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Which player has made the worst FA signing decision so far? (1 Viewer)

Select the player who made the worst decision on where to sign.

  • Percy Harvin - Bills

    Votes: 24 13.2%

  • Ryan Mathews - Eagles

    Votes: 81 44.5%

  • DeMarco Murray - Eagles

    Votes: 4 2.2%

  • Marc Ingram - Saints

    Votes: 35 19.2%

  • CJ Spiller - Saints

    Votes: 11 6.0%

  • Other - Please describe in your post

    Votes: 13 7.1%

  • Maclin - Chiefs

    Votes: 6 3.3%

  • Thomas - Jaguars

    Votes: 4 2.2%

  • Worilds - Jehovah's Witnesses

    Votes: 4 2.2%
  • Total voters
    182
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OK, after seeing Ingram sign only to be followed by Spiller and Mathews followed by Murray, there are guys who may not have signed had they known who else did. There are also guys who didn't visit a lot of spots. Who do you guys think made the worst decision, based on who else signed and also the deal they signed?

I'll add more players based on posts.

 
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I went with Harvin. I put Murray on the list, but I really think with the contract he got, that he picked a decent location with lots of $$$. I just think Harvin has so much talent if it was put to good use and he signed a 1 year show me deal. If you are going to do that, go to a place that is going to let you shine, like Revis in 2014 being in the spotlight and bam, nice deal in 2015. I don't know what the $$$ is, but I can think of lots of places where he would likely parlay a good season into a big $$$ contract in 2016. The Bills aren't that place to me.

 
It's Mathews to me, he had the chance to back out and go elsewhere and at least challenge to be an RB1, by deciding to join Murray he accepted being an RB2. It might be good for him being fragile getting 8-10 touches per game but it doesn't say much to him as a competitor to me.

 
JonB86 said:
It's Mathews to me, he had the chance to back out and go elsewhere and at least challenge to be an RB1, by deciding to join Murray he accepted being an RB2. It might be good for him being fragile getting 8-10 touches per game but it doesn't say much to him as a competitor to me.
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Or maybe he thinks he can show Chip that he's a better option and beat out Murray in that offense.

 
Can only be Ingram. He sold himself short on his best chance at some decent $$$$, got to sit as the entire team got dismantled immediately after, then gets stabbed in the back with the Spiller signing.

 
With Mathew, someone posted there was a rumor that he is not really happy playing Running Back. Eagles are the perfect situation for him, he makes alot of money and will only be expected to touch it less than 10 times a game.

Wish i had the link, my knowledge is second hand from a post by some one on another forum.

 
You do have to wonder what Maclin liked about going to KC (besides the money) Is he excited about a noodle armed QB who hasn't thrown a TD to a WR in forever???

 
$21M guaranteed to an injury-prone RB who had near 500 touches last year just blows my mind... especially when other capable veteran RBs are making less than $5M per year. Dunno WTF Chip was thinking on that one. There is no way his market was that high. If the best the current team can do is $5M/year, and they are the ones that see him and evaluate him daily, coming in at 60% higher on an annual basis is a glorious mis-step.

Add in the fact that this is a great year to get a stud RB in the 2nd/3rd rounds... just odd. Especially when someone like Gordon would fit Chip's scheme perfectly and be available for <$3M/year.

 
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Justin Forsett by far. He was only able to get 3 mil guaranteed and only 3 years/9 million. Frank Gore got 6.5 million guaranteed at 32 years old.

 
Surprised by the Mathews votes - he's a backup since no one trusts him enough to stay healthy to make him their starter.

The answer is Ingram.

 
I am reading rumors on twitter that Percy has not officially signed and is drawing interest from SF.

 
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Archer said:
You do have to wonder what Maclin liked about going to KC (besides the money) Is he excited about a noodle armed QB who hasn't thrown a TD to a WR in forever???
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He blew his ACL out....makes you realize it just takes a play to turn your world upside down. I cannot blame him for taking the highest bidder at this point.

 
Easily Harvin. The other guys signed longer deals and got ok money.

Harvin signed a 1 year prove it deal on a team with trash at QB

 
Hu-Tang Clan said:
JonB86 said:
It's Mathews to me, he had the chance to back out and go elsewhere and at least challenge to be an RB1, by deciding to join Murray he accepted being an RB2. It might be good for him being fragile getting 8-10 touches per game but it doesn't say much to him as a competitor to me.
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Or maybe he thinks he can show Chip that he's a better option and beat out Murray in that offense.
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Well he'd have some billy big balls if that's really how he feels when Murray lead the NFL in rushing last year wouldn't he?

 
ghostguy123 said:
Easily Harvin. The other guys signed longer deals and got ok money.

Harvin signed a 1 year prove it deal on a team with trash at QB
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A trash QB with a noodle arm who can't throw it past ten yards, where Harvin makes his dollars, he can yap about not being a gadget guy if he wants but he's a gadget guy and Buffalo will hopefully be using him in that fashion, it makes sense with their QB and desire to run the ball!

 
JonB86 said:
ghostguy123 said:
Easily Harvin. The other guys signed longer deals and got ok money.

Harvin signed a 1 year prove it deal on a team with trash at QB
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A trash QB with a noodle arm who can't throw it past ten yards, where Harvin makes his dollars, he can yap about not being a gadget guy if he wants but he's a gadget guy and Buffalo will hopefully be using him in that fashion, it makes sense with their QB and desire to run the ball!
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So are you saying he made a good decision or bad?

 
ghostguy123 said:
JonB86 said:
ghostguy123 said:
Easily Harvin. The other guys signed longer deals and got ok money.

Harvin signed a 1 year prove it deal on a team with trash at QB
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A trash QB with a noodle arm who can't throw it past ten yards, where Harvin makes his dollars, he can yap about not being a gadget guy if he wants but he's a gadget guy and Buffalo will hopefully be using him in that fashion, it makes sense with their QB and desire to run the ball!
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So are you saying he made a good decision or bad?
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It's a good decision imo, he wouldn't have taken the 1 year deal if he wasn't getting bad offers, he might even finally workout that being a royal pain in the chuff has devalued his worth, alongside his fragility! And I think Buffalo's setup for this year will work well for him as long as he accepts he's primarily a gadget player and not the next coming of Antonio Brown!

 
Well, apparently Harvin hasn't signed yet anyway. Is this the 50th crap report so far?? Geeze.

Anyway, it's fine if all he could do was a 1 year deal, but for that type of deal you wanna generate some numbers and maybe even look like you are helping the team win. I just don't think Buffalo was the right place for that kind of thing for him.

Maybe it all works out, who knows.

 
It's difficult to say because we don't really know what the alternatives were, but I'd say Ingram followed by Harvin. I don't get the Thomas votes- he's going to be 27, got a ton of guaranteed money and hasn't put together one healthy season yet. Bortles is likely to target him a ton.

 
Bulaga.

Bigs with ample lower-body injury histories are probably ill-advised to be leaving that much money on the table to go title-chasing on a home-town discount...especially in the NFL, where parity can rear its ugly head any given year and make your new team almost as likely to contend.

:shrug:

 
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I voted Mathews but now that I think about it, other than for the "fun" of it do these RBs really need to pick a spot where they'll be featured? This isn't a Randall Cobb situation where playing well means they get to sign another big contract 4 years from now. Ingram, Mathews, and Spiller are all on their last real contract here. By the time they're FAs again they'll all be bordering 30 and a big contract will be out the window either way. May as well save their bodies the punishment that will be with them the rest of their lives.

Gotta be Harvin then, if he ends up signing in Buffalo. A 1-year "prove it" deal on a team that's probably not going to give him a good opportunity to prove it.

 
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FreeBaGeL said:
I voted Mathews but now that I think about it, other than for the "fun" of it do these RBs really need to pick a spot where they'll be featured? This isn't a Randall Cobb situation where playing well means they get to sign another big contract 4 years from now. Ingram, Mathews, and Spiller are all on their last real contract here. By the time they're FAs again they'll all be bordering 30 and a big contract will be out the window either way. May as well save their bodies the punishment that will be with them the rest of their lives.

Gotta be Harvin then, if he ends up signing in Buffalo. A 1-year "prove it" deal on a team that's probably not going to give him a good opportunity to prove it.
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Harvin can prove it by not being an ####### for a year.

 
It's a business- and it's a game, it's complicated. Sure, making a lot of money is a part of it, but some athletes want to win AND also end up having a lot of money. The goal of the game is winning the Super Bowl. If you go from Denver to Jax, from the Patriots to the Jets- you have made a bad decision in terms of having a legitimate chance at winning a SB, at least in the short view. I think the agents only care about the money and poison the guys' minds, they could care less about where their client ends up playing football. When all is said and done, it's about winning SB's, playing in the big games. That is your NFL/historical legacy. I understand not everyone can go there, gets the chance, get the breaks. But is does show the character, and in my opinion the deficiency or flaw, of quite a few players. Choosing money over being part of a winner, letting fear dictate their decisions. Revis in this sense is a loser- he just rode Brady's greatness for a year and lucked out, now his true character is revealed. He does not care about winning another SB. Julius Thomas is a loser, a wealthy one at that. He does not care about winning a SB. How much money does one need? To most of us, 1 million dollars is big time, a lot of money. Well invested and protected it could be quite a foundation. Yet in the NFL, how many players are broke within a few years, even after making millions? Money is a fools God, necessary but still just a tool, not the end all, not the source of happiness. Like I said, it's a complicated and interesting situation with many facets... but what is it about? What kind of player do you want on your team? How much money do you need?

 
Ingram hands down. You finally given the chance last season and had a solid season before FA, why would you go back to a team never appreciated you for a deal proven to be worst than they gave to someone they bought in from outside?

 
AngryPatriot said:
How much money do you need?
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What if your career, and your particular job within that career, says you'll more likely than not be dead in your 50's? What if you have a family? What if this turns out to be your last chance to sign a contract that will be your legacy to them? More or less important than whether beer-swilling couch jockeys remember you fondly twenty years down the road?Ain't no slam dunk answers here. Fans want players to want to win above all else. What fans want probably becomes less relevant when it's your body and your future paying the piper.

 
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Don't understand how anyone can fault a player for taking the money? I would do it in a heartbeat. Go chase a ring in the twilight of your career when you aren't going to get a good salary anyway! These guys put their future on the line every week and could have their season ended in one practice, Revis has played the NFL perfectly salary-wise, all players should follow his example.

Now someone will say what about Cobb? Cobb has been smart, 4 years with A Rodg, he is 28 and get's another huge deal, 4 years in Jax and he gets a prove it deal or a not as big deal.

But taking 5 years and 30 for Denver or 5 and 45 for Jax (I'm making these numbers up), if all things are equal you go to Jax.

 
I lean Harvin but I don't know contract details yet to say for sure. But it's between him and Ingram either way. Both had one thing in common we probably underestimate. Wanted to stay with coaches they know and in Ingrams same team/same coach. Money matters but other than money on any level of any sport I've ever played it can be a night and day difference in how much you enjoy playing for the team based on how well you get along with the coach. So that's worth a little, but I still believe both players made horrible choices.

 
Other. Maclin. How do you make the decision to go to a team that never threw a pass to a WR last season?

 
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