Quote (xoxocrazi @ Mar 17 2014 07:59pm)
So they had an offer for Allen, and when Ware became available they yanked the deal and gave it to Ware. Doesnt that mean that Allen was on their wish list, and not Ware???
They offered a deal to DRC, who declined. So they offered a deal to Revis, who declined, so they offered the deal to Talib who accepted. And you expect me to believe Talib was on their wish list??? There 2 biggest moves were Plan C at CB and Plan B at the pass rushing spot.
Get real. They made some good moves, but are they significantly better than last year??? I think they are slightly better, but not significantly better. Talib and Ward are upgrades, no question. But Phillips had like 11 sacks last year and they paid him like $2mil. So they signed Ware, who will get them 11 sacks (just like Phillips did) at 500% the cost. So I dont see any gain there. And on offense, they lose their best pass protector at the RB position, they lost Zane Beadles from the offensive line, they lost Decker and gained Sanders. That looks to me like a net loss on offense
Meanwhile, New England (who was only 10 points behind Denver) has made significant upgrades. Revis/Browner are far better than Talib/Gregory, they will have Mayo and Tommy Kelly back from injury, Edelman returns, Gronk is back from injury, added LaFell… I would think that the defensive additions/players returning from injury alone closes the 10 point gap. It will be very interesting to see how it plays out on the field.
Thought revis was still on the bucs when they signed talib? Also cromartie declined because the contract was backloaded with minimum guaranteed. He would've been cut far before he seen any good money