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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 502019" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The more I think about this the more I think it has a lot to do with their skepticism about his being able to recover 100% from that injury. The second part of McCarthy's adage about being accountable and <em>available</em> may be the main reason they're ready to cut ties with Bishop. (I think worries about Starks' availability for an entire season make his path to the final roster difficult too.) They may be willing to take a chance on Bishop at a lower price. His situation seems ideal for a performance based contract - maybe that'll happen if they're serious about him taking a pay cut (rather than just waiving him) and if no other teams come calling. As it is right now, they probably believe they have too much money allocated to ILB. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">● I'd think even those not excited about Jones starting at ILB like him there better than OLB. Last year's pre season switch to ILB probably saved his career in Green Bay. If Jones were penciled in as a starter or main backup at OLB, that would be a major red flag for the D IMO. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">● IMO the Neal at OLB experiment has nothing to do with Bishop. As Wilde mentioned on Homer's show yesterday, if Bishop is waived, Lattimore, Manning, and Francois will be vying for the backup ILB spots. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">● I don't remember any "glowing" reports about Neal at OLB. The reports I read were more on the order of he's dropped some weight and getting more acclimated standing up. I'd be interested in reading a glowing report on Neal at OLB. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 502019, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]The more I think about this the more I think it has a lot to do with their skepticism about his being able to recover 100% from that injury. The second part of McCarthy's adage about being accountable and [I]available[/I] may be the main reason they're ready to cut ties with Bishop. (I think worries about Starks' availability for an entire season make his path to the final roster difficult too.) They may be willing to take a chance on Bishop at a lower price. His situation seems ideal for a performance based contract - maybe that'll happen if they're serious about him taking a pay cut (rather than just waiving him) and if no other teams come calling. As it is right now, they probably believe they have too much money allocated to ILB. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]● I'd think even those not excited about Jones starting at ILB like him there better than OLB. Last year's pre season switch to ILB probably saved his career in Green Bay. If Jones were penciled in as a starter or main backup at OLB, that would be a major red flag for the D IMO. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]● IMO the Neal at OLB experiment has nothing to do with Bishop. As Wilde mentioned on Homer's show yesterday, if Bishop is waived, Lattimore, Manning, and Francois will be vying for the backup ILB spots. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]● I don't remember any "glowing" reports about Neal at OLB. The reports I read were more on the order of he's dropped some weight and getting more acclimated standing up. I'd be interested in reading a glowing report on Neal at OLB. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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