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Jun 19, 2008 2008 Season, Colvin, Money Money Money, Secondary issues are primary, Teams that aren't the Texans, Tremendous Busts
Maximum Reward, Minimum Kwan. Via BRB, who still collectively possess the will to read John McClain, we get the terms of Rosevelt Colvin’s contract. On a scale of 1-10, this deal ranks a solid 9. Worst case scenario, Colvin makes the team, gets injured and placed on IR in week 1, and we cut him as a June 1 casualty next year–he only counts $250,000 against the cap in 2009 and 2010. Best case scenario, we have a bona fide third-down edge rusher and sometime LB who still isn’t costing us much of anything.
Hello, Vegas? Gimme $500 on black. D’oh…ok, I’ll send you a check. Thinking of betting on the Texans week 1 game against the Stillers? Here’s some interesting background regarding both teams against the spread and straight up last year. If you read this and win, I get 5%.
What say you? Not long ago, we signed the other Jimmy Williams and I lamented the fact that I’d hope it was the Jimmy Williams we’d all heard off. Well, Atlanta went at cut that J-Dub yesterday, raising an interesting question: Do you take a flier on a guy who hardly got to play because his secondary coach hated him, but who is really fast and was thought to be the best DB in the draft only a few years ago? Stated different, do you take a guy whose talent should make him light-years better than CC Brown and see what Ray Rhodes can do with him?
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June 19th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hey, Vegas, put me down for $100 on the “OVER”… that seems to be the smart play.
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June 19th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Yeah, I’d take a look at him. By all indications, our secondary is going to be the weakest link of the defense. Sign him up and bring him to camp… hell, cut the first Jimmy to make room for the second Jimmy if you have to.
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I said Jimmy.
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June 19th, 2008 at 9:37 am
@SOLIS
Please, don’t ever cut a jimmy. Ever.
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am
I don’t know that the only reason he didn’t play much was because of his coach. They even tried to move him to safety and he still couldn’t get into the starting lineup. It seems more likely he’s just another guy with a lot of talent, but not enough work ethic.
That said, maybe getting cut will give him the motivation he needs to hone his craft, so I would still totally want to take a look at him.
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Yeah, I read that he was too slow to be a CB and not agressive enough (hitting and tackling) to be a S. They said he recently showed up at 230 lbs, which is pretty heavy for both positions. That said, he’s still a nasty Hokie, and I’d love to give him a shot to break into our very crowded Safety position battle.
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:57 am
@ TBL: Yeah, there were other circumstances involved. He showed up heavy, he didn’t seem motivated, and stuff like that.
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@ beef: I don’t know how he could have been too slow. He ran a 4.42 at the Combine. I think the knock was that he had bad hips for a corner. Still, if he slims down is still sub-4.5, a fresh start might be just what he needs to turn into a great safety.
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June 19th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Yes. Hips.
It’s all in them.
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June 19th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Oh, and if that mofo can still run in the 4.4s while weighing 230, ABSOLUTELY find a spot for him in TC!
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June 19th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Sounds Andre Davis-esque. I don´t mind taking a chance on a high draft pick who didn´t pan out, so long as the contract is salary-cap friendly.
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July 6th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Dave, put down 100 for me if you make it to Vegas before the season