Cowboys were the other finalist for Weddle

[Idgit]

You should read the article. It was a money issue and a culture issue. Apparently, Weddle doesn't see it the way most delusional fans do.

I did read it. What I had said above was that I don't buy it. Look at the questions his agent was asking the franchises about, and then come and tell me that Baltimore made the most sense for him and his family with the money out of the equation.

 

[Jstopper]

You should read the article. It was a money issue and a culture issue. Apparently, Weddle doesn't see it the way most delusional fans do.

Apparently you didn't read it. It says blatantly that when the deals were identical he couldn't make a decision. Once he said he wanted more money the Ravens jumped at it and we said no. No way around that, we got cheap and it bit us just as it has been all off-season. After he got the pay increase suddenly it was the "Baltimore culture" where was that culture when the money was the same tho?

 

[Idgit]

C'mon! That team was Super Bowl Champions three years ago, we've barely sniffed the playoffs since what? 1996? They have a long standing reputation for defense, we don't.

There's little in Dallas' favor if the money is otherwise close, and by all indications it was. The shine is off this franchise for the foreseeable future.

C'mon, stash. The Raven's last Superbowl season was in 2012. That's a lifetime ago. They were basically the same team the Cowboys were last season, and for the same reasons. And it's nuts to say the shine is off the franchise. It's the most watched team in the league with the stadium and the facilities and the prime time games to prove it.

The issue here was the money. And that's ok. But let's not pretend it's something else.

 

[Idgit]

Apparently you didn't read it. It says blatantly that when the deals were identical he couldn't make a decision. Once he said he wanted more money the Ravens jumped at it and we said no. No way around that, we got cheap and it bit us just as it has been all off-season. After he got the pay increase suddenly it was the "Baltimore culture" where was that culture when the money was the same tho?

Great place to raise your kids, if they're good at dodging bullets. Strong LDS community. Beautiful winters. Completely across the country from your dream home. What's not to like?

 

[coult44]

Don't these guys just want to come play in Dallas because it's Dallas? Play in a Billion Dollar Stadium. Be the first team to get a new practice city, along with its own mayor and everything. Don't they want to come and walk off the practice field and shake hands with a high school player going on to the field to play a game? Don't they want to see their face on a 60 yard big screen, and then take their wife to look at what's new in the art gallery afterwords? Don't they want to come be part of the best entertainment money can buy? Wouldn't they love to be considered a RKG and be part of a process, one that's got its trademarked secret sauce? There has been a ton of work put into this plan, many years of planning, shouldn't they want to come be part of something BIG?

 

[coult44]

I did read it. What I had said above was that I don't buy it. Look at the questions his agent was asking the franchises about, and then come and tell me that Baltimore made the most sense for him and his family with the money out of the equation.

The dude spills his guts with no reason to do so, and you don't buy it? The truth hits you in the face and you want to make up something because it doesn't fit? One day y'all are gonna wake up.

 

[sureletsrace]

What did I miss that made Weddle some amazing, can't miss free agent?

He's on the wrong side of 30.

His last elite year was in 2011.

And yall think he's going to come into this crap defense and play at a $9,000,000 level? Lol

Sounds to me like yall just fall in love with a shiny name.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

What did I miss that made Weddle some amazing, can't miss free agent?

He's on the wrong side of 30.

His last elite year was in 2011.

And yall think he's going to come into this crap defense and play at a $9,000,000 level? Lol

Sounds to me like yall just fall in love with a shiny name.

This. Brandon Carr Part Deux.

 

[Alexander]

Don't these guys just want to come play in Dallas because it's Dallas? Play in a Billion Dollar Stadium. Be the first team to get a new practice city, along with its own mayor and everything. Don't they want to come and walk off the practice field and shake hands with a high school player going on to the field to play a game? Don't they want to see their face on a 60 yard big screen, and then take their wife to look at what's new in the art gallery afterwords? Don't they want to come be part of the best entertainment money can buy? Wouldn't they love to be considered a RKG and be part of a process, one that's got its trademarked secret sauce? There has been a ton of work put into this plan, many years of planning, shouldn't they want to come be part of something BIG?

Maybe they want to play football for a solid organization and raise their family.

And gasp, that might not mean the Cowboys or the Dallas area.

I appreciate the perspective the article brought. It was unique and enlightening.

Some of the questions he had were eye opening and it just goes to show you we view these players as tokens and fail to understand their motives.

Some of the questions are what real people in real life would ask if doing the same thing.

Unlike others who will laugh at the city of Baltimore based on offhand impression that sound like something off The Wire, I think he made the decision he thought was best.

But of course, grr grr, that man must have been greedy and it had to be money.

