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Titans TE Bo Scaife signed his one-year guaranteed tender for $4,908,200.

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Posse pointed out on Twitter that Scaife makes roughly $2 mil per TD. Good work if you can get it.

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I love Scaife

Honestly when no one else catches balls he seems to come up with them and of course don’t forget his and vinces love life.

by danomite on Mar 16, 2010 11:35 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Unbelievable

I have no inkling as to what this front office is doing.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 11:37 AM CDT reply actions  

This is starting to infuriate me even more the more I think about it

We gave up our 2nd round pick this year to draft a guy to back up a mediocre tight end who is now going to make $5 million a year.

And we have not taken a single look at any free agent making anywhere close to $5 million a year.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

If we had any sort of salary cap

I’d be fuming. As it is, if Bud Adams wants to pay a decent but not elite TE that much money, then have at it. Why did we draft Cook? and trade our 2nd round pick to draft him?

If we payed Chris Johnson as much as we pay Bo Scaife per their production, then CJ would make about $32 million a year.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 11:39 AM CDT reply actions  

I know there is no salary cap

But there have been much better players at their position on the market who have signed for less than 5 million.

Why have we not even looked seriously at anyone? Why are we blowing what little money Bud will give up on this?

It. Doesn’t. Make. Sense.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

The only argument for this I would even come close to buying

Is they think Cook needs another year to season up, and without a salary cap there was no point in risking the loss of Scaife since the consequences of paying him that much is nil for this year.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

cook

is not scaife. they love scaife because he is good at blocking and as a receiver. the biggest hole in cook’s game coming in was run blocking, so i guess they still think he needs work in that area.
i also think you can’t under estimate the vince connection. vince played much better than expected last year, but still probably not well enough (or long enough) to give the staff enough confidence in him to play great with anyone. so they are leery of letting his favorite target and best buddy go.
i have no problem keeping scaife for that reason, but i don’t understand for the life of me why they haven’t let cook see the field hardly at all. no one on our roster could cover him in camp. that has to count for something.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

"no one on our roster could cover him in camp"

then we should not have been suprised when they couldn’t cover people in the real games either :-(

by titansfan4ever on Mar 16, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

HA!

"And with the 16th pick, the Tennessee Titans select..."

by Drubaru on Mar 17, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

You should still be pissed.

Salary cap or not, there is a cap in place. It’s the Bud cap. He’s consistently below the league cap maximum. The fact that there is no ceiling this year, doesn’t really affect us. Paying Scaife this much money impacts our ability to go get other free agents because Bud isn’t going to open up his wallet as much after such a large expense.

Here’s what should have happened:
Give Scaife second round tender and trade him. We pick up a second round pick.
Start Cook.
Use the extra money saved to overpay for Julius Peppers.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

And

who was calling us to trade their 2nd round pick for scaife?

by I'm a black belt in karate, HI HI! on Mar 16, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

How would I possibly know that?

The problem is this. They tendered him at the 1st round tender. As I understand it, that means another team must sign Scaife to a contract equaling 110% ($4.462 MM x 1.1 = $4.908) of what he made last year AND give us their first round pick. That’s crazy. No team is going to do that.

Maybe if that tender was lowered, we could have gotten something in a trade. Maybe not. But, it’s hard to start a dialogue with other teams when the discussion begins with a first rounder and $5 mm/year, even if the first round compensation is negotiable.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

see below

now he is freely tradeable, whereas he was not with out a signed tender. we also couldn’t tender him any lower and still maintain draft pick compensation.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think we could have lowered the tender

cuz we franchised him last year.

Why is everyone freaking out? If we had left that assclown Crumpler on the bench last year, Scaife would have had some numbers. He’s the only player on the team who can catch

by joshuaboone on Mar 16, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

We should have used that 5 million

to buy our second round pick back from the Patriots.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 11:42 AM CDT reply actions  

It's more

Than Tds. It’s in the run game and the consistent game he brings each week. While he may not be elite he’s someone who we should definately keep around.

by StupidFresh_11 on Mar 16, 2010 11:48 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Maybe

but for a whole lot less than $5 million

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by Jimmy on Mar 16, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

so

i did a little digging, and apparently this is one of the new screwy free agency things due to the CBA this year. we basically franchise tagged him again this year, but instead of having to pay the 5.9 mil TE franchise tag amount, we get him for 110% of his salary last year, saving about 1 mil.

this actually makes him tradeable, which he would not have been with out a contract (it would have just been the right of first refusal if he is only tendered). it also means that if another team decides to match the offer sheet, we get their 1st and 3rd round picks. so in some ways this moves gives the titans more flexibility and also means there is no way to lose him without getting something back as compensation.

this offer is a million less than what elite tight ends make, which seems pretty fair, maybe a little high, for a second tier TE with a complete skill set and a special connection with a young and still developing QB. this is also the minimum tender to ensure the right of first refusal and draft pick compensation (110% or previous year salary), so it’s the only way the titans could secure him against being snatched up for nothing in return.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Dallas Clark makes 6 million a year

Antonio Gates made 3.2 last year.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kellen freakin Winslow makes 6 million a year.

