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Hackett is a good fit because the Bills don't that that kind of possession guy on their roster. He keeps chains moving. They could have signed him and still drafted a WR high, and wouldn't have lost anything. It is unfair to dismiss him as a slot WR, he isn't limited in that way.
That said, it isn't like they lost out on Terrell Owens. Hackett is a good player, but he has to show he can stay healthy.
This no short deals policy is STUPID. A short deal carries no risk. There is no reason not to do it. If a guy does well and wants a better deal, then he's earned it.
This is absolutely ****ing outrageous. We could have had him for a cheap, no-risk contract. Carolina just got a lot better for a hell of a bargain. He's a perfect complerment to Smith just as he would have been to Evans.
SON OF A B****!!!!
I like the no short deals with young players policy,,, why would a team that is building for the future waste time with a player that is only looking for a 1 year contract to prove himself with then bolt to the highest bidder?
The Bills want to put the pieces in place that they will move on with for the next 10 years ala the Colts.... Their team is perfectly built and designed. The players they have locked up for the rest of their careers are perfect for their system ie. Freeney, Mathis, Brackett, Sanders, Manning, Wayne, Harrison.
Im 100% sure that the Bills are following in the Colts footsteps...
They want their #1 and #2 receivers locked up for years and preferably drafted by them... Franchise QB, 2 DEs, MLB and safety.
If the Bills can put a core of players together that will stay together for the next 10 years the we can also have similar success.
And as a sidenote im not saying that Evans is that #1 that they envision but whoever it is they want continuity going forward at that position.
I like the no short deals with young players policy,,, why would a team that is building for the future waste time with a player that is only looking for a 1 year contract to prove himself with then bolt to the highest bidder?
God forbid we should be the highest bidder.
And Hackett got two years. We're signing garbage like Courtney Anderson and Teyo Johnson, so why not another no-risk deal? At that deal, Hackett would have been just another body with no big expectations, and we'd still draft a WR high. Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
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Hackett had a career-year in 2006, recording 45 receptions for 610 yards and 4 touchdowns – playing primarily in the slot while Bobby Engram was dealing with a thyroid condition. Hackett, 25, was a fifth round draft choice out of Colorado in 2004.
he would have been nice to sign. But he is not an All-Star type of player.
And Hackett got two years. We're signing garbage like Courtney Anderson and Teyo Johnson, so why not another no-risk deal? At that deal, Hackett would have been just another body with no big expectations, and we'd still draft a WR high. Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
Being the highest bidder does not make a team the wisest.
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Hackett couldn't cut it on a roster full of underperforming receivers in a pass happy offense.
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