I still think promising not to franchise Clements was a mistake. I really don't think he's going to hold out last year. It turned out he started 2006 season slow anyway.
Do you honestly believe we could get a 2nd round pick for Clements if we franchised him? You bet. Now Marv may not be the kind of person to do this kind of things (franchise for the purpose of trading), but he's the GM, he needs to play the game a bit.
I have the distinct feeling that McGahee is in the same boat. Now McGahee is not nearly established like Clements was but in terms of offensive threats, Evans and McGahee are on top of every of our opponents list. With the new focus on run and stop run, with the way offensive line is re-shaped, and most importantly, with the way Losman is developing, I can see McGahee have his "contract year" production in 2007.
I can see that McGahee might not be viewed in this administration as a long term solution - I really don't think his personal life, his remark about Buffalo played any part of it. Rather I think his catching ability is not up to par with Steve fairchild's offense. Remember when McGahee's catch and run at the end of the Titans game? Remember Thomas' catches at the end of the Texans' game? In Marty's offense, they want you to defend everyone (including Losman in this case), and runningback needs to be a legit passing threat. Willis is not a constant passing threat.
I don't see McGahee hold out in 2007. I actually see Willis and his agent looking for a big payday in 2008 with a healthy play in 2007. I can easily see Willis demand more touches. And I can see his agent plot to have Levy promise not to franchise his client in 2008 much like Clements' case.
That's where I want Levy to learn from his mistake in handling Clements case.
Do you honestly believe we could get a 2nd round pick for Clements if we franchised him? You bet. Now Marv may not be the kind of person to do this kind of things (franchise for the purpose of trading), but he's the GM, he needs to play the game a bit.
I have the distinct feeling that McGahee is in the same boat. Now McGahee is not nearly established like Clements was but in terms of offensive threats, Evans and McGahee are on top of every of our opponents list. With the new focus on run and stop run, with the way offensive line is re-shaped, and most importantly, with the way Losman is developing, I can see McGahee have his "contract year" production in 2007.
I can see that McGahee might not be viewed in this administration as a long term solution - I really don't think his personal life, his remark about Buffalo played any part of it. Rather I think his catching ability is not up to par with Steve fairchild's offense. Remember when McGahee's catch and run at the end of the Titans game? Remember Thomas' catches at the end of the Texans' game? In Marty's offense, they want you to defend everyone (including Losman in this case), and runningback needs to be a legit passing threat. Willis is not a constant passing threat.
I don't see McGahee hold out in 2007. I actually see Willis and his agent looking for a big payday in 2008 with a healthy play in 2007. I can easily see Willis demand more touches. And I can see his agent plot to have Levy promise not to franchise his client in 2008 much like Clements' case.
That's where I want Levy to learn from his mistake in handling Clements case.
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