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	<title>Comments on: John Mara: Cruz asking for too much money right now</title>
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		<title>By: paulsmith107</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top ten wr is actually laughable. In his own division dez Bryant was way better than him. Now there is Vincent Jackson better Julio jones and roddy white better colston better in the north megatron Jennings and Marshall all better Steve smith in his advanced age is better out west Fitzgerald is better and Crabtree was about the same now afc Wes welker better Stevie Johnson about the same santonio Holmes about the same Andre Johnson aj green any of the Pitt wideouts Wayne Cecil shorts with no qb was about the same d Thomas and decker or Denver better boldin Torrey smith Dwayne bowe is better josh Gordon of Cleveland is on his way to being better so again these are all guys who are better or just about the same so please tell me how he is a top 5 or 10 wideout lol]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Top ten wr is actually laughable. In his own division dez Bryant was way better than him. Now there is Vincent Jackson better Julio jones and roddy white better colston better in the north megatron Jennings and Marshall all better Steve smith in his advanced age is better out west Fitzgerald is better and Crabtree was about the same now afc Wes welker better Stevie Johnson about the same santonio Holmes about the same Andre Johnson aj green any of the Pitt wideouts Wayne Cecil shorts with no qb was about the same d Thomas and decker or Denver better boldin Torrey smith Dwayne bowe is better josh Gordon of Cleveland is on his way to being better so again these are all guys who are better or just about the same so please tell me how he is a top 5 or 10 wideout lol</p>
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		<title>By: gonavybeatarmy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mara,

You great man who worked so hard to buy (inherit) the team in which you have 50 percent ownership.  Why don&#039;t you and your son who prefers Broadway Musicals to Football just issue a substantial salary cap penalty to two of your division opponents for refusing to break federal anti-trust laws?  Then, with full support of the leader of the NFLPA (who will later sue the NFL for his own incompetence), you can take the Giants pro-rata share of the penalty to extend that obnoxious salsa-dancing freak who said in November that the Redskins are a few players away from being a division contender right before the Skins beat NY and won the division.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mara,</p>
<p>You great man who worked so hard to buy (inherit) the team in which you have 50 percent ownership.  Why don&#8217;t you and your son who prefers Broadway Musicals to Football just issue a substantial salary cap penalty to two of your division opponents for refusing to break federal anti-trust laws?  Then, with full support of the leader of the NFLPA (who will later sue the NFL for his own incompetence), you can take the Giants pro-rata share of the penalty to extend that obnoxious salsa-dancing freak who said in November that the Redskins are a few players away from being a division contender right before the Skins beat NY and won the division.</p>
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		<title>By: pologroundsvet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough spot here for everyone. Cruz may be the #1 fan favorite and the Giants may face a huge backlash if fans think they are not treating Cruz right. A public relations nightmare. But cap reality is cap reality and they do have to put a whole team on the field that can compete for all 16 games. They would both be better off negotiating in private, however. Comments to the public like &quot;Cruz is asking for too much money right now&quot; only escalate matters, inflame opinions, and solve nothing.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tough spot here for everyone. Cruz may be the #1 fan favorite and the Giants may face a huge backlash if fans think they are not treating Cruz right. A public relations nightmare. But cap reality is cap reality and they do have to put a whole team on the field that can compete for all 16 games. They would both be better off negotiating in private, however. Comments to the public like &#8220;Cruz is asking for too much money right now&#8221; only escalate matters, inflame opinions, and solve nothing.</p>
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		<title>By: undraftedstar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Redskins fan, I would love if the Jets offer him a huge contract..HTTR]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a Redskins fan, I would love if the Jets offer him a huge contract..HTTR</p>
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		<title>By: jerryyouradisgrace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[when dez pulls his pants up, takes off his bling and actually pays attention to the game he is twice the receiver cruz is

he just starting to be the receiver we all know he could be

no comparison]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>when dez pulls his pants up, takes off his bling and actually pays attention to the game he is twice the receiver cruz is</p>
<p>he just starting to be the receiver we all know he could be</p>
<p>no comparison</p>
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		<title>By: bigwayne75</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[larrydavid7000 says: Feb 1, 2013 4:27 PM

@ iivil hey moron Pierre played about 10 games at best this year so you to compare him to that midget wr is totally stupid do your research before you open your mouth fool.!!!!!!
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If you put Cruz stats up against any of Garcon&#039;s stats, Cruz stats are still better.  

Cruz  is  great 2nd string WR, could be a number  one on a lot of teams.  Every time I seen him play, he always embarrassing the other teams&#039; 1st string CB. 

