re: Jimmy Graham might smash Franchise Tag rules

Posted by DeathValley85

Member since May 2011

17272 posts

Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:34 pm to BuccWildBammer

What I think would be interesting is if he got a bonus for going to the Pro Bowl. Then the Saints will say dang....sure were happy to get that bonus.....AS A TE!

BoOooOoooM

Posted by SPEEDY

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Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:37 pm to BuccWildBammer

When he was being named to the All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams the last few years as a TE, why didn't Graham or his agent speak up then?

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Posted by BuccWildBammer

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:44 pm to SPEEDY

Duh because he wasn't gonna become a FA

I bet if he could Brees would pay his salary for him to stay

Posted by Colonel Flagg

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Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:49 pm to SPEEDY

Well Graham was like 15th in the league in receiving so his stats don't indicate he deserves top 5 WR money.

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Posted by extremetigerfanatic

Denham Springs

Member since Oct 2003

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 12:39 am to Colonel Flagg

Franchise his arse, then trade him in a year to Buffalo.

Draft an able TE that Brees will make look like an all star.

Watch Graham suffer in obscurity and Tony Gonzales references.

The Saints can't afford the highest paid TE in the league. Make the best of it. Sorry Jimmy, should have been a QB.
I seem to remember the Saints winning a SB with a used up Shockey and Darnell Dinkins as the TE.

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Posted by theducks

Where The Blazers Play

Member since Aug 2013

13748 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 12:57 am to beaver

quote:
he is a WR...everyone on this board seems to think he's the best WR in the league so pay him

Anyone else remember that Graham > Megatron and the Is Graham the best receiver in the NFL threads? It was something along those lines.

LMAO!

Posted by beauchristopher

new orleans

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 1:08 am to JJ27

quote:
Considering he lines up at WR more than TE, it's fair IMO.

he isn't even top 14 in receiving yards. why is it fair he gets paid top wr money just because he's a mismatch for TDs?

gronk had a far superior season and never once moaned about being the highest paid tight end. i'm disappointed in jimmy.

so if you want to play the "fair game" then the saints should automatically make him line up at tight end for more snaps just to be "technical?"

darren sproles and reggie bush can lead the saints in receptions, but they are running backs to me..

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Posted by tduecen

Member since Nov 2006

161244 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 4:06 am to beauchristopher

quote:
he isn't even top 14 in receiving yards

Well that is just stupid....

I guess
Harvin
Wallace
Bowe
Marshall
Fitzgerald
Vincent Jackson

should all give their top 10 money back because they didn't finish in the top 10 for receiving yards.

Graham led the league in receiving touchdowns, therefore he deserves to be the highest paid receiver. You see how that logic is stupid? Probably not because it doesn't pertain to what you are trying to accomplish, but that is beside the point.

Posted by 4LSU2

Member since Dec 2009

37371 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:05 am to BuccWildBammer

Does he want to be paid as the BEST tight end in the league or the fifteenth to twentieth best wide receiver in the league?

Jimmy needs to remember that he used to play basketball for Miami.

Posted by tduecen

Member since Nov 2006

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:35 am to 4LSU2

What does basketball in college have to do with this?

Posted by 4LSU2

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:45 am to tduecen

I guess you've weren't aware that Jimmy Graham played basketball in college every time someone mentions Jimmy Graham. He's such a dynamic player for a guy that played basketball in college.

Posted by tduecen

Member since Nov 2006

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:56 am to 4LSU2

Posted by kywildcatfanone

Wildcat Country!

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 6:27 am to BuccWildBammer

Plenty of receivers to take his place. Let him walk if he doesn't like the millions of dollars they offer him.

Posted by Maximus

Member since Feb 2004

81264 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 6:47 am to extremetigerfanatic

Brees contract already crippled us. A huge contract for a luxury would be death.

I wonder if jimmy will decline pro bowl bids as a TE.

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Posted by hashtag

Comfy, AF

Member since Aug 2005

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Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:01 am to Maximus

What % of TEs are starting to line up in the slot or at WR more often? A couple guys at NE, Graham, Tony Gonzales, TE at Cleveland, etc.

The position is changing. I'd be interested in seeing how TE salaries have changed in the last 5 years. I'd imagine that they've already been increasing as the passing game has begun to rely on them so much more.

Posted by TexasTiger1185

New Orleans

Member since Sep 2011

13071 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:08 am to Colonel Flagg

quote:
Well Graham was like 15th in the league in receiving so his stats don't indicate he deserves top 5 WR money.

Not everyone who gets franchise tagged 'deserves' top 5 money based on stats.

Posted by brgfather129

Los Angeles, CA

Member since Jul 2009

17116 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:32 am to SPEEDY

quote:
When he was being named to the All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams the last few years as a TE, why didn't Graham or his agent speak up then?

...because that doesn't cost him millions.

Posted by lsuhunt555

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Member since Nov 2008

38426 posts

Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:40 am to JJ27

quote:
Considering he lines up at WR more than TE, it's fair IMO.

And if he were playing in an offense run by Brian Schottenheimer or Jason Garrett he'd line up at TE more. Him being used in different formations is a product of his coach. Wont fly, and if it does I hope the Saints let him walk.