Titans Sign WR Nate Washington and DT Jovan Haye
by August West on Mar 2, 2009 4:46 PM CST
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via Terry McCormick at the City Paper:
The Tennessee Titans and representatives for free agent wide receiver Nate Washington have agreed terms on a free-agent contract.
Terms of the deal are not yet known. The Titans have called a 5 p.m. news conference.The Titans also agreed to terms with former Vanderbilt defensive lineman Jovan Haye. He is expected to help fill the gap left by Albert Haynesworth.
Both Washington and Haye are going to be expected to contribute heavily next season since they play at positions which lack depth and experience.
just for fun, here's Scouts Inc.'s report on Nate Washington (Subscription Required. I'm pretty sure this is from the beginning of last season):
Comment: Washington has good height, more than enough speed to stretch the field and rare leaping ability. He makes several highlight-reel catches every season, but he also drops catchable passes that hit him squarely in the hands or chest. He remains remarkably inconsistent, but he has shown consistent improvement and clearly has tried to address his deficiencies. His route running is improving, but he still bends too many routes and has just average ball skills. Washington is young and still very much a work in progress, but he offers a fair amount of upside. He finished last season strong and could build on that momentum.
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well, contracts haven’t come out yet, but i’m hoping they are reasonable.
someone mentioned it before, but i think that haye can be a steal if washburn works with him.
Well,
There goes Housh to Seattle, as reported by ESPN
5 years, 40+million
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 2, 2009 5:07 PM CST reply actions
That's disappoining...
The Seahawks just got an awesome deal. We could have easily taken that hit.
by Michaeltastic on Mar 2, 2009 5:12 PM CST up reply actions
5 years 40+ but only 15 mil guaranteed???
if that is right the titans DEFINITELY should have gotten on that. that’s nothing for a 31 year old pro-bowler. unbelievable. i figured he would get way more than that. titans could have picked him up for 2-3 years and then dropped him when he started to decline. seriously, that is so little guaranteed for a WR of his caliber i can’t even believe it. i wonder if espn has this right. i bet they don’t.
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Titans never sign top tier WRs
..they won’t fit in the system. By mid-season these guys would be complaining they are not getting the ball too much. By end of the season these guys would be demanding for a trade.
Go Titans!
i need to see the washington contract
because in all seriousness this guy is a project. upgrade over mccareins, but probably less developed than b. jones but with a little more “wow” factor. i will be a bit confused if they gave washington more than what jones was asking for.
deverey henderson and/or a #1or#2 WR pick are still needed though. this WR corps is not better than the one that ended the season. well maybe if you account for mccareins being gone it is, but certainly still nothing to write home about.
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I think he a definite upgrade over Jones
Jones got overpaid by the 49ers BTW. I think he has more upside and I like what Scout’s Inc says about him working to improve.
I think the goal was...
washington as an upgrade for mccareins, and the hawk (hopefully) to replace b.jones in the slot. I expect us to draft another sleeper type WR in the later rounds.
Don’t expect Nate to be solid, he’ll drop some balls, but he is definitely an upgrade over McCareins.
Go Titans!
He played at Vandy
August is pumped!
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GREAT day for titans free agency today :)
hentrich isnt retiring!
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Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 2, 2009 6:31 PM CST reply actions
i like what hentrich has done for the team....
but i was really hoping he would move on. his consistency isn’t what it once was and there are so many other good punters in the league now. i am glad washington signed….now let’s go get henderson.
Devery?
He’s the exact same type of receiver as Washington. Deep threat with questionable hands. Unless your passing strategy is chuck, duck, and hope the stone handed WR catches it, Devery would be a bad combo with Washington.
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Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
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You must not have watched the Titans much
over the last few years. They loved stone handed wide receivers.
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Except Devery averaged about 25 yards a catch
I’ll take that from a 3rd or 4th receiver…
Where I was raised 2 + 2 = 3rd and 6.
but can they hold the ball like Craig?
