Oldskool
March-8th-2007, 01:53 PM
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SKINS DIDN'T WANT PORTER
Need more evidence that the Fins overpaid for linebacker Joey Porter? We're told that the Washington Redskins, who never met a big-name free agent to whom they didn't want to give a sack full of large bills, had zero interest.
The mere fact that the Redskins didn't bust their butts to get the guy who was once shot in the butt under contract confirms this, since when the 'Skins want a guy, they go and get him.
Multiple teams were convinced based on Porter's performance in 2006 that he doesn't have it anymore. Of such talk, Porter claims that it was due to the fact that the entire team didn't have it last year.
"The reality of last year, our whole season last year, the team didn't get it done," Porter said. "We didn't play well enough to be successful. I think as a whole team we never had that many third downs; we never were ahead of a team to get after the quarterback like we normally would.
"As far as my play, my play will be there. I am not worried about it. If they look at it as a down year -- we had a whole down year as a team so we all failed in getting the job done that we wanted to get done, but I feel like I can still play this game at a Pro Bowl level, and that's the type of player I am."
But should the Dolphins have handed this guy $20 million in guaranteed money when, by own admission, there's a question as to whether he still has it?
We think the answer is no, and plenty of folks are around the league feel the same way.
SKINS DIDN'T WANT PORTER
Need more evidence that the Fins overpaid for linebacker Joey Porter? We're told that the Washington Redskins, who never met a big-name free agent to whom they didn't want to give a sack full of large bills, had zero interest.
The mere fact that the Redskins didn't bust their butts to get the guy who was once shot in the butt under contract confirms this, since when the 'Skins want a guy, they go and get him.
Multiple teams were convinced based on Porter's performance in 2006 that he doesn't have it anymore. Of such talk, Porter claims that it was due to the fact that the entire team didn't have it last year.
"The reality of last year, our whole season last year, the team didn't get it done," Porter said. "We didn't play well enough to be successful. I think as a whole team we never had that many third downs; we never were ahead of a team to get after the quarterback like we normally would.
"As far as my play, my play will be there. I am not worried about it. If they look at it as a down year -- we had a whole down year as a team so we all failed in getting the job done that we wanted to get done, but I feel like I can still play this game at a Pro Bowl level, and that's the type of player I am."
But should the Dolphins have handed this guy $20 million in guaranteed money when, by own admission, there's a question as to whether he still has it?
We think the answer is no, and plenty of folks are around the league feel the same way.