Analysts already criticizing Porter singing, call him "overrated"

[jackacid]

Interesting comments from Sportsline...

Clark Judge:

"Look, he has damaged knees and has missed portions of the past two training camps because of surgeries. He turns 30 this month. And while he can still drop into coverage and defend the run, he doesn't appear to be the pass rusher he once was."

http://www.sportsline.com/columns/weblogs/entry/8690/032007

Pete Prisco:

"Porter has a bark much worse than his bite.
Quite simply, he is overrated."

http://www.sportsline.com/columns/weblogs/entry/3708/032007

[Canadian Niner]

Yea yea... they are just trying to create a buzz... on NFL network they were saying Nate Clements was a bad FA move by the 49ers (for the amount they paid)!! They also said NC was only the 15/16th best CB in the league!!

GO NINERS!!

[AndyLeeMVP]

If he was a 49er, i guarantee a ton of people would trash those analysts non-stop.

It wasnt a good signing to give him that much guaranteed cash, but he should do some damage playing with taylor.

[jackacid]

I tend to agree with them in some respects here (usually don't though.)

I did want Porter, but I also completely recognized that he hasn't played his best in a couple years, which probably indicates it's mostly downhill from here.

Not worth $6M/year though.

[jackacid]

He's also getting $20 million worth of guaranteed money, only $2M behind what we're paying Clements, who's hitting his prime.

[PrideofdaNiners]

If he was a 49er, i guarantee a ton of people would trash those analysts non-stop.

It wasnt a good signing to give him that much guaranteed cash, but he should do some damage playing with taylor.

Brilliant observation.

[AndyLeeMVP]

Brilliant observation.

Clearly.

[Fez]

If he was a 49er, i guarantee a ton of people would trash those analysts non-stop.

Quoted for truth.

[49erAddiction]

FINS CRITICIZED FOR PAYING PORTER

Though some league insiders are resigned to the fact that the current market for aging linebackers justifies the payment of $20 million in guaranteed money, others are blown away by the decision of the Dolphins to hand that kind of cash to linebacker Joey Porter.

Frankly, we wonder whether it was a football move, or whether it was a "let's put butts in the seats" maneuver, since the loudly colorful (or colorfully loud) Porter brings a barking dog mindset that the Dolphins haven't had lately. For the oft-disinterested South Floridians, Joey's fire could ignite the fan base.

Really, why shed a bunch of veterans in an apparent effort to go young and then replace them by giving too much money to a veteran whose past success might have had more to do with the system in the 'Burgh and less to do with his own personal skills?

Porter is, in our view, a glorified cheerleader who might still have some gas in the tank. But not $20 million of it.



http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

[jpyaks]

Both of those guys are absolute ****tards. I cant stand either one of them horrible insight, absolutley no knowledge, terrible at picking games. Neither one has a clue what they are doing. I dont understand how people like that have a job still. Does anyone remember last year when Prisco said that every team past the titans made a bad pick since they didnt take leinart. Regardless of need he bashed every team that passed on leinart. He is a moron with no football knowledge and a douchebag.

[low_N_breezy]

http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/133392/gamelogs/2006

2 games in 2006 with 0 tackles
2 games in 2006 with 1 tackle
3 games in 2006 with 2 tackles

so his total tackles for 7/16 games was 8?!

So explain to me how that type of output getting rewarded with 20 mill in guarantees isnt overrated??

[low_N_breezy]

he played in 14 games last year and ended up with 39 tackles last year.

He averages 2.78 tackles per game played last year

He is now getting a contract giveing him a contract for 10 million dollars per averaged tackle?!

Sure he isnt overrated

[SBbound49ers]

Profootballtalk has a story too about how FO people are saying the Fins way overpaid.

[low_N_breezy]

Profootballtalk has a story too about how FO people are saying the Fins way overpaid.

how did they not??

[jojob101]

how did they not??

I love the avatar. haahhaahahh

[low_N_breezy]

http://forums.49ers.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=20494

[jackacid]

Does it say who will the 49ers draft?..........:whistling:

Every mock I've seen comes down to three players everyone is guessing we could take:

Adam Carriker (DE)
Amobi Okoye (DT)
Dwayne Jarrett (WR)