So some new guys in charge at OBD

[ghz in pittsburgh]

I don't have inside knowledge. But from the way things are shaping up now, I could see more evidence why Marv has left.

Addressing OL in free agency was big on Marv's plan. They went out and gave crazy money to Dockery.

Also a few other FA Marv brought in didn't pan out. I'd guess the wind of change was blowing in OBD and Marv decided to go out gracefully.

So who's calling the shots. Is it Modrak? Wasn't he supposed to have more say in football related matters, including free agency in the new structure Wilson announced last year?

[patmoran2006]

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LOL. . A "few" of his FA's didnt pan out?
Here is a list of the FA's we signed during Levy's two years as GM.

2006
WR Andre Davis
S Matt Bowen
WR Peerless Price
OG Tutan Reyes
RB Anthony Thomas
FB Alan Ricard
QB Craig Nall
TE Robert Royal
OC Melvin Fowler
OT Aaron Gibson
DB Kiwaukee Thomas
OL Matt Morgan

2007
OT Langston Walker
OG Jason Whittle
OG Derrick Dockery


That is DISPICIBLE. Bowing out gracefully is the least he could do. But blame it on Ralph, Levy was in over his head.. how the same regime continues minus Marv after this mess, is beyond me.

[yordad]

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Hey, Walker is solid!

[bigbub2352]

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i agree completely and John guy which i wrote a thread about is as much to blame as the GMs who keep him on the job, Tom D's guy who is still here
what a joke

[TacklingDummy]

Re: So some new guys in charge at OBD

LOL. . A "few" of his FA's didnt pan out?
Here is a list of the FA's we signed during Levy's two years as GM.

2006
WR Andre Davis
S Matt Bowen
WR Peerless Price
OG Tutan Reyes
RB Anthony Thomas
FB Alan Ricard
QB Craig Nall
TE Robert Royal
OC Melvin Fowler
OT Aaron Gibson
DB Kiwaukee Thomas
OL Matt Morgan

2007
OT Langston Walker
OG Jason Whittle
OG Derrick Dockery


That is DISPICIBLE. Bowing out gracefully is the least he could do. But blame it on Ralph, Levy was in over his head.. how the same regime continues minus Marv after this mess, is beyond me.

Can you list the other 31 teams Free Agent signing during that period so we have something to compare it to. Thanks.

[patmoran2006]

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Can you list the other 31 teams Free Agent signing during that period so we have something to compare it to. Thanks.

I can, but I won't.

Gonna go out on a limb and GUESS that most teams have signed better FA's than the Buffalo Bills.

[TacklingDummy]

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I can, but I won't.

Gonna go out on a limb and GUESS that most teams have signed better FA's than the Buffalo Bills.

And Im going to go out on a limb that if you look at most teams free agent signings that most of them don't work out. Of course there are always the exceptions. But I am sure that the majority don't work out.

[patmoran2006]

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And Im going to go out on a limb that if you look at most teams free agent signings that most of them don't work out. Of course there are always the exceptions. But I am sure that the majority don't work out.

There is ONE FA on that list over two years that is even SERVICABLE! and thats walker.

In fact, he and Royal are the only two even on the ROSTER, and Royal is probably gone soon.

[TacklingDummy]

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2006 Lions:

Shaun King
COREY BRADFORD
DAN CAMPBELL
QB JOSH McCOWN
RB ARLEN HARRIS
QB JON KITNA
Rex Tucker
LB Paris Lenon
G Barry Stokes
T Courtney VanBuren
S Idrees Bashir
WR MIKE FURREY
G Tyrone Hopson
WR Brett Fischer
DT Damian Gregory
DT Cleveland Pinkney
DT TYOKA JACKSON
DB JAMAR FLETCHER
DE Claude Harriott
G Ross Verba

2007 Lions:

DE DEWAYNE WHITE.
DE COREY SMITH.
CB Travis Fisher
RB T.J. Duckett
WR Shaun McDonald
G ZACH PILLER.
G Edwin Mulitalo
WR Marcus Robinson
WR Cliff Russell

[yordad]

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There is ONE FA on that list over two years that is even SERVICABLE! and thats walker.

In fact, he and Royal are the only two even on the ROSTER, and Royal is probably gone soon.

I give your report an "I" for incomplete but interesting.

[DraftBoy]

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I think its safe to say "The Tripod of Doom" experiment should be over already! Unfortunately its not...

[DraftBoy]

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2006 Lions:

Shaun King
COREY BRADFORD
DAN CAMPBELL
QB JOSH McCOWN
RB ARLEN HARRIS
QB JON KITNA
Rex Tucker
LB Paris Lenon
G Barry Stokes
T Courtney VanBuren
S Idrees Bashir
WR MIKE FURREY
G Tyrone Hopson
WR Brett Fischer
DT Damian Gregory
DT Cleveland Pinkney
DT TYOKA JACKSON
DB JAMAR FLETCHER
DE Claude Harriott
G Ross Verba

Kitna, Lenon, Furrey were all great signings for them that year.

Kitna is a good QB, Furrey was a 1000yd+ WR and Lenon recorded 121 tackles as their starting MLB this season. They by far kicked our ass in FA gets. What's your point?

[patmoran2006]

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2006 Lions:

Shaun King
COREY BRADFORD
DAN CAMPBELL
QB JOSH McCOWN
RB ARLEN HARRIS
QB JON KITNA
Rex Tucker
LB Paris Lenon
G Barry Stokes
T Courtney VanBuren
S Idrees Bashir
WR MIKE FURREY
G Tyrone Hopson
WR Brett Fischer
DT Damian Gregory
DT Cleveland Pinkney
DT TYOKA JACKSON
DB JAMAR FLETCHER
DE Claude Harriott
G Ross Verba

2007 Lions:

DE DEWAYNE WHITE.
DE COREY SMITH.
CB Travis Fisher
RB T.J. Duckett
WR Shaun McDonald
G ZACH PILLER.
G Edwin Mulitalo
WR Marcus Robinson
WR Cliff Russell

You’ve got to be kidding me?

For starters, there are a couple of players that did very well for Detroit on that list. For another, the mere fact that you have to go to the Detroit Lions to try and give a comparison is indicative on how pathetic this front office and our FA signings have been.

[GreedoII]

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One of the worst FA list in NFL history!! Good post Pat.

[DraftBoy]

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You’ve got to be kidding me?

For starters, there are a couple of players that did very well for Detroit on that list. For another, the mere fact that you have to go to the Detroit Lions to try and give a comparison is indicative on how pathetic this front office and our FA signings have been.

What's sad is that he has no idea what he's talking about considering that with Kitna, Furrey, and Lenon in 2006, you can add Dewayne White, Edwin Mulitalo, Shaun McDonald, and Travis Fisher to their good signing from their 07 class.

TD what the hell is your point aside from further proving Pat right?