Free Agents & Free Agency

With the be jump in the cap I expect most of the top line FAs will be off the market very soon.

The Broncos probably have more top players hitting FA than most teams yet I expect most of the players to be re-signed.

A large amount of players hitting free agency from the Ravens, though unlike most years there's not too many I'm pushed on keeping.

Tucker will be tagged if not signed, Aiken will be another priority. Osemele would be a huge, huge keep but it's hard to see him not getting a better deal elsewhere and I reckon he'll be off. As for the rest - meh, though it'd be nice to keep long snapper Morgan Cox who is a great guy and arguably the best in the business.

As always, if you're a Ravens fan there's no point in even looking at the free agency list as the Ravens won't be doing anything unless they can pick up a decent cap casualty or a free agent that they deem to be a bargain. That's not a bad thing as our system of getting compensatory picks has worked almost perfectly.

Now if only Denver's fax machine was to break again and we could scoop up Von Miller.......:pac:

kennyb3 wrote: »

Being a Bears fan and the Fox connection which ones do you see leaving?

Obviously Miller is going to get a whopping contract, but I assume that will be largely offset by Manning's retirement. But they still need to sign Osweiler and then there is Marhsall (restricted FA), Trevathan and Jackson.

Interested in your thoughts.

History shows that paying slightly above average players as superstars is how to get into cap hell and this is likely in both Jackson's & Trevathan cases (if they hit FA).

The most likely to leave is Trevathan (Marshall is going nowhere as a RFA) and he has already been touted as heading to Chicago.

I expect that Jackson will leave although the Broncos will make a pitch to keep him - he will get a bumper contract (and probably more than he is worth). The Broncos priority was Wolfe and he has already signed the extension.

By the way - I don't think its a foregone conclusion the Broncos re-sign Osweiler. Elway will not overpay. Osweiler still has issues - issues that might be corrected by game time - but there could be some daft GM desperate for a QB who will way overpay for Osweiler. I suspect that Elway is looking at options and there have been rumours that he is looking at the possibility of Matt Stafford.

Packers free agents
Mike Neal - OLB - $4,000,000
Letroy Guion - DT - $2,750,000
BJ Raji - DT - $2,750,000
Sean Richardson - S - $2,550,000
Mason Crosby - K - $2,450,000
Nick Perry - OLB - $1,874,813
James Starks - RB - $1,625,000
Don Barclay - RT - $1,542,000
Andrew Quarless - TE - $1,500,000
Scott Tolzien - QB - $1,350,000
Brett Goode - LS - $905,000
John Kuhn - FB - $895,000
James Jones - WR - $870,000
Casey Hayward - CB - $827,478
Chris Banjo - S - $585,000
Justin Perillo - TE - $510,000
Lane Taylor - G - $497,333
Andy Mulumba - OLB - $496,667

Mike Neal, Hayward, Banjo, Raji, Kuhn, Crosby and Perry all to get resigned id say

Mike Daniels got resigned during the year and that will be the biggest outlay this year!

Been really impressed by Jackson. That dude is getting paid.

Alshon Jeffery looks a cert for the tag before a deal is worked out.

SameOleJay wrote: »

Has there been any talk about what Stafford would cost? It seems pretty unrealistic.

I would imagine a couple of firsts before the Lions even blink and then there’s a decent salary to account for.

There is talk of the Lions cutting Stafford - apparently the only reason they are hesitating is the dead cap hit.

Saints release G Jahri Evans

adrian522 wrote: »

Eagles released Riley Cooper as well I think.

This and the Shady news have put a big smile on my face.