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Mr. Miyagi
08-31-2008, 09:08 AM
Triplett just got cut by the Seahawks. Looks like we weren't the only ones who realize that he sucks.
Mr. Miyagi
08-31-2008, 09:11 AM
So did Kiwaukee Thomas by the Lions.
Mitchy moo
08-31-2008, 09:13 AM
Oops.
Mr. Miyagi
08-31-2008, 09:13 AM
Jason Webster cut by the Pats.
Mr. Miyagi
08-31-2008, 09:16 AM
Vikings cut WR Martin Nance. We all liked him when we picked him up as UDFA.
Tatonka
08-31-2008, 09:21 AM
nance had a solid preseason as well. interesting.
Tatonka
08-31-2008, 09:22 AM
we made tripplett a multimillionaire for doing his job below average. wow.
HHURRICANE
08-31-2008, 09:45 AM
we made tripplett a multimillionaire for doing his job below average. wow.

In Marv we trust.

Anybody notice how bad he sucked in FA. Polian he is not.
Jan Reimers
08-31-2008, 09:55 AM
In Marv we trust.

Anybody notice how bad he sucked in FA. Polian he is not.
I think his first FA period - Triplett, Royal, Fowler et. al. - was shaky. But he really impoved the O line last year with Dockery, Walker and Whittle. I'd give him a B- in free agent signings, but his two drafts were better.
The Spaz
08-31-2008, 09:57 AM
I think his first FA period - Triplett, Royal, Fowler et. al. - was shaky. But he really impoved the O line last year with Dockery, Walker and Whittle. I'd give him a B- in free agent signings, but his two drafts were better.

Add in Edwards (hopefully) and Lynch and another hopefully in Poz and maybe Whitner.
HHURRICANE
08-31-2008, 09:58 AM
I think his first FA period - Triplett, Royal, Fowler et. al. - was shaky. But he really impoved the O line last year with Dockery, Walker and Whittle. I'd give him a B- in free agent signings, but his two drafts were better.

I think you forgot about Price, Nall, Hargrove, and a few others...

When you sign guys for fairly big money and they end up not playing again in the league that can't be good.
The Spaz
08-31-2008, 10:10 AM
I think you forgot about Price, Nall, Hargrove, and a few others...

When you sign guys for fairly big money and they end up not playing again in the league that can't be good.

Hargrove we traded for I think it was like a 5th or 6th round draft pick. He was decent until his recent offield issues.
Jan Reimers
08-31-2008, 10:14 AM
I think you forgot about Price, Nall, Hargrove, and a few others...

When you sign guys for fairly big money and they end up not playing again in the league that can't be good.
Yeah, and I think there were Matt Bowen and a few other disasters, too. As I said, Marv's first free agent signing period was not too productive. I think the Bills went more for depth, and took a flier on several guys, which didn't work out well. Hargrove, though, was a midseason pickup with some ability but a 10 cent brain.
Dr. Lecter
08-31-2008, 10:15 AM
I think you forgot about Price, Nall, Hargrove, and a few others...

When you sign guys for fairly big money and they end up not playing again in the league that can't be good.

Nall was not big money and Hargrove was a trade who played at his expected levels for two years.

Sadly, he is dumber than shoe leather.
HHURRICANE
08-31-2008, 10:33 AM
Nall was not big money and Hargrove was a trade who played at his expected levels for two years.

Sadly, he is dumber than shoe leather.

I grouped Hargrove in the same non-draft pick group. I believe Hargrove was the only one we brought in as a trade so i lumped him in. Nall was paid 7 figures to come here. Look it up.
Dr. Lecter
08-31-2008, 10:34 AM
7 figures is hardly big money anymore in this league.

Look it up.

His first FA class was weak, but Nall was hardly big money.
justasportsfan
08-31-2008, 11:11 AM
I think you forgot about Price, Nall, Hargrove, and a few others...

When you sign guys for fairly big money and they end up not playing again in the league that can't be good.

ALL gm's bring in players when they take over a team and then end up cutting them at some point. Even POLIAN. It's a nromal occurance during rebuilding. This is why it takes an average of 3 years to rebuild a team especially when you are going with a different system both defensively and offensively.

Don't forget that while TD left us with a good cap when Marv took over, the CBA free'd up cap that allowed teams that were in cap jail to compete with the bills for prime FA players.
patmoran2006
08-31-2008, 11:27 AM
7 figures is hardly big money anymore in this league.

Look it up.

His first FA class was weak, but Nall was hardly big money.
a $1.3 million signing bonus for a third string quarterback is a joke.


Marv's 2006 class on the whole was deplorable. Less than 3 seasons later, only 3 of the 14 free agents we signed our still with the Bills.

To his credit, Levy learned from his mistakes and did a much better job in 2007 with Dockery and Whittle; showing FA shouldn't be about quantity.
raphael120
08-31-2008, 12:08 PM
Hold on, lemme take off my red tinted glasses and "I "heart" Marv" t-shirt. So he's NOT untouchable? I mean...we can call Marv out for a horrid FA in '06? I mean, we still have 1 year left to find out to see how big of a flop the '06 draft was. If Whitner, Youboty, Simpson, and McCargo don't step it up, I think you can say the '06 draft was no better than Donadopes '03 draft.
The Jokeman
08-31-2008, 01:16 PM
Have we also forgot that SS Matt Bowen was part of Marv's first free agent class as well?
hydro
08-31-2008, 01:32 PM
Have we also forgot that SS Matt Bowen was part of Marv's first free agent class as well?
Nope...


Yeah, and I think there were Matt Bowen and a few other disasters, too. As I said, Marv's first free agent signing period was not too productive. I think the Bills went more for depth, and took a flier on several guys, which didn't work out well. Hargrove, though, was a midseason pickup with some ability but a 10 cent brain.
Lexwhat
08-31-2008, 01:48 PM
In other news: Terrance Pennington (Falcons) was cut yesterday.

He was the 7th Round Pick we drafted in 2006, and he started a handful of games for us. We cut him after the season though.
hydro
08-31-2008, 01:53 PM
In other news: Terrance Pennington (Falcons) was cut yesterday.

He was the 7th Round Pick we drafted in 2006, and he started a handful of games for us. We cut him after the season though.

DB said he was looking good... :scratch:
Lexwhat
08-31-2008, 02:02 PM
DB said he was looking good... :scratch:


I thought I remembered someone saying that. I was even surprised when we cut him last year, after he started so many games for us.


By the way, here's the link showing T.Pennington being cut:

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/Articles/2008/08/21-30/Birds_make_roster_moves_to_reach_53-man_limit.aspx