As for calling him a midget, he&#039;s 6&#039;0&quot; same height as Garcon.  You are one ignorant person, that word is offensive to some people. I bet you are one of them people who uses racist comments all the time.  Mommy and Daddy must of not taught you right. 

Do some research before opening your mouth, next time you won&#039;t look so clueless.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>larrydavid7000 says: Feb 1, 2013 4:27 PM</p>
<p>@ iivil hey moron Pierre played about 10 games at best this year so you to compare him to that midget wr is totally stupid do your research before you open your mouth fool.!!!!!!<br />
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If you put Cruz stats up against any of Garcon&#8217;s stats, Cruz stats are still better.  </p>
<p>Cruz  is  great 2nd string WR, could be a number  one on a lot of teams.  Every time I seen him play, he always embarrassing the other teams&#8217; 1st string CB. </p>
<p>As for calling him a midget, he&#8217;s 6&#8217;0&#8243; same height as Garcon.  You are one ignorant person, that word is offensive to some people. I bet you are one of them people who uses racist comments all the time.  Mommy and Daddy must of not taught you right. </p>
<p>Do some research before opening your mouth, next time you won&#8217;t look so clueless.</p>
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		<title>By: macwomack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[wferg1121 says:Feb 1, 2013 5:04 PM 

I find it ironic that people are calling the Giants greedy, considering they fought for revenue sharing when they easily could be the Yankees of football, that argument is stupid...

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Dude you seem unaware that the &quot;Yankees&quot; of football have traditionally been the Redskins. Go look at the historic valuation of major sports franchises and tell me how the Giants become the &quot;Yankees&quot; of football? Cowboys, Redskins, Patriots all have had higher valuations, cashflow, and profit margin.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wferg1121 says:Feb 1, 2013 5:04 PM </p>
<p>I find it ironic that people are calling the Giants greedy, considering they fought for revenue sharing when they easily could be the Yankees of football, that argument is stupid&#8230;</p>
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Dude you seem unaware that the &#8220;Yankees&#8221; of football have traditionally been the Redskins. Go look at the historic valuation of major sports franchises and tell me how the Giants become the &#8220;Yankees&#8221; of football? Cowboys, Redskins, Patriots all have had higher valuations, cashflow, and profit margin.</p>
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		<title>By: macwomack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bluereign says:Feb 1, 2013 3:53 PM 

Oh and to you idiots who are complaining about the salary cap: it’s called a gentlemen’s agreement..

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hey blue balls - or whatever your name is --- why wasn&#039;t the &quot;gentlemen&#039;s agreement&quot; enforced when the contracts were signed - why were the contracts approved if they violated the &quot;gentlemen&#039;s agreement&quot;?

You throw that term around (&quot;gentlemen&#039;s agreement) like it obsolves the NFL owners of collusion or wrong doing. 

Let me put it in terms New Yorkers might be able to understand. When all those gas stations gouged customers after the hurricane -- they did nothing wrong -- they had a &quot;gentlemen&#039;s agreement&quot; to all raise prices simultaneously.  Funny though how you all complain about this simple &quot;gentlemen&#039;s agreement&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bluereign says:Feb 1, 2013 3:53 PM </p>
<p>Oh and to you idiots who are complaining about the salary cap: it’s called a gentlemen’s agreement..</p>
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hey blue balls &#8211; or whatever your name is &#8212; why wasn&#8217;t the &#8220;gentlemen&#8217;s agreement&#8221; enforced when the contracts were signed &#8211; why were the contracts approved if they violated the &#8220;gentlemen&#8217;s agreement&#8221;?</p>
<p>You throw that term around (&#8220;gentlemen&#8217;s agreement) like it obsolves the NFL owners of collusion or wrong doing. </p>
<p>Let me put it in terms New Yorkers might be able to understand. When all those gas stations gouged customers after the hurricane &#8212; they did nothing wrong &#8212; they had a &#8220;gentlemen&#8217;s agreement&#8221; to all raise prices simultaneously.  Funny though how you all complain about this simple &#8220;gentlemen&#8217;s agreement&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: chi01town</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wouldnt mind seeing Chicago OVER PAY for Cruz. CHICAGO SALSA
sounds good to me.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wouldnt mind seeing Chicago OVER PAY for Cruz. CHICAGO SALSA<br />
sounds good to me.</p>
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		<title>By: phillyphannn83</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[logicalvoicesays February 1, 2013, 3:05 PM EST

Fanofevilempire, get out of here with that. The Maras are snakes who lie to your face. Give me Dan Snyder everyday of the week. While he may not be the nicest guy at least you know firsthand what he’s about and will do anything to win FAIRLY.
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I was really looking forward to destroying this comment; making fun of it by pointing put its inaccuracy, bias, and the fact that ever since Snyder bought the team, he&#039;s been the laughing stock of the NFL and his own fans have been calling for his job. But alas, I scrolled up to see who wrote it and its pointless. The voice of illogical thinking took this opportunity from me, as it will surely fall on the ears of one ill-equipped to process the facts. What a waste.

