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Tampa?

Manningham likely done with Giants; Bucs next? - CBSSports.com (http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/34996521)

LOL....see I heard ...Da Bears.

Manningham says he's 75% sure he'll be with some other team next year.

Good for him. Hope it's not with us. I think he wants to get paid.

FYI...

Cleveland Browns re-sign LB D'Qwell Jackson to multiyear deal - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7621132/cleveland-browns-re-sign-lb-dqwell-jackson-multiyear-deal)

If we get into a bidding war with someone else, idw him. "Test the market" sounds like "wants top dollar" to me.

For one thing, he is a human being. Of course he wants the most money for his work. That does not make him greedy. It makes him stupid to sign a contract for a team that went 2-14 the previous season for a lowball amount because of some misplaced sense of loyalty to a team that isnt even being "loyal" to the qb that turned the franchise from a cellar dwellar into a contender for the super bowl each and every year.

In short, just cause he wants to see if he can get more money or get into a different situation doesn't make him greedy.

I would take a look at Castillo if he's released, I've always liked him, a high motor type player.

San Diego Chargers plan to release DE Luis Castillo, source says - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7621119/san-diego-chargers-plan-release-de-luis-castillo-source-says)

Peyton Manning wouldn't be any better than the second best QB in that division totally healthy, and in a physically limited state, he's not even as good as Carson Palmer.

You're saying a "totally healthy Peyton Manning < Philip Rivers?" And you're not just saying, you state it as if it's an undeniable fact. I'd be very curious to see how many gm's around the league, given the choice only between Rivers, Tebow, Palmer and Manning, would choose anyone besides #18. I watched Philip Rivers this year and he was just not the same player as he has been in years past. I could see if your case was "over the next 5 years..." but you're saying that TODAY, Rivers is better than Manning at 100%. I know you do the analysis... but no way can I buy into that.

You're saying a "totally healthy Peyton Manning < Philip Rivers?" And you're not just saying, you state it as if it's an undeniable fact. I'd be very curious to see how many gm's around the league, given the choice only between Rivers, Tebow, Palmer and Manning, would choose anyone besides #18. I watched Philip Rivers this year and he was just not the same player as he has been in years past. I could see if your case was "over the next 5 years..." but you're saying that TODAY, Rivers is better than Manning at 100%. I know you do the analysis... but no way can I buy into that.Manning may not have been as good as Rivers in 2010 either. But if you go far enough into the past, then yeah, Manning over everyone else in the game makes sense to me. He might have been the greatest to ever play in his prime.

I would take a look at Castillo if he's released, I've always liked him, a high motor type player.

San Diego Chargers plan to release DE Luis Castillo, source says - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7621119/san-diego-chargers-plan-release-de-luis-castillo-source-says)

I was hoping we would take a look at him when I saw the news. He is better than Carriker, unless he wants big money.

I was hoping we would take a look at him when I saw the news. He is better than Carriker, unless he wants big money.

why do you think he's better than Carriker and Carriker had 5.5 sacks last year...not bad for a 3-4 End.

I was hoping we would take a look at him when I saw the news. He is better than Carriker, unless he wants big money.

I like Castillo but he is 28 and recovering from a broken leg.