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lol dang, didnt even let him have his fun.infantrycak said:You do know what the date is today, right?
infantrycak said:You do know what the date is today, right?
infantrycak said:You do know what the date is today, right?
TigerBait said:still dont buy it, houstontexans.com making an article before ive heard it anywhere else....
What is the logic in releasing him before the draft..
TigerBait said:What is the logic in releasing him before the draft..
Marcus said:I heard 610 say it, too. I don't think it was an April Fool's joke.
infantrycak said:They also did a commercial for a movie about a year in the life of Yao Ming. But, I doubt the Texans would joke around on their site.
Vinny said:Apparently he had zero trade value. He is going to negotiate his own new deal and forget about the 6mil + per.
I think that is what led to this release. I honestly think they tried to sign him to a value they both agreed on, but sadly couldn't. Apparently, he wants much more money than the Texans feel he is worth at this age and I don't think they wanted him there as a lame duck in his final season knowing he wasn't going to be here in the future. If we could not work out a deal up front I would put our chances of signing him again at slim to none.SheTexan said:Can the Texans resign him?
nunusguy said:If this Sharper report is accurate, it makes it almost certain Wong goes to ILB. It also increases the probability that they take an ILB on Day 1 of the Draft, though I really don't think they will go after DJ. Are they really interested in paying OP type compensation for DJ - that's this years and next years #1 ? I don't think they value him that highly.
Draft classes and their relative worth drive trade values, not trade charts or the cost in draft years with high value picks at the top of the draft class. If we move up it will not cost nearly what it cost teams to move last season.Marcus said:I agree. In order to move up in the draft high enough to get DJ, it would cost us the #1 and #2 picks of next year's draft, not to mention #1 and #2 this year.
If you think that's hilarious, just look at what the Giants had to give the Chargers for Eli Manning, to move up just three spots. And look how everyone got a conniption with what Charley gave up for Babin.
Do you really, really want Casserly to trade up for DJ?Be careful what you wish for.
Marcus said:I'm willing to bet a 6-pack that Casserly knew Sharper had no trade value right from the getgo. The "announcement" that Sharper was being given permission to seek a trade, in hindsight, reflected that . . it was a smokescreen. If Sharper indeed had any trade value, that value would have decreased as soon as the announcement was made, so it wouldn't have made sense for Casserly to do that if he really was seeking a trade for Sharper. The fact that he did announce it, in my view, was a PR move to soften the blow for his eventual outright release.
Sco-tai said:A team of our youth can not afford to lose a leader like Jaime on D.
Carr Bomb said:This really disappoints me, because with all the new teams going to the 3-4 I thought we could of least got a 3rd round pick. I was really looking forward to having 3 3rd round picks.
Vinny said:We wouldn't give up 2 number 1 picks to move up. This is such a weak draft class it just isn't going to happen. Trade values are all relative to the draft class. If you want to think outside the box, Thomas Davis is nearly the perfect candidate to be an inside linebacker in our scheme if we cannot find a way to land DJ.
TheOgre said:The handwriting was on the wall. They basically told Foreman and Sharper that they would be traded or cut. Sharper really wasn't tradeable because he has a large cap figure with a one-year contract. What incentive does he have to renegotiate a contract for a trade when he knows he can be cut and pick his team? He became a lame-duck player. I think they kept him longer than Foreman strictly as a PR move.
Those of you that had Sharper thrown in as a key trade on draft day were fooling yourselves.
texansfan88 said:Derrick Johnson is worth trading up for. Not many players I would say that about this year, but he is very possibly the best linebacker since Arrington came out of Penn State 4 years ago.