BTW, I am beyond words to describe my disappointment that this joker has rubbed of on one of my fellow Eagles fans using the name logicalvoicesays(if its not him posing as an Eagles fan). These two jokers are an embarrassment to their respective fan bases and absolutely nothing logical but fanboy, biased, nonsense.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>logicalvoicesays February 1, 2013, 3:05 PM EST</p>
<p>Fanofevilempire, get out of here with that. The Maras are snakes who lie to your face. Give me Dan Snyder everyday of the week. While he may not be the nicest guy at least you know firsthand what he’s about and will do anything to win FAIRLY.<br />
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I was really looking forward to destroying this comment; making fun of it by pointing put its inaccuracy, bias, and the fact that ever since Snyder bought the team, he&#8217;s been the laughing stock of the NFL and his own fans have been calling for his job. But alas, I scrolled up to see who wrote it and its pointless. The voice of illogical thinking took this opportunity from me, as it will surely fall on the ears of one ill-equipped to process the facts. What a waste.</p>
<p>BTW, I am beyond words to describe my disappointment that this joker has rubbed of on one of my fellow Eagles fans using the name logicalvoicesays(if its not him posing as an Eagles fan). These two jokers are an embarrassment to their respective fan bases and absolutely nothing logical but fanboy, biased, nonsense.</p>
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		<title>By: newyorkfootballjets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slot receiver at best. manning has made every tight end look great, then they leave for more money and fail miserably. Same went for manningham. Nicks All day !!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Slot receiver at best. manning has made every tight end look great, then they leave for more money and fail miserably. Same went for manningham. Nicks All day !!</p>
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		<title>By: bkostela</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[zack2482 says:
Feb 1, 2013 7:55 PM
Eli making receivers look better? Lol. How many times have his receivers bailed out Eli? I have never seen a QB get away with more chucks and ducks than him.
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how did steve smith do once he left the giants? he&#039;s had great seasons with the eagles and rams right? no? how about plaxico? surely he&#039;s made an impact since he left the giants. what - no one will even sign him? but he was great with eli... hmm mario manningham was a star with the giants and a big name free agent. he must have had a huge impact wherever he went. right? oh i know... david ty... oh right he has never played another snap at receiver in the nfl since leaving the giants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>zack2482 says:<br />
Feb 1, 2013 7:55 PM<br />
Eli making receivers look better? Lol. How many times have his receivers bailed out Eli? I have never seen a QB get away with more chucks and ducks than him.<br />
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<p>how did steve smith do once he left the giants? he&#8217;s had great seasons with the eagles and rams right? no? how about plaxico? surely he&#8217;s made an impact since he left the giants. what &#8211; no one will even sign him? but he was great with eli&#8230; hmm mario manningham was a star with the giants and a big name free agent. he must have had a huge impact wherever he went. right? oh i know&#8230; david ty&#8230; oh right he has never played another snap at receiver in the nfl since leaving the giants.</p>
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		<title>By: jameyjame</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[it&#039;s amazing how many truly clueless NFL fans are on display in this forum,,if you don&#039;t think Cruz is top 10...check out his first 2 year totals compared to the current top WR&#039;s and all time greats and get back to me.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#8217;s amazing how many truly clueless NFL fans are on display in this forum,,if you don&#8217;t think Cruz is top 10&#8230;check out his first 2 year totals compared to the current top WR&#8217;s and all time greats and get back to me.</p>
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		<title>By: kev86</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fans salivating over wanting to pay through the nose for Cruz and fork over their #1 pick is funny.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fans salivating over wanting to pay through the nose for Cruz and fork over their #1 pick is funny.</p>
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		<title>By: dlmcc1010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hes not overrated but hes not a top 10 WR. He fits perfectly in that offense along with Nicks. I dont know what hes asking for but you usually aim high at first I would assume. I think both sides realize that it makes sense to get a deal done]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hes not overrated but hes not a top 10 WR. He fits perfectly in that offense along with Nicks. I dont know what hes asking for but you usually aim high at first I would assume. I think both sides realize that it makes sense to get a deal done</p>
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		<title>By: woodrree7</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about over rated!! he had one good year and one average year for a #1 receiver. He doesnt deserve BIG money. he isn&#039;t THAT good! Hell, he shouldnt have even made the pro bowl]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk about over rated!! he had one good year and one average year for a #1 receiver. He doesnt deserve BIG money. he isn&#8217;t THAT good! Hell, he shouldnt have even made the pro bowl</p>
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		<title>By: zack2482</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eli making receivers look better? Lol. How many times have his receivers bailed out Eli? I have never seen a QB get away with more chucks and ducks than him.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eli making receivers look better? Lol. How many times have his receivers bailed out Eli? I have never seen a QB get away with more chucks and ducks than him.</p>
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		<title>By: EJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan and Tom Brady are all QB&#039;s that can make a star Receiver out of pretty much anyone. If you look at the Receivers that have played for or do play for these QB&#039;s now, they are all pretty much at the top of the stat sheet for their respected positions, including TE&#039;s. Therefore, these teams do not need to pay top dollar to their Receivers and Tight Ends. Because if they lose one top Receiver, they&#039;ll make a new one out of the next guy that comes along. Dime a dozen.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan and Tom Brady are all QB&#8217;s that can make a star Receiver out of pretty much anyone. If you look at the Receivers that have played for or do play for these QB&#8217;s now, they are all pretty much at the top of the stat sheet for their respected positions, including TE&#8217;s. Therefore, these teams do not need to pay top dollar to their Receivers and Tight Ends. Because if they lose one top Receiver, they&#8217;ll make a new one out of the next guy that comes along. Dime a dozen.</p>
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		<title>By: zack2482</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bluereign says: Feb 1, 2013 3:53 PM 

