Does Finnegan Bounce Back Next Year?

[A55VA6]

I like Cortland but he didn't play well at all early in the year before the injury. Not sure if he'll ever bounce back. Probably should let him go.

 

[Ky Ram]

We won't know if he can bounce back until it's too late. Cut our losses now and move on. As Balckbart mentioned, he's too old to bounce back anyway.

His age isn't as much of an issue as his lack of production. If he was kickin azz we wouldn't care if he was 50:woot:

 

[V3]

He will be 30 in February and is do to make WAY too much for his production.

"If the Rams chose to release Finnegan outright, they'd only be on the hook for the remainder of the signing bonus in terms of accelerated cap space, so they'd realize a net savings of $7 million next year so long as any move was made before the roster bonus is due."

This is where we learn if Fisher has a problem with being loyal to a fault.

 

[blackbart]

Including all player positions, the average NFL career is four seasons.

Finnegan is too old to want back, he is not a perennial pro bowl player, he is expendable.

 

[ChrisW]

I'm still convinced that his "Injury" was Fisher's way of letting the old dog down easy, rather than be a healthy scratch to his inability to play this year. Does anyone remember seeing him on the sidelines? Or even remember when the injury happened?

 

[Yamahopper]

Screw the cap money the poor guy can't play anymore. And that's a damn shame.

 

[Alan]

Ky Ram forgetting the consequence of age:
His age isn't as much of an issue as his lack of production. If he was kickin azz we wouldn't care if he was 50:woot:

Oh to be 50 again!

Life is a bell curve Ky. Production is inversely related to age. I hope no one is under the misapprehension that his lack of production was due to his injury this year. As I noted in a thread months ago, he sucked last year too. His career has steadily gone downhill after making the 2009 PB with Asomugha who followed a similar path.

 

[mr.stlouis]

He will be 30 in February and is do to make WAY too much for his production.

"If the Rams chose to release Finnegan outright, they'd only be on the hook for the remainder of the signing bonus in terms of accelerated cap space, so they'd realize a net savings of $7 million next year so long as any move was made before the roster bonus is due."

Oh wow... this looks like a no brainer unless he sharply restructures. Thank you for sharing this info.

 

[blackbart]

NP Mr StL I found it in an article on ESPN from November

 

[mr.stlouis]

Could we move him to Safety???

Maybe if he restructures big time.

 

[rfip the second]

Just a lot of dead money if the answer turns out to be no. It's not like our secondary is deep so he'll have a shot. Surly he'll regroup and be ready.

I think we cut him, but he is one of Fishers guys, so maybe not. Will be very interesting to see what we do with him.

 

[CGI_Ram]

He went from hero to zero quicker than anyone in a long time. Dude has "lost it".

Definitely must reinvest those dollars elsewhere!

 

[brokeu91]

Could we move him to Safety???

I was wondering that myself. He could play FS and be the ball hawking safety this defense really needs. However, if we do that we will very much need another CB even if McGee is able to play/contribute more