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People just make shit up here as they go along, didn't you know that's SOP for any message board?
People just make shit up here as they go along, didn't you know that's SOP for any message board?
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Yes, Emery should still be given some credit. All GM's must sign guys Like Matt to file roles or holes. Its still up to the GM to find the best fit for there respective team. Many key signings are not the priority or high dollar contracts.
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In context with the thread...Guess Who Breaks the news at the time...
Another Biff swing and miss...LOL
https://twitter.com/BradBiggs/statuses/317704605553278978
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/29/bears-bring-in-matt-slauson/
Another Biff swing and miss...LOL
https://twitter.com/BradBiggs/statuses/317704605553278978
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/29/bears-bring-in-matt-slauson/
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Yes not even Emery wanted to take Slauson, HE TOOK SLAUSON BECAUSE THERE WAS LITERALLY NO OTHER OPTION ON THE MARKET...There was Slauson's 32-year-old teammate Brandon Moore, which would have been great for an offensive line trying to get younger.
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Yea right, there was nobody dumb ****...Good lord you're an idiot.
Here is an idea for you. Find something you are competent at.
And I am not even a Blog writer...
http://walterfootball.com/freeagents2013G.php
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Nailed it.
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How dare you challenge the knowledge of the best pseudo-professional blogger on this MB.
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I get a positive rep in this thread & get told to go **** myself.
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You do realize that the Slauson signing occurred 16 days after free agency began on March 12th? Free agency moved fast and furious and all the top free agents were gone by then.
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Most non-jackasses aren't.
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Nobody here is arguing that Slauson was a top free agent. The point is there was more options to chose from then what you originally suggested. It worked out in our favor on this particular move but yet you seem to have a problem with it.
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There was one other player on the roster that played guard at the time, and that was James Brown a UDFA after the 2012 draft. Chris Spencer, Chilo Rachal, Lance Louis were gone. Rachal was cut, Chris Spencer had knee issues, and Lance Louis had a blown out knee from the Jared Allen situation. Emery wanted to bring back Lance Louis, but when that didn't happen he moved on to the only other option left on the free agent market that was under 30.
I know people lack the mental timeline to keep up with something that happened nearly a year ago, but it's the simple truth/fact of the matter.
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The shrewd GM's are the ones who don't blow their money on overpriced FA's on the first day of free agency. They are the ones who get those bargain buys 2 weeks later. Emery did both and it worked out. Would have been even better if DJ didn't get injured.
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Slauson was the only player left worth a shit there was NO ONE LEFT. Everyone else with a pulse had signed elsewhere with other teams. It's not like there was 30 starter level offensive guards on the market, there was a hand full and of those hand full most signed with their previous teams or in the case of the Titans they paid out the ass for Levitre. It was literally a bare market when Slauson signed.
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You mean like Michael Bush and Jason Campbell?
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You realize you said this dick head?
You said there was no other Option...And you understand that Slauson was an upgrade to Lance Lewis? He was ranked 10th best FA Guard while Lance Lewis was ranked 24th?
Which BTW is also below Eben Britton who was ranked at 19th? AND who was also signed by Emery on April 16th?
Oh and to round out your stupid line of thinking here...Lance Lewis was cut by the Dolphins in Training camp and currently still out of football...
So it looks like Emery had a wwwwaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy better handle on things than you ever did....Or still do
Oh and how is that "Lock" Mr. Taco Bell doing BTW
I know you are trying to be a relevant football analyst ...But you just flat out suck at it
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Because michael bush severely Handcuffed this team with his ridiculously high cap figure. Ditto with Campbell. /sarcasm.
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Oh wow Britton and Lance Louis, so Emery passed on signing Britton who has a horrible history of injuries and Louis who he wanted to sign up until Louis signed with the Dolphins. No one is saying that the Slauson signing worked out, it did work out quite well. What is being said is it's not as if Emery scoured the free agent wire looking for that turd that Aaron Kromer could polish up into a player deserved of a multi-year contract extension. Slauson was the only young player left who projected as a guard. Britton played seven horrible games at guard in Jacksonville before going out with yet another injury. He played his entire college career and most of his NFL career (the few games he did lump together) at offensive tackle. When Britton didn't work out at offensive tackle they tried him at guard, he was horrible there combined with injuries so he wasn't brought back.
Wow we're talking about yet another no-brainer which is the entire point of this thread in the first place....Slauson was a no-brainer because he was the only player left who didn't have a history of injuries and wasn't 30-plus years old. I suppose if you want to get technical and say there was some guys in the twilight of their careers or guys with injury histories left out there on the market you would be "correct". But we all know how much everyone on this board and in this fan base likes players with injury histories lining up to be potential starters.
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Criticizing Emery's one year deals on the OL is a little bizarre to me. I also think Biggs is probably right about the 43.
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So I guess you forget your little Gem here that Emery lucked up into getting Slauson because nobody else wanted him....Even though he was ranked 10th best FA Guard and Lewis 24th...
You are just being stupid about the whole thing...Trying to minimalize Emery's impact on the O-Line. When in fact he was very pro-active in signing FA and Drafting youth...
I also guess you forget he drafted a Guard in the first round that happened to start every game, Signed 2 FA Guards, and Garza is also a G/C and signed a UDFA Center as well?
So I think Emery covered his bases very well with respect to the Guard position with a lot of thought and process. Slauson was ranked much higher than you give him credit for, ....He didn't just luck out and sign someone nobody else wanted...That is Ridiculous.
