06-16-2016, 01:23 PM
(06-16-2016, 01:17 PM)3wt Wrote: Per CJ the Bleacher Report named 4 possible destinations for Freeney: New England, Arizona, New Orleans and Houston - with the obvious omission of the Bengals. Freeman from BR admits this is a guess, but BR notes that Freeney was quoted as saying the following:
"Teams are in love with young guys," he said. "I get it, but teams overlook that young guys don't always live up to that promise. How many times have you heard, 'This guy is the next Lawrence Taylor' or something like that? Teams also are in love with numbers and data when sometimes numbers can't take into account the heart of a player. Teams back their draft picks because they don't want their drafts to be wrong."
All of this is hearsay, but if I'm the Bengals why am I waiting to see if Hunt and Clark are going to show what they have taken several years to prove they haven't got when we have a future hall of famer that proved just last season that he still has it?
Bengals seemed interested... Now we don't know what his side is asking or what we are offering in terms of length or amount.
There is a whole month to go before Training camp. freeney will make up his mind by then.
As far as his quote hes just talking the NFL in general.
the same token you say give up on hunt/ clark for a 1 year rental... then hunt/clark are gone and so is the one year rental next year. there is a risk there and is something that should be considered... We know hunt was a project going in and he keeps getting praise every year but also has been hurt most of it. Clark I think has been more buried than anything but I don't get to see practices.
There is pros and cons to both sides. Every year its a gamble that a guy like freeney can still compete at that level the he did the last year.