Dude, your an idiot. Gentleman&#039;s agreement, more like collusion. And why wouldn&#039;t the rest of the teams not accept MORE MONEY in their cap? 

Why is the cap going to be flat this year? Last year it was going to be less until Mara stepped in to make a competitive advantage for his Giants. How about the timing? Coincidence that it happened the night before free agency. Yeah right. 

Loved how karma came back and smacked the Giants in the opener when Dallas laid the smack down on them. 

I wouldn&#039;t associate honor with Mara and his cheating ways.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bluereign says: Feb 1, 2013 3:53 PM </p>
<p>Dude, your an idiot. Gentleman&#8217;s agreement, more like collusion. And why wouldn&#8217;t the rest of the teams not accept MORE MONEY in their cap? </p>
<p>Why is the cap going to be flat this year? Last year it was going to be less until Mara stepped in to make a competitive advantage for his Giants. How about the timing? Coincidence that it happened the night before free agency. Yeah right. </p>
<p>Loved how karma came back and smacked the Giants in the opener when Dallas laid the smack down on them. </p>
<p>I wouldn&#8217;t associate honor with Mara and his cheating ways.</p>
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		<title>By: sportsnut101</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If he gets to be restricted free agent.  Half the league would make offer.  I would trade a first rd pick real fast  

5yr 40 mill n front load it so giants can&#039;t match.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If he gets to be restricted free agent.  Half the league would make offer.  I would trade a first rd pick real fast  </p>
<p>5yr 40 mill n front load it so giants can&#8217;t match.</p>
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		<title>By: hail74</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Restructuring contracts by front loading bonus money is neither smarmy or sneaky as teams are allowed to do so provided they don&#039;t go over the cap. Bruce allen already said they did this while he was in tampa. Other owners didnt do it because your basically spending money now to spend more later. Just how many owners want to spend as much as is allowed? There is a reason why the union fought for a cap floor.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Restructuring contracts by front loading bonus money is neither smarmy or sneaky as teams are allowed to do so provided they don&#8217;t go over the cap. Bruce allen already said they did this while he was in tampa. Other owners didnt do it because your basically spending money now to spend more later. Just how many owners want to spend as much as is allowed? There is a reason why the union fought for a cap floor.</p>
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		<title>By: gammynomnom</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gammynomnom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mara and Cruz. Is there any way possible both of these guys could fall into a bottomless pit?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mara and Cruz. Is there any way possible both of these guys could fall into a bottomless pit?</p>
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		<title>By: andylucksneck</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just take more money from other franchises you crook.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just take more money from other franchises you crook.</p>
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		<title>By: kev86</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Mara is a great owner. His father Wellington would be proud. Go Giants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr. Mara is a great owner. His father Wellington would be proud. Go Giants.</p>
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		<title>By: buttfumblesports</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/01/john-mara-cruz-asking-for-too-much-money-right-now/#comment-2310704</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As for the Giants end of this two things to keep in mind.

