2009 Free Agents

First off who says we need a "speed back" yea I seen Sproles too and yea it would be nice to have "him" but Betts is no Ward and never will be.

A Portis/Ward combo would knock the crap out of any defense.

Wards stats Derrick Ward - New York Giants - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6994)
Betts stats Ladell Betts - Washington Redskins - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5942)

Ward put up over 1000 yards and he had to share the stage with Jacobs who only put up 60 more yards than Ward. Jacobs put up 1089 yards. Together they put up 2100 yards.

If you put Portis and Ward together in 2008 with there respected yardage we would have had 2500 rushing yards. Ill take that any day.

Ward also avg 5.6 YPC vs Betts 3.4 YPC
No contest here my friend.

FYI Ward is not my FA pick. I was just responding to 53fan post on Jacobs. But I wouldnt say no to Ward thats for sure

So the Giants o-line comes as a package deal with Derrick Ward?

Ladell Betts statistics 2006: Ladell Betts - Washington Redskins - Game Log - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5942/gamelog;_ylt=AqTNktF5vS7noaRTvcQiYUP.uLYF?year=200 6)

Ward is a fine player, and someone should sign him to be their lead back for a couple of years (he is nearing the age when running backs tend to wear out, though he does not have a lot of carries on his body). The Redskins already have plenty of money committed to the running back position, though, so whatever you think of the current players it is not in the cards to add anyone of consequence there. Everyone knows that the O-Line is where they need to concentrate resources. It is obvious, it has been said over and over, but it is the simple truth.

So the Giants o-line comes as a package deal with Derrick Ward?

I guess I'll answer this. It was a joke intended for 53fan. See Post #183

But for the record. Portis did'nt need the Giants O Line and neither would Ward. How about giving the Skins O Line some credit for Portis' success.

I guess I'll answer this. It was a joke intended for 53fan. See Post #183

But for the record. Portis did'nt need the Giants O Line and neither would Ward. How about giving the Skins O Line some credit for Portis' success.

I give them no credit considering they were a big reason for us missing the playoffs this year...if they were a solid oline they would be able to stay healthy the whole year and let portis stay at the pace he was running at in yards..and protect campbell for more than 2 secs

I give them no credit considering they were a big reason for us missing the playoffs this year...if they were a solid oline they would be able to stay healthy the whole year and let portis stay at the pace he was running at in yards..and protect campbell for more than 2 secs

Wow, No credit to our O Line. Portis ran 1400+ yards all by himself. OK!

DENVER DUMPS DRE’
Posted by Mike Florio on February 17, 2009, 8:13 p.m.

After cutting six players on Monday, the Denver Broncos dumped a seventh guy on Tuesday.

Gone is cornerback Dre’ Bly, according to the team’s official web site.

Bly arrived via trade two years ago. He was due to earn a base salary of $3.25 million in 2009.

The move makes him an unrestricted free agent.

He spent his first four years with the Rams, then four with the Lions.

DENVER DUMPS DRE’
Posted by Mike Florio on February 17, 2009, 8:13 p.m.

After cutting six players on Monday, the Denver Broncos dumped a seventh guy on Tuesday.

Gone is cornerback Dre’ Bly, according to the team’s official web site.

Bly arrived via trade two years ago. He was due to earn a base salary of $3.25 million in 2009.

The move makes him an unrestricted free agent.

He spent his first four years with the Rams, then four with the Lions.

Wow. I'm a bit surprised at that one. When he and Champ are healthy they are pretty elite tandem, although both are on the wrong side of 30.

Wow, No credit to our O Line. Portis ran 1400+ yards all by himself. OK!Not all by himself, he had a lot of guts to help him out!

;)

DENVER DUMPS DRE’
Posted by Mike Florio on February 17, 2009, 8:13 p.m.

After cutting six players on Monday, the Denver Broncos dumped a seventh guy on Tuesday.

Gone is cornerback Dre’ Bly, according to the team’s official web site.

Bly arrived via trade two years ago. He was due to earn a base salary of $3.25 million in 2009.

The move makes him an unrestricted free agent.

He spent his first four years with the Rams, then four with the Lions.

Damn, Denver is really cleaning house there.

Would you look into signing Bly? I might sign him if I knew for sure we were going to release Springs. Remember Cerrato was jumping at the gun to trade for him last year. If we signed him to a reasonable deal would still have a heck of a trio (Hall, Rogers, Bly). What do you guys think?

Would you look into signing Bly? I might sign him if I knew for sure we were going to release Springs. Remember Cerrato was jumping at the gun to trade for him last year. If we signed him to a reasonable deal would still have a heck of a trio (Hall, Rogers, Bly). What do you guys think?Bly is Leigh Bodden plus 5 years of age. If he's cheap, I'd go for it. But not at Springs' expense, necessarily.