That’s insanity

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok

first, neither of those guys are blockers. they are better weapons, for sure, but our offense is a running offense so he is more valuable to us than just his receiving numbers would imply.

second, we couldn’t tender him for any less and maintain draft pick compensation. 110% of previous year is the min for a RFA. with the way the FA rules have been screwed up by the uncapped year, this is the tender they had to offer. under previous years’ rules, we would have had no choice but to franchise him again or let him walk. so in this case, the rule changes are in our favor to the tune of a million bucks

third, now he can be trade bait.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

So we are paying 5 million a year for a tight end who can block really well

To run an offense that even when our running back has one of the top 5 seasons in NFL history, we don’t make the playoffs.

Sounds like a perfect plan to me.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

so you would just let him walk?

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ditto

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Me too.

If we need a blocking Tight End, we have Craig Stevens. Or sign Crumpler back for much, much cheaper for similar production.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

fair enough guys

but having bo means we disguise play calls better, instead of “oh there’s stevens, it’s a run” or pass if it’s cook.

they clearly didnt want to let him walk, argue that point if you will, and the only way to get something for him, whether it be by tender (ain’t happening) or by trade (slightly more likely) was to make this exact move.

they also have the chance now to work on a long term deal that looks better than 5 mil guaranteed for one year if they so choose.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey, like I said

Without a cap, I am not up in arms about this move. It just seems weird to me to trade your 2nd round pick for a guy who now will rarely see the field for two years, unless your plan is to bench your $5 million TE more than the previous year.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

That’s the hardest part to swallow. Especially considering the depth in the first two rounds this year. We could be missing some serious value in round two this year, and for what? A guy to ride the bench?

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

cook will be a monster one day

i promise. if he isn’t a monster here it’s because they aren’t smart enough to use his strengths for what they are. he was easily the best receiver in camp. why they are trying to force him into the “all around”, scaife mold, i have no idea. but his upside as a receiver is probably better than anyone on the roster besides britt.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm with Hal

I think it’s a good move. Even if we don’t end up trading Scaife before the season starts (I think it is highly unlilely he will be tradde, IMO) he is still a quality veteran tight end.
I don’t remember him making any mental errors. He had that one brutal fumble against the Steelers in Week 1, but he was in pain which is why he dropped the ball.
He is an above average blocker, and runner after the catch – especially for a tight end. He is a great guy to have for tight end screens, something which we seem to use consistently since 1999. I think Scaife is a guy who might not get a lot of attention on the Free Agent market, but he fits with what we are trying to do. So we may have given him $1-$2 million extra for one year. At least we are set at TE with him, Cook, and Stevens.
I think this is a solid, but not spectacular move by the front office.

by tdtommyd on Mar 16, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Also

In regards to Cook’s playing time, just because we signed Scaife doesn’t mean Cook won’t see the field. If anything, Cook was used more as a WR in 4 Wr sets. I barely saw Cook line up as a TE.
So Scaife will be our TE. Stevens will probably join him in 2 TE sets. And Cook will probably line up as a WR in 3 and 4 Wr sets like he did last year.

by tdtommyd on Mar 16, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, he lined up at TE, dude

Not receiver. Just because he catches the ball doesn’t mean he was lining up at WR. Chris Johnson lined up as a WR more often than Cook did.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

CJ was also on the field

eleventy billion times more than Cook.

/not wanting to get in this discussion…just sayin

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by Jimmy on Mar 16, 2010 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't worry

You’re not.

I am just too tired today to argue with you.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 17, 2010 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

Tired...

from being continuously wrong. For someone who always posts on this site you know very little.

by tdtommyd on Mar 17, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

Nice work

Now you got me fired up. But the burden is still on you. I read through your “link” that “supposedly” proved your point, but I failed to see where Jim Wyatt said that Jared Cook lines up at Wide Receiver.

