Dirtbag59
04-24-2010, 12:37 PM
what the hell are you talking about? Smoot confirmed that we were deep in negotiations with the Titans - if the ravens had traded with the titans for a TE instead of drafting one, we'd be debating whether we got fair value for Haynesworth now. JLCs report was spot on. Like smoot said, alot of times, these things fall through at the last minute. thats what happened here. whether you are happy or upset that the deal didnt go through is one thing, but i dont get why everyone is acting like JLC just made stuff up. he didnt.
Actually Smoot said the Titans called us and that the Redskins told them that they weren't going to discuss anything until they could come to the table with a 2nd round pick.
The Goat
04-24-2010, 02:01 PM
Bottom line is a 2nd rd pick for Al would be terribly stupid. Our FO was saved from itself by the other franchises involved...i think it's that simple.
Obviously I sympathize w/ Haynesworth. He's the best in football and from the information we have available he looked to play at his highest level ever this season. So, you build your defense around the best defensive player playing at his best. Our braintrust opted to go in a different direction despite 1) Haynesworth 2) we (still) don't have the personnel to ensure a strong defense in the new scheme 3) we don't have a proven coach to lead the unit through such a difficult transition.
We should not expect the defense to be a dominant unit this year.
Pocket$ $traight
04-24-2010, 02:10 PM
what the hell are you talking about? Smoot confirmed that we were deep in negotiations with the Titans - if the ravens had traded with the titans for a TE instead of drafting one, we'd be debating whether we got fair value for Haynesworth now. JLCs report was spot on. Like smoot said, alot of times, these things fall through at the last minute. thats what happened here. whether you are happy or upset that the deal didnt go through is one thing, but i dont get why everyone is acting like JLC just made stuff up. he didnt.
JLC was wrong as soon as he said Godzilla would be traded for a third. Then he made it even worse by sticking by his story.
He has more "egg" on his face then that 20 year old who was in the bathroom with Ben...
wilsowilso
04-24-2010, 02:14 PM
JLC is a bitch. He looks like a bitch and he acts like a bitch. He is a hack bitch.
Pocket$ $traight
04-24-2010, 02:20 PM
JLC is a bitch. He looks like a bitch and he acts like a bitch. He is a hack bitch.
Schefter is JLC's diddy.
BigHairedAristocrat
04-24-2010, 02:24 PM
"Most likely for a third rounder". That's misinformation right there. They wanted a 2nd or more and wouldn't budge until Tennessee coughed one up, and that was only to start the conversation.
most likely for a third because thats all the titans had and evidently their initial offer. we wanted more. the titans tried to get more. it didnt happen . i see nothing in jlcs report to criticize
diehard
04-24-2010, 02:27 PM
Until he is actually traded. is there anything to talk about here? "Insiders" are right all the time...
SirClintonPortis
04-24-2010, 02:57 PM
most likely for a third because thats all the titans had and evidently their initial offer. we wanted more. the titans tried to get more. it didnt happen . i see nothing in jlcs report to criticizeHe and his sources can still be bashed for being wrong in their expectations and guesstimates.
Pocket$ $traight
04-24-2010, 03:12 PM
He and his sources can still be bashed for being wrong in their expectations and guesstimates.
I thought the reports were much more definitive. More along the lines that AH was being traded yesterday.
CRedskinsRule
04-24-2010, 03:39 PM
most likely for a third because thats all the titans had and evidently their initial offer. we wanted more. the titans tried to get more. it didnt happen . i see nothing in jlcs report to criticize
Well that shocks the living daylights out of me.
You argued through this whole thing that JLC was to be believed over Schefter because Schefter was too tied to MS. Fact is JLC took the base information and spun it as any media hound would. Schefter got better information from a better source (MS probably) and let the details out as best he could. JLCs reporting was self serving, and in fact misleading. Any other way of looking at it is wrong, and mostly from some biased perspective of its own.