SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Texans franchise tag star pass-rusher Clowney http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26135304/texans-franchise-tag-star-pass-rusher-clowney HOUSTON -- The Texans have used their franchise tag on defensive end/outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney, the team announced Monday. The team used the non-exclusive franchise designation, meaning a team can sign Clowney to an offer sheet once free agency begins next week but would have to surrender two first-round draft picks if the Texans choose not to match it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Figured this was coming. Not that Beane was going to pay him anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Hardly a surprise. Crazy money is going to be spent on a guy who really has made very little impact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, njbuff said: Hardly a surprise. Crazy money is going to be spent on a guy who really has made very little impact. Is he worth 2 first rounders? I'm not so sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Is he worth 2 first rounders? I'm not so sure Not in a million years. Let the Texans keep him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 18 minutes ago, njbuff said: Hardly a surprise. Crazy money is going to be spent on a guy who really has made very little impact. I wouldnt say very little impact, but he hasnt been DeMarcus Lawrence. I think he is being wasted as a OLB and is probably more suited as a 4-3 Defensive End. But I wouldnt want the Bills to spend the money to find out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Crushed my hopes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Maybe we'll get Ziggy Ansah, although his price just went up with Clowney off the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, thenorthremembers said: I wouldnt say very little impact, but he hasnt been DeMarcus Lawrence. I think he is being wasted as a OLB and is probably more suited as a 4-3 Defensive End. But I wouldnt want the Bills to spend the money to find out. He's still had his fair share of monstrous performances, which have lead many to the same conclusion as you: a bit out of position.. and also consistently banged up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Not suprised by it.......and he goes off the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgotBILLStopay Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Had to happen - no way the Texans were going to give him Von Miller money and no way were they going to let him walk for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkollidas Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I believe they were able to tag him as a linebacker as opposed to defensive end as well, which saves them cap space. Smart move by Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyWhiteShows Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Mario Williams 2.0....we don’t want another one of those contracts on the books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, BillyWhiteShows said: Mario Williams 2.0....we don’t want another one of those contracts on the books Mario was the better pass rusher while Clowney is better against the run. He wants a contract similar to Mack and Donald. I doubt any team obliges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, MJS said: Maybe we'll get Ziggy Ansah, although his price just went up with Clowney off the market. Yikes.. That guy is a walking weekly injury. Super talented but injuries have destroyed him in Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 With JJ Watt there, Clowney should have way better results. Watt gets manhandled by 2 or 3 guys every play. They can keep him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 12 hours ago, Irv said: With JJ Watt there, Clowney should have way better results. Watt gets manhandled by 2 or 3 guys every play. They can keep him. the true(r) story will be told when JJ retires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 14 hours ago, Rc2catch said: Yikes.. That guy is a walking weekly injury. Super talented but injuries have destroyed him in Detroit. Yup, big no thanks for me. On top of the injuries, Ziggy will be 30 years old shortly. He was nearly 24 years old when drafted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 17 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: I wouldnt say very little impact, but he hasnt been DeMarcus Lawrence. I think he is being wasted as a OLB and is probably more suited as a 4-3 Defensive End. But I wouldnt want the Bills to spend the money to find out. I would say very little impact as well especially when you have a BEAST like JJ Watt on that D line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Wouldn’t it be nice to have Shaq Lawson be franchise tag worthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 He is AWOL too much. This will be has last big pay year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Putin said: I would say very little impact as well especially when you have a BEAST like JJ Watt on that D line He had 18.5 sacks the last two years. If Shaq Lawson could muster that the 5th year option would have been a no-brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, ScottLaw said: Thats not a bad thing. All in all, Mario was a great player here. until Wrex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyWhiteShows Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 7 hours ago, ScottLaw said: Thats not a bad thing. All in all, Mario was a great player here. He had a few good years but never was worth the giant size contract he was given. He also took the biggest nosedive. Two years after one of his best seasons, he was out of the league. All in all, not one of the best signings. Then again, not the worst 3 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: until Wrex It wasn’t Rex. Mario did nothing in Miami and couldn’t get even a contract the next season. He went downhill super fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I HATE the franchise tag. NFLPA are some numbnuts. They're allowing teams to bet against their player. DeMarcus Lawrence on the Cowboys too.. Sign the player or let him hit FA market. Football is too dangerous for 1 year deals for players that can get market price including more guaranteed money. LeVeon Bell finishes his rookie contract and he can't hit the market because? The Steelers can force him to stay. So he misses a season because the Steelers just want to keep him away from the field. He didn't play didn't get paid. He essentially just did jack all.. not under anyone's contract. Just under Steelers rights. Makes no sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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