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Thread: Goodbye Vonta Leach
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07-19-2013, 02:31 PM #265
Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
Supposedly the Ravens offer is still on the table.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ins-available/
Going by this, I'd put it at 50/50 right now. If I'm Leach, I'm not going to take a marginally better deal with Miami.
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07-19-2013, 04:04 PM #266
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Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
I think that the offer to Leach is still on the table.....for now. Leach is apparently waiting to see if one of the handful of teams that still have a FB on their roster suffer an injury at that position during training camp. But what if the Ravens suffer an injury or two at other positions on their team, which necessitate them signing other players to fill those holes? Then their available cap space would dry up fast. Leach would be wise to sign the best deal he has available to him now.
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07-19-2013, 06:19 PM #267Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
Miami made a push for him and Leach probably didn't want to go to a losing team. So now, Miami is catching feelings. Can't argue with that.
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07-19-2013, 08:54 PM #270
Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
Miami hasn't even made him an official offer. I think he'll be back in the next 2 weeks.
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07-19-2013, 09:27 PM #271
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07-19-2013, 10:12 PM #272
Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
I really don't think he'll be back. For some reason I don't think they want him, even at a discount.
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Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
LOL - That reminds me of a funny story DeCosta told us at Nest 1. Remember when Ray was
shopping himself around and telling Dallas he wanted to wear the STAR and all that. I didn't
believe it at the time. Adam Sheftner was pimping that story at the time.
Anyway, DEE told us that Ray called Rexy boy almost every day trying to get him to sign him
and not even Fat Rex wanted him.
I thought Ravens would sign Leach like the day before the season starts but it seems like
they really like The Juice and drafted him to take Leach's place and play TE/H-Back.
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Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
No, I'm pretty sure he wanted to go to Miami...his agent was telling everybody that's where he wanted to go.
It's just that like I said at the beginning of the year, nobody is paying fullbacks any money because its being phased out in favor of multiple tight ends and H-backs. Probably only 1/4 of the teams in the league use fullbacks at all on plays that aren't short yardage.
It's just clear like I said then, his salary was way out of whack for that position...even with him being the best.
It's an obvious case of a player having a problem accepting that his position is almost totally phased out (hence low offers), and his agent did a really bad job of reading the market...I doubt anybody comes remotely close to offering him a deal where he can make $3 million with incentives like we did/are.
I think now, pride is not letting him come back right now and he's going to really hope that someone gets desperate after an injury in camp (not likely for his position).
I think he'll be back.
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07-20-2013, 02:42 PM #275Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
Just a question(s)---
How would you all see the Ravens keeping Leach AND The Juice, given how the roster is laid out? By that, I mean do they have the luxury of keeping both? If the offense is truly going to use a TE/H-back look, that suggests to me that Juice starts/plays most of the time. Does Leach then play mostly special teams? Also, does the team have other priorities for other slots (O- and D-lines, LBs, etc.) that would create a squeeze in having Leach on the roster?
Just trying to understand the logic/thinking of how the team would employ both if Leach is re-signed, and the overall impact on other positions/numbers. Thanks....
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Re: Goodbye Vonta Leach
Phil Savage just said Juice isn't the power hitting knock their heads off blocker like Leach but he'll make more plays catching the ball and moving the chains. Phil also said he's a West Coast
Offense guy.
The Juiice said I can't wait to put the pads on and show them I can knock some heads off.
Someone posted that he stood linebackers up in the SR Bowl where Phil Savage is now
the Director.
As mentioned above, it looks more unlikely that Leach is coming back.
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