2017 NFL-NON Packer Free agency moves, cap casualties, re-signs master thread

Is paying Latavius Murray $5 million per smarter than paying AP $3.5 million per? 

I don't view Loomis or Spielman as particularly competent GM's. The Vikings have two 3rd round picks. Don't you use one of those for a RB instead of giving Latavius Murray $5 million while not giving AP $3.5? For that matter why pay either one?

Whatever. I hope the Vikings promote opening night by handing out purple tree branches to the first 50,000 fans and AP goes for 245 and three TD's. Then AP blows his knee out week 2. 

Payton isn't going to put a RB out there that will get Brees killed, so I'm betting Peterson will be just a runner or decoy receiver out of the backfield. They're not paying him enough to be their lead dog, but not so much that they won't get their money's worth with him as the #2 RB. 

Well, for 1 week at least.

But NO is everything AP is not. Passing offense: AP can't catch or block. Shotgun: AP does better out of the I or as a lone back. Turf team: AP's age and injury history will most likely mean he won't last a full season.

I think they could have waited until after the draft and either gotten an RB for the future or signed AP for less.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/...-wants-play-football

"He never has mentioned retirement to me," Bus Cook told ESPN. "Jay Cutler, as far as I know, is ready to play and wants to play, and his skill set is as good as any quarterback in the league."

Cutler can definitely throw catchable balls.

Problem is, he's throwing them to the wrong color uniforms.

You said we're playing the Packers week one? pic.twitter.com/mEpj8MYOwB

— Eddie Lacy (@Lil_Eazy_Ana_42) April 25, 2017

You better Make sure your Helmet fits and ya chin strap Tight‼️‼️ https://t.co/UkO10hcvd5

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (@haha_cd6) April 25, 2017

We both know that ain't ever been a prob this way ���� https://t.co/zdzb09gRn1

— Eddie Lacy (@Lil_Eazy_Ana_42) April 25, 2017

Fedya posted:

Cutler can definitely throw catchable balls.

Problem is, he's throwing them to the wrong color uniforms.

Bus didn't say what league he was talking about, so technically he wasn't lying.

Cutler makes the Texans a better team

Still doesn't make Bus Cooks statement the truth.

Maybe Cutler can get a work visa and find a team north of the boarder.

Cutler throwing to the wrong team is only a symptom.  The problem is what happens between the ears. 

Yet he's better than anyone on the Texans, Jets, 49ers, Browns, Rams....my God there are a lot of crappy QBs. 

Hungry5 posted:

You said we're playing the Packers week one? pic.twitter.com/mEpj8MYOwB

— Eddie Lacy (@Lil_Eazy_Ana_42) April 25, 2017

You better Make sure your Helmet fits and ya chin strap Tight‼️‼️ https://t.co/UkO10hcvd5

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (@haha_cd6) April 25, 2017

We both know that ain't ever been a prob this way ���� https://t.co/zdzb09gRn1

— Eddie Lacy (@Lil_Eazy_Ana_42) April 25, 2017

Still think it was stupid to not give him a one year deal.

Herschel posted:

Yet he's better than anyone on the Texans, Jets, 49ers, Browns, Rams....my God there are a lot of crappy QBs. 

There used to be a plethora of Gus Ferrotes, Jason Garretts and Gary Kubiaks.  Now you have **** shows like Brock Osweiler.

College isn't sending up many Pro Style QBs anymore. It's harder to find a franchise QB, but it's also harder to find a legit coach that can develop a QB. There are lots of coaches like Bill O'Brien, Josh McDaniels, Kyle Shannahan, Ben McAdoo who parlayed "developing" already established franchise QBs in to bigger opportunities, but there aren't many guys anymore that have actually developed QBs. McCarthy, Andy Reid, Sean Payton, Ken Whisenhunt, Bruce Arians, even Jason Garrett, those guys have all actually developed a QB. 

Now, we can finally end the "AP is going to the Packers" talk --and it's a good thing, too!  To see AP in a Packer's uniform fumbling away the ball on the game winning drive was too close to reality for me to bear.  

Lacy looks like the summer thinner version of himself. 

I guess he hasn't found Seattle's China food yet.

College isn't sending up many Pro Style QBs anymore.

