in Baltimore? Or that almost all of Baltimore's resources went to building their defense? How is he going to turn around a team with a weak linebacking corp, and that is content to sign guys like Brett Favre. Impressed - Tully Banta Cain to the Patriots. Intelligent talented linebacker under 30 that already knows Belichick's system. For all the criticisms going into last season the Pats linebackers got younger in a hurry. Not Impressed - The Cardinals not re-signing Kurt Warner. This is the reason why teams like the Cardinals end up as the Colorado Rockies of football. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:08am - xmikex ""] RustyPS said:well at least Jones still believes in the draft, unlike Snyder Is that why he traded 3 draft picks to get Roy Williams? |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:12am - RustyPS ""] I'm not saying he's made the best decisions involving draft picks, but he has drafted some excellent players over the last few years (Barber, Witten, Ware, etc.) |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:13am - W3 @ work ""] xmikex said:Of the moves so far here's my Impressed / Not Impressed. Impressed - Haynesworth to the Skins. in a division with Brandon Jacobs, Brian Westbrook, and Marion Barber to worry about you're going to need a ridiculous middle to your defensive line. Done. Not Impressed - Rex Ryan to the Jets. Ryan is always touted as this football mastermind. Has anyone pointed out that Ryan had Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Terell Suggs, Bart Scott, and Samari Rolle to work with in Baltimore? Or that almost all of Baltimore's resources went to building their defense? How is he going to turn around a team with a weak linebacking corp, and that is content to sign guys like Brett Favre. Impressed - Tully Banta Cain to the Patriots. Intelligent talented linebacker under 30 that already knows Belichick's system. For all the criticisms going into last season the Pats linebackers got younger in a hurry. Not Impressed - The Cardinals not re-signing Kurt Warner. This is the reason why teams like the Cardinals end up as the Colorado Rockies of football. Mike why the fuck don't you have a sports blog, I enjoy your bullshit more then the fuckers on EEI in the morning. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:13am - RustyPS ""] lol....where have you been? |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:14am - W3 @ work ""] RustyPS said:I'm not saying he's made the best decisions involving draft picks, but he has drafted some excellent players over the last few years (Barber, Witten, Ware, etc.) maybe so but where has all these draft picks and free agent signing gotten either the Skins or the Cowboys. NO WHERE THAT'S FUCKING WHERE. but I don't care the Saints are gonna blow hard this season, another 5 years and they'll be a playoff team again woooo. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:14am - xmikex ""] W3%20@%20work said: Mike why the fuck don't you have a sports blog, I enjoy your bullshit more then the fuckers on EEI in the morning. Ask and ye shall receive. http://boo-urns-football.blogspot.com |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:15am - W3 @ work ""] wooooooord kid word is bond and other clique shit to throw out atcha. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:19am - RustyPS ""] W3%20@%20work said: RustyPS said:I'm not saying he's made the best decisions involving draft picks, but he has drafted some excellent players over the last few years (Barber, Witten, Ware, etc.) maybe so but where has all these draft picks and free agent signing gotten either the Skins or the Cowboys. NO WHERE THAT'S FUCKING WHERE. but I don't care the Saints are gonna blow hard this season, another 5 years and they'll be a playoff team again woooo.All I'm saying that, when comparing how Jones and Snyder do things, obviously Jones does it better and has been more successful. The fact is the Cowboys are alot better off than the Skins, with or without Haynesworth, because Snyder thinks the draft is completely worthless |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:19am - dreadkill ""] i wish haynesworth stayed in tennessee, but at least he gets to stomp on more cowboys' heads now in that division. that'll be entertaining. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:20am - W3 @ work ""] RustyPS said: W3%20@%20work said: RustyPS said:I'm not saying he's made the best decisions involving draft picks, but he has drafted some excellent players over the last few years (Barber, Witten, Ware, etc.) maybe so but where has all these draft picks and free agent signing gotten either the Skins or the Cowboys. NO WHERE THAT'S FUCKING WHERE. but I don't care the Saints are gonna blow hard this season, another 5 years and they'll be a playoff team again woooo.All I'm saying that, when comparing how Jones and Snyder do things, obviously Jones does it better and has been more successful. The fact is the Cowboys are alot better off than the Skins, with or without Haynesworth, because Snyder thinks the draft is completely worthless either way they're both just playing fantasy football IRL |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:21am - RustyPS ""] I agree, I'm just comparing Jones and Snyder |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:25am - W3 @ work ""] yeah Jones does use the draft well but it hasn't gotten them anywhere so far, however I would love to see just one of the Cowboys RBs on the Skins since fucking douchebag Portis is a giant hole in the wallet. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:26am - dreadkill ""] portis needs the money to buy all those funny hats he wears |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:35am - RustyPS ""] my contribution to the Boo Urns Blog back in September: http://boo-urns-football.blogspot.com/2008...uns-say-what-you-want-at-least.html I would've done more, but I was ridiculously busy during the season. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:36am - W3 @ work ""] dreadkill said:portis needs the money to buy all those funny hats he wears or his drag gear |
| ________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:37am - xmikex ""] W3%20@%20work said: fucking douchebag Portis is a giant hole in the wallet. 2749 yards in the last 2 seasons (#4 overall in the NFL last season). After 7 seasons he has a yearly average of over 1,300 yards, and that's after missing 8 games in 2006. Plus 72 career touchdowns. Clinton Portis. FTW. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:39am - RustyPS ""] Agreed, Mike, he's definitely very underrated, which I think is a product of being in the same division as Barber, Westbrook, and Jacobs. Plus, he is the only former Broncos RB of recent memory that was actually successful after they left Denver...that's a big accomplishment in and of itself. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:41am - W3 @ work ""] DO NOT WANT. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:51am - SkinSandwich ""] The Pats signed Fred Taylor. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 9:53am - W3 @ work ""] OMG Brady got married, zoinks and shit |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 10:01am - RustyPS ""] Felger writing on WEEI.com: "1. I would love to see the Patriots surprise me over the next couple of weeks and go big. Of course, there are plenty of reasons to expect they won’t (the economy, the looming changes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Matt Cassel’s onerous franchise charge, to name three), but you never know with this team. All I do know is that whenever they’ve been bold, they’ve killed it, setting themselves up for championships (2003 with Rosevelt Colvin, Rodney Harrison, Ted Washington and Tyrone Poole) and perfect seasons (2007 with Adalius Thomas, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Donte Stallworth and Sammy Morris) whenever they’ve paid for high-end talent. According to NFL.com, the Pats have just $3.2 million in spending room right now, the second-lowest figure in the league. So the Cassel domino would have to fall and his $14.6 million cap charge shipped out before anything big took place. Or maybe it would be part of the deal. For example, there have been some fun rumors regarding a swap involving Cassel and Carolina’s franchised, four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers, which would be a move of maximum sex appeal, not to mention functionality. The Pats desperately need to upgrade their defense in general and their third-down play in particular, and Peppers does both overnight. The Panthers need a quarterback after Jake Delhomme’s playoff debacle and Cassel would actually come cheaper than Peppers ($16.7 million tag). The Panthers, at $1.9 under the cap, have the least amount of spending room in the league. You following me? Peppers wants to stand up in the 3-4. The Pats need playmakers. Give the Panthers the tagged Cassel, take the tagged Peppers and reassess after the season as the league heads into an uncapped landscape in 2010. Maybe Peppers is an expensive rental. (would the Pats do that?) Maybe he’s a longer term consideration. I’d do it either way. I know, I know. Dream on. But hey, that’s what this time of year is for" |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 10:01am - W3 @ work ""] SkinSandwich said:The Pats signed Fred Taylor. I wish they signed Deuce instead, he'd be a solid back up even though he wants a starter job. you old sucka and yo knee got blownidid up |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 10:37am - W3 @ work ""] xmikex said:Not Impressed - Rex Ryan to the Jets. Ryan is always touted as this football mastermind. Has anyone pointed out that Ryan had Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Terell Suggs, Bart Scott, and Samari Rolle to work with in Baltimore? Or that almost all of Baltimore's resources went to building their defense? How is he going to turn around a team with a weak linebacking corp, and that is content to sign guys like Brett Favre. Ravens lose Bart Scott to Jets??? