Larry Gude
Strung Out
...let's play owner and GM and start with a basic premise; it is harder to mess up an NFL team insofar as hurting the business dollars and cents wise than it is to be a success. Point being, once you become owner, pretty much anyone could build an NFL team the fans would still come see and watch on TV. OK?
So, what started this is that Chris Johnson wants something like $13 mil a year and my position is...for what? How does a RB add that much to a team in relation to overall salary? About 10% for one of 53 guys??? Does he matter all that much in winning a regular season game, never mind a Superbowl, the primary and primary goals of EVERY NFL team?
So, why not trade him for picks and just get some young guy for a LOT less? I mean, the Titans are said to have a solid O line. Are fans gonna refuse to come if some kid gets 'only' 100 yards a game instead of Johnson's weekly potential for 150 or so? And, again, what about winning and losing? Who matters most?
Obviously, QB matters, a lot. So do game changers like Troy and Bob Sanders when he is healthy. A Jerry Rice, a Bruce Smith. A Ray Lewis, they all bring the intangibles and can make a team a consistent winner.
I mean, besides Riggins, has there been a RB that won a Superbowl? Marcus Allen against us, (SB XVIII) maybe, but, they beat us across the board that day. The Pats? Colts? Steelers? Giants? Packers? Mostly QB there, right?
OJ Simpson, one of best RB's ever, did not make the Bills a winner. Same for Barry Sanders. Portis was a warrior for us but he did not really matter in terms of wins and, certainly, did not have that 'thing' to make us a winner.
All that said, Joe Gibbs won with different RB's AND different QB's. SO, team, team, team. Two good lines, some decent skill people and you could make the playoffs with pretty much anyone in the leagues starting QB and RB, right? So, to me, Peyton isn't worth all he is getting paid. He, like everyone else, is a play away from done for the year. Now, with Kerry Collins as insurance, the Colts suddenly sound like an 8-8 team, maybe.
So, do you pay a Manning, a Johnson, and have a very top, if not the top paid guy at QB? At RB? At any position?
So, what started this is that Chris Johnson wants something like $13 mil a year and my position is...for what? How does a RB add that much to a team in relation to overall salary? About 10% for one of 53 guys??? Does he matter all that much in winning a regular season game, never mind a Superbowl, the primary and primary goals of EVERY NFL team?
So, why not trade him for picks and just get some young guy for a LOT less? I mean, the Titans are said to have a solid O line. Are fans gonna refuse to come if some kid gets 'only' 100 yards a game instead of Johnson's weekly potential for 150 or so? And, again, what about winning and losing? Who matters most?
Obviously, QB matters, a lot. So do game changers like Troy and Bob Sanders when he is healthy. A Jerry Rice, a Bruce Smith. A Ray Lewis, they all bring the intangibles and can make a team a consistent winner.
I mean, besides Riggins, has there been a RB that won a Superbowl? Marcus Allen against us, (SB XVIII) maybe, but, they beat us across the board that day. The Pats? Colts? Steelers? Giants? Packers? Mostly QB there, right?
OJ Simpson, one of best RB's ever, did not make the Bills a winner. Same for Barry Sanders. Portis was a warrior for us but he did not really matter in terms of wins and, certainly, did not have that 'thing' to make us a winner.
All that said, Joe Gibbs won with different RB's AND different QB's. SO, team, team, team. Two good lines, some decent skill people and you could make the playoffs with pretty much anyone in the leagues starting QB and RB, right? So, to me, Peyton isn't worth all he is getting paid. He, like everyone else, is a play away from done for the year. Now, with Kerry Collins as insurance, the Colts suddenly sound like an 8-8 team, maybe.
So, do you pay a Manning, a Johnson, and have a very top, if not the top paid guy at QB? At RB? At any position?
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And yeah, I have Sonny top 5 in QBs, I won't say greatest, but its damn close at the top.
Sorry My Opinion !
