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re: Convince me of why Roman Harper is still on the team?

Posted on 4/4/13 at 12:32 pm to
Posted by GeauxDat1207
Houston,TX
Member since Oct 2011
13 posts
Posted on 4/4/13 at 12:32 pm to
Hasn't the guy led us in tackles the last two years?
Posted by NOSHAU
Member since Feb 2012
12139 posts
Posted on 4/4/13 at 1:11 pm to
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Hasn't the guy led us in tackles the last two years?
And? Very overrated stat for a safety. Basically means he is playing close to the line, our front seven sucks, or he is giving up the completion and making a tackle. So, all of the above.
This post was edited on 4/4/13 at 1:12 pm
Posted by tubucoco
las vegas, nevada
Member since Oct 2007
32994 posts
Posted on 4/4/13 at 2:26 pm to
His neck is the best run stuffer in the league
Posted by bonethug0108
Avondale
Member since Mar 2013
12690 posts
Posted on 4/4/13 at 2:28 pm to
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because he hasn't been cut or traded, and he's still under contract and alive
Posted by lassiem1127
Member since Sep 2012
2 posts
Posted on 4/4/13 at 4:47 pm to
He costs exactly the same to cut him or keep him.....5 mill hit either way.
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7658 posts
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:50 am to
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He costs exactly the same to cut him or keep him.....5 mill hit either way


I've heard this before too. I really don't think we could get anyone to take the contract off of our (yeah like I'm on the team) hands. So think we may be stuck with him for now. I'm not sure how the June 1st cuts work, but I think i remember someone mentioning this as a possibility
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
67023 posts
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:56 am to
Multiple probowls, consistent team tackle leader, half a sack away from breaking the single season DB record, great run stopper, great at pressuring the QB, lockerroom presence, veteran team player, no shenanigans, no off field problems, better than average SS...

Haters gonna hate.
Posted by Patrick O Rly
y u do dis?
Member since Aug 2011
41187 posts
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:57 am to
I forget the figures, but if you look at our spreadsheet of salaries this year, Harper and Smith are 2 and 3 on the list. It makes me wanna throw up. Terrible contracts. I was a big Harper supporter too. He was ballin' much of 10', but that contract was ridiculous.
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7658 posts
Posted on 4/5/13 at 11:16 am to
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I forget the figures, but if you look at our spreadsheet of salaries this year, Harper and Smith are 2 and 3 on the list. It makes me wanna throw up. Terrible contracts. I was a big Harper supporter too. He was ballin' much of 10', but that contract was ridiculous.


Think this was a result of Greg Williams wanting him in his system bad considering how he was used under him. All that being said I still think he is a sold SS safety if a bit overpaid (if you consider a bit maybe 3 mill a year overpaid that is)
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