Panthers to ink Quintin Mikell?

[Mr. Scot]

Word was the Rams had given up on the idea of bringing him back.

 

 

[Gabeking]

Word was the Rams had given up on the idea of bringing him back.

Was this recent or awhile ago?

[DaveThePanther2008]

The way I see it..  No need in signing him after training camp.  He will have ZERO chemistry and could be a hinderance more than an asset.

 

If he wants most $$$ than he doesn't care about what he is getting paid to do.  If I were in his shoes, I would take the best offer before training camp and get with my new team so I blend in before the season starts.

 

It is about winning championships as well as money.  If he is holding out for the last penny he don't care about winning a championship.

[Gabeking]

The way I see it.. No need in signing him after training camp. He will have ZERO chemistry and could be a hinderance more than an asset.

If he wants most $$$ than he doesn't care about what he is getting paid to do. If I were in his shoes, I would take the best offer before training camp and get with my new team so I blend in before the season starts.

It is about winning championships as well as money. If he is holding out for the last penny he don't care about winning a championship.

yeah cuz dwan Edwards certainly needed all that time with us in training camp and preseason with us to build all that CHEMISTRY to lead the division in sacks at DT last season right?

[DaveThePanther2008]

So you would compare Defensive tackle assignments to Safety assignments?

 

 

 

A safety has 3-6 people he has to know where they are, what they are suppose to be doing.  Defensive Tackle pretty much has to know his job and who is next to him. 

 

FAR Different.

 

 

[Gabeking]

So you would compare Defensive tackle assignments to Safety assignments?

A safety has 3-6 people he has to know where they are, what they are suppose to be doing. Defensive Tackle pretty much has to know his job and who is next to him.

FAR Different.

What does that have to do with chemistry? And yeah I guess you're right why even allow a midseason trade deadline then right?

[DaveThePanther2008]

What does that have to do with chemistry? And yeah I guess you're right why even allow a midseason trade deadline then right?

 

Teams make trades for various reasons and blending in is an obvious factor.  Every transaction is different.  Sometimes trades are made because of injury, sometimes they are to upgrade a position that you thought was a strength but it isn't.  Sometimes it is to get something for a player you might be losing at the end of the season.  I can guarantee that chemistry is a factor. 

 

My point with Mikell is.  Our Defensive backfield is up for grabs.  Battles at every position except Free Safety.  We need everyone we can getting used to the other.  Building Chemistry.

 

If he cares about football, then he needs to to be in camp so he can jell with the whole defensive backfield.  If he cares more about money then I don't want him.  Yeah it is a business but it is also about winning championships.  If he don't care about the latter.  Have a nice day and go join the Raiders.

 

 

I wouldn't sign him after training camp.  You obviously don't think Chemistry is an issue.  I do, so do most GM's or we would have signed TO or OCHO CINCO years ago.

[jarhead]

Was this recent or awhile ago?

I read it a couple days ago

[csx]

I don't believe FA's hold out to make more money...it's a sign they are going to make less money.

[MadHatter]

more like waiting for training camp to be over. if he's holding out for more money from someone, he ain't getting it. it's the same buyers market it's been all season.

 

Not so sure I 100% agree with this.  There are two advantages for still not signing:

 

1.  Gets to skip most of TC (as you mentioned)

2.  Chance a S gets injured in TC and his value goes up (financial reason to wait)

[L-TownCat]

[Scrumtrilescent]

Not so sure I 100% agree with this.  There are two advantages for still not signing:

 

1.  Gets to skip most of TC (as you mentioned)

2.  Chance a S gets injured in TC and his value goes up (financial reason to do wait)

 

My first thought was #2.  Now, I will go do a #2. 

[Mother Grabber]

he may find his value go up during camp, if someone has an injury and gets desperate. it's clear that no one wants to offer him the farm now, and hopefully he'll blink first and come join us during camp.

[dbulls874]

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^{RT @CP_CSR: So, according to a an inferior site reader SS Quintin Mikell was seen on a flight from DC to Charlotte last night ... hmm.}

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