Comments on: Rams’ plans for Amendola aren’t clear

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:22:05 +0000

Cowboys GM should be fired for letting Amendola get out of Dallas as an undrafted FA. But he can’t be fired because he owns the team. Been looking for a decent slot WR since then.

By: stlunatik

stlunatik — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:38:09 +0000

Let him go. Hello Chris Givens

By: Giantspunk213

Giantspunk213 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:17:35 +0000

He’s a good player but it’s tough to plan around a guy that has injury issues.

By: bkh405

bkh405 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:09:45 +0000

What are you doing Rams? This guy is the spark plug on your offense. With Givens on the outside and hopefully Quick on the opposite end, they have a chance to really get things going. But they have to realize that DA is a huge part of that offense. And a fan favorite.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:00:03 +0000

They lose plenty if it pisses off Amendola to the point where he won’t even consider re-signing with the Rams once this is eventually, and it will be, shot down.

By: scrummymustard

scrummymustard — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:53:05 +0000

And this is why I support the players the majority of the time in contract situations. A players career is only so long, get all the money while you can.

That would be some shady business on the Rams part. Either sign him LT or give him the tag on actual position that he plays.

By: uwsptke

uwsptke — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:48:12 +0000

Even if they “win”, they lose. I doubt Amendola will be happy with a tag that’s half of what he’d be entitled to as a WR.

I still think that eventually the whole WR/TE tag controversy will sort itself out. Gronk and Hernandez already got paid, Graham will get paid, and your other top TE’s will eventually get paid. This will adjust the TE tag to be more in-line with the top talents at the “hybrid” position for the athletic TE’s that put up WR numbers.

I wish the CBA would have made a better distinction between offensive tackles and interior lineman. You may have a guy who’s a top 5 guard (maybe worth $6-8 mil tops on the open market), but you’d have to tag him at close to $10 mil to make sure you keep him.

By: Punk

Punk — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:47:24 +0000

Could the NFL be heading toward an official “Slot Receiver” tag designation?

By: spasticpickle

spasticpickle — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:35:57 +0000

Florio, some kid made this point yesterday on twitter that the Pats should do this with Welker and you shot him down. Now when a team says they’re thinking about doing it its a great idea all of a sudden a day later? I don’t know Florio…

By: fuglyflorio

fuglyflorio — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:52 +0000

Slot receivers need to be careful. They don’t fit into every situation or with every team. He could play for years for the Rams … or one season somewhere else.