Well do I HAVE to choose one? Because really... I don't want either. Neither guy is a fit for this team. MS's personal status has nothing to do with it either. It's the fact that he really would only be a situational player and wouldn't be able to even back anyone up. His skills are pass rush only, IMHO. RI's issues (other than being bad for a locker room) are the facts that 1) he is OLD and 2) he is a penalty machine. We need to eliminate, not increase our odds of moving the offense backwards.
Well in the question you just posed then we DO have to. If it was forced upon us. I guess I would go with MS ... but it would be a LATE rd. pick. I just don't see him even being active every game. I don't see hie "media circus" being as bad as RI's.you dont HAVE to vote on anything. Just curious as to which player fans would choose if the decision was forced on them.
Well in the question you just posed then we DO have to. If it was forced upon us. I guess I would go with MS ... but it would be a LATE rd. pick. I just don't see him even being active every game. I don't see hie "media circus" being as bad as RI's.
But I give him the edge to RI .... our OL is too damn old as it is. And bonehead penalties moving the offense backwards. Add in the constant "Richie Watch" from the media and there is no value in signing him.
Aaawww man!! UNCLE! UNCLE!! Your hurting my arm!!! Ok ... votedokay.. You DO have to vote
our OL is too damn old as it is.
I was factoring in Wells and Dahl. My point is that we need to get away from aging vets. The best OL's in the league are ones with long term stablility. Signing guys in their 30's only means you are more likely to have to replace that guy soon. And most of the time, over pay for said vet FA. I would rather get a guy who has upside, but coming off his first contract (3-4 yr vet) and coach him up.Long - Age 28 (6 yrs.)
Williams - Age 28 (6 yrs.)
Barnes - Age 25 (2 yrs.)
Saffold - Age 26 (4 yrs.)
Barksdale - Age 26 (3 yrs.)
Assuming that Long completely recovers from his injury, we re-sign Saffold and cut loose both Wells and Dahl, the average age of the O-Line will be on average 27 years old with 21 years combined experience. Not to sure how you figure its "old" even if you add back Wells and Dahl the average age jumps to 29 and 32 years combined experience. That is getting up there, but still not what I would consider old. My two cents.
Old or not,its brittle as fuck.Long - Age 28 (6 yrs.)
Williams - Age 28 (6 yrs.)
Barnes - Age 25 (2 yrs.)
Saffold - Age 26 (4 yrs.)
Barksdale - Age 26 (3 yrs.)
Assuming that Long completely recovers from his injury, we re-sign Saffold and cut loose both Wells and Dahl, the average age of the O-Line will be on average 27 years old with 21 years combined experience. Not to sure how you figure its "old" even if you add back Wells and Dahl the average age jumps to 29 and 32 years combined experience. That is getting up there, but still not what I would consider old. My two cents.