<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Joey Porter - LB - Steelers Free Agent Mar. 1 - 10:27 pm etThe Jets had reportedly inquired about a trade involving Joey Porter before Porter was released on Thursday. ESPN's John Clayton says Porter could land in New York if Eric Barton is released. Victor Hobson would then likely move to inside linebacker.</div>I'd love to see it as a backup plan to Adalius Thomas. Porter is one hell of a linebacker. :thumbsup:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Mar 1 2007, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Greeeeaaaaaattt.....First Kimo, now Joey... :thumbsdown:</div>Kimo was 35 when the Jets got him, Porter is 30. Big difference there IMO.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 2 2007, 01:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Mar 1 2007, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Greeeeaaaaaattt.....First Kimo, now Joey... :thumbsdown:</div>Kimo was 35 when the Jets got him, Porter is 30. Big difference there IMO.</div>I thought 30 was old for linebackers
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Punisher @ Mar 2 2007, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 2 2007, 01:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Mar 1 2007, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Greeeeaaaaaattt.....First Kimo, now Joey... :thumbsdown:</div>Kimo was 35 when the Jets got him, Porter is 30. Big difference there IMO.</div>I thought 30 was old for linebackers </div>It is....but not as bad as a 35 year old DE.And to be fair, Fletcher is going to be 32 next season, Porter is going to be 30. I figure Porter still has 3 years in him whereas Fletcher has one, as IMO 33 is when the decline starts.I'm only really in favor of Porter if we're talking about a reasonable contract (And one where he can be cut after 3 years).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Pittsburgh Post-GazetteStrictly talking business, it makes perfect sense for the Steelers to get rid of Joey Porter. His performance slipped badly last season. The team has every right to believe that Porter, soon to be 30, with a game based on speed and quickness, no longer can get the job done at a high level, certainly not at a level worth $5 million. Once it reached that decision, it had to let him go.But that doesn't mean Porter doesn't deserve a proper send-off.He should be remembered as one of the Steelers' all-time great players, maybe not Hall of Fame great along the lines of Ham and Lambert, but great enough that the franchise wouldn't have won Super Bowl XL without him.Porter had some career here.You also might have heard along the way that he was something of a fascinating character.What do President Bush and NFL players Ray Lewis, William Green, Jerramy Stevens, Kellen Winslow Jr. and Peyton Manning and his bunch of softies from Indianapolis have in common?Yep, Porter.I'm already missing the guy.</div>
