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I think Culpepper's value is in the dream that he is something he is not. I reluctantly think the jury is still out. It will be interesting to see how well he plays this year.

That might be the first time I've heard that statement. That Culpepper's value is as a pocket passer? At this point in his carrer, I'm not sure how you can say otherwise. I'm pretty sure the Dolphins didn't trade for his ability to run for 400 yards but more for his ability to throw for 4700 yards and 39 TD's. Ability to do something he only did once 2 years ago when he had the game's best receiver? Culpepper is a drop back and chuck it passer, not a pocket passer. What? My original comment was directed at the statement that Culpepper wouldn't ever play again or never be the same because if his knee injury. I said that it wouldn't be detrimental because his value comes from throwing the ball from the pocket. If you are taking issue with the whole "pocket passing" thing and would like to replace it with "drop back and chuck it passer" go ahead. My point remains the same. Culpepper's value is in his arm and not his legs.

That might be the first time I've heard that statement. That Culpepper's value is as a pocket passer? At this point in his carrer, I'm not sure how you can say otherwise. I'm pretty sure the Dolphins didn't trade for his ability to run for 400 yards but more for his ability to throw for 4700 yards and 39 TD's.

Why?

In regards to the injury: I also heard that Culpepper is "ahead of schedule" on his rehab. I'm not sure how signifigantly his injury will effect his play. It will limit his mobility, but Culpepper's value is as a pocket passer.

FoxSports is reporting that the Vikings have traded Culpepper to the Dolphins for a 2nd round pick. Wow, back to back years where the Vikings trade their best player for pennies on the dollar.

I saw Big Papi's homer this morning. I'm suprised the ball wasn't just vaporized when it hit the bat. :shock:

Yeah, I admit that the young WRs haven't been too healthy, which is a problem. But I wouldn't pay the money for a #2, when Muhammad is really best suited as a 2. Yeah, let's grab TO and call it a day.

Yes.

Moulds wouldn't be a bad option. Sure, I think Berrian, Curry, and Bradley are good young players (I'm not including Gage because we've seen him, and he isn't very good). However, none of these guys have stayed healthy. Bradley is coming off his second major knee injury (I'm pretty sure) Berrian has fought injuries in his career, and Curry hasn't even stepped on the field yet. While, I'm willing to go with the receiving core we have, it's certianly a risk to assume they will be healthy. I wouldn't be upset if we picked up Moulds, assuming the price is right. Edit: Not to say Moulds has been the picture of health, but it would give us more depth and talent at the position.

Probably, and in my opinion, hopefully. Well, it seems we are in agreement that the Redskins are overspending ridiculously. Personally, I'm not sure how much better it will make them and I think it will screw them in the long run.

Converting those bonuses is going to lead to trouble down the line when they are forced to cut some of those players.

Who did he overtake? The salary cap is much bigger than it was just 4 years ago. Look at Peter King's latest MMQB and check out these numbers: "You want a healthy league? This is a healthy league. The year-by-year salary-cap figures since the cap was instituted in 1994, projecting into next year with the figure the NFL announced last week: 1994: $34.6 million 1995: $37.1 million 1996: $40.7 million 1997: $41.4 million 1998: $52.3 million 1999: $58.3 million 2000: $62.1 million 2001: $67.4 million 2002: $71.1 million 2003: $75.0 million 2004: $80.5 million 2005: $85.5 million 2006: $102.0 million 2007: $109.0 million From 1994 to 2007, the cap will have gone up 315 percent." In 2006 the salary cap will be 43% higher than it was in 2002. Mike Brown signed his current deal in 2003, and the cap has grown 36% since then. You are going to hear about a lot of guys becoming the highest paid something or other in NFL history. He's just the first. Suddenly, those $100 million deals for franchise QB's don't look so unwieldy with the higher cap costs. A QB costing $8m against the cap in 2005 took up 9.4% of his team's cap space. A QB costing $8m in 2007 will count just 7.3%. So a lesser player could easily sign for significantly more money now than a better player could have just a couple years ago, and still be appropriately fit into the new cap. And remember, a lot of the game's stars are signed through 2008 or further, which means their value is going to be depressed from what they could earn on the open market. In a year you might have an unprecedented number of holdouts looking for more money in a new deal. I understand that the added cap space is going to result in large contracts. I guess what I'm saying that this is surprising given the quality of these players. Why give such a huge contract to EL and AA when superior player might be had for similar money in the coming years? I could see if there were marquee impact players available, teams with a lot of cap space would get into a bidding war and thus drive up the price to these ridiculous levels. I mean, the Skins doubled the nearest offer for El. Do the Skins think that El and AA are going to put them over the top? What's the point in blowing all the new cap room right away on average players? Other players are signing for reasonable amounts. Joe Jurevicius signed for 4/10 and Mike Anderson signed for 4/8. Both of them are similar caliber players to El and AA. I guess the spending by the Redskins and Vikings is what I am taking issue with.

