Started By
Message
locked post

Rumor from the Inside

Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:25 am
Posted by Bduhon55
St. Petersburg, FL
Member since Sep 2008
3414 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:25 am
My buddy called me a bit ago with these exact words:
quote:

"After Dr. Andrews cleared Jake Long yesterday he moved up to the first option under resigning Bushrod on the Saints FA big board. Don't be surprised if he is brought in for a visit if negotiations with Bushrod stall quickly...feel free to post it online"


Update: Found a quote from Dr. Andrews and an NFL source

quote:

"I just saw him and he looked great," said Andrews. "I'm not worried about him at all." Long has dealt with various injuries over the past few seasons, most recently a torn triceps in Week 13. But Andrews says if the season were to start tomorrow, Long would be cleared to play. "If you think Long is healthy, you better think long and hard about him," said one NFL source. "He wasn't very good last year, but he was hurt. If he's healthy again, he takes care of a lot of problems."
This post was edited on 3/7/13 at 7:29 am
Posted by memphstigers23
Fenway Pahk
Member since Mar 2012
10278 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:27 am to
Then how will we take chris Faulk?!?!?!
Posted by Breesus
Unplug
Member since Jan 2010
69549 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:29 am to
Are you gonna post a thread here when your buddy gets fired?

ETA:
FWIW, the Long family is a bunch of assholes.
This post was edited on 3/7/13 at 7:30 am
Posted by WB504
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
6140 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:30 am to
Doesn't he want 10-11 mil a year?
Posted by Patrick O Rly
y u do dis?
Member since Aug 2011
41187 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:33 am to
Well that would be something.
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45219 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:39 am to
We should.
Posted by Hazelnut
Member since May 2011
16466 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:43 am to
How the hell would we be able to afford him? No way this happens
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
13321 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:45 am to
Good luck. Aren't y'all still about 3 million over cap currently? Yea, I'm sure Jake Long will come play for free though.
Posted by Patrick O Rly
y u do dis?
Member since Aug 2011
41187 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:47 am to
We can clear up a ton of cap room once we do something with Smith and Vilma, and we're only slightly over the cap now.
Posted by blueslover
deeper than deep south
Member since Sep 2007
22792 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:48 am to
more rotoworld-

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport hears that free agent LT Jake Long is seeking $11 million per year on his next contract.
The Miami Herald reported late in January that Long was looking for upwards of $10 million annually. The Dolphins are reportedly only willing to give him around $6-7 million per year, so his chances of returning are looking slim if what Rapoport is hearing is true. Our own Evan Silva predicts a re-signing with the Dolphins for five years and $37.5 million after hitting the market exposes Long's value as not as rich as he hopes.
more

$10+mil seems stiff, the predicted $7-8mil per year actually wouldn't be a whole lot diff than Bushhog. Bushmans last two years were nearly $10mil. He'll cost more this time. Long might be a better value when you put it in that perspective. Long is nearly a year younger btw (28 in May).
Posted by NS Who Dat Nation
BR
Member since Jul 2007
8805 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:12 am to
quote:

he moved up to the first option


I dont think this means what you think it means. I'm betting it was much more of a big board type of thing and I'm sure all 32 teams moved Jake Long to #1 on their FA listings after this report.
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
11011 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:18 am to
quote:

I dont think this means what you think it means. I'm betting it was much more of a big board type of thing and I'm sure all 32 teams moved Jake Long to #1 on their FA listings after this report.


This. I'm sure they had Andrew Luck on top of their draft board last year too.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28563 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:21 am to
Long sucks




next thread
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:25 am to
quote:

I dont think this means what you think it means. I'm betting it was much more of a big board type of thing


I don't think you read the quote or understood it. Everyone knows what it means.

It means if the Saints don't re-sign Bushrod, the next preffered option is to explore signing Long.

Quit trying so hard.

Posted by adono
River Ridge
Member since Sep 2003
7307 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:30 am to
The chances that the Saints pick up Long are slim and none.
They're trying to reduce the cap problems...not add to them.
Posted by Cajun Invasion
Abbeville, Louisianna
Member since Jan 2012
1803 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:31 am to
I like the fact that they going to take care of LT in free agency and not the draft. Lets them go bpa.
Posted by Suntiger
STG or BR or somewhere else
Member since Feb 2007
36236 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:32 am to
quote:

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport hears that free agent LT Jake Long is seeking $11 million per year on his next contract


Yeah, I just don't think we can afford him. It would be nice, but Loomis would have to do some major money management to get him in under the cap.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
179315 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:33 am to
never did people think we'd be able to sign a ben grubbs if we lost on carl nicks. Not too indifferent of a situation.
Posted by Bduhon55
St. Petersburg, FL
Member since Sep 2008
3414 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:35 am to
He isn't going to get 11 mil from anyone he will most likely be around the 6-7 mil range after hitting FA market
Posted by AlexMSU
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Feb 2013
322 posts
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:42 am to
Don't want for that kind of money. I'd much rather get Johnson at #15 and McKinney as a 1-2 year stopgap
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 4Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram