Free Agent DE and recent Superbowl Champ has been seen wearing Yankee attire on both Inside the NFL and PTI. Could this be his demonstration of his desire to play for the great city of New York? Either as a Jet or a Giant?
Why Giants? They don't need him.I don't want to get your hopes up, JV, but if he's going to New York it's definitely the Jets.
He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GaMeTiMe @ Feb 10 2007, 11:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.</div>:yeahthat:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GaMeTiMe @ Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.</div>Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 10 2007, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GaMeTiMe @ Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.</div>Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.</div>Why would he not want that role?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Feb 10 2007, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 10 2007, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GaMeTiMe @ Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.</div>Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.</div>Why would he not want that role?</div>It's not that I don't think he'd do it, it's that he would want probably 8 million dollars a year when he still has to change his position and we have no way of knowing if he would be successful at it. Very High Risk move. I'd rather draft his clone in Jarvis Moss and try it for a fraction of the cost.
[quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='84404' date='Feb 10 2007, 10:01 AM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='84401' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:51 AM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='84397' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:41 AM'][quote name='GaMeTiMe' post='84384' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM']He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.[/quote]Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.[/quote]Why would he not want that role?[/quote]It's not that I don't think he'd do it, it's that he would want probably 8 million dollars a year when he still has to change his position and we have no way of knowing if he would be successful at it. Very High Risk move. I'd rather draft his clone in Jarvis Moss and try it for a fraction of the cost.[/quote]You have to factor in the cost of the draft pick too. Plus the unproven quality of all Rookies.
The Bears should sign him. They would have a sick defense, and we can get rid of Tank Johnson and all his problems. I'm convinced the Bears only kept him b/c Tommie Harris was injured
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Feb 10 2007, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 10 2007, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GaMeTiMe @ Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.</div>Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.</div>Why would he not want that role?</div>Cuz he's like 20 pounds lighter than him and cannot take the wear and tear of him as a LB in the 3-4. Dont flatter yourself or your team.
[quote name='david81' post='84572' date='Feb 11 2007, 11:42 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='84401' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:51 AM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='84397' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:41 AM'][quote name='GaMeTiMe' post='84384' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM']He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.[/quote]Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.[/quote]Why would he not want that role?[/quote]Cuz he's like 20 pounds lighter than him and cannot take the wear and tear of him as a LB in the 3-4. Dont flatter yourself or your team.[/quote]So it's tougher to get a running start and first-move when blitzing as a 3-4 OLB than it is going 1-on-1 with no head start advantage against 330 pound OT's on every play?
[quote name='david81' post='84572' date='Feb 11 2007, 11:42 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='84401' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:51 AM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='84397' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:41 AM'][quote name='GaMeTiMe' post='84384' date='Feb 10 2007, 09:17 AM']He's from Connecticut and went to Syracuse, so he's probably just a Yankee fan. I don't think he'd wear Yankee gear to show people he wants to play for the city, athletes wear other teams gear in other sports all the time.[/quote]Probably.Plus the Giants don't need a DE and he really doesn't fit the Jets defense unless he wanted to play a Merriman role.[/quote]Why would he not want that role?[/quote]Cuz he's like 20 pounds lighter than him and cannot take the wear and tear of him as a LB in the 3-4. Dont flatter yourself or your team.[/quote]According to their 'listed' weight, it's only a 4 lb difference. Not to mention the wear and tear on a Defensive Lineman is greater then that of a Linebacker as the Lineman has to go against 300 lb Offensive Tackles every single play, and in Freeney's case, 2 300 lb Offensive Lineman every play. Freeney was actually projected to be a 4-3 DE/3-4 OLB tweener when he came out of college. I'm sure he could play it. If anything, he'd probably be better at it since his lack of size would be hidden there.I just wouldn't risk like 8 million a year to find out, not to mention he's surely gonna be tagged.