I don't think football people should be that astonished. The salary cap in 2006 and 2007 will be so much bigger than it was in 2004 and 2005. As soon as it became clear how much higher the cap would be, it became obvious that guys would be getting contracts way out of line with the deals signed by similar players (and even better ones) just one or two years before. You can fit a whole lot more under the new system. Teams will still be hurting if they keep up the irrationality, but with so much more space, a few deals like this were inevitable, and should have been expected. Some big deals could be expected, but I'm not sure that deals the magnitude of these were anticipated. Adam Archuleta is now the highest paid safety in the history of the NFL. Unreal.

Wow....wow wow wow. An NFL writer has to do a story about how they pull this off every year. I think the Redskins will be one of the playoff teams from this season to not make it next year. They make a lot of cuts and don't have many high round draft picks. I mean, they only have 1 day one pick this year. I suppose it really don't matter considering it doesn't have a very good track record. Both of these signings by the Redskins are terrible. I can't imagine this won't hurt them in the long run. I don't think these moves are that much of an upgrade, especially considering the cost. I'd like to see an article about how ridiculous this free agency has been in terms of contracts. Did you see the offer sheet that the Viks offered to Hutch? Hutch is great, don't get me wrong, but he's also a guard. I heard Len Pasqurelli(SP?) on the radio this morning and he was astonished at what he was seeing. I have to beleive that some of these teams are going to regret these contracts in the near future.

Wow....wow wow wow.

Way too much emphasis was put on the conference tourney's this year.

I'm not that excited about this potential signing. It would be nice to improve the return game, but they shouldn't spend a large amount of money on a guy whose only value is returning. They have to remember the return game was fine just two years ago using two servicable cornerbacks primarily (plus a little bit of Berrian). Drummond is useless anywhere but the return game. He's also never played a full season. I would rather they draft a mid round cornerback with return ability or another receiver who can do the job, or give it to one of the guys already on the roster. They should spend their free agent dollars on players who can have a much bigger impact than Drummond, who was no more than an average return man last year. I suppose that's true. I can't imagine Drummond is going to cost very much considering how one dimentional he is. So the question becomes, do we sign anyone? What moves are we going to make? Some of the contracts these guys are getting are insane. The Vikings just gave Ben Leber 4/20 with a 4 million dollar signing bonus. Ben Leber?

So anyway... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/03/13/bc.fbn.redskins.freeage.ap/index.html That's great. Not a big Archuleta fan. I love the Redskins theory of just spending on big names. That method has never worked. Pittsburgh, New England, Denver, St. Louis have won all the recent Super Bowls with predominately drafted and developed talented. Yeah, I'm slightly dissapointed that we haven't got any impact players. On the other hand, the players available that fit our needs really weren't outstanding (i.e El and AA). I'd rather spend nothing than sign mediocre players to massive long term contracts. I'd be happy if we signed Drummond to do returns.

So anyway... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/03/13/bc.fbn.redskins.freeage.ap/index.html

The Bears are meeting with Adam Archuleta today. I think it's likely he signs with us.

6 years 30 million? Thank god we didn't spend that.

The buzz is that the Bears are interested and talking to: Josh McCown David Givens Kenny Wright and of course EL. For EL...

Kamron Taylor! Way to show up! 0-6 from the field, no assists, and 3 turnovers! Way to get it done! :roll:

Stop making threes! :!: