Leigh Bodden to be released!

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A Lion cast off we might actually want??? Would he come cheaper than McFadden??? Is he better than McFadden??? Your thoughts?

[SidSmythe]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Willie Gay was as good as McFadden IMO

Our front 7 made both good CBs

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

There have been numerous Lion castoffs that have served us well.

Hartings, Batch, Iwuoma, Kreiwaldt, McHugh, etc.

[Iron Shiek]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Bodden sucked I thought? A stains and Lions castoff...fits the Colbert mold I guess....

The Lions have to release him...he has a ridiculous contract...


I like Gay...not just because of his play, but his performance at the parade was simply outstanding.

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Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Willie Gay was as good as McFadden IMO

Our front 7 made both good CBs

Gay played well...I agree!!! But we all know you need at least 3 starting caliber CBs in this league. I think Townsend is starting to back out of that category with his age. It would be nice to sign Bryant at vet min for one year for insurance going into the draft. I think McFadden will cost more than Bodden because of Bodden's average year last year. If they could get Bodden cheaper than Taylor's contract I think the Steelers could then focus on the OL/DL in the 1st three rounds. If they loose McFadden and don't sign a FA starter at CB...I think they have to pick a CB early. They Steelers haven't been all that great at evaluating 1st & 2nd round talent at the CB position as of late!

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Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

There have been numerous Lion castoffs that have served us well.

Hartings, Batch, Iwuoma, Kreiwaldt, McHugh, etc.

Definately!!! But most of us only wanted Hartings at the signing...We questioned the others at the signing! However, after their first year with the Steelers...I don't think anyone complained!

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Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Bodden sucked I thought? A stains and Lions castoff...fits the Colbert mold I guess....

The Lions have to release him...he has a ridiculous contract...


I like Gay...not just because of his play, but his performance at the parade was simply outstanding.

Bodden didn't live up to the hype this year in Detriot. Now he has a big cap number and the Lions are clearing space. He had some really good seasons in Cleveland. He was a thorn in our side. Gay has a future and might turn into a solid starter. Like I said, 3 starting CBs is a must. Townsend has been the 3rd and Gay showed he could be even the 4th. McFadden will probably leave and Townsend isn't getting younger!

[phillyesq]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Here is what PFT had to say about Bodden:

BODDEN OUT IN DETROIT
Posted by Mike Florio on February 4, 2009, 9:40 p.m.

Cornerback Leigh Bodden, who came to Detroit as part of the trade that sent defensive tackle Shaun Rogers to Cleveland, will not return to the Lions in 2009, according to the Detroit News.

Agent Alvin Keels told the News that the team has informed Bodden that he won’t be back.

Last year, the Lions signed Bodden to a new deal, which included an $8.6 million bonus due in March. To avoid paying the money, the Lions will have to dump Bodden.

“I spoke to [G.M.] Martin [Mayhew] a couple days ago and they decided they’re not going to exercise the option,” Keels said. “I don’t understand exactly what they’re doing, but I guess it’ll be better for us, anyway, because he’ll be an unrestricted free agent now. Martin’s reason was, though they like Leigh, the amount of money they’d be paying him next year — they could use that elsewhere in free agency. So we’ll see what happens.”

There’s a chance that Bodden could re-sign with the Lions as a free agent, but Keels doesn’t see that as a likely outcome.

“I would probably say so,” Keels said. “I would never say never. But I would say it’s unlikely that he would end up back in Detroit.”

Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com pins the blame for the Bodden failure on the team — and specifically on former head coach Rod Marinelli and former defensive coordinator Joe Barry.

“Bodden came into Detroit with a lot of promise and he was treated like a second-class citizen every step of the way and his performance reflected it,” Kowalski writes.

It’ll be interesting to see where Bodden lands. We’ve got a feeling that more than a few people in Cleveland would love to see Leigh wearing an orange helmet again.

He was awful in Detroit, but that could well be a product of being in Detroit. I'm not sure that I'd want him in Pittsburgh, but I'd also rather see him end up somewhere other than Cleveland.

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Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

I don't think the combination of Taylor & Bodden would be a downgrade from our current position. I would rather have McFadden but I think he is looking for the payday now. Bodden's stock might have dropped with his perfomance last year in Detriot. Might be a better financial fit for the Steelers that could have a huge upside!

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Didn't Bodden go to Duquesne as well? The combination of connections to both Pittsburgh and Detroit might make it too much for Colbert to resist!!!

[Iron Shiek]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Bodden was on Sirius this morning, and Riggins brought up Washington. Bodden really got excited about that prospect being that he is from the area. They have guys demanding trades and getting old and whatnot, and Snyder's money will be hard to resist.

If we are competing with Washington, it ain't happening. And a caller even suggested that with BMac maybe leaving, we should go after Bodden. But like many of us, the hosts said any money should be funneled to fixing the OL.

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

Didn't Bodden go to Duquesne as well? The combination of connections to both Pittsburgh and Detroit might make it too much for Colbert to resist!!!

He is a Duquesne product. I think he is from Maryland.

[stlrz d]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

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Why all the thinking when the info is easily found? :P

He's from Hyattsville, which is about 7 miles from DC.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

http://www.nfl.com/players/leighbodden/profile?id=BOD194145

Why all the thinking when the info is easily found? :P

He's from Hyattsville, which is about 7 miles from DC.

But he did go to school in Pittsburgh, though.

The Redskins are one of 3 teams that are over the cap right now (they are estimated to be about $3 mil over, while we are estimated to be about $19 mil under...our Super Bowl opponents are anticipated to have about $41 million in cap space, by the way)

And didn't Washington just sign DeAngelo Hall when he was let go by the Raiders mid-season, when they already had Shawn Springs, Carlos Rogers, and Fred Smoot? I doubt that another FA corner is in their immediate plans.

[WoodleyofTroy]

Re: Leigh Bodden to be released!

http://www.nfl.com/players/leighbodden/profile?id=BOD194145

Why all the thinking when the info is easily found? :P

He's from Hyattsville, which is about 7 miles from DC.

But he did go to school in Pittsburgh, though.

The Redskins are one of 3 teams that are over the cap right now (they are estimated to be about $3 mil over, while we are estimated to be about $19 mil under...our Super Bowl opponents are anticipated to have about $41 million in cap space, by the way)

And didn't Washington just sign DeAngelo Hall when he was let go by the Raiders mid-season, when they already had Shawn Springs, Carlos Rogers, and Fred Smoot? I doubt that another FA corner is in their immediate plans.

D Hall signed for 1 year, he's a free agent. And they're talking about letting Springs go as well.

As for Bodden, sign me up. He'd look great running free behind this front seven.