But the money doesn’t make sense. I thought the Comrade said we weren’t going to throw big money at free agents

But it isn’t my cash, so I am all for it.

I like that we made a move to bolster the secondary and make our draft strategy a little more focused.

That is all.

he sucks, you should gone after richard marshall or something but not dunta

Your money prediction was almost spot on.

I think you said somewhere in the neighborhood of 27M guaranteed and anywhere from 45-55M for the 6 years.

Remember, he’s only guaranteed 25.5M over the 6 years, so if he sucks, it won’t be quite as bad a hit as someone like…..say, Peppers.

Also, the man wanted to get paid, and now he’s been paid. Do you think he’ll play worth a crap now? I certainly hope so.

are we paying him 9.5 million a year? or am i doing the math all wrong?

Its a longterm deal. Which means he has 2 produce. He has 2 be the start of our secondary solution for years to come.

You have to make some moves otherwise Blank is going to find someone who will finally get this team to the Superbowl

After the Jags I probably watched the Texans the most often last year, and Dunta got beat ALOT.

Hope he works out for the Falcons but i am SO glad to see him gone from Houston. Top 5 paycheck, bottom 5 skills.

Like you, Dave, I was starting to warm up to the idea. Yes, he is an upgrade – especially if he can get anywhere close to his numbers before his injury. But the $$ is absolutely insane. Here’s the Top 10 CB Salaries, as of December 2009. He better produce like a #1 Corner.

Blah. I just puked all over my desktop. Literally.

He is not close to top 2 CB and probably isnt even in the top 30.

I was mad that the Texans let him go, but that doesnt mean he’s a good player. He is the best CB in this FA class, but that also means nothing because its an extremely weak CB class. The reason I wanted Dunta back is because I dont think we have anyone better or can get anyone better at CB, but again, that doesnt mean he is good.

Dunta didnt play hard when he was trying to get paid and has an attitude problem. Getting paid and already playing poorly are not two things you want together. Dunta believes he is one of the best and now the money backs it up. I wouldnt be surprised if he lets his reputation carry him through his career much like he let his reputation carry him to $57 mil (HA HA HA).

With all that being said, IF he can fully recover from his injury suffered in 2007 and regain his acceleration, he might have a chance to be worth half the money you paid him.

and sends us to the playoffs, it will be well worth the money.

You don’t get the top Free Agent at a position of need without paying a premium. It would have been the same if we had went after Peppers or Rolle. There is a reason that cheap Free Agents are cheap. We can either spend the money to get the talent we need, or we can sit on the sidelines – never take any risks – and be happy with mediocrity.

This is a risky move but no more than spending more draft picks on players that might not pan out. If this puts us over the top, I doubt we’ll hear anyone complaining.

according to PFT
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/06/duntas-guarantee-lower-than-advertised/

The deal initially was reported as paying Robinson $25.5 million guaranteed. A source with access to the numbers, however, tells us that this interpretation of the contract includes as guaranteed money a $3 million non-guaranteed option bonus payable in 2012.

Though the option bonus has a non-exercise fee, the Falcons could cut Robinson before the due date of the bonus and avoid the $3 million. Whether they will or won’t doesn’t matter; the point is that the $3 million isn’t guaranteed.

So the guaranteed money matches the amount given by the Colts to cornerback Kelvin Hayden.

http://profootballfocus.com/by_position.php?tab=by_position&season=2009&pos=CB&stype=r&runpass=&teamid=-1&numsnaps=25&numgames=1

Compare Dunta with Leigh Bodden who is also available in Free Agency.