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(Message started by: Daunte Williams on Mar 12^th, 2003, 5:32pm)

Title: Cards sign Jeff Blake!
Post by Daunte Williams on Mar 12^th, 2003, 5:32pm

-- Cardinals; Blake Agree to Contract -- from FFMastermind.com

ESPN's Len Pasquarelli reports free-agent QB Jeff Blake (Ravens) agreed to contract terms on Wednesday with the Arizona Cardinals, leaving the Chicago Bears the lone franchise still seeking a starter. Blake had been the fallback quarterback for the Chicago Bears, who are still pursuing free agent QB Kordell Stewart, but grew weary of waiting for a resolution of that decision, and received a significantly better offer from the Cardinals. He will sign a three-year contract worth $7.5 million, ESPN.com confirmed through NFL sources, and his compensation for 2003 is $3.5 million. Agent Ralph Cindrich, who negotiated the contract, was traveling on Wednesday and could not be reached for comment. But the $3.5 million for 2003, which represents Blake's signing bonus and base salary, is nearly double the first-year compensation that the Baltimore Ravens offered to retain his services during recent negotiations. Barring a monumental upset, Blake will go to camp as the Arizona starter.

I love this signing and actually think that he could be a serviceable fantasy QB next year. I think it also helps whoever is running the ball in the desert next year(Emmitt, Shipp, or Jones). Am I crazy or what?

Title: Re: Cards sign Jeff Blake!
Post by bgsgfan on Mar 12^th, 2003, 5:46pm

I don't think it'll help Arizona much as a team, and I have never been high on Blake - especially without a running game - but he could make Boston HUGE.

Title: Re: Cards sign Jeff Blake!
Post by Philly Phoghorn on Mar 12^th, 2003, 6:54pm

on 03/12/03 at 17:46:11, bgsgfan wrote:

I don't think it'll help Arizona much as a team, and I have never been high on Blake - especially without a running game - but he could make Boston HUGE.

Note: Boston is now in San Diego.

Title: Re: Cards sign Jeff Blake!
Post by StegRock on Mar 12^th, 2003, 7:04pm

Just linking to the general "Offseason Cardinals Report" thread as I said I would:

http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/cgi-bin/theGridiron/YaBB.cgi?board=55;action=display;num=1047499996.

By the way, a link to the lowdown from "the Gridiron Newsstand" exists on that thread.