2015 Offseason/Regular Season Cuts, Trades, Free Agent Moves/Firings

Er, you really did forget. Your wife wears the pants in the family.

Trouble in Seattle?

Same dude who said Jimmy Graham was a p***y when they played last year.

 

I miss my DC. You're not respecting me. Rip up my year-old contract and give me a new one. Whatever. Just let your playahs be playahs, Pete.

Boris, I damn sure hope that it could be the start of things that could be ahead for Seattle.  I saw a lot of Seahags fans this year talking crap about how their team is built for the long haul blah blah.  I told them it is easier said than done when you win a super bowl and everyone wants to get paid, coaches take new gigs, free agents leave, etc. And they still need to get Wilson contract done (unless I missed that he signed) 

Last I saw was Wilson wanted an unprecedented amount guaranteed.  Like silly.

Last I saw Russell wanted $22 million per minimum. And it was rumored he was looking to have 100% of the contract guaranteed.  

 

That said, I think Jimmy Graham ends up ****ing the entire locker room up. Russell may not get his deal this year because of Jimmy. Lynch lost his pro bowl center because of Jimmy. Bennett wants his if Jimmy is getting his. Bobby Wagner is probably thinking this Jimmy thing is going to chase him off as well. In the words of Seinfeld, Jimmy causes problems. 

 

 

Also on today's OTL, @merrilhoge, @adbrandt and former Packer @GeorgeKoonceJr, who helped counsel Borland as he weighed his future.

— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) March 17, 2015

Yup. It's a  lot easier winning a Super Bowl with a QB that plays for under $1 million

 

Steady as she goes in Green Bay. Trust the process. We've been doing this for 1/4 century now. Thank you Ron Wolf!

Also thanks to Bob Harlan

       
       
Yup...

That right there is that stupid "win now" attitude that people criticize Thompson for not having. They needed a TE, but rather than show the patience to draft and develop a TE they make a splash, drop their only pro bowl OL, and their 1st rounder. They could have found a TE in r1 and the combination of that TE + Unger's impact on the blocking will be greater than Jimmy Graham's impact. No doubt in my mind. I don't know if Graham's arrival or contract or Unger's departure is at the root of this latest controversy (Bennett), but Im sure it's related and if it is the cause then it makes the trade even dumber. Bennett is easily their best DL and now he wants out after they lost their #2 CB, C, and LG. Subtracting key players and adding overrated talent is a poor way to run a team.

John Schneider & Pete Carroll.....

 

Not listening or understanding their locker room dynamics. It's part of the process & you're right GD, the "win now" mentality doesn't work....It's stupid.

Vikings got themselves a real winner here. Cashed in and has mailed it in ever since.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...campaign=Twitter_atn

Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey does not hold a high opinion of former teammate Mike Wallace.

The All-Pro center ripped into the veteran wide receiver during an interview with a local Miami television station. Wallace, who pulled himself out of the Dolphins' season finale against the New York Jets, was traded to the Minnesota Vikings last week.

"First of all, in my opinion, he's a coward," Maurkice Pouncey told CBS Miami in a taped interview that will air later Tuesday. "I never want a guy on my team like that, man. To walk out on your band of brothers."

Maurkice's brother, Dolphins center Mike Pouncey, was also part of the interview. He addressed the Wallace trade as well, though was far more diplomatic on the topic.

"Obviously our organization felt that way about some guys, and they got those guys out of our football team," he said. "I think it was the right move for everybody."

NFL Media's Jeff Darlington reported at the time of Wallace's self-benching that many teammates were very displeased and saw it as a sign that the highly paid receiver had abandoned them. It sounds as if Maurkice Pouncey, who played with Wallace for three seasons in Pittsburgh, articulated what many in Miami probably still feel.

When you're using the brothers Pouncey as judges of character, you may want to re-examine your methodology.

Point taken, but I agree with them here.

It's hardly one player in Pouncey that believes Wallace is a douche. It's a perfect landing spot for him.

 

I can't wait for Wallace to chew Teddy B's ass out for a miscommunication route that Ha Ha Dix runs back for a pick 6. It'll be the perfect start to a beautiful relationship in frigid Minnesota. (a key reason Wallace didn't want to be in Minny the 1st time around).

They're just vocalizing what the entire locker room on both teams is thinking. Don't see them "judging character" & obviously they're not good at it.

 

Their opinions speak volumes about Wallace. Sounds like a perfect Minnesota Viking...Flawless

Did Spielman get his GM training through an online course or weekend seminar?  The Packers weren't simply lucky to get Wolf and TT, they were wise. 

