Funny story about our old friends

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Several accomplished veterans have been signed to practice squads this year.

My opinion: Honestly, if 32 teams aren't even interested in just having you on their roster, holding out for a starting job seems a little delusional.

Who said anything about a starting job? That may be what he's looking for, but that's not what he actually said.

Some guys may live football more than Eric Reid and may he more desperate in looking for their shot. I don't blame then either way. Their call.

[X-Clown]

It is funny that when they asked about Reid a few weeks ago, Rivera talked up how great of a player he was and said that the reason they haven't signed him is that they have an All Pro in Landon Collins. Collins just tore his Achilles and is out for the year, and now it's "well we want to give this 7th round rookie a shot" even though they're in playoff contention (as sad as the NFC east is). I don't blame Reid for not wanting to go play for that organization.

[Icege]

2 minutes ago, X-Clown said:

It is funny that when they asked about Reid a few weeks ago, Rivera talked up how great of a player he was and said that the reason they haven't signed him is that they have an All Pro in Landon Collins. Collins just tore his Achilles and is out for the year, and now it's "well we want to give this 7th round rookie a shot" even though they're in playoff contention (as sad as the NFC east is). I don't blame Reid for not wanting to go play for that organization.

[4Corners]

Reid should be resigned immediately. Boneheaded move to release him to begin with. And yes, a PS position is beneath him. 

[Ricky Spanish]

Reid has delusions of grandeur.

Dude really isn't that good. He's a huge liability in coverage in an era where covering receivers is a must at the position he plays.

Add to that fact he's good for at least one penalty per game and you have a guy who thinks he's better than he really is. "BuT hE HaD a ToN oF tAcKlEs LaSt YeAr"

Yeah, so did Landon Johnson once upon a time. Didn't mean he was actually good. 

[Mr. Scot]

23 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Who said anything about a starting job? That may be what he's looking for, but that's not what he actually said.

Some guys may live football more than Eric Reid and may he more desperate in looking for their shot. I don't blame then either way. Their call.

The ESPN story indicated that he declined after being told that one of their existing players was going to be given the chance to start.

Rivera had previously said Reid would be one of the first people he'd call if Landon Collins went down. Then Collins did go down, but they only offered Reid a practice squad spot.

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The ESPN story indicated that he declined after being told that one of their existing players was going to be given the chance to start.

Rivera had previously said Reid would be one of the first people he'd call if Landon Collins went down. Then Collins did go down, but they only offered Reid a practice squad spot.

It doesn't though. The click baity hyperlink does but once you take the bait, click the link, and read the article there's no actual indication of that.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30204486/free-agent-eric-reid-declined-washington-practice-squad-offer-wants-starter

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It doesn't though. The click baity hyperlink does but once you take the bait, click the link, and read the article there's no actual indication of that.

Fair enough. Do you think he'd take a backup job, though?

Either way, the end result is he thinks he's better than a lot of others do.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Fair enough. Do you think he'd take a backup job, though?

Either way, the end result is he thinks he's better than a lot of others do.

I don't know. Honestly, I kinda doubt it but the words he used were "active roster".

[therealmjl]

2 hours ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

Which person? Reid or Rivera? Or both? 

Yes

[therealmjl]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I was never a Reid fan, but the guy has started nearly 100 games and earned over $25M over the course of his career. Honestly, I don't blame him for declining a practice squad offer. 

Yeah the reason it just looks bad is because Reid ultimately sucked during his final years here and Dez Bryant was in tears after being asked to join the Ravens PS.

Different strokes.

[MasterAwesome]

Even if he was holding out for a starting job or a spot on an active roster...signing to someone's Practice Squad doesn't preclude that from happening.  Any team could still sign him at any point from another Practice Squad.  This seems like it's strictly ego-related, otherwise it makes no sense to sit at home on the couch rather than earn a paycheck and get re-acclimated to football in some capacity.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, therealmjl said:

Yeah the reason it just looks bad is because Reid ultimately sucked during his final years here and Dez Bryant was in tears after being asked to join the Ravens PS.

Different strokes.

Yep. Say whatever you want about Dez Bryant, but I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that he doesn't LOVE football and was willing to take any opportunity to earn his way back onto a roster. I mean, he proved that.

[jb2288]

40 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Reid should be resigned immediately. Boneheaded move to release him to begin with. And yes, a PS position is beneath him. 

hellll no. Rhule clearly has a way (that has worked at 2 previous stops) and is implementing that here.