No franchise tag for Larry Fitzgerald

Originally posted by 9ERFANINAZ:
Last night on the local news here in AZ they were reporting that the Cards and Fitz are very close to signing him to a contract extension that will keep him with the Cards for the rest of his career

LOL what an idiot! if I were him id wait till the end of the season to sign or not

Originally posted by AJ_Larrea954:

No QB, No Fitz. I see him going to the Vikings or Pats. But LOL Cardinals I hope they lose him

The Vikings have a qb?

Originally posted by GoNiners:
Crabtree, Fitz, Edwards, VD, and Gore

19-0

Originally posted by JerryRice1848:

Originally posted by GoNiners:

Crabtree, Fitz, Edwards, VD, and Gore

19-0

+Alex smith

I think Fitz is a bit overrated because of the '08 playoff run. Great player (and that was a great run), don't get me wrong, but he is universally considered to be no worse than the 2nd best receiver in football and I don't even think he's top-5. Over the last 2 years, he hasn't even averaged 70 yards per game. And before you point out the crappy QB's throwing to him last year, that also includes '09 when Warner was throwing to him- and he actually had more yards last year than in '09. He's definitely not a big play receiver (which is what we need) as in 5 of his 7 seasons he failed to record a single catch of 50 yards or more. He's never led the league in receiving yards and only once has he even been in the top-3. He's never had more than 1431 yards in a season. The following guys are not considered super duper elite yet each have had more than that in a single season (with worse QB's throwing to them): Brandon Lloyd, Steve Smith, Chad Ochocinco (twice), Santana Moss, etc. I do think he's a very good receiver, but still a bit overhyped. As for TD's, he's good in that department, but again, not out of control spectacular as he averages .6 per game over the course of his career. I'd be happier with A. Johnson, C. Johnson, Lloyd (if he can consistenly play as well as he did last year), White, Wallace, Bowe, etc.

Adam Schefter: Filed to ESPN: Arizona will sign WR Larry Fitzgerald to a record 8-year, $120 million deal that includes close to $50 million guaranteed.

That new deal is gonna make it harder for CJ2k and Tenn to strike a deal.

Originally posted by BirdmanJr:
Adam Schefter: Filed to ESPN: Arizona will sign WR Larry Fitzgerald to a record 8-year, $120 million deal that includes close to $50 million guaranteed.

DAMN is he overpaid. I woulda given him no more than 5-6 years $10-12M per with $25M guaranteed.

LOL that's a TON of money tied up between Kolb and Fitz.

Originally posted by saniner:
LOL that's a TON of money tied up between Kolb and Fitz.

Thats like more than Manning and Brady got. Kolb and Fitz now comprise like half of their payroll

Ridiculous money to pay a receiver. Detroit Lion fans are banging their heads on the wall over this one.

I'm glad the cards are sending themselves to salary cap hell

Cards GM should be shot

Originally posted by tjd808185:
Ridiculous money to pay a receiver. Detroit Lion fans are banging their heads on the wall over this one.

wow power to him but that just screwed up a lot of things. that is a nnamdi type deal that just f**ks the market up. i wonder what kind of buyouts and options there are, and how that is configured payout wise.

also andre johnson is getting on the phone with the texans right now, GUARNTEED.

seriously, raising market value for everyone...

Originally posted by AXEGRINDER:
Cards GM should be shot