Per Bernie: Faneca, Stallworth

[smizzhfx]

on February 29th, 2008, Faneca signed a 4 year $32 million dollar deal with the New York Jets.

from his wikipedia page.

Most be a done deal.. I'm surprised it hasn't been reported any wheres else that I know of.

[HUbison]

Wikipedia?

Seriously?

[smizzhfx]

Well if enough people believe something to be true, then it must be true!

[Mooselini]

is an American footballguard who is currently a free agent.

from wikipedia...

[txramsfan]

OMG, we are looking up FA's in Wikipedia?

Sometimes, I really hate the internet. I mean, to be that anal about an OG that I have to look it up on Wikipedia......

I'd rather grab a fishing pole.....

[jquarando]

Ok i was totally joking about my wikipedia comment.

[Chris58]

Faneca, like Pace, has seen his best days. Faneca is s good run blocker but a less than average pass blocker. If he were top tier at this point in his career, Ben wouldn't have been sacked most in the league and the Steelers would have wrapped Faneca up in a contract by now.

We need to build via the draft until we're one or two FA's away from the SB. Then someone like Faneca could make sense.

[Nick]

Free agent updates from Wikipedia!?! Seriously guys... :x

The guy is only 31. Offensive linemen can play effectively until their late 30s.

Can they? Yes. Do all of them? Absolutely not.

I'm wouldn't be so quick to designate Bell as the "cheaper" option. Keep an eye on it; when it all shakes out, I bet Bell gets a payday very similar to Faneca.

Agreed, certainly wouldn't surprise me.

[Mooselini]

Faneca, like Pace, has seen his best days. Faneca is s good run blocker but a less than average pass blocker. If he were top tier at this point in his career, Ben wouldn't have been sacked most in the league and the Steelers would have wrapped Faneca up in a contract by now.

We need to build via the draft until we're one or two FA's away from the SB. Then someone like Faneca could make sense.

I still think if Pace stays healthy he could be a probowl starter like Faneca. Having two probowl starters on the squad who are vets can teach the younger kids how to be a great star. Eventually those younger players become great guys on the team.

[RebelYell]

Faneca is supposedly going to announce his decision on Sunday. Jets offered him $20 million in guarantee money. Personally, I feel that's nuts. I would much rather have Jake Scott the guard from Indy. Faneca isn't coming to St. Louis.

[39thebeast]

Faneca is supposedly going to announce his decision on Sunday. Jets offered him $20 million in guarantee money. Personally, I feel that's nuts. I would much rather have Jake Scott the guard from Indy. Faneca isn't coming to St. Louis.

I would go with Scott also. People keep saying bell will be cheaper, but he wont on this market. Bell is younger and had a great season and he is arguably the second best guard available in FA. Scott is the youngest of the three and would be the most economic option. O ya and he is a great player

[Mooselini]

Well Faneca is gone...its time to look for the next best player.

[hoosierdaddy]

Rams | Team offers Faneca a contract
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:38:57 -0800

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports the St. Louis Rams have offered a contract to unrestricted free-agent OG Alan Faneca (Steelers). Faneca is expected to make a decision Sunday, March 2.

[Mooselini]

I do have a question. I'm hoping someone can answer. But if we sign Faneca...how much CAP spending would we have left?

[Mooselini]

Jets signed Alan Faneca to a four-year, $32 million contract. The deal includes $23 million in guarantees.

Source: ESPN.com