Walter Football Grades on Grubbs/Colston

Danno · 03-15-2012, 05:47 PM

Saints sign G Ben Grubbs (5 years, $36M; $16M guaranteed): A Grade Ben Grubbs is not as good as Carl Nicks, but he's a really good replacement. He's also a pretty good bargain. I feel like Grubbs could have gotten a bit more than $36 million ($16 million guaranteed).

Saints re-sign WR Marques Colston (5 years): A Grade

I'm making this grade without seeing the contract details because the amount of money the Saints plan on paying Marques Colston ultimately doesn't matter. No price is high enough to appease Drew Brees, and that's exactly what New Orleans is doing here. Considering Bountygate and the fact that he was franchised against his will, Brees must have been mulling leaving New Orleans next offseason. This is a step toward making him happy - which is really important because New Orleans would be almost as bad as the 2011 Colts without their All-Pro quarterback.

WalterFootball.com: 2012 NFL Free Agency Recap

FinSaint · 03-15-2012, 05:54 PM

Bucs sign CB Eric Wright (5 years, $37.5M): MILLEN ON LSD-LACED KIELBASA Grade
This is the worst signing in NFL history. That sentence is not an exaggeration.

CharityMike · 03-15-2012, 05:56 PM

This makes me laugh:

Bucs sign CB Eric Wright (5 years, $37.5M): MILLEN ON LSD-LACED KIELBASA Grade
This is the worst signing in NFL history. That sentence is not an exaggeration.

Eric Wright is terrible. I gave him 1.5 stars in my 2012 NFL Free Agent Rankings for a reason. He's been torched numerous times per week over the past few seasons. Detroit and Cleveland fans know how bad Wright is, and the Buccaneers are about to find out.

Seriously, what the hell was Mark Dominik thinking? He couldn't have been sober when he made this transaction. I refuse to believe it. A plausible explanation is that Matt Millen snuck into his office, strangled him, shoved some LSD-laced kielbasa into the general manager's back side, and then slipped Wright's agent's number into his hand. When Dominik awoke, he was still delirious, so thought that paying $37.5 million to one of the worst cornerbacks on the market was a great idea.

Yes, that's exactly what happened. You heard it here first.

Ooops..you beat me to it Fin. lol

|Mitch| · 03-15-2012, 05:58 PM

which team did Eric Wright play for before the newly acquiring Bucs?

FinSaint · 03-15-2012, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by CharityMike

Ooops..you beat me to it Fin. lol

Great minds think alike!

SloMotion · 03-16-2012, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by CharityMike

This makes me laugh:

Bucs sign CB Eric Wright (5 years, $37.5M): MILLEN ON LSD-LACED KIELBASA Grade
This is the worst signing in NFL history. That sentence is not an exaggeration.

Ooops..you beat me to it Fin. lol

Yeah, can't argue there, that signing's barely a blip on the radar in Detroit. No one is genuinely sorry to see Eric Wright go. It does kinda' bother me that the guy insulted kielbasa like that though. I get mine at Srodek's on Jos Campau in Hamtramck, homemade & never any LSD.

Here's a funny spoof on 'MoneyBall' & Millen you guys might enjoy ... it's good to be able to look back on that time and laugh.

Millenball

Replacing Nicks with Grubbs was a great move and should be a pretty smooth transition. Your O/Line won't miss a step, gotta' hand it to the Saints front office.

frydaddy · 03-15-2012, 06:01 PM

I believe it was Detroit

Danno · 03-15-2012, 06:09 PM

I suck at embedding, but here's our own Meachem toying with Mr Wright.

VIDEO: Robert Meachem Touchdown Makes Lions Secondary Look Silly - SBNation.com

This deserves a re-post by someone who can embedd video.

dizzle88 · 03-15-2012, 06:20 PM

Eric wright was with Cleveland, got burnt more than Jason David if that was possible, same when he was with Detroit

We going to light the bucs up

Danno · 03-15-2012, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Eric wright was with Cleveland, got burnt more than Jason David if that was possible, same when he was with Detroit

We going to light the bucs up

I haven't heard that comparison yet but from what I've read its an accurate one.

03-15-2012, 05:47 PM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,756	Walter Football Grades on Grubbs/Colston Saints sign G Ben Grubbs (5 years, $36M; $16M guaranteed): A Grade Ben Grubbs is not as good as Carl Nicks, but he's a really good replacement. He's also a pretty good bargain. I feel like Grubbs could have gotten a bit more than $36 million ($16 million guaranteed). Saints re-sign WR Marques Colston (5 years): A Grade I'm making this grade without seeing the contract details because the amount of money the Saints plan on paying Marques Colston ultimately doesn't matter. No price is high enough to appease Drew Brees, and that's exactly what New Orleans is doing here. Considering Bountygate and the fact that he was franchised against his will, Brees must have been mulling leaving New Orleans next offseason. This is a step toward making him happy - which is really important because New Orleans would be almost as bad as the 2011 Colts without their All-Pro quarterback. WalterFootball.com: 2012 NFL Free Agency Recap SloMotion likes this.

03-15-2012, 06:13 PM	#5
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Originally Posted by CharityMike Ooops..you beat me to it Fin. lol Great minds think alike!

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,756	Originally Posted by dizzle88 Eric wright was with Cleveland, got burnt more than Jason David if that was possible, same when he was with Detroit We going to light the bucs up I haven't heard that comparison yet but from what I've read its an accurate one.

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03-15-2012, 05:54 PM	#2
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Bucs sign CB Eric Wright (5 years, $37.5M): MILLEN ON LSD-LACED KIELBASA Grade This is the worst signing in NFL history. That sentence is not an exaggeration.

03-15-2012, 05:56 PM	#3
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	This makes me laugh: Bucs sign CB Eric Wright (5 years, $37.5M): MILLEN ON LSD-LACED KIELBASA Grade This is the worst signing in NFL history. That sentence is not an exaggeration. Eric Wright is terrible. I gave him 1.5 stars in my 2012 NFL Free Agent Rankings for a reason. He's been torched numerous times per week over the past few seasons. Detroit and Cleveland fans know how bad Wright is, and the Buccaneers are about to find out. Seriously, what the hell was Mark Dominik thinking? He couldn't have been sober when he made this transaction. I refuse to believe it. A plausible explanation is that Matt Millen snuck into his office, strangled him, shoved some LSD-laced kielbasa into the general manager's back side, and then slipped Wright's agent's number into his hand. When Dominik awoke, he was still delirious, so thought that paying $37.5 million to one of the worst cornerbacks on the market was a great idea. Yes, that's exactly what happened. You heard it here first. Ooops..you beat me to it Fin. lol

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	which team did Eric Wright play for before the newly acquiring Bucs?

03-15-2012, 06:01 PM	#7
frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 1	I believe it was Detroit

03-15-2012, 06:09 PM	#8
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,756	I suck at embedding, but here's our own Meachem toying with Mr Wright. VIDEO: Robert Meachem Touchdown Makes Lions Secondary Look Silly - SBNation.com This deserves a re-post by someone who can embedd video.

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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,532	Eric wright was with Cleveland, got burnt more than Jason David if that was possible, same when he was with Detroit We going to light the bucs up