Golden Tate signs with the Lions

[dopeboy206]

does it make a bad 12 if i buy a Tate lions jersey?

Yes it does.

 

[Missing_Clink]

5/31, 13.25 guaranteed

Tate tweeted he's a Lion, it's official.

Surprised that the Hawks wouldn't pull the trigger on a deal like that. Maybe $5 mil per year is as high as they were willing to go

 

[Terpdragon]

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3m
However Seattle I am extremely thankful for the support and love the city has given me over the past 4 years. It's tough to leave such a

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3s
Great place. I appreciate everything the city, coaches, and teammates have done for me. I will always value how great seattle was to me

Sorry if I have trouble believing him after lying about wanting to stay with the Hawks. Lie about one thing, kinda hard to listed to anything out of his mouth

 

[BC-Hawk]

Noooooo!!!!

 

[theascension]

He disappears against good corners

He also was a bit of a dick during the Rams game. That has always kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

Plus the fact he doesn't seem to take some direction sometimes (a few times this year instead of getting the first down he kept running backwards see SuperBowl FX)

Of all the possible players to lose I have to say I'm least disappointed in Tate gone.

But we must look forward now. Let's not forget our offense was the 7th best last year with pylons for offensive linemen and a good but not elite receiver corp most the year.

 

[DavidSeven]

We don't know what Seattle offered him, if anything. Unfair to bash the guy without knowing any facts.

 

[Sarlacc83]

I'm actually angry at him. I knew it was a possibility, but I still though his heart would win.

 

[jkitsune]

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3m
However Seattle I am extremely thankful for the support and love the city has given me over the past 4 years. It's tough to leave such a

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3s
Great place. I appreciate everything the city, coaches, and teammates have done for me. I will always value how great seattle was to me

Sorry if I have trouble believing him after lying about wanting to stay with the Hawks. Lie about one thing, kinda hard to listed to anything out of his mouth

Have your feelings. It's OK. Tate will still love Seattle when he's done.

 

[razgriz737]

Noooooooo. Dammit. Still love ya Tate, and will wear my jersey proudly.

 

[dontbelikethat]

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3m
However Seattle I am extremely thankful for the support and love the city has given me over the past 4 years. It's tough to leave such a

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3s
Great place. I appreciate everything the city, coaches, and teammates have done for me. I will always value how great seattle was to me

Sorry if I have trouble believing him after lying about wanting to stay with the Hawks. Lie about one thing, kinda hard to listed to anything out of his mouth

He said he would take a slight discount and we don't know how much SEA offered, so who knows.

 

[seahawk12thman]

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3m
However Seattle I am extremely thankful for the support and love the city has given me over the past 4 years. It's tough to leave such a

Golden Tate ‏@ShowtimeTate 3s
Great place. I appreciate everything the city, coaches, and teammates have done for me. I will always value how great seattle was to me

Sorry if I have trouble believing him after lying about wanting to stay with the Hawks. Lie about one thing, kinda hard to listed to anything out of his mouth

I am A OK with tate leaving if the Lions are going to pay him that kind of money. There is no reason to be mad at him, he is expendable and I am not sure the Hawks offered him much if anything at all..

 

[dunceface]

Good night sweet prince...

This one hurts and I will miss his grit but he will do well in DET and I will always be a fan

 

[Terpdragon]

We don't know what Seattle offered him, if anything. Unfair to bash the guy without knowing any facts.

Did he even give the Hawks a chance to counter Detroits offer?

 

[RolandDeschain]

Geez, we have some salty, bitter people in this thread.

Golden, I wish you would have stayed, but I wish you the best of luck. Go tear up the rest of the NFC North. It's time for a new team to rise up in that division.

 

[SHOCKER315]

I think Baldwin is more consistent than Tate, and Kearse became a bigger target by the end of the year. I appreciate what Golden accomplished with Seattle, and wish him well. But his skills aren't irreplaceable. No need to overspend to keep him here.

So long Golden, thanks for the memories, best of luck.

 

[McGruff]

Golden was fun to watch when he was on, and he was getting more "on" every season. We'll miss him, but we'll also move forward.

 

[amill87]

I'm pretty sure Tate wanted to play here but the Hawks had little interest in paying him much more than 4 mil per.

Can't blame either side. Tate is young and has no reason to take a discount at this point in his career.

The Hawks have to weigh how valuable Tate is compared to other players on the roster and he just didn't rank high enough.

 

[RussellMania]

There's no way Seahawks could afford to match that much guaranteed. No way. Good for Tate for getting paid. It's a pro-sport folks, don't be mad at him.

 

[seahawk12thman]

Geez, we have some salty, bitter people in this thread.

Golden, I wish you would have stayed, but I wish you the best of luck. Go tear up the rest of the NFC North. It's time for a new team to rise up in that division.

I think we can do better than Tate but that being said, we don't know what the Hawks told him. They may have told him to sign in Detroit and people are flying off the handle. At least make sure there was a firm contract offer from the Hawks.

 

[HawkFan72]

Tate said he hadn't heard much from the Hawks at all before Bennett signed. They may not even have tried very hard to sign him.