Since you are the smart guy, why don’t you break it down for us instead of just talking shit?

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by gramsey712 on Mar 17, 2010 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

And because you made me

Here is the final drive of the Cardinal game from 2009.

Jared Cook caught his pass lining up as a tight end.

But you may have been talking about the other Cardinal game.

Fast forward to 1:50 if you don’t want to see all the awesomeness. The first play he is lined up at tight end and the pass is to Hawkins. The second play is to Cook.

He is lined up at tight end.

Still waiting on your breakdown.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 17, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

the article i posted...

states this:
His play has been turning heads, and is giving the Titans a lot to consider in the passing game this year. He has been lining up at wide receiver a lot with the Titans, but the coaches want him to continue picking up the offense and improving his blocking.

It was Gary Estwick, not Jim Wyatt.

And I watched the clips. Cook was lined up as a slot receiver. You can’t be lined up as a tight end when you arent on the line of scrimmage (hence the word end).

by tdtommyd on Mar 17, 2010 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

So you are basing your analysis of what happened during the season

Off of a statement made during training camp?

A tight end lines up right next to the tackle. Tight ends line up behind the line all the time. If he was a receiver, you would see him slide out. Why is this an issue?

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by gramsey712 on Mar 17, 2010 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

We're nitpicking

Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that signing Scaife doesn’t limit Cook as much as we think, because the team has been using Cook in 3 and 4 WR sets as a WR.
Maybe he is lined up as a tight end in that series, maybe not. He is off the line of scrimmage, and in a 2 point stance, and they are in a 2 minute drill.
We could just comprimise and call him a Tight Receiver, and go back to our daily routine?

by tdtommyd on Mar 18, 2010 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

In Fisher's offense, Scaife and Cook are never in the game at the same time. So I still think having Scaife limits Cook.

But you are right about the tight receiver. It’s semantics, cause Cook is no good in the run game, so he is a big receiver lining up in the tight end position.

I would actually like to see him line up wide. But Jeff Fisher will not do anything outside of the box.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 18, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm surprised, Superhorn

While Scaife is not an elite tight end, he DOES have a complete skill set that fits well with the Titans offense, and he’s not getting top TE money. All Longhorn fans should know the value of having a reliable tight end who can both block and catch (since, you know, we haven’t had one since Blaine Irby blew out his knee).

by TheElusiveShadow on Mar 17, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

5.9 mil

is the franchise tag number this year for TE’s. so he’s a mill less than the average of the top 5.

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by hal41605 on Mar 17, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Now come on

You watched the games. Those 8 losses had NOTHING to do with us running the ball successfully or unsuccessfully.

by I'm a black belt in karate, HI HI! on Mar 16, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Faulty logic

Without a successful running game, that 8-8 record is likely a lot worse. Just because the Titans lost due to other reasons does not take away the value of their main strength.

by TheElusiveShadow on Mar 17, 2010 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

Do you have a link?

I thought we had three options:

1st and 3rd tender.
1st tender.
2nd tender.
Pick compensation equal to round player was drafted in (6th).

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

askthecommish.com

1)The player’s original team maintains the First Refusal Right if the team tenders a contract offer of one year at $1.01 M.
2)The player’s original team maintains the Right of First Refusal and Draft Selection at the Player’s Original Draft Round (from the team with which he signs) if the team tenders an offer of one year at the same amount(s) listed above OR at least 110% of the player’s prior year’s salary — whichever is greater.
3)The player’s original team maintains the Right of First Refusal and Second Round Draft Selection (from the team with which he signs) if the team tenders an offer of one year at $$1.545 million OR at least 110% of the player’s prior year’s salary — whichever is greater.
4)The player’s original team maintains the Right of First Refusal and First Round Draft Selection (from the team with which he signs) if the team tenders an offer of one year at $2.198 million OR at least 110% of the player’s prior year’s salary — whichever is greater.
5)The player’s original team maintains the Right of First Refusal and First Round Draft Selection and Third Round Draft Selection (both from the team with which he signs) if the team tenders an offer of one year at $2.792 million OR at least 110% of the player’s prior year’s salary — whichever is greater.

in every case, except merely first refusal no compensation, 110% would be the bench mark for bo because it’s greater than all the tender amounts.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

That was my understanding as well.

If we were going to tender him, the $4.9 mm wasn’t negotiable. I’m just saying that expecting a team to give us a first rounder and pay him $4.9 mm isn’t realistic. Though, I know that the pick compensation is negotiable.

