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what about when you work out with a few professional trainers and former NFL +college players?
I'd think CLOSE TO SIGNING would mean AFTER Week 1 since he is a veteran player and would not get a guaranteed contract if he signs before next Sunday, no?
that's a smidge old now
OK, you win, he's no Jerry Rice.
I'm just wondering how come the Bears haven't seen him as being an improvement over the motley crew of Devin Hester, Earl Bennett, Rashied Davis and Devin Aromashodu. I'd cut Davis in a heartbeat and at least try Jones out for a year. If it doesn't work out the Bears can hopefully have one of their rookies ready next year. This seems like a no brainer. Are the Bears that hard up for Rashied Davis to work on special teams that they don't consider this? Davis is an awful WR, and Hester hasn't looked much better this year.
I guess cb Dunta Robinson should not start for Houston next Sunday as planned after signing yesterday with no off season team drills....
This. Matt Jones totally turned it around last season and was a pretty good WR on a bad team. He is still young, has proven to be a reliable 3rd down target and has a big upside. I'm baffled that he's still sitting out there. If you project his stats last season to 16 games, he would have had 80+ catches for almost 1000 yards and almost 60 for first downs. While those are not Jerry Rice numbers, they are way too good for a guy who isn't asking for big money and can't find a gig anywhere.
I am waiting to see where he ends up.If he signs in Tennessee, I will not touch him.If he signs in Chicago or New York, I'll probably grab him as a reserve WR and give him 3 or 4 weeks to see what he can do.As for other teams, I'll look at this on a case by case basis.
He's hanging out on my active roster on a deep-roster, dynasty league for the reasons above.
I'm curious about this statement. If he lands in TEN wouldn't he be the WR1? Sure Collins is nothing to write home about, but they've got a pretty capable OL right?
He'd have to beat out Britt for this of course
Mason was a productive wr when he was down there on a run first team. They just haven't had any WR's worth a lick in long time. He was a top 20 wr for 3 of 4 years and the other year he was 25th, missed two games but on a pro-rated basis he was top 20. So even though they are a run 1st team there enough room for one good wr in that offense. Is M. Jones a good enough WR, that's another question....
To be honest I haven't really been following the TEN WRs very closely. Didn't Britt have a hamstring injury? Is he back to 100%? I know Washington is still dinged up.He'd have to beat out Britt for this of course
and from what I've seen Gage looks pretty good.To be honest I haven't really been following the TEN WRs very closely. Didn't Britt have a hamstring injury? Is he back to 100%? I know Washington is still dinged up.He'd have to beat out Britt for this of course
1. If he is still unsigned, Titans will sign him on Friday (after game 1 so salary isn't guaranteed).2. He'll be the WR 3/4 after Washington and Gage, but alongside Britt.
Schefter said the other day that if he was on the week 1 roster, his salary is guarenteed, so they might have to wait until all week 1 games are done.
Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or two
Gage is nice but he is not WR1 or even WR2 on just about any other team in the league outside the Rams. In all honesty I just have man love for Britt this year. I think I have him in every single league I am in except for the one with the really short bench. I may fall flat on my face with this but he's the rookie I'm backing the most this year. I really like Nicks and Harvin to some degree but Britt despite the passing offense is the guy I like this year and would hate it if Jones signed there. Part of the reason Britt is so high on my list is the lack of competition in front of him.
FWIW I like him too and thought he looked great in the preseason. He looks like he belongs and made so tough grabs.Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or twoGage is nice but he is not WR1 or even WR2 on just about any other team in the league outside the Rams. In all honesty I just have man love for Britt this year. I think I have him in every single league I am in except for the one with the really short bench. I may fall flat on my face with this but he's the rookie I'm backing the most this year. I really like Nicks and Harvin to some degree but Britt despite the passing offense is the guy I like this year and would hate it if Jones signed there. Part of the reason Britt is so high on my list is the lack of competition in front of him.
FWIW I like him too and thought he looked great in the preseason. He looks like he belongs and made so tough grabs.Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or twoGage is nice but he is not WR1 or even WR2 on just about any other team in the league outside the Rams.
In all honesty I just have man love for Britt this year. I think I have him in every single league I am in except for the one with the really short bench. I may fall flat on my face with this but he's the rookie I'm backing the most this year. I really like Nicks and Harvin to some degree but Britt despite the passing offense is the guy I like this year and would hate it if Jones signed there. Part of the reason Britt is so high on my list is the lack of competition in front of him.
And if he goes off on Pittsburgh tomorrow I'm gonna lose my friggin mind!!! Extremely unlikely I know but I will be going nuts if he does...
I think you will be surprised, Britt looks good but I have my doubts he will be a huge impact player this year. I think the person most Titan homers believe has a chance of really taking most people by surprise is Jared Cook. He is a TE but they have been using him in receiver sets. If I was betting on Britt or Cook I would say Cook is the one who will have a huge year for the Titans.Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or two
Good question, but that isn't the way it works. Titans and Steelers have a 3 day advantage on the rest of the leaque on this.
I LOVE cook as well. But I'm going with odds here. It's rare that rookie WR's bust out and even rarer that rookie TE's do. Carlson had an outstanding rookie season at TE and his numbers weren't anywhere near what we saw in Royal but much rarer considering the position. /hijackBack to the Matt Jones watch - WHO?I think you will be surprised, Britt looks good but I have my doubts he will be a huge impact player this year. I think the person most Titan homers believe has a chance of really taking most people by surprise is Jared Cook. He is a TE but they have been using him in receiver sets. If I was betting on Britt or Cook I would say Cook is the one who will have a huge year for the Titans.Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or twoGage is nice but he is not WR1 or even WR2 on just about any other team in the league outside the Rams. In all honesty I just have man love for Britt this year. I think I have him in every single league I am in except for the one with the really short bench. I may fall flat on my face with this but he's the rookie I'm backing the most this year. I really like Nicks and Harvin to some degree but Britt despite the passing offense is the guy I like this year and would hate it if Jones signed there. Part of the reason Britt is so high on my list is the lack of competition in front of him.
I've read a ton of buzz on him, the Titans love the guy, they run a TE offense, he led rookies TEs in preseason with 17 receptions (was #2 overall behind J. Stupor - 19 - Buff - who?) so he definitely has peaked my interest. When you say he'll have a huge season are you talking J. Carlson/D. Keller 55-600 huge or even hugerI think you will be surprised, Britt looks good but I have my doubts he will be a huge impact player this year. I think the person most Titan homers believe has a chance of really taking most people by surprise is Jared Cook. He is a TE but they have been using him in receiver sets. If I was betting on Britt or Cook I would say Cook is the one who will have a huge year for the Titans.Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or two
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You sure about that? Because if so, on Friday Matt could sign a non-guaranteed contract with Pitt or Tenn for example and any other team in the league would have to sign him to a guaranteed contract. That doesn't seem like something the NFL would consider fair. But I guess if the rule is worded with "player not on your opening day 53 man roster" or something like that it would be a loophole of sorts.
Take this with a grain of salt but from what I have been reading on Titan forums is that Pitt and Tenn get a three day advantage due to the way that the rules have been written.
When he played he was a decent WR2. He got all those stats in about 12 games IIRC (missed do to injury or suspenion)Up until he got hurt, we was in the top 24 Wrs (even missing early games IIRC)and because its the NFL. SIZE and SPEED cannot be coached. If the player matures (as it seems he may have) He has the tools and the mindset (i think it helps being a former QB) he could be an absolute monster in the right scheme.
Kerry collins ain't spectacular. But he's accurate, and their o is running based. That seems a recipe for good short outs/curls and play actionopps for a guy with his skill set.
can they sign him before the other teams play game one? Seems like an unfair advantage kind of.Weapon of Mass Instruction said:
Well right now he is a game time decision, if he can go and is used like has been hinted I can easily see him getting 500-600 yards. If they do decide to play him in receiver sets, his upside is much greater, imo.Banger said:I've read a ton of buzz on him, the Titans love the guy, they run a TE offense, he led rookies TEs in preseason with 17 receptions (was #2 overall behind J. Stupor - 19 - Buff - who?) so he definitely has peaked my interest. When you say he'll have a huge season are you talking J. Carlson/D. Keller 55-600 huge or even hugerjwinston2 said:I think you will be surprised, Britt looks good but I have my doubts he will be a huge impact player this year. I think the person most Titan homers believe has a chance of really taking most people by surprise is Jared Cook. He is a TE but they have been using him in receiver sets. If I was betting on Britt or Cook I would say Cook is the one who will have a huge year for the Titans.TheFanatic said:Washington has the hammy I think which has kept Britt in with the first teamers. Britt has had a couple dings here and there but not much. Working with Rod Smith all offseason probably gave him some vet tips on how to skip a practice or twoBanger said:?
Ya, this doesn't sound quite right. As Wadsworth mentioned, the wording may be the loophole if there is one. "Opening day roster" and "Week One roster" are two entirely different pieces of criteria in this case. I wish I knew the answer. However, this may also come down to a transaction stipulation of some kind. I don't know that any transactions can be made within X number of hours prior to the week's first games and then X number of hours after a given week. Thus making Tuesday the target date for any given team on any given week during the season. I don't know, I'm just floating it out there. But it seems to me that transactions generally aren't made over in-season weekends. Not that I can recall anyway.Anybody?jwinston2 said:
I wish I knew, I've been trying to look it up with no success. It seems like a pretty big deal if Pitt and Tenn can sign players non-guaranteed on Friday but all other NFL teams have to guarantee any contact signed before next week.
Pit and Ten do get a 3 day advantage and I can see each of them taking advantage of it if they need to. Why not?Players do get signed later Andy. Sometimes Saturday before Sunday games. Might be a 24 hour window, I'm not sure if there is a deadline. It would make sense though.
The only thing I could find uses the phase "after the beginning of the regular season". It doesn't specify if it's the beginning of the regular season for the team signing him or just the beginning of the NFL regular season. I can't copy and paste since it's a pdf file but:
