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Originally posted by chemiclord View PostWhen you're a team as poor as the Lions, trying to lowball a player is going to come across as much more of an insult than a team with recent success.
Hometown discounts only go so far.
Lions were not lowballing, they were offering a contract that was equal to his performance for the last contract.
He did not deserve a premium contract and again....I am suggesting he took less to play with Pitt than was offered for him to remain a Lion.
With that said, Russ Thomas was the king of lowballing contracts. I still hate that jackass because every guy he dumped put more money in his pocket but he did not get to spend it because he died before he could.I long for a Lions team that is consistently competitive.
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The thing is if Larry Foote was Jack Knee who hailed from San Diego and was an Aztec we wouldn't have given this much thought. I've said it before, he wasn't noticeably better than Paris Lenon, statistically he wasn't better. He got a free pass because he was vociferous in wanting to play for the Lions, he came from Pittsburgh and was from the Metro area/Michigan. On the field he wasn't a difference maker.
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Originally posted by Malto Marko View PostHe did not deserve a premium contract and again....I am suggesting he took less to play with Pitt than was offered for him to remain a Lion.
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Originally posted by Malto Marko View PostHe did not deserve a premium contract and again....I am suggesting he took less to play with Pitt than was offered for him to remain a Lion.
I'm not going to say that Foote was wronged. He wasn't. But don't blame him for coming to Detroit then bailing when the Lions themselves weren't exactly eager to bring him back.
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Originally posted by froot loops View PostThe thing is if Larry Foote was Jack Knee who hailed from San Diego and was an Aztec we wouldn't have given this much thought. I've said it before, he wasn't noticeably better than Paris Lenon, statistically he wasn't better. He got a free pass because he was vociferous in wanting to play for the Lions, he came from Pittsburgh and was from the Metro area/Michigan. On the field he wasn't a difference maker.
Anyone see the clip during preseason last year as Paris Lenon fell for a pump fake and jumped spastically in the air taking himself out of a scrambling play? He needs to go back to arena.AAL - Glover Quinn
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Originally posted by maxw3ll View PostParis Lenon made stops 10 yards after the line of scrimmage. His 120 tackles that year look good on paper, but that is just because the rest of the team couldn't. I would argue he had more time to "perfect" the Lions D or just playing with the team in general, and he got outplayed by an over aged veteran who walked on the team as an experiment.
Anyone see the clip during preseason last year as Paris Lenon fell for a pump fake and jumped spastically in the air taking himself out of a scrambling play? He needs to go back to arena.
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Originally posted by chemiclord View PostLarry Foote was making his tackles 5 yards off the LOS.
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Why is my Red Wing thread hijacked? Red Wings have signed restricted free-agent forward Patrick Eaves to a one-year deal. It?s worth $750,000 Meanwhile, say good bye to Brett Lebda - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed unrestricted free-agent defenseman to a two-year contract Wednesday (good place for him to showcase his talent).
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