Maybe the front office knows something we don’t. They may have another interested party. If not, I think this is a bad move. Regardless of cap implications, he isn’t worth the $4.9 mm because we could have spent some of that money in free agency.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

we could have spent some of that money in free agency.

on who, though?

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Seriously?

Who? They’re just as overpaid as Scaife.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Peppers.

He’s going to be crazy overpaid, but if you net out the $5 mm you’re paying Scaife, we could maybe make sense of it. He’s due roughly $13 mm/year over the next three years.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Run for it Marty

So we aren’t supposed to spend $5 mill on Scaife so that we can sign one of the big name DEs?? Peppers was signed by Chicago shortly after FA started so unless you have a time machine I don’t know why they can’t spend money to keep a player that isn’t under contract with another team. There’s no one “great” left in FA so they got Scaife taken care of so they can maybe get a draft pick for him. Should we do a post that says “JULIUS PEPPERS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THE TITANS TO SIGN”

by I'm a black belt in karate, HI HI! on Mar 16, 2010 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

See below.
You’d be paying Julius Peppers 2.7 times more than Bo Scaife. I think he’d have 2.7 times the impact on the team. Maybe I’m wrong. Doesn’t really matter at this point.

by SuperHorn on Mar 17, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

But we need DE help much more than we need TE

It may have been a stretch to overpay for a DE, but it would make more sense than overpaying for a TE.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Peppers would not be a good signing

He’d be a help for what? 1 year? 2? Possibly none? This team, if it has a chance to make a Super Bowl run, isn’t going to in 2010. Why sign a guy who by the team this team is ready will be on the downhill? At least you can make the argument that Scaife has future potential. Peppers would be a stopgap for a year in which the Titans aren’t going the distance anyway. Makes no sense. It’s shortsighted star gazing. Come on.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ehhh...I am not sure what kind of potential Scaife has.

He better turn into Dallas Clark for 5 million.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

they barely play the same position

clark, for all intents and purposes, is a big slow WR. scaife is less of a receiving threat, but also much more of a blocker.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Whatever

We are gonna suck anyway. We might as well suck with a nice guy like Bo.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's the spirit!

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dude, I am so down on this team right now

It’s really sad.

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by gramsey712 on Mar 16, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

i'm not saying you are necessarily wrong

lot’s of unanswered questions. gonna need a home run in the draft again and some solid late FA period signings or we will be probably be terrible.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

At least they didn't

sign a new waterboy for today’s news.

by numbertenox on Mar 16, 2010 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe. But, at least you have some relative sense that you're getting value for your dollar.

He’s overpaid. He also might be the best DE in football. There’s also a chance that he wants to prove he’s worth all that money and you get a monster performance next year. Peppers is the kind of talent that can dramatically affect a defense, maybe even enough to be some sort of a contender next year for a good playoff run.

Conversely, Scaife was paid top 5 TE money last year, and isn’t even a top 15 TE. There’s no value in those sort of decisions.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

How can you say that

40 million guaranteed for an old quitter is better than 5 million guaranteed for a competitor? The value is you don’t have to give him a long-term deal.

by joshuaboone on Mar 16, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

40 million =/= 5 million

The 40 mil is over 3 years. That’s $13.5/year.

You’d be paying Julius Peppers 2.7 times more than Bo Scaife. I think he’d have 2.7 times the impact on the team. Maybe I’m wrong. Doesn’t really matter at this point.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

For a year, yeah

But longterm, no way. That’d be a horrible deal, especially considering nobody has any idea how much a salary like that could weigh down the cap with the next collective bargaining agreement.

by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 16, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

right, but just for 1 year

From reading this thread, it’s not clear that most people understand how advantageous it is to a team, and therefore how much more you have to pay someone per year for a 1 year deal vs. multi-year.

Is Peppers going to be better than Ford in 2 years? If not, that’s 13 million bucks off the salary cap to pay a ghost.

Agreed, not much we could have done about it, and now it’s done!

by joshuaboone on Mar 16, 2010 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

the hope here

is obviously that he pops up in a trade, even better if he’s packaged with lendale.

but even if he stays, i dont think this is such a bad deal. scaife is a quality TE with a rare ability to do everything at the position. his stats aren’t sexy, to be sure, but he does a lot of things that more famous TE’s don’t. it’s probably a slight over pay, but if it helps keep vince comfortable for another year, then i say it’s worth it.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's just risky.

It makes sense if we can get something in a trade. If that doesn’t work out, you’re stuck with this fat salary.

