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Bucs get (Carl) Nicks

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Ok I understand that we have limited cap and all. But come on. Bucs just got a great deal on one of the best olineman in the league right now. Bucs gave Nicks half the contract we gave Charles Johnson last year. But yet Hurney didn't even try to make cap room to go after Nicks. Instead while our oline just got a downgrade the other day by releasing Wharton. Bucs just got a major upgrade. Say what you want. But Cam protection in the pocket should be at the top of Hurney list. Right now that doesn't seem to be the case. Bringing in some 29 overpaid used C/OG Brown ain't going to be much of a upgrade for our oline. Screw Hurney!! I ain't saying go out there sign every big name FA and all. But Nicks one of the best olineman out there. Panthers FO sat there and did nothing to get in on the bidding war. 41 million and about 31 million gura. for 5 years don't sound like all that much to me. UGH!! Long offseason and season coming for us fans. I really hope we do good.:confused:

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Nicks isn't going to singlehandedly solve the Bucs OL problems.. that entire line couldn't generate a run game. As nice as Vincent Jackson is, that team may still largely be one dimensional.. we'll see how that turns out though..

If they would have drafted a RB that could have pass blocked that would have helped as well.

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Ok I understand that we have limited cap and all. But come on. Bucs just got a great deal on one of the best olineman in the league right now. Bucs gave Nicks half the contract we gave Charles Johnson last year. But yet Hurney didn't even try to make cap room to go after Nicks. Instead while our oline just got a downgrade the other day by releasing Wharton. Bucs just got a major upgrade. Say what you want. But Cam protection in the pocket should be at the top of Hurney list. Right now that doesn't seem to be the case. Bringing in some 29 overpaid used C/OG Brown ain't going to be much of a upgrade for our oline. Screw Hurney!! I ain't saying go out there sign every big name FA and all. But Nicks one of the best olineman out there. Panthers FO sat there and did nothing to get in on the bidding war. 41 million and about 31 million gura. for 5 years don't sound like all that much to me. UGH!! Long offseason and season coming for us fans. I really hope we do good.:confused:

Johnson was paid more because he is a DE, a position that is far more integral and one that is hard to find top talent.

Getting Nicks would've ruled out signing good players for positions that are a lot more important and worse off then guard.

Just because Hurney didnt sign the best and most expensive player at guard does not equate to him not caring about protection

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Ok I understand that we have limited cap and all. But come on. Bucs just got a great deal on one of the best olineman in the league right now. Bucs gave Nicks half the contract we gave Charles Johnson last year. But yet Hurney didn't even try to make cap room to go after Nicks. Instead while our oline just got a downgrade the other day by releasing Wharton. Bucs just got a major upgrade. Say what you want. But Cam protection in the pocket should be at the top of Hurney list. Right now that doesn't seem to be the case. Bringing in some 29 overpaid used C/OG Brown ain't going to be much of a upgrade for our oline. Screw Hurney!! I ain't saying go out there sign every big name FA and all. But Nicks one of the best olineman out there. Panthers FO sat there and did nothing to get in on the bidding war. 41 million and about 31 million gura. for 5 years don't sound like all that much to me. UGH!! Long offseason and season coming for us fans. I really hope we do good.:confused:

what? 9 million a year is a lot to pay for 1/5 of ur Oline. considering the cap is about 130 million, they are essentially paying 1/13 of their cap for 1/5 of their oline.

i hate to break it to ya, but we upgraded our line by ditching wharton, the guy has been playing terribly the past 2 seasons.

not to mention this draft class is rich with talent at the guard position, even in the late rounds.

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:lol:

The one thing I didn't consider is that the Saints could get a player equal to Nicks for about half the price. I guess they knew Grubbs was not going to sign with the Ravens so they were holding out waiting for him. If they can sign Grubbs and save a ton of cap money it would be the steal of the year. No lock yet but rumor is they are close!

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The one thing I didn't consider is that the Saints could get a player equal to Nicks for about half the price. I guess they knew Grubbs was not going to sign with the Ravens so they were holding out waiting for him. If they can sign Grubbs and save a ton of cap money it would be the steal of the year. No lock yet but rumor is they are close!

So now Grubbs is going to take a discount to play for that sh*tty Taints* franchise? Washington is in the mix for Grubbs and will have money to spend. I hope that happens so you have to eat even more sh*t.

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