Estro Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Not sure if anyone else posted it, but My Webpage What would we have to give up to sign him away from Green Bay, anyone know? If it involves giving up any type of draft picks higher than a 3 or 4 I'd say know, if we can get him for less tho it should be explored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 My bad, I didnt read the article before I asked about the compensation If they opted not to match, the Packers would receive no compensation from the club that signed Franks. -from the article This is definitely an interseting option for Donahoe and company to look into. Green Bay has a lot of other free agents particularly on their o-line so if we give him a contract a little above what GB is willing to pay we could land ourselves a pretty productive pass catching TE. I think a 4 year deal worth $8-10 million and a $3-5 million signing bonus would be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 This is also how we aquired spikes. We made him an offer cincy did not want to match, and they got nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 My guess is we definitely want a TE because the ACL injuries will leave us lucky if one recovers to be a contributor by mid-season this year and even if the normal occurs and like others who have recovered to their former selves for ACL surgery we are actually talking about a season and a half to see them return to their previous form. However, I think this timeline has us looking for stopgap solutions to fill the TE void this year and the long-term interest and probable commitment is not to sign a good long term prospect like Franks and pay the cap hit and draft choice freight necessary to make him a Bill. I know little about the current play of folks like Becht or Cleeland who did well before but I doubt will get tagged will might be more the tipe we go after. I think we will want a TE who we judge has something left in the tank for one season but is not a good enough prospect for long-term play that a one year deal works. The TE version of Larry Centers when he came here is probably what we are after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Its worth a shot to at least OFFER him something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I'd be happy to see us atleast make an attempt at him as well. He's a good blocker and a very big man in addition to his soft hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 yea i kinda agree with you there FFS, but who's to say the TE's we have on our roster now are for the long term, especially if they don't recover well from the knee injuries. I think Euhus will be a good player for us, but that's just what I think. I also think it would be a big mistake to not make a serious attemot to acquire Bubba. He's a good blocker which would help the line and he'd be a huge addition to our red zone offense. Especially with Losman moving out of the pocket on pass options, I believe Franks would be a great option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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