ARodJetsFan Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin plans to reach out to apparently disgruntled guard Alan Faneca. Faneca hasn't participated in Pittsburgh's offseason program or the team's first minicamp, but Tomlin has implied his absence was excused. __________________________________________________ ______________ John Clayton says it's "clear" that Steelers G Alan Faneca is angling to get the team to move him. Clayton drops an interesting tidbit that Faneca actually showed up for a meeting before Pittsburgh minicamp, then left the next night. The Steelers probably won't want to pay him market value and he's hitting a contract year, so it's possible they could deal him. http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playernews.aspx?sport=NFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I would love to see Faneca on the Jets. He is one of the few guards out there that I'd put on this line over Brandon Moore. If the Jets make any ability to go after him, I'd like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Isn't he getting a little old ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Isn't he getting a little old ? He is way better than moore, but there is no way mangini does whats necessary to get this guy. Some team will over pay for him, as the vikings did with Hutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARodJetsFan Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Isn't he getting a little old ? He's 31 but I have no doubt he has a few good years left in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjets Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 i would love to see him here.... i doubt Mangini goes after him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 People want him, but is he really a " MANGINI GUY " ? I don't know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I wouldn't mind seeing Faneca for the right price. He is a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawngnome o-line Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 who would u think is better than faneca...........hutchinson and thats it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 who would u think is better than faneca...........hutchinson and thats it? I'm not sure - but Fanaca is prolly top 5. He can play LT too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gang_green03 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Stop with the Mangini guy stuff. I'd love to have him but he'll be too expensive. He's old and will cost at least a 1st rounder. Yes, he might have 2 or 3 good years left but I don't think the price is worth the risk. Plus he'll want a HUGE contract considering what these solid guards got in FA and him being elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I would love to see Faneca on the Jets. He is one of the few guards out there that I'd put on this line over Brandon Moore. If the Jets make any ability to go after him, I'd like that. One of the few? If you mean 40-50 is a few than you're right because that's how many players are better than Moore at the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hasty Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 With two very low second round picks, we could probably use one of them to pry Faneca loose. Imagine getting Thomas Jones and Faneca just for trading down with the Skins in round two last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 With two very low second round picks, we could probably use one of them to pry Faneca loose. Imagine getting Thomas Jones and Faneca just for trading down with the Skins in round two last year. It's not that simple. Faneca obviously wants major bucks. The Steelers don't hate having the guy or anything; they just don't want to give him a blockbuster deal. Let's say he's looking for a contract in the $6M/yr range with $15M+ guaranteed. Having gone to the past 6 pro-bowls in a row I'm sure he's looking for close to that. The Steelers simply don't cough up that kind of money for players, which is the only reason he's on the trading block. So it isn't just a late 2nd-rounder for Faneca. It's a late 2nd-rounder and whatever other player that money would have gotten us. Doesn't mean he is or isn't worth it; just that it isn't that simple. Just like we didn't give Thomas Jones a 3rd-rounder's salary (the numerical value of the trade-down); 2nd-rounders don't get $20M contracts. Jones hopeufully is worth it. But I don't think they're big on trading a 2nd-round draft pick away for a 31 year-old player & then give said player a mega-contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARodJetsFan Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 It's not that simple. I don't think they're big on trading a 2nd-round draft pick away for a 31 year-old player & then give said player a mega-contract. That definitely goes against the grain as far as the way Mangini and Tannenbaum have been doing buisness. Thomas Jones was the exception, not the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_blood Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 faneca is a bitch, he just wants to be reunited with whisenhunt in arizona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I would love him, but I don't see him being on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Why is everyone so quick to come up with reasons NOT to get a player who fills a HUGE need for this team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Why is everyone so quick to come up with reasons NOT to get a player who fills a HUGE need for this team? Do you want a player who doesn't report to offseason programs or even mini camp ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Why is everyone so quick to come up with reasons NOT to get a player who fills a HUGE need for this team? Because its silly to call for a player without looking at the alternatives. Making quick decisions lacking in judgment (like giving up a 2nd rounder and big bucks to Justin McCaireins) are how teams put themselves in trouble. Faneca is 31 years old, will demand a large salary, and will cost us a 1st day draft pick. Are you willing to give all of this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Because its silly to call for a player without looking at the alternatives. Making quick decisions lacking in judgment (like giving up a 2nd rounder and big bucks to Justin McCaireins) are how teams put themselves in trouble. Faneca is 31 years old, will demand a large salary, and will cost us a 1st day draft pick. Are you willing to give all of this up? Yes. He's one of the best run blockers in the NFL and fills a HUGE hole on the jets. I'd give up a 3rd for him in a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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