I won't sit there and suppose that.

It is rare you get an inside look on a free agent decision. It was a good article.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Sign Reggie Nelson geesh!

 

[jrumann59]

if he moves to MD prepare for the tax raping.

 

[coult44]

Maybe they want to play football for a solid organization and raise their family.

And gasp, that might not mean the Cowboys or the Dallas area.

I appreciate the perspective the article brought. It was unique and enlightening.

Some of the questions he had were eye opening and it just goes to show you we view these players as tokens and fail to understand their motives.

Some of the questions are what real people in real life would ask if doing the same thing.

Unlike others who will laugh at the city of Baltimore based on offhand impression that sound like something off The Wire, I think he made the decision he thought was best.

But of course, grr grr, that man must have been greedy and it had to be money.

I won't sit there and suppose that.

It is rare you get an inside look on a free agent decision. It was a good article.

You do realize the complete sarcasm of my response I hope.

 

[Alexander]

You do realize the complete sarcasm of my response I hope.

Absolutely.

 

[casmith07]

Reggie Nelson is the better player. Few points:

1. This is Dan Pompei at BleacherReport, so there's that.
2. Who cares if it was down to us and the Ravens?
3. I wonder if you guys would be singing the same tune if we paid him $26M with up to $29M in incentives with $13M in guarantees, at age 31 coming off IR and a groin issue.

 

[casmith07]

I'm also more interested in the fact that he plays The Division, lol. I wonder if he's a PS4 or XBox One guy.

 

[Idgit]

The dude spills his guts with no reason to do so, and you don't buy it? The truth hits you in the face and you want to make up something because it doesn't fit? One day y'all are gonna wake up.

Yes, I believe that the culture in Baltimore became the deciding factor the moment they upped their offer.

 

[Beast_from_East]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...medium=share&utm_campaign=web-mob-art-mid-148


Many people close to Weddle were hoping he would sign with the Cowboys. He has a soft spot for them, as they were his favorite team when he was a kid. Dallas head coach Jason Garrett and assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia had been calling and texting Weddle since the opening bell of free agency. But the Cowboys had dragged their feet on making an offer.

On Sunday, Canter called teams to tell them they were being eliminated from consideration. Among the eliminated were two teams that Weddle didn't think were positioned to win. In fact, one of them offered Weddle his most lucrative deal, Canter said.

Then the Cowboys jumped in, making an offer that was almost identical to the Ravens'.

Weddle was overwhelmed. He decided to unwind with five of his high school buddies over a game of Tom Clancy's The Division. As they threw grenades and placed sticky bombs, they discussed Weddle's future in their headsets. Four of them thought he should go to Dallas.

"They were arguing about it," Weddle said. "I couldn't get in a word. I was sitting there, listening."

On Sunday night, Canter made counteroffers to the Cowboys and Ravens. The Ravens increased their offer within 30 minutes.

The Cowboys said they were not prepared to up their offer, but Garrett called Weddle, trying to get him to visit Dallas before making a decision.

Weddle and his wife talked for about an hour before heading to bed. Then they talked for another hour in bed.

Chanel fell asleep, and Eric stayed awake until about 1 a.m., staring at the ceiling and deliberating the Cowboys and Ravens. He kept going back to a few thoughts. The Ravens made the playoffs six of the last eight years. They have a strong culture. They handled the negotiating process professionally and sensitively. And they really wanted him.

Finally, he drifted off to sleep.

"Every time I woke up, I was dreaming about Baltimore," he said. "Baltimore kept popping in my head."

When he rolled out of bed Monday morning, he knew. And he felt a calm about it. He told Chanel he wanted to be a Raven. She agreed it was the right choice. So did Canter.

"When your heart tells you something, you have to go with it," Weddle says.

So we basically went cheap.........Baltimore increased their offer and we blinked................just freaking great.

When our safeties are getting beat like a drum, I hope the front office is happy, at least we saved some cash, that is the most important thing.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Dude is old and crusty.

True, but he is light years better than the crap we are trotting our at safety these days.

We literally have the worst set of starting safeties in the entire league, its just laughable how bad they are.

Cant believe we went cheap and got punked by the Ravens.

 

[RS12]

:

1. This is Dan Pompei at BleacherReport, so there's that.

Pompei has covered the NFL for the Chicago papers for years as a national NFL writer. This isnt a 14 year old texting from the basement.

 

[coult44]

True, but he is light years better than the crap we are trotting our at safety these days.

We literally have the worst set of starting safeties in the entire league, its just laughable how bad they are.

Cant believe we went cheap and got punked by the Ravens.

Every player we miss out on was either old, not any good, too expensive, or yada yada yada. It cracks me up...