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Think if Peterson ends up in Detroit.... That offense would be STACKED. And their D would still be top notch even if they can't keep Suh.

They're not saying a video has been circulating, they're saying knowledge of the existence of a video has been circulating. 

 

Obviously, maybe try reading my earlier posts.

fug the Browns man. He's ours.

Is it valid to think that if it weren't something criminal, he'd have just said so?

 

I think it's valid to think that he has no idea what is on the 'video' and won't say that it's not, because he doesn't know and won't say that it is believed to be, because if there is none or it's not, then he fuged up.

Well Shefter is talking about it also and confirmed he has been working on the story since September of last year. He was on a Chicago radio station this morning and said so. He is on around the 46th minute. 

 

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/chicago/play?id=12370012

 

Here is what was said:

 

Carmen and Jurko: What’s going on with Dez Bryant?

Adam Schefter: That’s a very interesting question. I’ll just say this – check back with me on that one.

Carmen and Jurko: Have you heard about this video? Do you know what’s on it?

Schefter: Yeah.

Carmen and Jurko: Have you seen it?

Schefter: I have not seen it.

Carmen and Jurko: Is he doing something criminal? Can you talk about it?

Schefter: I’ll say this: I’ve been working on this since September.

Carmen and Jurko: Is it criminal?

Schefter: Like I said I’ve been working on it since September. There’s a lot involved.

Carmen and Jurko: Is this going to come out?

Schefter: Don’t know. Don’t know yet.

Carmen and Jurko: Okay. Wow. I have never heard about this until the weekend and now it’s all over the internet

Schefter: It’s taken up a lot of my time this season I’ll say that.

Carmen and Jurko: And you did it in a very clandestine way it sounds like. Did you feel like you had to?

Schefter: Well listen, whatever we’ve been working on is not ready and maybe it never will be. Who knows? You’ve got to be very careful on these things. People can talk about videos, they can talk about this they can talk about that. The fact of the matter is, it doesn’t mean anything and it’s really not fair to him right now until you have all your facts in line. Which we spent a long time trying to do

 

http://stlouis.suntimes.com/nfl/7/72/702314/dez-bryant-video-confirmed

Maybe a few people had known about it and were working on it, but I still think it's impossible for it to have been circulating around the media (implying many knew about it) for months with nothing at all coming out until last week. We'll just have to see.

That's the weird part.

 

In today's media culture, nobody sits on anything.  There's so much competition to be the first one to "break news" that people will run with stuff even if they don't have corroboration.

 

So what possible reason would there be to hold back on something like this?

I'm saying it's bullshit. Exactly like you said, nobody sits on anything. There is literally 0% chance that all these people have known of a video for months and sat on it, as Florio claims. Even if none of them had proof that there was a video there would have been stories about it. It's just trash.

Florio said last week it's been circulating around for months (not the video itself but that there is a video). Bullshit. Somebody would've written about it then. Nothing was known to the public about this until last week when Florio said something about it on that radio show.

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Not in my eyes, but I think some will dislike his reaction.

Didnt gman/rivera say something about not bringing in players exclusively for one position?  I don't see them bringing in ginn just to be a return man.

No they actually said the opposite that they would bring in players who could be just special teams guys.

I want him back. As a backup. Would come cheap and has chemistry with the guys.

No one could see Smitty playing 1 year here after his Ravens contract is up, we've won back to back Super Bowls, and before he retires?

TEDDY!!! When can we sign him?

They don't get to become a permanent mod, just for one season?

I would love to hear Remmers' agent's take on this. Doubt he'll come in here and say anything though.

Is there any chance Strong could fall to us in the 2nd? He would be a huge upgrade and I hope we can get Hardy in a later round. Would make it easier for us to pick defensive in the 1st. Need a OT somewhere though, hopefully atleast 2.

Thomas ran 4.4 something at his pro day.

Yeah I rememer hearing him in an interview saying running the 40 at the combine was the worst decision of his football career because he didn't plan to and didn't train for it and some team scouts or other guys kind of pressured him

into running it. TD's way faster than his combine speed indicates.

The two guys I want most at 25 are Shaq or Landon Collins. Our D will be elite again with either of them. Both can play OLB or SS and both are complete beasts. Would be happy with a guy like La'el Collins or even DGB or another top WR, but I am dying for Landon or Shaq, mainly Landon.

Are you serious? Wilson in HIS FIRST POST SEASON START got a road victory.

 

In his SECOND post season start, he put on one of the most remarkable display of QBing you will ever find on the road.

 

His defense literally choked (they do this often in tight games) after he gave them the lead with 30 seconds to go.

Hold your horses there bud. You're making it seem like he's the best QB ever. It was a road victory against a terrible Redskins team without their QB healthy. And then he played just okay against an absolutely horrible defense against Atlanta. And when you said "they do this often in tight games" you don't have a god damn clue what you're talking about. Get Wilson's balls out of your mouth man. That guy was wrong but chill out. You seem like a Seahags fan.

Other than the Super Bowl (where his defense and special teams gave him a huge lead), Wilson has not won a road playoff game.

 

Thats what Seattle fans do not remember

Yes he actually has. Against the Redskins his rookie year...

Considering the Bucs also lost to:

Austin Davis

Brian Hoyer

Teddy Bridgewater (1st or 2nd start?)

So I don't really think that strengthens the case.

Teddy's a poor example

and he dont show up in big games.

You living in some altered universe?

Brees and Manning are done

Come on man. 

Guess it just depends what you think a good QB is, ck the Ravens record before Flacco got there. For 6 straight years he's passed for 3600-3900 plus yards, great Post Season success, great leader. All this while having to go nose to nose with Tom Brady, Big Ben and Peyton Manning in the Playoffs, I'll take 'em.

Can only imagine the Panthers path had the idiot Marty Hurney went Flacco instead of J Stewart.

He's a good QB. You were calling him top tier. In other words, on par with Brady, Manning, Brees and Rodgers. He's not even close to any of those guys, and his contract paid him more than all 4 of those guys at the time (now Rodgers is higher but he got extended after Flacco). Flacco probably deserved something similar to guys like Big Ben and Philip Rivers... $15M/year. He got $21M/year. And forget guaranteed money in these cases because all these guys will be seeing their entire contracts. That contract is what changed the market.

Have you looked at Flacco's career work?

He's 10-5 in Playoff games, has lead his team to the Playoffs 6 of his 7 years in the NFL and has won at least one game every Post Season.

This guy is a top tier NFL QB and has earned his money.

 

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlacJo00.htm

 

Now in the last 5 years the Raven's defenses have ranked, 8,12,17, 3 and 10 so don't tell me it's all defense.

Using team achievements to "show" that he's a top tier NFL QB... Come on man. Flacco has been inconsistent his entire career, has never topped 27 TDs or 4000 yards passing his completion % is all over the place and aside from the 1 postseason where he went 11 TDS and no picks he's been mediocre in the playoffs. I'm not going to tell you it's all defense, but you can't ignore the defense. Not to mention Flacco is playing for one of the most consistently good organizations since they came into the league. Harbaugh and Newsome are among the best HC/GM pairs in the league and before the past 2 years he had an above average to elite run game, o-line, and weapons. Flacco is a decent QB but very far from "top tier."

Understood, but 'less' is rather relative here.

Cam is going to make plenty of money, certainly more (regardless of what Auburn detractors might suggest) than he's ever seen in his lifetime.

For my part, I honestly don't give a rat's ass whether it's higher than Luck, Wilson, Rodgers or anyone else. That's not how I value a player.

But it's his bank account, so what he cares about is his own decision.

And mind you, I do find the notion that Luck could wind up earning more than QBs with loads more experience and success and actual Super Bowl rings to be absurd.

The Flacco contract started it all. Got wayyyyyy more than he's worth because of one good playoff series and Super Bowl win. He's making more than elite QBs and now it's impossible not to give Cam, Wilson and Luck more than him.