Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald stated that Parcells wants Crowder back at MLB and Crowder wants to be back, but that the two sides are far aparts still as far as money is concerned.
Well, isn't that the same thing they have said about Yeremiah Bell?
This tells me that Parcells mindset is that he doesn't want to create anymore holes, but to add to the talent that we had or upgrade/replace those holes or weaklinks that we had on the team last season.
Something tells me that Crowder will be back next season.
We already expect Vernon Carey, Yeremiah Bell, and Andre Goodman to be back. And many expect Renaldo Hill to be back at least in some capacity, if not as a starter.
Well, this means that if MIA doesn't come to an agreement with our starting MLB....Crowder will be the one given the franchise tag.
That's right. I said it. Crowder should be the one franchise tagged if he doesn't come to an agreement with Parcells on a long term deal.
It makes all the sense in the world anyways. Even if we were planning on drafting an ILB, we'd want Crowder franchised for one more year until the rookie is ready or even ever pans out.
There is no guarantee any of the potential FA's out there like Ray Lewis, Bart Scott, or Karlos Kanby will be available or even sign with us if they are.
The smart thing is to draft someone, if we don't like Crowder (which according to the report, Parcells "does" like Crowder) and franchise tag Crowder as insurance until the rookie is ready.
It also allows us the flexibility to go BPA at #25 instead of being forced to go "need" like we did at #1 with Long. We actually had no choice but to go with Long because we had no LT.
Of course, we had the luxury of having the #1 pick. But this year, we don't. So, we have to bring back at least Carey, Bell, Crowder, and Goodman back...if not, Hill also.
Carey must definitely be our #1 priority to sign to a long term contract, followed by Bell, Goodman, and Hill. Then, try to sign Crowder to a long term contract also. But if we can't just slap the franchise tag on him and have our starter until our rookie is ready to start. :up:
Words of Wisdom for the Wise...:D
Well, isn't that the same thing they have said about Yeremiah Bell?
This tells me that Parcells mindset is that he doesn't want to create anymore holes, but to add to the talent that we had or upgrade/replace those holes or weaklinks that we had on the team last season.
Something tells me that Crowder will be back next season.
We already expect Vernon Carey, Yeremiah Bell, and Andre Goodman to be back. And many expect Renaldo Hill to be back at least in some capacity, if not as a starter.
Well, this means that if MIA doesn't come to an agreement with our starting MLB....Crowder will be the one given the franchise tag.
That's right. I said it. Crowder should be the one franchise tagged if he doesn't come to an agreement with Parcells on a long term deal.
It makes all the sense in the world anyways. Even if we were planning on drafting an ILB, we'd want Crowder franchised for one more year until the rookie is ready or even ever pans out.
There is no guarantee any of the potential FA's out there like Ray Lewis, Bart Scott, or Karlos Kanby will be available or even sign with us if they are.
The smart thing is to draft someone, if we don't like Crowder (which according to the report, Parcells "does" like Crowder) and franchise tag Crowder as insurance until the rookie is ready.
It also allows us the flexibility to go BPA at #25 instead of being forced to go "need" like we did at #1 with Long. We actually had no choice but to go with Long because we had no LT.
Of course, we had the luxury of having the #1 pick. But this year, we don't. So, we have to bring back at least Carey, Bell, Crowder, and Goodman back...if not, Hill also.
Carey must definitely be our #1 priority to sign to a long term contract, followed by Bell, Goodman, and Hill. Then, try to sign Crowder to a long term contract also. But if we can't just slap the franchise tag on him and have our starter until our rookie is ready to start. :up:
Words of Wisdom for the Wise...:D