Comments on: Hawks practice squad set

By: chuck_easton

chuck_easton — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:59:02 +0000

Most likely Winslow’s knees were way worse than he was letting on. If that is indeed the case then this was a good move by both the team and Winslow.

From the teams point of view you don’t want to give a guy 3.3 million guaranteed if your medical staff have concerns he won’t hold up the whole year.

From Winslow’s standpoint why take a payout if you are honest with yourself and know any Sunday may be your last. Get what you can in guaranteed money.

Now if Winslow doesn’t get any interest from another team Seattle can always bring him back after week one and now matter what the salary is( right up to the3.3million) it’s not fully guaranteed and is only week to week. It’s not about the money for Seattle. It’s getting production for the money.

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By: montanamike2

montanamike2 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:53:35 +0000

I think that Lofa situation pretty much sums it up. We,d be on the hook for a 7th and his large salary, if his knee was almost done then they made a last minute call and the cap will roll over for next year.
He did posess catching skills galore but with a run first team how could he block? Get seperation?

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By: jawpeace

jawpeace — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:04:48 +0000

Big blew is a big blow troll. No true fan would root for the Hawks to fail. The only time I ever come close is when they are already eliminated from the playoffs and their are only a few games left and losing them would mean a better draft pick. Then I root for a competitive game that we just barely lose. If we do win I find myself still happy even though we just cost ourselves a few slots in the draft.

Bummer about Adams. I had a feeling he would be snagged up CB with potential don’t last long. And the fact that it might be the Raiders is not too surprising as they had a lot of film on him during the last game.

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By: Soggybuc

Soggybuc — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:52:43 +0000

Ewalt, think of it like this. there was this eatery that my friend’s raved about. it had great reviews was rated 4stars etc.
I was really excited to finally go there, honestly I thought it sucked. portions where minscule, way to much spice in combinations that made no sense, staff was rude and snotty and I left feeling ripped off.
In short that eatery was not my cup of tea despite all the hype. that’s what this KW thing looks like to me, sure you have numbers, but you dont sit well in the tummy for us.

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By: Ewalters7354

Ewalters7354 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:34:28 +0000

For me it’s not a matter of turning on the FO.Just doesn’t make sense to trade for a player,knowing all the things you have to deal with(knee/contract) keep him on the team almost 5 months and the week before the regular season he gets cut.That just leaves me scratching my head.Then to make matters worse you go and sign a bum to fill his spot….I personally find it funny that once the hawks sign a player he all of a sudden becomes so great and the only reason his numbers were bad is because of being on a poor offense.Totally not buying it.K2 was also on a terrible offense and still produced.Those are the things that have me confused.

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By: BobbyK

BobbyK — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:33:35 +0000

Yeah. I couldn’t understand the people who were calling him a bust after a few PRE-SEASON games. lol

Duke has mentioned several times about him being a Pierre-Paul type of devolopmental guy with his skills and I agree with that. I think BI is going to be okay this year but then next year I think he’s going to be a terror (the exciting thing about that is we’ll see some of it here and there this year).

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By: hawkfaninoklahoma

hawkfaninoklahoma — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:26:24 +0000

bobby, comes back to the Tjack thing i was one that got onto you for not giving him a chance. i was wrong he sucked and worse yet he sucked when it mattered the most at the end of games.
another example is BI the guy has’nt even played a regular season game and some already calling him a bust. winslow is almost done in this league just like lofa. loved lofa but he was done and the FO realized it.
i wish Tjack the best he was a tough guy played thru a lot. does not change the fact that he just did’nt have it in the clutch.

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By: Dukeshire

Dukeshire — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:16:48 +0000

Teams patience with so-called divas, and off field issues is in direct relation to their talent and productivity on the field. It will always be that way.

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By: Soggybuc

Soggybuc — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:10:33 +0000

Seems to be a trend with teams and Diva’s now, look at what has happened with both T.O. and Moss a couple years back.
in the old NFL guy’s like that were never tolerated. even Namath’s antic’s never extended to the playing field or the locker room. at some point not that long ago it became production > headache, it now looks like that has turned the other way and no one is going to tolerate the like’s of Ocho Cinco anymore. IMHO that’s a good thing.

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By: BobbyK

BobbyK — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:07:22 +0000

The thing with Winslow is that they knew he has always been a diva and they knew what kind of money he’d make. They also knew he had a gimpy knee. These things shouldn’t have surprised them.

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