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Wow you can cite 3 late round picks that didn't work out, 2 of which were because of injuries which is completely out of Gettleman's control. Gettleman must have absolutely no clue what he's doing and should be fired immediately.

Would be very very far from my favorite pick but I won't be mad at whatever decision DG makes. He knows what he's doing.

Don't like the $2M. Should've gotten $3M over 2 years. Could be a solid signing, and I'm guessing this will put Bene back to nickel.

I had those questions as well but after watching all of 2013 over, he was dominant in every single game. He may very well be the best run-defending DE in the league. The sacks came in spurts, but he was getting double teamed nearly every play. I don't necessarily think we would've had a much better record with Hardy (probably somewhere around 10-6), but his absence definitely had a huge effect on us. By the time our young guys came around at the end of the year, if we had Hardy I honestly think we could've been legitimate Super Bowl contenders. The Seattle game was a 1 score game into the 4th quarter and with Hardy, Wilson doesn't have any of those 3rd down touchdowns he had. I understand letting him go because of financial reasons, but I will be really fuging pissed if it comes out that his contract is 1 year $4M-$6M or somewhere around that. We could easily afford that (and he may even take less here, as he's made it known he wanted to stay a Panthers) and we could contend for a Super Bowl with him for sure next year. I honestly think we have a solid chance without him, so with him I'd have been really confident. Oh well. What could've been. Hope Ealy can show out and maybe Frank can get it together as well.

Not really that we're afraid (or at least I'm not, I can't speak for the other idiots around here), more that we like Hardy as a player and don't want to have to root against him playing for a division rival. I'm completely fine with him going to the Cowboys even though we play them this year and next year (and possibly, maybe even likely, in the playoffs) because I actually like them more than a lot of other NFC teams, and would be fine with them having success if it doesn't affect us at all. I'd be pissed if he went to the Seahawks because I hate them and of course I wouldn't want him on a division rival. I'd rather he be on some AFC team who I'm completely indifferent to, like the Raiders, Jags, Ravens, etc. Pretty much any AFC team except the Patriots. But I'm fine with playing him this year and next with him in Dallas.

Bucs being used to drive up price, Cowboys will sign him.

Drew's gotta be using the Bucs as leverage. They wouldn't sign him and he wouldn't sign with them, without a meeting first. Pretty sure he's unofficially a Cowboy for sure.

He's made it clear he won't play for them and his cap hit is outrageously high as it is. More importantly, Zimmer said on record that they'd comply with Peterson's wishes. Unless he changes his mind and wants to stay with them, he'll be cut.

1st, 2nd, 3rd every year for the next 5 years and I wouldn't hang up the phone. But I wouldn't necessarily accept it either.

Where, Opelika, Alabama?

Ha Ha?

There's still video stores?

If La'el Collins, Landon Collins and Strong are all there do you think we pass on either Collins for Strong? I feel like the value is too good to pass up on Landon and I think they really like La'el. I see us going wideout in the 2nd, and I hope it's Agholor.

Hope he goes to Dallas and not Seattle.

Source?

Looking like he'll be a Cowboy. Just like I said in that Raiders-Hardy thread. And people shot me down saying no chance.

Jennings, Nicks, Moore, Crabtree are all capable of being our #2, but unlikely we get any of them. I have a feeling we end up getting Nicks, but there's been no reputable link between us yet.

Interesting, the Patriots made him an offer reportedly and he turned it down for San Diego...

man it's late and I didn't read your whole first post, just saw "can't trust Ginn."

He wasn't brought in to be our WR. He was brought in as a returner, and will compete at WR. He can definitely be trusted as our return man, and if you don't think that then you must not have seen BB or Philly back there... Sure we'll probably draft somebody but that doesn't mean Ginn can't be trusted. He's old and only on a 2 year deal. We'll bring in young guys to compete and develop no doubt. Maybe we can get Agholor in the 2nd to compete at wideout and eventually become our return guy as well.

Ginn can absolutely be trusted.

Where do I get this shirt?

Agreed. We've signed guys at every top position of need now. Safety, OT, WR/KR, CB. May not all be the answers, but DG is addressing them all so he can take the best guy. I wonder if he views DE as a position of need though. Maybe Ron and him are actually confident in Ealy and Frank. Still think we end up drafting another DE in the first 2 rounds though, unless other big time players fall.

I don't twitter.

With Hardy and Landon Collins our D would be that good.