Will Albert Haynesworth and Kerry Collins Still Be Wearing the Two Toned Blue in 09?
It is 33 hours and some change until the start of free agency, and the Titans still haven't come to terms with Albert Haynesworth and Kerry Collins. I am still pretty confident that Collins will be back next season. It is no secret that Fisher wants him back as the starter, and Mike Reinfeldt said last week that the Titans would be willing to match pretty much any offer Collins gets. If I were Reinfeldt I would offer Collins about 2 years $8 million, remind him who gave him a chance when no one else would, and that he only got sacked 8 times last season, and tell him to have fun next season somewhere else if he turns it down.
The Albert deal is a little trickier. I would hope that he and his agent are smart enough to not fall for the Daniel Snyder monopoly money contract. The NFL is all about guaranteed money. If I were in the Titans front office I would give him an offer that pays him a couple million more guaranteed than Jared Allen. If the Redskins or some other team is willing to go over the top and offer $35-40 million guaranteed, you have to let him walk. While he is the most dominant defensive player in the league, you just cannot afford to have him eating up that much of your salary cap.
There are my thoughts. Leave your predictions on where you think both guys end up in the comments. I think Collins is here and Haynesworth ends up somewhere else. August keeps telling me that Houston is a dark horse for his services. That would be the worst possible scenario.
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If Collins leaves TN, he'll be miserable. I doubt he can last a full season without Michael Roos.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Well
I didn’t look at the results before I voted, and I’m coming out and saying im the lone 1 vote for both staying.
Color me optimistic (should be a crayola name if it isnt already), I don’t think the bucs are clearing their roster for him, and I think the skins are a dead end. I don’t know, its just a gut feeling for me though.
now with less meyton panning.
by Pride of the Southland on Feb 25, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions
Jimmy
I agree with all of your logic on the way they should go about signing these guys… Hopefully it works out.
by Big Bad Bulluck on Feb 25, 2009 3:45 PM CST reply actions
fwiw
apparently pittsburgh is having trouble with re-signing james harrison. not that the titans particularly need a dominant 3-4 blitz backer, but it would be nice if there was another piece of prime defensive meat on the market to give nut jobs like snyder someone else to throw monopoly money at beside albert.
The Official Enforcer of MCM
I'm not giving up on us resigning Albert yet
but things aren’t looking too good. Snyder will throw as much money at him as he can and don’t think for a second that the Bucs aren’t going to offer him so stupid money too. I just hope the Texans don’t get involved..
That Texans D-Line would be montsrous with Big Al in it.
Scary.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
If the Texans pick up Albert
They are immediately a contender for not only the AFC South, but the AFC as a whole. He’s that good.
Agreed.
Happily, I think Snyder’s gonna save us from that.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
i still think it's gonna be tampa
they can afford to frontload an enormous portion of the deal due to their cavernous cap space. this will appeal to albert big time, im sure. i know they say it’s not gonna be them, but why the hell else do they need upwards of 50 mil in cap space? they had huge cap room and STILL cut a franchise legend in derrick brooks! that screams “BIG PLANS” to me
The Official Enforcer of MCM
If that's the plan, then so be it.
I don’t think they’re contenders, either, and in fact, it seems like they just blew up the building and want to start over from scratch.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."

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