I read a great line this morning from NFL/ESPN contributer Adam Schefter: "The first few days of NFL free agency is like shopping at Neiman Marcus. After that it's like shopping at Target." Man that is so true! If you've got the money (cap space) why not go out and get you a big money FA?! Fact is proven NFL talent is USUALLY less of a gamble than the draft. You've already got a body of work against the best of the best. Most times you know how they'll fit in your system--it's high percentage (mostly).
Round up
Reggie Wayne--Indy Jason Campbell--CHI Cortland F--Rams
V Jax--Bucs Pierre Garcon/Josh Morgan--Skins Robert Meachem--SD
Smoke screens
Peyton to the Dolphins makes the most sense right? He has a home in Miami, Reggie Wayne wants to sign with Miami. They have a good defense, good o-line, good WR target in B Marshall and a solid running game. First trip Peyton took? He flew from Miami to Denver. Who saw that coming?! Next stop was Arizona. Now, B Marshall gets traded to Chicago, Reggie Wayne re-signs with Indy (nobody saw that coming) and Peyton is on his way to meet the Titans. FA kicks off and you get all these big money deals done in hours! How is that if you're not supposed to be able to negotiate until FA begins? TAMPERING! Can't say that though...but it's true!
My Rant
My beloved Raiders didn't make a splash. In all honesty I didn't expect one. We've got cap problems (due to bad contracts) and we don't have a lot of draft picks (due to bad decisions). That's cool. We finished tied for the AFC West lead with a ton of injuries. Those players are back and healthy, a new regime, including a defensive oriented head coach we stole from the enemy. The GM is a former Raider and learned from a very good system in GB. We've got a lot going in a positive direction. STILL every Raider fan (including myself) wanted/wants more. That's natural. We tend to live out our lives through our sports teams. It's a way we identify ourselves and our passions. It plucks my nerves to no end when you get the person who wants to correct you when you say "may team did...or we (refering to my team) won this ..." THAT GUY wants to point out to you "you're not on that team. You don't play for them. Why do you say 'my team' or 'we." UUUGGGHHH!!!! If I want to say my team or we that's my business. Believe me bank account and my body confirm to me DAILY that I don't play pro sports nor am I an owner. TRUST! Now that I'm on this rant let me take my shot at "why do you wear sports jerseys?" guy. I love my jerseys. I got upwards of 20. I wear all of them. Why? Because I do and I bought them with my money while minding my OWN business. Again, the jersey/t-shirt is how you connect with a team. To me it's no different than buying certain name brands of clothes, the latest cell phone or whatever it is. It's your choice in what you value. I'm getting a bit off topic but I think you get my point. If you don't here's a summary.
Don't let anyone dictate to you what you should/should not feel, value or do. It's your life and YOU are held accountable for how you live it and what you do with it--not those Jackwagons who, in all honesty are trying to impose their thinking on you.
...or is it just me?
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