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Not sure if anyone has posted this, but im pretty sure I just saw "Marcus Coleman signs 3 year extension with the Texans" going across ESPN's news ticker.
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Marcus Coleman signs 3 year extension
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jacquescas
Veteran
ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports Houston Texans FS Marcus Coleman has signed a three-year contract extension. It is worth $9.3 million, which includes a $5 million signing bonus.
STEEL BLUE TEXANS
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ok good. so i wasn't seeing things. lol
texasguy346
Mod Squad
It's great to have him locked up a few more years. Glad they got it out of the way so early in the season.
Fantastic! I like Marcus Coleman, and I think he'll get better than he has been at safety. Good to hear that he'll be an integral part of the team for years to come.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
positive news, congratulations to all parties involved 
just one question, the 5 million bonus would that apply to this years salary cap? I'm thinking this was close to about the amount of cap room still left for this year, thus setting up for another aggressive aquisition off sesaon. The signing also suggests the Texans have a very positive working enviornment one that players enjoy being a partner with.
just one question, the 5 million bonus would that apply to this years salary cap? I'm thinking this was close to about the amount of cap room still left for this year, thus setting up for another aggressive aquisition off sesaon. The signing also suggests the Texans have a very positive working enviornment one that players enjoy being a partner with.
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SESupergenius
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That puts him in line with some of these guys:
Williams, Aeneas
Darius,Donovin
Minter, Mike
Sharper, Darren
Is he as good as these guys?
Williams, Aeneas
Darius,Donovin
Minter, Mike
Sharper, Darren
Is he as good as these guys?
dalemurphy
Hall of Fame
SESupergenius said:
He's better than Darius and Aeneas Williams and probably on par with Mike Minter. I think Darren Sharper is the best of that group... Williams was very good about 4 years ago but he's aged and slowed significantly.
dalemurphy
Hall of Fame
beerlover said:positive news, congratulations to all parties involved
If this deal is front-loaded to count significantly against this year's cap #, then it is a GREAT deal. Otherwise, I still like it.
texasguy346
Mod Squad
SESupergenius said:
I'd say he's as good as those guys. He definately deserves to be in that group. He has some versatility, and he's done pretty well thus far at safety.
jacquescas
Veteran
I think its a good deal. Maybe a little high, but alot of Corners have prolonged their careers switching to Saftey and Coleman will help add experience to that Group, especially with rookies Earl and Robinson starting. I like for 1 saftey to be a vetran former corner cause they seem to have soo much more ability, then 1 saftey who is just a hard hitter.
rittenhouserobz
Veteran
I like the signing. Let us just hope that the DUI stuff is long gone.
Probably not. We'll have to wait and see what the annual base salaries look like and whether they just did a bolt-on to his existing contract (started everything in '05) or whether they also restructured his 2004 base as part of the deal like they did with Aaron Glenn's extension. If they included part of his 2004 base into that signing bonus, it could actually lower his cap number for this year. Either way, it looks like a very affordable deal that won't break the bank. I wonder if Payne is next...Grid said:
Mistril48
Rookie
As I recall, I thought Coleman was about 4.3 per year salary cap now, so the 3 per year salary cap (9 mill over 3 years) moving forward would be nice.aj. said:
Perhaps someone can refresh my memory. As I recall, the Texans quckly signed Walker and Washington right before free agency started and then quckly signed Todd Wade and Robaire Smith. I also recall that they wanted CB Antoine Winfield to visit, but after a reported signing with the Jets, he quickly signed with the Vikings.
My question is what happened to the money 'earmarked' for Winfield?
Have I messed up the timing and the money went to Wade, or Smith?
I thought Coelman's cap number this year was $4.3 until I read the little blurb this morning about him getting a $1.2 roster bonus in March. That hadn't been publicized previously. Based on that, his number this year could actually be $5.5.
Walker was signed on Mar 1
Wade was signed on Mar 2
Smith was signed on Mar 2
That's 30 million in signing bonuses alone right there.
Winfield was signed by the Vikes on Mar 4
If the Texans signed Winfield they probably wouldn't have drafted Robinson.
I think the money 'earmarked' for Winfield was used on WWS and used to re-sign all the EFAs and RFAs.
Walker was signed on Mar 1
Wade was signed on Mar 2
Smith was signed on Mar 2
That's 30 million in signing bonuses alone right there.
Winfield was signed by the Vikes on Mar 4
If the Texans signed Winfield they probably wouldn't have drafted Robinson.
I think the money 'earmarked' for Winfield was used on WWS and used to re-sign all the EFAs and RFAs.
Mistril48
Rookie
AJ - Thanks for the effort!
a) WWS
b) a #10 draft pick
I wonder if they think they have more cap wiggle room than we can identify?
Just curious.
9 mill over 3 years is quite a reduction.aj. said:
As I recall, it was reported that the Texans were aggressively trying to get Winfield to visit. That being the case, I would think that this means they were prepared to pay Winfield in addition to:aj. said:
a) WWS
b) a #10 draft pick
I wonder if they think they have more cap wiggle room than we can identify?
Agreed. Perhaps they would have pulled the trigger on a trade to move up to get Taylor (and then not resigned Coleman), or another top 7 pick, or perhaps a DL prospect.aj. said:
Just curious.
It was reported in the Chronicle in late Feb that Aaron Glenn was trying to get him to come down here so you know the Texans wanted him, but he chose not to visit. I'm glad it worked out the way it did. Dunta is a fine CB.
From what Casserly has said, Sean Taylor and Kellen Winslow were the two guys they would have moved up to get if the right situation presented itself. Again, I'm kind of glad it worked out the way it did.
The move up cost were prohibative, though. remember the Browns paid a 2nd round choice to flip positions. For the texans to move the 5th or 6th overall, would have cost something crazy like this year's entire 1st day plus 1 high pick next year. Prices for moving in the draft were high this year.
If the texan got winfield it would have been interesting to see the direction of the draft. As of now, the pick pick robinson and move of Colemen seems to have worked.
If the texan got winfield it would have been interesting to see the direction of the draft. As of now, the pick pick robinson and move of Colemen seems to have worked.
