Comments on: Report: Titans likely to franchise Cortland Finnegan

By: chasedawg1965

chasedawg1965 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:48:22 +0000

That’s a big price to pay! He good but not that good! Draft a corner or go after another.

By: mcjandrewhigginbottom

mcjandrewhigginbottom — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:18:11 +0000

how could you say that looking to the future and picking one up in the draft is a better option? there are more misses in the draft in the secondary position than any other position. and yes finnegan is a top flight corner, maybe not top 5 but def top 10. If the titans lose him this year they would basically lose 3 out of the 4 starting secondary players. they need finnegan not just because he is a great player, but also the leader of the defense as well as the most talented. there is NO guarantee of finding another pro-bowl caliber corner other than keeping finnegan. tag him and turn attentions to griffin.

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:06:27 +0000

Why not let him go? He is a pretty solid corner-back, not a great one (top 5 is a great cornerback, pay-wise). Look to the future at that position (in the draft) and save the money for a potential FA pickup.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:24:02 +0000

hatesycophants says:
Mar 2, 2012 11:10 AM
Hey joetoronto,

Any chance you’ll pull your head out before you post again? Didn’t think so. are you talking about?
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WTF are you talking about?

A rumor from La Canfora says one thing, and a rumor from Shefter says another and you, and everyone else, automatically assume Shefter is right.

Who knows who’ll end up right, the point is that assumption is the mother of all F*ups.

By: hatesycophants

hatesycophants — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:10:23 +0000

Hey joetoronto,

Any chance you’ll pull your head out before you post again? Didn’t think so.

By: sj39

sj39 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:50:45 +0000

%@$#^, I was hoping to see him re-unite with Fisher on the Rams.

By: tharoostah

tharoostah — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:45:24 +0000

above I commented that this could be a false story. Schefter has confirmed that this story is FALSE.

“Titans will not place their franchise tag on cornerback Cortland Finnegan, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.”

By: karlton2

karlton2 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:45:17 +0000

While publicizing interest in a soon-to-be FA may help you get a leg up in starting negotiations, here is the downside. With enough publicized interest, the old team may feel there’s enough interest to try and leverage a trade and get something in return, which they can only do by using the franchise tag.

By: barnold1993

barnold1993 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:44:43 +0000

Adam Schefter just tweeted that the Titans will not use the tag on Cortland.

By: yelix

yelix — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:44:35 +0000

Between Finnegan and Grimes getting the tag, Brandon Carr is going to be a rich man.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:38:08 +0000

tharoostah says: Mar 2, 2012 10:23 AM

This could be a false story… I will let you know if/when Schefter reports it. Until then call it “hearsay”
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lol, what!?

By: vegaskid21

vegaskid21 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:36:23 +0000

Now there’s a man who can take a punch to the back of the head.

A. Johnson

By: njbucsfan

njbucsfan — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:35:26 +0000

Hopefully the Bucs won’t have Myron Lewis and EJ Biggers as their starting CB’s…..first Grimes….Now this. Ugh

By: purplereign28

purplereign28 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:30:09 +0000

Well f*ck…

By: ud1hens

ud1hens — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:24:23 +0000

When I read the title I really hoped the picture would be him and Andre Johnson fighting…there’s always next time.

By: tharoostah

tharoostah — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:23:57 +0000

This could be a false story… I will let you know if/when Schefter reports it. Until then call it “hearsay”

By: ike1973

ike1973 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:22:07 +0000

I’d love for my Lions to pick him up but not for the price of 2 first rounders. Probably a good move by the titans.