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Eric Winston released?????

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ThaShark316

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Eric Winston ‏ @ericwinston


Unfortunately I have bad news. The Texans have decided to release me today. Although it is a surprise, I have nothing but positive memories
 
via his twitter

https://twitter.com/#!/ericwinston

"Unfortunately I have bad news. The Texans have decided to release me today. Although it is a surprise, I have nothing but positive memories"

"And great relationships that I have built over the years. While my future seems uncertain, I am confident I will land on my feet."

"Let me say thank you to Mr. McNair and the whole Texan organization. They have had big role in the player and person I have become."

"And last but not least to my fans and teammates. You guys are the absolute best! I will miss all of you more than you know."

Wow i am absolutely shocked
 
Family, Rick Smith ain't playing!

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Its on PFT now...

Wow this is shocking, we could potentially have the center up to the right tackle with 3 new starters next year
 
As much as I like Winston and what he's meant to the franchise I think we can improve at the position. And if it's a little cheaper to do it then he has to go. Guys in the league understand that at the end of the day its a business. Or at least that's what it should be.
 
Linkage:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/12/texans-cut-eric-winston/#respond

Eric Winston is on the way out in Houston.

Winston, an offensive tackle who has started all 16 games for five straight seasons, wrote on Twitter on Monday evening that the Texans informed him they’re letting him go.

We noted a week ago that Winston’s $5.5 million base salary made him a candidate to be asked to take a pay cut or restructure his contract, but the Texans’ decision to release him today still comes as a surprise. It was also clearly a surprise to Winston.

“Unfortunately I have bad news,” Winston wrote. “The Texans have decided to release me today. Although it is a surprise, I have nothing but positive memories and great relationships that I have built over the years. While my future seems uncertain, I am confident I will land on my feet. Let me say thank you to Mr. McNair and the whole Texan organization. They have had big role in the player and person I have become. And last but not least to my fans and teammates. You guys are the absolute best! I will miss all of you more than you know.”

Now Winston becomes an unrestricted free agent, joining Levi Brown as the second starting offensive tackle to join the free agent market today.
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Holy Crapzola
Way out of left field. We don't even have someone who can take his place, and Bah just used his 2nd round pick on Brandon Thompson
 
John McClain just tweeted that he's shocked about Winston...... What!?!? Did his oh so reliable sources fail him? But he knows EVERYTHING about the operations of the Texans right?
 
If the Texans don't resign Myers and Brisiel before tommorows start of free agency we will only have 2/5 offensive line under contract. This had to be a move to resign at least Myers. With the way our run game has been the last 2 seasons this is just shocking move to break up the offensive line unit
 
Wow! Very unexpected news.

I wonder if this means something may be brewin over at Reliant, besides resigning our own FA?

Thanks for the memories caveman:

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Wow... color me confused. Why did our FO not even make an attempt to ask Winston to take a pay cut or restructure his contract? He is a top RT in this league and integral towards our O-line. This better mean we re-sign Myers and Breisel. The only part of this move that makes sense to me is that they are trying to make space for Mario this year or more people next year.
 
DonnyMost said:
If Mike and Chris aren't resigned tomorrow afternoon this is going to be a royal failboat.
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Agreed, the strenght of our OLine was its chemisty between our starting players, not really their individual talent. Not a good time to shake things up when they were performing so well
 
Does he have to clear waivers before they can offer him a new contract?? CAN they offer him a new contract?
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What. The. ? ? ?

Wow. Out of nowhere. Hell, forget the Manning Derby...how are we going to keep everything running efficiently on that o-line???

Hubba hubba.
 
chenjy9 said:
Wow... color me confused. Why did our FO not even make an attempt to ask Winston to take a pay cut or restructure his contract? He is a top RT in this league and integral towards our O-line. This better mean we re-sign Myers and Breisel. The only part of this move that makes sense to me is that they are trying to make space for Mario this year or more people next year.
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And you know they didn't because.....
 
chenjy9 said:
Wow... color me confused. Why did our FO not even make an attempt to ask Winston to take a pay cut or restructure his contract? He is a top RT in this league and integral towards our O-line. This better mean we re-sign Myers and Breisel. The only part of this move that makes sense to me is that they are trying to make space for Mario this year or more people next year.
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How do you know they didn't?
 
Rashad Butler has proven he can step in and be a starter at LEFT tackle, at least he's still on the roster and an option to fill the void before we have to rely on someone like Derek Newton
 
He will be making $5.5m each of the next 2 years. In other words overpaid. We would rather sign Myers over Winston. Plus Brown is a FA next year and we're cap strapped. It's a business.
 
This is a bit shocking. The only way it makes sense is if they needed to free up cash to sign Myers and Brisiel. Otherwise you're losing three members of your starting O-Line from last year.
 
chenjy9 said:
Wow... color me confused. Why did our FO not even make an attempt to ask Winston to take a pay cut or restructure his contract? He is a top RT in this league and integral towards our O-line. This better mean we re-sign Myers and Breisel. The only part of this move that makes sense to me is that they are trying to make space for Mario this year or more people next year.
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No hes not.
 
Wait a minute!

I thought there were a bunch of people here that had the inside scoop on what the team is doing. J/K

None of us has a clue what they are doing or planning to do. Imagine that.
 
Was wondering why the board was running so slow. I guess we will be looking at an OT early in the draft now.
 
TEXANRED said:
I always thought Winston was a bit over-rated but to just out right cut him is insane.
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This could mean we really are trying to free money up for Mario. This is a good sign. If a couple of more cuts happen soon something big is coming.
 
How moronic... Has he missed a single start? Reliability and leadership should count for something. Who is his backup??
 
WolverineFan said:
How do you know they didn't?
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Pantherstang84 said:
And you know they didn't because.....
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“I was surprised,” he said. “They told me they were up against it (salary cap), and they didn’t want to insult me by asking me to take a pay cut. They said they hated to do it, and maybe we could work something out, but, well, I’m just stunned. I didn’t want to leave. This just sucks.”
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http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2012/03/texans-waive-offensive-tackle-eric-winston/

mussop said:
No hes not.
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Uh...yes he is?
 
Brandon420tx said:
Holy Crapzola
Way out of left field. We don't even have someone who can take his place, and Bah just used his 2nd round pick on Brandon Thompson
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Hopefully the OL will look like this

Brown/ W.Smith/ Myers/ Briesel/ Butler

With a couple of draft picks thrown in.

Winston was very overrated. He seemed to care about his future in broadcasting more than improving his game. In addition to almost getting Schaub killed a couple of games.

The Texans should be able to sign Manning, or re-sign MW.
 
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