JdashSTL said:
brokeu91 said:
Am I the only one who thinks we waaayyyyy over paid? Nnamdi only got 12 million per year last year. Is Finnegan 75% better than Bartell (Bartell was to make 6 mil vs Finnegan's 10 mil). I would have kept Bartell and took my chances with his injury. I know that we're close to signing Jones, but we still need another DT, a WR, at least a guard maybe a tackle and an OLB. Seems we could have used that extra 4 million to fill one or two of those holes.
Well the market for CBs will continue to rise because of QBs passing for 4,000 yards nowadays. Brandon Carr hasnt signed yet (Dallas looks like the frontrunner) and I fully expect him to get a big contract. Maybe the neck injury is a really big concern for Bartell moving forward. Plus, Finnegan is 28 and Bartell is 30.
I'm not purposely trying to stir the pot/troll. I just don't agree with this signing at the money that was spent. Maybe I'm too much of a Bartell cheerleader, but I personally believe he was the most underrated CB in the NFL. I also believe that if the Rams had him, Fletcher, Murphy, and Gordy coming back then CB was really a position that we were very solid in and we could spend our money filling one of the holes on the O-line, DT, WR or OLB. I could understand drafting a DB for development, but I think we could have used our resources in other areas.
I like Finnegan, I think he's an excellent player. But for as much as they paid we could have got a DT and an OLB which were bigger holes. Finnegan is also a smaller CB and we have Fitzgerald to cover twice a year. Perhaps they're signing Finnegan for his leadership/familiarity with Fisher's system as well as his actual in-game ability. But I'm sure we could have found other players that Fisher coached who were less expensive.
