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Johnson isn't Smith speed I dont believe, but I'm not argueing Kaep is overrated lol. We needed to sign someone AND draft someone, so I agree with the draft. It's still a crap shoot on drafting WRs despite ONE amazing year last year, so someone proven would help big time in case the draft pick doesn't pan out.

But would solve 1 of the 2 largest issues this team has, which is lack of speed on the outside. The other is LT which may not be fixed in FA anyway.

They probably would have been better off, but like Cam he's needed speed at WR (even though he has a lot of other issues). They decided to give their QB talent, we decided on Ed Dickson.

LOL @ the mentality on this board. This is why we're a mediocre franchise. You have to mix drafting with getting the RIGHT players for what you need. Smith's contract is not bad, considering Maclin is making 11 mill and Cobb is at 10. Smith has probably proved more than them in his career. Not to mention Smith is the perfect compliment to KB and Cam's big arm. Get excited about having Bersin on the outside trying to outrun defenders.

That's what Gettleman and Rivera will be saying after they turn the TV on tonight. They probably forgot it was FA signing day.

Dude, Ed Dickson, come on.

I doubt he would be on any other team in the NFL. He is on the team because of his college and being JR's neighbor, and that's it. He had a few good catches, but he's pretty slow and we need speed. He shouldn't be on the active roster. KB/FA signing/draft pick/ Brown/Ginn/Cotchery is already a bit too much, and he won't be better than any of them. I get it's a "feel good story" and we love those as well as training camp heroes, but let's get over the nonsense.

Good move. Like others have said though, this shouldn't mean we are finished with WR help. We need a more #2 for KB. Sign and draft one is what needs to happen I think. Now I won't hold my breathe during returns anymore, phew.

He's not. He's only 30 and for a one year rental, not bad. His game isn't really built on speed anyway. That being said, I'd like a speed guy still. Torrey Smith would still be nice. There is a ton of WR's out there now, so the market should be decent. I still wouldn't be mad at getting someone like Marshall. Regardless, we should still draft a WR in the 1st/2nd to compliment the upgrade we sign (and we better sign one).

It's possible his agent looks at our team and realizes we're a couple playmakers away from a legit team since the defense is for real. Even with Shula calling plays (gasp) we can do some damage. He'll probably have a larger role here too as a #1, because KB is not #1 material just yet. Sign him, draft a WR in the 1st/2nd still, sign Ginn or Jacoby and go in with a core of AJ/KB/draft pick/Philly/Ginn or Jones. Guess we're stuck with Cotchery as well.

Those teams have good coaches and competent owners though. We have neither.

I could definitely see Canty coming in, I think he was close to signing with us a couple years ago if I remember but Ravens offered more money. Seems like a high character guy that does charity work down here, it makes sense.

Yes because the rest of us seen a very slow player that couldn't really catch the ball that well (and would make mistakes often as well). Bersin is not a returner and shouldn't be asked to.

Yeah obviously he doesn't care about being on a winning team or being an actual WR. This is bad news, because if we don't land him or Jacoby we're back to the worse ST in the league. And before someone says "just draft someone" that is far from a proven science, if Joe Adams, Ryne Robinson, etc have proven.

Only slightly, although he's been getting more annoying each year. Honestly, it was hyped up and the interview wasn't even a big deal. The biggest thing I took away from the interview was Hardy was the only teammate to show up to the funeral.

But yeah this was blown out of proportion to be honest.

Such a cancer Hardy is for showing up to a team mates funeral when no one else did.

Man, I've tried to forget the Diop years thanks for reminding me.

Would LOVE to get Cousins. He has a fire in him to prove everyone wrong and he's been dominating.

It's not fair to compare Hardy's case with any of those from last year. There wasn't a tape, photo evidence, nothing. She wouldn't even go to the hospital to get checked out. She wasn't even the one who called. She was on drugs at the time and wouldn't even show up for the trial. Does Hardy need better friends and judgement? Totally. But I'm not sure he's more guilty than she was, and at the end of the day, no one even really got hurt. They went their separate ways and that's that. It should be over. The trial was a joke and was only a thing because of some relection thing from the judge. If anything I hope the stupid rules/laws of NC about domestic violence and how unfair it is to males comes to light. I think the hit his market value took is enough of a punishment at this point.

You knew how this thread would go. This is a fanbase that anoints a player starting material immediately after one tackle or a catch in practice, so obviously we have tons of replacements for one of the best run and pass defenders in the league. Also, he's immediately guilty when accused, even though this state is a joke when it comes to these type of cases and it was basically NC's type of arraignment. Our fans turned on Hardy because the media did, they didn't turn on Smith because it wasn't a big thing, just more of media brain washing the masses. Our team is definitely hypocritical and as I mentioned in another thread, is why we'll always be mediocre while teams like the Patriots and others take chances on high talent guys with some issues.

When the whole nu-metal phase went out it seemed to take them down as well.

They can always have him going through an actual election. I don't think they really expected the show to be SO huge and last this long but they can come up with stuff. I see 5 seasons probably, which IMO is enough for most shows. More than 5 is usually pushing it for MOST shows like this.

haha wow, epic vdeo, and totally hard to hate Marshawn. Conan still kills it.

I know a lot of people are down on Torrey Smith, but I think he'd be perfect on the other side and keep defenses honest. Kenny Britt is a guy I'd take a chance on, he has abilities and finally looked to have his head on straight last year. Nicks could be a now-cheaper chance here too. I'd love to sign Torrey and also draft a WR, even potentially a first rounder depending on BPA that can hopefully return kicks as well.