rick smith

[cadams]

Originally Posted by painekiller

First off if I am not mistaken we can match any offer. Now the Vikings have been know to use poison pills in their offers to FA before, but it unlikely any team is going to be willing to give up a 1st and 3rd.

Lastly, Ryans is a heck of a MLB, but IMO he is overrated, every season a guy comes out that would be just as solid as him.

This season Weatherspoon is that guy, add Rolando McLain, Brandon Spikes and Pat Angerer. They all can play the MIKE at an above average level IMO.

Now I agree with you that the Texans are playing with fire with the veterans, but at the same time I think we the fan base have some of these guys higher rated than they are worth on the open market.

Also with the current rules, the players for the most part cannot move from team to team when they are restricted, except when a team screws up and under tenders them.

No doubt there are guys that come out of the draft every year that can play ball immediately, but there are a lot more that end up underperforming, and you can't count on getting those guys everytime. If this team was made up differently with less holes I wouldn't have brought this up, but they still have issues that need to be addressed, and they don't need to have more issues added. and the more rookies we have to rely on, the higher chance we end up with another 8-8 (or worse) type year. especially with the schedule they have in 2010. as for the poison pill, i would be willing to be the farm that if a team tried to sign him, it would include a pill.

now, typically this type of move doesnt occur with respect to rfa's, but givent that the final 8 from last season can't go after ufa's this year like in the past, there is at least the possibility that the risk is greater this year. hell, worse would be if indy decided to pull this move.