Tom Ashworth

TheDeuce · 03-21-2006, 05:50 PM

Ashworth crosses off Bucs
<Mar. 21> Despite spending a good part of last weekend engaged in contract talks, Buccaneers GM Bruce Allen and Ashworth's agent could not find common ground. Now it appears the free-agent right tackle will sign elsewhere.
"Bruce and I spent a lot of time talking over the weekend but their offer, quite frankly, was not very compelling," agent Tom Mills told the Tampa Tribune. "Bruce is not offering Tom a chance to be paid like a starter, and until that changes we have to continue to look around."

Mills' comments were made as Ashworth was headed to Seattle for a visit and preparing for stops in New Orleans and Houston. Ashworth has already met with the Jets and Dolphins.

This is kind of interesting. Here's a guy who's been a staple of the Patriots line for years now, and he's apparently visiting the Saints soon. What if we picked him up? Would we still want to draft Brick? Perhaps if we had Ashworth and Brown on the tackles, we could trade all the way down to as low as #7, get another draft pick, and still be able to get Hawk. Comments?

03-21-2006, 05:50 PM	#1
TheDeuce 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,928	Tom Ashworth Ashworth crosses off Bucs <Mar. 21> Despite spending a good part of last weekend engaged in contract talks, Buccaneers GM Bruce Allen and Ashworth's agent could not find common ground. Now it appears the free-agent right tackle will sign elsewhere. "Bruce and I spent a lot of time talking over the weekend but their offer, quite frankly, was not very compelling," agent Tom Mills told the Tampa Tribune. "Bruce is not offering Tom a chance to be paid like a starter, and until that changes we have to continue to look around." Mills' comments were made as Ashworth was headed to Seattle for a visit and preparing for stops in New Orleans and Houston. Ashworth has already met with the Jets and Dolphins. This is kind of interesting. Here's a guy who's been a staple of the Patriots line for years now, and he's apparently visiting the Saints soon. What if we picked him up? Would we still want to draft Brick? Perhaps if we had Ashworth and Brown on the tackles, we could trade all the way down to as low as #7, get another draft pick, and still be able to get Hawk. Comments?
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