There’s no doubt Scaife is valuable. But, his value lies somewhere between 0 and $4.9 mm, and, unfortunately, those are the only two options.

by SuperHorn on Mar 16, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sweet

I love me some Bo Scaife.

I hope they can sign him to a long term deal in the future.

Tooouucchhddooowwnnn Titans!

by TITANS28 on Mar 16, 2010 12:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Just Damn.

So when does Harper get his new contract?

5 Million bucks. We can’t even LOOK at impact Free Agents, but we’re going to drop 5 million bucks on guy-we-drafted because he’s familiar.

Looks like Jared Cook is the next Joey Kent. Just great………………………

Grrrrrr………………is this team going to make any moves this offseason to improve the team over last year’s roster? Even one damn move??? Sheesh.

I know we can’t be the Redskins or Patriots or Cowboys when it comes to Free Agency and trades. But can’t we at least be the freaking Saints or Ravens or Seahawks? Is it really so much to ask the team to acquire one starter who will UNDOUBTEDLY be an improvement over the player who started at that position last year?

We don’t need a home run in this year’s draft, we need a 15-run bottom of the ninth inning in this year’s draft.

With this one-year signing, I am more convinced than ever that the organization is white-flagging 2010.

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by The Jade Scorpion on Mar 16, 2010 4:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Joey Kent c'mon

Cook’s had ONE season. The magic number for receivers or TE’s is supposively year THREE. And don’t EVER compare Nick Harper to Bo Scaife.

by I'm a black belt in karate, HI HI! on Mar 16, 2010 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

in 2006

when we signed mawae, thornton, hope, and givens, all of those came in mid to late march. there is still soooooooo much time for them to make some moves. granted that was a different GM regime, but it just goes to show that not acting early doesn’t mean they won’t act at all.

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by hal41605 on Mar 16, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is mid-March already.

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by The Jade Scorpion on Mar 17, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

very perceptive

while you are studying your calendar, how many months does leave for us to sign free agents?

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by hal41605 on Mar 17, 2010 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

I preemptively accept your apology....

….for pretending that there was some chance the team would make a splash in Free Agency if we just gave them more time.

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by The Jade Scorpion on Mar 18, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

And in FA last year

Scaife was considered on the very top FA’s under Haynesworth. Just because he didn’t have flashy stats last year doesn’t mean he’s digressed in any way. He wasn’t an integral part of catching the ball last year for obvious reasons (see touches by CJ).

by I'm a black belt in karate, HI HI! on Mar 16, 2010 5:19 PM CDT reply actions  

I got a chance to ask the FO about there offseason actions and they had this to say...

ladies and gentlemen , I have one thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!

Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this signing? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this signing! It does not make sense! Look at me. I’m a GM defending a major NFL team, and I’m talkin’ about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you’re in that war room deliberatin’ and conjugatin’ the Emancipation Proclamation, does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen , it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must overpay Scaife The defense rests.

"the views displayed by Mr.Norhtnashville in no way reflect the views of more mature Titan fans. Viewer discretion is advised. Loser.

by MrNorhtNashville on Mar 16, 2010 6:34 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

/ hotlinked for your bandwidth stealing pleasure
// and i’m actually semi-ok with this signing
/// but our offseason so far is a major yawn-fest
//// tournament time, though, so forget them for now anyhoo

by numbertenox on Mar 16, 2010 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Scaife is a top tier TE...

He’s very good at both blocking and receiving. He may be the most well rounded TE in the NFL. Some team will most likely make a deal for him ( or at the very least inquire about a deal). The Patriots need a TE and they happen to own multiple 2nd round picks. There would be some kind of beauty in trading scaife for our previous 2nd round pick used to acquire cook….CHEWBACCA!!!

by slo-verado on Mar 16, 2010 10:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Seriously?

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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.

by Jimmy on Mar 17, 2010 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

That is the dumbest thing I have ever seen

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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.

by Jimmy on Mar 17, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Jimmy is the Gramsey of MCM.

"And with the 16th pick, the Tennessee Titans select..."

by Drubaru on Mar 17, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd

Official MCM Hater!

Fire Jeff Fisher.

by gramsey712 on Mar 17, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

then you must have never seen another post from me...

I do what I can…I’m the Drew Brees of the MCM

by slo-verado on Mar 17, 2010 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

for real

i’d bet my life that scaife isn’t half as terrible on the radio as wycheck.

The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.

by hal41605 on Mar 17, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

But Blaine Bishop is awesome!

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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.

by Jimmy on Mar 17, 2010 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

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