Byrd to NO Saints

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by O.city

It's looking more and more like that big spending "splurge" last year in fa was a pr spin to win as much as they could to get fans back

Or that they are trying to lock up Houston AND Alex Smith long term and don't want to go spending elsewhere before locking up our own guys first, then do our best to bargain shop again with anything left over.

Originally Posted by Mugsy

If we had signed him, we'd be paying our safeties $19 million this year. No team would do that. It was never going to happen fellas.

That's a short sighted view.

If we had 3 good safeties, this defense would be an elite unit and would really give Peyton a run for his money.

Go back and watch the first Denver game (when Houston and Hali were healthy) and try to imagine that defense with Byrd.

What's done is done and 9/yr is a HUGE paycheck, but in today's NFL (where guys that aren't nearly as good are getting 7-8 per year) that's a bargain.

Guys that play a role in 38 turnovers in less than 5 years are worth their weight in gold.