The money from Washington and Dallas only increased the cap by 1.2 million per team.

Secondly situations like this is the cost of having a GM who drafts well.  At some point you have to say goodbye to talented players if you have a player pool on your team that well.  You can&#039;t pay everybody what they want.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As for the Giants end of this two things to keep in mind.</p>
<p>The money from Washington and Dallas only increased the cap by 1.2 million per team.</p>
<p>Secondly situations like this is the cost of having a GM who drafts well.  At some point you have to say goodbye to talented players if you have a player pool on your team that well.  You can&#8217;t pay everybody what they want.</p>
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		<title>By: buttfumblesports</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[buttfumblesports]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to other 9ers fans I would completely be for the 9ers giving their first rounder to the Giants to sign Cruz.  I would actually be more for that than trading for Revis.

I have liked what Cruz brought to the table for a team since I first saw him play in the pre-season his rookie season.  And that season he didn&#039;t do it with Eli throwing the ball he did that with the third string QB throwing to him so the kid can def ball.

If I am Baalke I&#039;d try to sign Cruz in a heartbeat and part with the 32/31 pick and not bat an eye.  A WR corps of Crabtree and Cruz with Davis at TE is deadly enough.  Then factor in next year and however long after that having Gore at RB?  9ers offense would be nasty.  Completely worth the pick.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In response to other 9ers fans I would completely be for the 9ers giving their first rounder to the Giants to sign Cruz.  I would actually be more for that than trading for Revis.</p>
<p>I have liked what Cruz brought to the table for a team since I first saw him play in the pre-season his rookie season.  And that season he didn&#8217;t do it with Eli throwing the ball he did that with the third string QB throwing to him so the kid can def ball.</p>
<p>If I am Baalke I&#8217;d try to sign Cruz in a heartbeat and part with the 32/31 pick and not bat an eye.  A WR corps of Crabtree and Cruz with Davis at TE is deadly enough.  Then factor in next year and however long after that having Gore at RB?  9ers offense would be nasty.  Completely worth the pick.</p>
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		<title>By: wferg1121</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with an earlier compliment about the Mara&#039;s.. All these people forget the NFL share&#039;s revenue with teams in smaller markets, and the players union.. I find it ironic that people are calling the Giants greedy,  considering they fought for revenue sharing when they easily could be the Yankees of football, that argument is stupid. I agree collusion took place, but it also took place with the players to prevent a lock out. Everyone knew that the players were still a union despite them saying they were not. Obviously after the events unfolded, Washington/Dallas went back on an agreement that was in place with ALL the owners. Quit pretending it was only the Giants, it was everyone except Raiders(didn&#039;t vote), Washington and Dallas. 

There was a lot of Teams that wished they could dump a Haynesworth contract and put all of Miles Austin Salary in 1 year, but maybe those teams couldn&#039;t aford it because they don&#039;t have the revenue like a Cowboys or Washington. We all know the Giants have the revenue.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with an earlier compliment about the Mara&#8217;s.. All these people forget the NFL share&#8217;s revenue with teams in smaller markets, and the players union.. I find it ironic that people are calling the Giants greedy,  considering they fought for revenue sharing when they easily could be the Yankees of football, that argument is stupid. I agree collusion took place, but it also took place with the players to prevent a lock out. Everyone knew that the players were still a union despite them saying they were not. Obviously after the events unfolded, Washington/Dallas went back on an agreement that was in place with ALL the owners. Quit pretending it was only the Giants, it was everyone except Raiders(didn&#8217;t vote), Washington and Dallas. </p>
<p>There was a lot of Teams that wished they could dump a Haynesworth contract and put all of Miles Austin Salary in 1 year, but maybe those teams couldn&#8217;t aford it because they don&#8217;t have the revenue like a Cowboys or Washington. We all know the Giants have the revenue.</p>
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		<title>By: bigbluefan1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And also lets not forget Victor makes tons of money because he plays for the giants what kinds of ads could he make if he were out in one of the fly over states?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And also lets not forget Victor makes tons of money because he plays for the giants what kinds of ads could he make if he were out in one of the fly over states?</p>
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		<title>By: trollaikman8</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#039;s a solid #2....don&#039;t make the mistake Dallas made and throw him Miles Austin money (another #2).  
Eli Manning has proven that he can produce with almost anybody.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s a solid #2&#8230;.don&#8217;t make the mistake Dallas made and throw him Miles Austin money (another #2).<br />
Eli Manning has proven that he can produce with almost anybody.</p>
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		<title>By: cappa662</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cruz to the Vikings makes perfect sense to me.]]></description>
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