El Tejano
Hall of Fame
That's the way it looks. Didn't this franchise learn anything about staying with what you got? That decision to go with Brice Mccain and Glover Quin did real well for us right?
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The Nnamdi Asomugha Thread
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That's the way it looks. Didn't this franchise learn anything about staying with what you got? That decision to go with Brice Mccain and Glover Quin did real well for us right?
The1ApplePie
Hall of Fame
Well, at least the Texans have Nick Fairley playing the nose...
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
And here is the latest.
NFL Network's Mike Lombardi reports that the 49ers have jumped into the race to get free agent Nnamdi Asomugha under contract.
Lombardi calls the Niners the Jets "main competition," and assures "they are in it strong." San Francisco can clear a large amount of salary cap space by releasing Nate Clements, a move that would surely happen on Thursday if a deal with Asomugha was reached. Writers on the 49ers beat have been slightly skeptical of an Asomugha pursuit, but never ruled it out.
http://rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/0/Football-headlines?rw=1
Still no sign of the Texans for those who still think that Rick Smith is capable of anything.
That would be funny if the 49ers did sign Aso. I'd love to hear that Smithiak apologists who use the excuses every year that big time free agents just won't come here because we're not a winning team if Aso ended up on a perrenial loser like the 49ers who haven't sniffed the playoffs since Garcia and Mooch were there. Plus, I'm terrified to see Aso on the same team as Revis.
NFL Network's Mike Lombardi reports that the 49ers have jumped into the race to get free agent Nnamdi Asomugha under contract.
Lombardi calls the Niners the Jets "main competition," and assures "they are in it strong." San Francisco can clear a large amount of salary cap space by releasing Nate Clements, a move that would surely happen on Thursday if a deal with Asomugha was reached. Writers on the 49ers beat have been slightly skeptical of an Asomugha pursuit, but never ruled it out.
http://rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/0/Football-headlines?rw=1
Still no sign of the Texans for those who still think that Rick Smith is capable of anything.
That would be funny if the 49ers did sign Aso. I'd love to hear that Smithiak apologists who use the excuses every year that big time free agents just won't come here because we're not a winning team if Aso ended up on a perrenial loser like the 49ers who haven't sniffed the playoffs since Garcia and Mooch were there. Plus, I'm terrified to see Aso on the same team as Revis.
jaayteetx
All Pro
Anytime there is a New York team involved in anything like this, the media is going to play it to the hilt. Why? Ratings, website hits and all that jazz. Don't sweat the Jets. Or Cowboys or anyone else. He'll sign who he signs with. If we get him, great, if not we move on. Wade Phillips alone is gonna make a world of difference to this defense, ya'll just watch.
TheMatrix31
Hall of Fame
I was being sarcastic.
DX-TEX
#TomSavageDontCare
Is this sarcasm or honest opinion? I dont know anymore.
Wait a sec: but didnt you want to be like the Jets? Wouldnt that entail making a splash right at the beginning of free agency?
Ole Miss Texan
Hall of Fame
Nnamdi needs to have a segment on ESPN called THE DECISION.... the anticipation is killing me.
Doppelganger
None
Texans have made significant signings the last couple of years. They signed OG Wade Smith and he was a great addition to the O line. They signed the highest DE available in FA Antonio Smtih and he has been our best DL since he has been here.
They are not on the level of Aso, but nobody is. Please point to any other FA that is of the quality of Aso that the Texans have not gone after.
Dutchrudder
Hall of Fame
I would imagine the location of the 49ers would be a big preference for Aso in this case. It's so close to Oakland, he wouldn't even have to move. Jim Harbaugh also seems like a coach he may want to play for, so I could see this happening.
fiasco west
All Pro
The Media is always NY and east coast biased though.
But it's not even just about Aso. I'll be all on the FO also if we pass on Joseph, Cromartie, Weddle, etc etc. But it hasn't happened yet and those guys haven't signed any where yet and I'm sure they won't sign until Nnamdi does any ways.
Doppelganger
None
Actually SF would be a solid fit for him. The division is weak, so SF could contend for years. SF is probably the most balanced of any of the teams in the division. I would prefer to see Aso in SF than NY.
Cjeremy635
Overtraining
This.
I agree with others. I just want this thing to end. Either sign the guy or someone else. I will be royally pissed if they just stand around with their thumbs up their asses and don't do jack ****. That would be a terrible thing for the fanbase to have to put faith in.
Nawzer
Alienz
I believe I mentioned the Niners as a serious possibility as well. Sometimes, I don't like it when I'm right.
McNair better fire Rick Smith if he doesn't get Aso.
Grams
Veteran
The problem is, if we do not sign him, we will never know what the Texans did to try and get him.
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
I've never thought we were good at PR personally. We just have a lot of fans in Houston that are fine with being mediocre and average. As long as we're not a 2-14 team, fans love football so much out here that they'll obviously still fill up a stadium. Until fans stop buying tickets, Bob sees no reason to change the status quo. He isn't a football guy that lives and dies on winning.
TheMatrix31
Hall of Fame
You don't need to worry. Nothing is gonna happen until this is decided.
I think a lot of us remember 1994-2001. Wandering through the desert of no hometown team to root for.
Doppelganger
None
Here is the thing, if Smith don't do anything, the team does not significantly improve, so Kubes and Smith are as good as gone after the seaosn. So they will have to do something.
I am guessing right now, they sign Carlos Roger to play CB, Sensabaugh as a Safety, and resign Leach.
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
Shoot, I hate being right about the Texans every year. I'm begging for an egg to be thrown on my face my Smithiaknair.
Jacoby Jones & Damien Lewis.
My bad, we did go after them.
It really dent appear we are going after Aso.
We haven't made one positive addition to this team after theybswore we were going to be very active. This is ridiculous.
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
Not gonna happen. All you can do is hope that he does after this season. But if the seats are filled up every week again, what will motivate Bob to do that next off season when it should have happened two off seasons ago. If the seats are filled I think Bob is fine with what we have personally.
Where is Matt Hasselback playing in 2011?
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
It amazes me how much things flip back and forth.
Prior to FA there are arguments about how much we want to pay Aso, whether he wants to come here, whether we should get one of the other CBs and a better safety upgrade, blah blah blah.
Then we're able to start talking to FAs and we're in the thick of the race for Aso and it appears we're offering him one of the biggest contracts. BUT he wants to go to NYC and offers to go to them for a lot less money than we're offering.
And then it becomes Aso or Mediocrity and Bob is cheap and we didn't even try and it's because our FO can't do anything.
If we offered Aso the biggest offer he got and he wanted to take a pay cut to go to NY, how does that show that Bob is cheap?
I want Aso. But I don't want him so much that I want to overpay for him. But we need to get one of the top CBs and one of the top Safeties.
Prior to FA there are arguments about how much we want to pay Aso, whether he wants to come here, whether we should get one of the other CBs and a better safety upgrade, blah blah blah.
Then we're able to start talking to FAs and we're in the thick of the race for Aso and it appears we're offering him one of the biggest contracts. BUT he wants to go to NYC and offers to go to them for a lot less money than we're offering.
And then it becomes Aso or Mediocrity and Bob is cheap and we didn't even try and it's because our FO can't do anything.
If we offered Aso the biggest offer he got and he wanted to take a pay cut to go to NY, how does that show that Bob is cheap?
I want Aso. But I don't want him so much that I want to overpay for him. But we need to get one of the top CBs and one of the top Safeties.
Cjeremy635
Overtraining
I know. I'd love to be a fly on the wall during all of these discussions. As fans, we speculate that they don't do enough to solve some of the problems. In the end, that's all it is, speculation. They could be out there throwing everything and the kitchen sink at the guy, but we just assume that they aren't doing "enough" to get him. The reality is that if I was a FA and the Jets wanted me, I'd go and play for Rex in a heartbeat. I love that guy's personality and the how emotional he gets for his players. Those guys give it their all because they genuinely don't want to let him down. I can't say the same thing about our coach's & player's relationship. The players may say all the right things, but the on field results are what counts.
Maddict5
Hall of Fame
ffs, there's been like 4 big signings.. mikell, santonio, ike taylor & charles johnson. dont get your panties in a bunch when about 80% of the good fa's are still unsigned
They can talk to free agents that didn't play with them in 2010, they just can't meet with them face to face.
Mike
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
beerlover
Hall of Fame
teams can't meet with free agents from other teams face to face until Friday. I'm sure there are ways around this but surely nothing can be signed officially until then. These reports must be leaks through various sources of done deals in principle only.
Doppelganger
None
Way to avoid the question.
I will ask you again. In previous year Offseasons, since Smith has been here, please name the free agent(s) that were on the level of Aso.
Jackie Chiles
Veteran
San Francisco would have a great defense but who in the world is going to play QB for that team?
fiasco west
All Pro
Not sure how many times this needs to be said.
FA has just started. It's been said that most of the teams had to get a handle on the cap that's why there weren't many signings yesterday. Now we slowly start to see McNabb go, Hasslebeck go, Holmes go. I'm betting Nnamdi is another day away though.
Doppelganger
None
Of which Santonio, Taylor, and Johnson reupped with their former teams.
There has been 1 big FA signing in which a player went to another team.
Maddict5
Hall of Fame
haha this thread is quickly going downhill...
jesus christ 'fire rick smith if he doesnt land aso'.. thats some real knowledgeable **** right there. hey i dont like smith as much as the next guy but hows is him not being able to force the marque FA to choose houston over a SB contender in a huge market city a fireable offence?
jesus christ 'fire rick smith if he doesnt land aso'.. thats some real knowledgeable **** right there. hey i dont like smith as much as the next guy but hows is him not being able to force the marque FA to choose houston over a SB contender in a huge market city a fireable offence?
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
I was wondering when this annual line was going to resurface for Smithiak on why they couldn't sign the big fish.
The classic "we don't know what went on," angle.
Like clock work every off season it just wasn't enough. It doesn't matter though because we've been on the right track for 5 years.
fiasco west
All Pro
Lombardi just said on NFLN that 3 teams are strongly going after Nnamdi. He said he still thinks Houston is in it.
So people can chill out until the next tweet in about 20 mins that says "Nnamdi wants to go play in New York."
So people can chill out until the next tweet in about 20 mins that says "Nnamdi wants to go play in New York."
TheMatrix31
Hall of Fame
Lombardi just said we're still very in it.
It's like a good conspiracy theory: Impossible to prove or disprove by us.
Doppelganger
None
Fire Rick Smith becuase the team he constructed has not gotten to the playoffs. Fire Rick Smith becuase his drafting has been subpar. Fire Rick Smith becuase his decision to soley build through the draft and street FAs has been suspect.
Don't fire Rick Smtih becuase a player wanted to be elsewhere.
In defense of the OP (LOL) it did make it about 600 replys before it went down hill. I know the guy and he meant to have a good thread.
Mike
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
SB contenders change every off season by what teams do to improve their teams. You sign Aso and other free agents quickly take notice that you're a team that is serious about contending. You sign the typical average free agent leftovers like the Texans do every off season and you're the typical Texans that have the same reputation as the Lions, Bills, and the Jags. People are tired of the status quo.
RagingBull
Hall of Shame
Just reported that Jets resigned Santonio Holmes 5 years 50 million...can only help the Texans.
The1ApplePie
Hall of Fame
In defense of the OP (LOL) it did make it about 600 replys before it went down hill. I know the guy and he meant to have a good thread.
Mike
Should be proud
600 posts before going downhill has to be a TT record
Usually the NSZ makes it half a post before going tits-up
