bschmoove Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bills should have paid Clements - a premiere corner - all the money Dockery got and should have never let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Um....he got MORE money than dockery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Um....he got MORE money than dockery... Twice as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerville Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 MDP More Donahaue Propaganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Twice as much FINAL YEAR OF CLEMENTS DEAL IS PHONY Howard Balzer of the Sports Xchange explains that the eight-year, $80 million deal given by the 49ers to cornerback Nate Clements contains a phony final year, which automatically will be voided when a $10 million option bonus is paid to the player in 2008. So either the option bonus won't be paid, and it'll be just a one-year deal -- or the option bonus will be paid, and the contract will be worth $64.02 million over seven years. This is far different from a puffed up back end; it's a complete fabrication of the final year. They could have picked any number for that final year. Instead of eight years, $80 million, the contract could have been eight years, $100 million. Or eight years, $800 million. Or eight years, infinity. So why did they plop $15.98 million into the eighth year that will disappear a year from now? It was, in our view, a favor to the agent, who'll now be able to trumpet to recruits the fact that he negotiated an "eight-year, $80 million" contract. He didn't. It's seven years, $64.02 million. Still impressive, but not as catchy. Yeah, it's PFT but it's quoting a specific reasonable source and is very believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yes, because having a premier CB has helped the Bills march into the playoffs for each of Clements' seasons with the team. Mort, get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I dont think Nate would have taken it. He said he wanted to be the highest paid CB in the NFL. As much as Dockery got, Nate would have been 3rd or 4th highest paid. Dockery was the 1st free agent signed so the Bills got who they wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You know, I never have understood why Mort isn't a GM for some team somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yes, because having a premier CB has helped the Bills march into the playoffs for each of Clements' seasons with the team. Mort, get over it. This Nate ball washing by the media has reached sickening proportions. Nate happened to be the top free agent (after Samuels and Briggs got tagged) in a very weak class. Now he's suddenly become the Lawrence Taylor of cornerbacks (just ask Randy Cross). There is a dropoff after Champ and McAllister before you get to a player of Nate's abilities. Though he was a very tough sometime gamechanging player with the Bills, Nate WAS overpaid. But the script in the media is that the Bills are always stupid and the Niners are always smart. As always, time will tell who the fools are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBillsDrive Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You know, I never have understood why Mort isn't a GM for some team somewhere. Mort is about as useless as CBS's NFL Today "General Manager" Charlie Casserly. Rocket Scientist Casserly gets credit for picking Mario Williams over Vince Young / or Reggie Bush. Armchair analysts like Mort and Casserly are useless windbags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pass the Pipe Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bills should have paid Clements - a premiere corner - all the money Dockery got and should have never let him go. Probably had TD whispering, or maybe sticking his tongue, in his ear. Clements is not that important in a Tampa 2 scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 As always, time will tell who the fools are. And no one will be there to report on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarmanuscg07 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I dont think Nate would have taken it. He said he wanted to be the highest paid CB in the NFL. As much as Dockery got, Nate would have been 3rd or 4th highest paid. Dockery was the 1st free agent signed so the Bills got who they wanted. he was the second free agent behind whittle who was inked about an hour after free agency opened.... also about mort's predictions ect...... check out what he said last year -Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com forecast a Super Bowl of Dallas over Cincinnati; neither won a playoff game. Mort predicted New Orleans would be the league's worst team at 2-14; the Saints reached the NFC championship. "The Bengals won't just tear it up offensively, their defense will play at a higher level," Mortensen wrote; Cincinnati finished 30th on defense. -Mortensen added that "no matter what anyone says," Houston was "certain" to draft Bush. "Reggie Bush will be the first pick in the draft," At 10 a.m. Saturday as ESPN draft coverage began, host Suzy Kolber asked an ESPN panel who was surprised by the Texans taking Williams instead of Bush. All the panelists said they were surprised -- except for Mortensen, who declared that he had never expected Bush to be chosen first. Kolber asked about the reports Bush would go first, and Mortensen answered with a sneer, "Those projections were made by the media." Mort -- you are the media! Mortensen declared he had known since Thursday that the Texans were choosing Williams. Oh, so you knew all along: you just forgot to say so! as per this article: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...terbrook/070213 haha mort, your a clown brother and take off that hair piece!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 And no one will be there to report on it. No one except the idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBillsDrive Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 he was the second free agent behind whittle who was inked about an hour after free agency opened.... also about mort's predictions ect...... check out what he said last year -Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com forecast a Super Bowl of Dallas over Cincinnati; neither won a playoff game. Mort predicted New Orleans would be the league's worst team at 2-14; the Saints reached the NFC championship. "The Bengals won't just tear it up offensively, their defense will play at a higher level," Mortensen wrote; Cincinnati finished 30th on defense. -Mortensen added that "no matter what anyone says," Houston was "certain" to draft Bush. "Reggie Bush will be the first pick in the draft," At 10 a.m. Saturday as ESPN draft coverage began, host Suzy Kolber asked an ESPN panel who was surprised by the Texans taking Williams instead of Bush. All the panelists said they were surprised -- except for Mortensen, who declared that he had never expected Bush to be chosen first. Kolber asked about the reports Bush would go first, and Mortensen answered with a sneer, "Those projections were made by the media." Mort -- you are the media! Mortensen declared he had known since Thursday that the Texans were choosing Williams. Oh, so you knew all along: you just forgot to say so! as per this article: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...terbrook/070213 haha mort, your a clown brother and take off that hair piece!! Excellent job of pulling those past statements together. Mort just spouts and spouts and spouts and no one ever holds him accountable for what he says. Maybe he'll fill in for fired retread michael irvin. Would be a perfect fit for ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Mort needs to stick to being a reporter because he sucks as an analyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Mort is about as useless as CBS's NFL Today "General Manager" Charlie Casserly. Rocket Scientist Casserly gets credit for picking Mario Williams over Vince Young / or Reggie Bush. Armchair analysts like Mort and Casserly are useless windbags Actually, I like his input, I think he brings a behind the scenes look at football, pretty well. Unlike TD. Weather or not you "arm chair QB's" agree with his decisions while he was a GM, means you'll have a better shot at that application you just sent in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Oh you mean Mort pop his head out from beneath TD's desk for a brief comment on the Bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bills should have paid Clements - a premiere corner - all the money Dockery got and should have never let him go. way to much money for nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts