Just logged on and the thread was already 15 pages... I tried to catch up, but after 4 straight pages of crying, I decided to cut to the end..
This was NOT a bad move.. people should be happy. I enjoyed watching DeMeco play and respected him as much as the next guy, but can we please cut through the bull here and cut emotional ties for a second.
DeMeco Ryans was WELL on his way to cutsville, if not this offseason then definetely the next. Seriously we already have a thread that claimed Rick Smith is a amatuer for not having the foresight to trade Mario Williams last offseason, thus losing him for nothing. (BTW I also agree with that criticism and said we should've traded Mario last offseason when he was entering a contract year and we were entering a new defensive front)... Well now I've seen that same poster claim in this thread that this move further proves that Rick Smith is a amatuer.. what???
Sorry, you can't have it both ways.. The writing was well on the wall. Demeco shed blood, sweat, and tears for us in the past, but it was clear as day we were moving in another direction long before the season even ended. HE DID NOT FIT THE SCHEME and you can't pay a part time /role player ( which is what he was in this scheme) 6 mil a year. Before he got hurt Daryl Sharpton was the better player and played well in coverage which is what you need from a 3-4 ILB. You have to be able to cover and blitz up tue middle (See Cushing... guess what Demeco doesn't excell at? He isn't a 3-4 ILB and guess what.. despite being a 4-3 MLB with a very high cap hit who was stuck on a 3-4 team...WE STILL got compesation for him. That spells good move for us.