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 10:40am - RustyPS ""] Adam Schefter's reported Scott has signed with the Jets.....and the Pats signed Chris Baker |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 10:42am - RustyPS ""] ...and Eugene Wilson signed a 3-year deal to stay with the Texans http://blogs.nfl.com/category/adam-schefter/ |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:01am - xmikex ""] SkinSandwich said:The Pats signed Fred Taylor. Nice! I fuckin like it. He'll work out great behind the Pats O-Line. Profootballtalk.com is having a server meltdown and I'm completely lost. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:03am - xmikex ""] I don't hate the Baker deal either. I thought they might take a crack at Robert Royal after the Bills released him though. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:07am - xmikex ""] LOL @ Jabar Gaffney visiting Denver. Good move leaving a team where Tom Brady is throwing passes to you to join an crowded wide receiver corp on a team with no defense and a diabetic throwing passes. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:09am - RustyPS ""] xmikex said:I don't hate the Baker deal either. I thought they might take a crack at Robert Royal after the Bills released him though. This is why I like the Baker signing... Quoting Schefter's blog: "as one Jets fan just texted me when he heard the news, “Whenever Pats pick up a former Jet, I get a pit in my stomach.”" |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:14am - W3 @ work ""] ugh Saints schedule blows vs. DALLAS COWBOYS vs. DETROIT LIONS vs. ATLANTA FALCONS vs. CAROLINA PANTHERS vs. NEW YORK JETS vs. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. NEW YORK GIANTS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS @ ATLANTA FALCONS @ BUFFALO BILLS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS @ WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ ST. LOUIS RAMS |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:16am - xmikex ""] I should have known David Thomas would be in the permanent dog house after that unnecessary roughness penalty that killed their shot at coming back against the Colts. Watson and Baker at tight end will be a nice combo. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:18am - xmikex ""] With that schedule I've got the Saints at 8 - 8 unless they pick up some big free agents. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:19am - RustyPS ""] The Pats are playing the NFC South then? |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:20am - W3 @ work ""] you're being nice, i doubt they'll reach 500 this season. and they dumped Deuce so they better be spending for some Defense and OL this offseason. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:21am - W3 @ work ""] RustyPS said:The Pats are playing the NFC South then? assuming so I got that from the Saints website. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:42am - xmikex ""] The Vikings traded for Sage Rosenfels. Fox Sports has it rumored to be for a 4th round pick. I say solid move by the Vikes if that's true. Do not be the least bit surprised if TJ Houshmandzadeh ends up signing with the Vikings now. He was saying last night on ESPN that Minnesota was one of the teams in contact with his agent. Vikings are my early pick for NFC North Champs. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:46am - RustyPS ""] If I were the Vikings, I'd only make that trade if I lost out on Cassel, who is infinitely better. I mean, imagine the Vikings with a good QB....they'd be damn good. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:52am - W3 @ work ""] damn good, they'd be dangerous kid. Pats dont really need to do too much with free agents theyve got 4 solid draft picks two second rounders at that. they do need to dump Cassel though, I mean yeah he was good and no one knows how Brady is gonna be with a bad knee but the Pats showed last season it doesn't matter who is behind center and don't any of you tell me you knew Cassel was gonna be the QB he was when Brady wetn down. everyone thought the season was over and they needed to go out and get someone. If they get rid of Cassel it better be for some great fucking talent or a 1st and 2nd or 3rd round pick. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:53am - MillenialKingdom ""] I think the Fred Taylor pickup is awesome. We need a quality back after the bust that Lawrence Maroney has been. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:54am - W3 @ work ""] MillenialKingdom said:the bust that Lawrence Maroney has been. that seriously a worse comment then mine on Portis. :spineyes: |