Bironas is very comfortable with Hentrich holding the ball.
Go Titans!
Interesting quote by Nate the Great (If I may call him that now)
Their organization here is pretty much a carbon copy of Pittsburgh. They run pretty much the same offense, and it’ll be the same opportunity that I would have even if I stayed in Pittsburgh – Justin Gage on the other side, and they have a great running game here with their offensive line being the way that they are, and they have a great quarterback, and then the stand-up defense that they have. So I really wasn’t losing coming here. I was pretty much leaving Pittsburgh and coming to Pittsburgh. But this is Tennessee, and I’m happy to be in blue, and I’m happy to be having a new beginning.
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 2, 2009 7:11 PM CST reply actions
Interesting...
In a recent discussion/debate on this blog I said pretty much the same thing… Smart guy this Washington
by Big Bad Bulluck on Mar 2, 2009 9:05 PM CST up reply actions
Welcome to the Titans Washington and Haye!
Those are two quality signings that will pay good dividends next year. We honestly don’t have too many more holes which is good for the draft in which we can hopefully go for the best player available.
Anyone hear anything about Chris Carr?
Cortland Finnegan is a beast
Off topic
When does that MCM mock draft start up? I signed up for the Texans and I was wondering if there was a set date for it?
On topic – Nate Washington? That probably isn’t the guy you all were hoping for… but it’s definitely an upgrade on what you have. Is Gage going to be okay with making less money than the #2 WR? I don’t know what kind of guy Gage is, so I dunno if you guys can shed some light. Do you see a potential problem there?
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
We will probably start it week after next
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Okay, thanks for the heads up!
Smart move. Let free agency play out a bit, and let some of the pro days go by.
I’m looking forward to it. Keep up the good work, Jimmy.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on Mar 2, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think
any of our WRs have any legs to stand on as far as money concerns…
by Big Bad Bulluck on Mar 2, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
The contract Gage signed was, I'm sure, the only one he was offered.
As a general rule, folks don’t beat down the doors for Titans WRs. So, I’m not sure it’s a big deal how happy he is with his #2’s pay, but really, Gage himself is not a true #1 by any stretch. He’s a possession receiver. A good possession receiver, but still… With any luck, Washington will come in here and BECOME the #1.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I like the point Pinoy Titans made
about why we don’t ever get top tier WRs. That argument makes a lot of sense and WR just isn’t a very important position on our team…
Cortland Finnegan is a beast
WR is an important position...
for our team, for any team for that matter. We just decide to have non-important people playing that position. Can’t remember how many drops have cost us games over the last few years, how many red zone opportunities gone bad due to no real red zone threat.
by Big Bad Bulluck on Mar 2, 2009 10:30 PM CST up reply actions
See he said
it’s not necessary to have 2 pro bowl WRs… We only need 1.
by Big Bad Bulluck on Mar 3, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
Really? This guy is better than Brandon Jones? Really?
Bulluck. B-U-L-L-U-C-K. At least spell his name right....and hate Music City Miracles!
not on any statistical grounds
the only way to make that argument is on the grounds of potential or “upside” as those trendy espn-types like to say.
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I like the speed factor. Maybe it will work out.
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more potential
Washington never got a crack at starting, whereas Brandon Jones was made starter by default 3 times and failed miserably each time.
Where I was raised 2 + 2 = 3rd and 6.
How is that holding with the ball right there?
and you call yourself a ref!
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I actually didn't know you were talking about the picture at first.
I thought we were just yelling out penalties.
But you are right.
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Lord I hope not!
Bulluck. B-U-L-L-U-C-K. At least spell his name right....and hate Music City Miracles!
If you look at the picture closely
the blur appears to be on top of the ball which means it is heading towards Washington.
Boom! Physics!
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Those are the money beets!
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What? There's no penalty there that's just football!
/the Ravens
Where I was raised 2 + 2 = 3rd and 6.
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