Thanks Bob.

 

 

take a drink

Thanks Bob Harlan

Or baseless s rumor fed to a Dallas reporter by Greg Hardy's agent (Drew Rosenhaus the same agent for one Michael Bennett) so Hardy does not leave Valley Ranch without a contract today?

 

That's easy to say when we have front row seats to an organization that can make D&D work via a talented coaching staff and personnel department.  I would guess most teams out there may not succeed if they tried D&D because they could do neither well.  And because of that they have to sign guys who are already drafted and developed.  Unfortunately that doesn't often work for them either.  

More crazy money.

@viccarucci: The #Bills have given an offer sheet that Charles Clay has signed. The #Dolphins have 5 days to match.

 

@viccarucci: The #Bills' offer to Clay is for 5 yrs and $38 million. More than $20 million guaranteed.

 

@viccarucci: More on the #Bills' offer sheet to TE Charles Clay: $24.5 million over the first 2 years.

 

@JasonLaCanfora: Not sure the Dolphins match that offer sheet to Clay. $24.5M over 2yrs very steep with Suh's #s huge and the potential need to do QB deal

Schefter has been integrated into BSPN's style of "reporting". They are the Sports version of TMZ now

Good things do happen.

@Dev_Still71: That moment you get the best news you've ever received and don't know what to do so you just flex!!….  https://t.co/VtyAlUf4df

Buffalo forces a division rival to go to overpay to keep a TE they didn't think they'd lose. Miami  can't match the offer based on Buffallo giving Clay that much next year, Miami doesn't have the cap space. Unless they clear some space that is. 

 

So Buffalo will "win" then remember EJ Manuel is throwing the ball to a $12 million TE. 

 

Simply amazing. 

God damnit....I was really hoping we'd have a shot at him.

We so miss a red zone TE threat. Maybe RichRod can do better this year

Draft and develop. It could happen.

 

@AdamSchefter: Drew Rosenhaus said Greg Hardy, who is undergoing a physical this am in Dallas, is expected to chose today between Cowboys and Bucs.

Boris, I have to stop and think sometimes how freaking lucky we have been to have the Packers ran so well for as long as they have.  Players come and go, coaches come and go, the league has changed, other teams have wild ups and downs,and still the Packers are as steady as they can be.

As for Russell Wilson I won't dispute he is really good but is he 22 million a year good?  I think if Seattle gives him that kind of coin they will have to work really hard at the cap in the next few years.  

I saw what I needed to see out of Russell in the NFCCG and the SB this year.  He's got great feet, he's smart, got pretty good awareness but his arm ain't all that.  I would not break the bank on him.  that's just me.

I don't know. That deep ball against Tramon to win the game. That was an impressive throw. On the other hand, the INTs against us and the one one at the end of the Super Bowl? Bert like boneheaded throws.

 

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Some detail on Tramon's contract. $10 million guaranteed. Glad he got paid.

@RavensInsider: Tramon Williams three-year, $21 million Browns deal, $10M gtd, $1.5M bonus, salaries $3.7M, $6.2M, $5.7M; 2015, 2016 bases gtd

 

@RavensInsider: Tramon Williams $2M roster bonus March 20, 2015, $18,750 per game active roster bonus annual, $1M third day 2017 league year roster bonus

The Packers would've had to guarantee both years of their offer to match that.

I'm happy for him but he isn't worth that much

So 2 yrs/$12.3 million, most likely.

Tramon will not play that 3rd year in Cleveland at 34 going on 35 with a cap hit of $7.5 million.

 

This is a two year deal for $10 million. So how in the ever loving **** does he choose two years at the factory of sadness for $10 million over Ted's offer of 2 years at $10 million and the opportunity to play games that actually matter?

-Year 1: $3.7m salary, $1.5m signing bonus, $2m roster bonus, $300k per game bonus (16 games)

-Year 2: $6.2m salary, $300k per game bonus (16 games)

 

That's $7.5m in 2015 and $6.5m in 2016.  That was well over what TT was willing to pay.  

Tramon's contract

 

If he hit's all the escalators is $13.5 for two years. Is an extra $3.5 million worth Cleveland for 2 years? 

Don't know exactly how the Packer offer was structured so really can't compare the two. Given his age and the limited NFL earning period can't fault Tramon at all for taking the money. Does create a bit of a hole that TT needs to patch at CB.