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Worst free agent crop ever?

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08:02 AM ET 05.04 | In the event the NFL returns in 2011 with free agent rules looking mostly as they did in 2010, Vonta Leach might be sitting pretty. Teams and agents, operating under the awkward backdrop of an on-again, off-again, on-again lockout, still do not know when the 2011 league year will begin and what it will look like. ... If the 2010 rules remain in place, then Leach, Houston's Pro Bowl fullback, will be among a very select handful of prime free agents in what could be the worst crop since this era of free agency began in the mid-1990s. It makes last year's mundane market seem remarkable by comparison, as this class of roughly 220 players lacks sizzle at key spots like quarterback, offensive tackle and anyone capable of mustering a consistent pass rush.

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May 4, 2011  08:03 AM ET

Completely agree with this title.

May 4, 2011  08:05 AM ET

They should put a picture of the q.b. who should remain nameless up there!

May 4, 2011  08:08 AM ET

We'll have to wait and see what happens with this BS with the courts...ignorant.

May 4, 2011  08:09 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

They should put a picture of the q.b. who should remain nameless up there!

It a drawing of his hand... except with a flag instead of his... well, you know.

May 4, 2011  08:10 AM ET
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It a drawing of his hand... except with a flag instead of his... well, you know.

Let me help... his rod?

May 4, 2011  08:10 AM ET
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It a drawing of his hand... except with a flag instead of his... well, you know.

I heard it wasn't even that big.

May 4, 2011  08:11 AM ET
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Let me help... his rod?

If this was a baseball thread it would be A-Rod!

May 4, 2011  08:11 AM ET
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I heard it wasn't even that big.

But it did have a flag on it.

May 4, 2011  08:12 AM ET
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It a drawing of his hand... except with a flag instead of his... well, you know.

Read the title. It's not a flag, it's a riding crop. It's Roger Goodell's way of saying he's going to be into Discipline this year.

May 4, 2011  08:13 AM ET
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But it did have a flag on it.

Yes an A.A.R.P. one!

May 4, 2011  08:22 AM ET

Whenever there's a frost this late in the normal free agent crop season, it taints the whole thing.

May 4, 2011  08:25 AM ET
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Whenever there's a frost this late in the normal free agent crop season, it taints the whole thing.

Flooding on the Mississippi could cause free agent crop failures.

May 4, 2011  08:29 AM ET
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Flooding on the Mississippi could cause free agent crop failures.

Born on the Bayou?

May 4, 2011  08:38 AM ET
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Born on the Bayou?

Born in Arizona. Moved to Babylonia. King Tut.

May 4, 2011  08:44 AM ET

Plax is a free agent. So's that text-your-weenie guy. Probably Fat Albert, too.

May 4, 2011  08:48 AM ET
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Flooding on the Mississippi could cause free agent crop failures.

With this group it seems the crops have been dusted.

May 4, 2011  08:48 AM ET

I'm sure the FA's are pleased with this article during the lockout.

May 4, 2011  08:48 AM ET

Today's threads are like a cold day when nobody's car will start.

May 4, 2011  08:51 AM ET
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Today's threads are like a cold day when nobody's car will start.

Do you have any jumper cables?

 
May 4, 2011  09:01 AM ET

If you let the guys with 5 year tags and franchise tags go than it is a pretty good crop of FA's. They need a new CBA so we aren't on 2010 rules.

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