1st round 5th year option. #traderted

Raiders held firm and didn't give up much in acquiring Beast Mode.  Exchange of late-round picks in 2018. Seattle gets Oakland's fifth-round pick in exchange for Lynch and the Seahawks' sixth-round pick

Charles Woodson granted Lynch permission to wear number 24 in Oaktown. 

Per Lynch :

"Yes Lawd 12th man I'm thankful but [expletive] just got REAL I had hella fun in Seattle," Lynch wrote on Twitter  "But I'm really from Oakland doe like really really really from Oakland doe... town bizzness breath on me." 

I heard he was an English major in college.

Brandon Burks released by Jets.

http://profootballtalk.nbcspor...-waive-five-players/

Did not fit here or there. 208lbs

Bills signed former GB LB Carl Bradford today. I can't believe their GM and personnel department agreed to this....

Never thought the crazy haired sun devil would keep landing on his feet. 

He's a regular Marshall Newhouse. Frank Zombo. Eric Walden.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...n-beane-teams-new-gm

Wait, Rowan Atkinson is the new Bills GM?

Couldn't do worse than the last guy, and at least he can entertain the owner with his Mr. Bean routine.

Bradford's a good kid though, rather see him get another shot than Johnny Football or the ghost of Aaron Hernandez.

Oh goody. New monkeys in the same old cage. 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...ting-leadership-team

Casey Hayward made 64 on NFL top 100 list. His 58.3 completion percentage against was 3rd best in the NFL last year. Playing exclusively as a boundary corner. 

Its absolutely a fair question to ask if the defensive brain trust in Green Bay has any idea what they have and how best to utilize them. And how to coach them up. 

Maybe it was totally on Ted and it came down to cap management that led to the decision let Casey walk. Maybe Casey just wanted out of Green Bay. 

But $5 million per season for a boundary corner that's capable of producing a sub 60% completion percentage against is a bargain. Unless the GM doesn't think that kind of money for a slot corner is a good investment and the defensive staff gives you no reason to think otherwise.

RODCT (Reign of Dom Capers Terror)

The irony? As a boundary corner against the Chargers the season before he joined them, Hayward played his worst game. They ****ing torched him. Apparently, their coaches saw something they could correct.

PFF ranked him in the top 25 for NFL CBs his last two seasons in GB. He got a good contract because he actually did play well in GB and obviously GB used him correctly. Health has always been a factor for Hayward, if anyone doubted he could perform well when healthy then they were mistaken. Letting him walk and counting on two 2nd year players to fill that gap was a mistake. Considering Shields age and injury history, it was a poor gamble by Thompson. It wouldn't be the first time a player has played well after leaving in free agency, certainly Charles Woodson had some of his best years after leaving Oakland for GB.

Packers compensatory picks

Perhaps the best news this week was provided by an ESPN report that suggests the Packers might receive four compensatory picks in next year’s draft.

In fact, the Packers should receive a third-round pick in return for losing right guard T.J. Lang in free agency. By allowing Lang to leave without re-signing him, the Packers essentially traded him to whatever team (the Detroit Lions) he signed with in exchange for a 2018 third-round selection.

Who wouldn’t trade Lang for a third-round pick?

Packers GM Ted Thompson did. He avoided guaranteeing $10 million to an aging player and reportedly will receive a third-round pick in return.

Now that’s a sweet deal.

ESPN, which cited OverTheCap.com, believes the Packers will receive a third-round pick for Lang, a fifth-rounder for center J.C. Tretter (signed by Cleveland), a sixth-rounder for Jared Cook (signed by Oakland) and another sixth-rounder for Eddie Lacy (signed by Seattle).

The loss of defensive back Micah Hyde (signed by Buffalo) offsets the Packers’ signing of free agent tight end Martellus Bennett. The Packers’ other free agent signings – cornerback Davon House, tight end Lance Kendricks and defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois – were “street” free agents

http://eventusa.com/packers-ne...ompson-swapped-lang/

More like traded Lang for a high 4th as compensatory picks come at the end of the round after every team's allotted 4th-round pick.  

You mean after every team's allotted third round, right?

But since comp picks can now be traded maybe TT will go against the grain and compile  a few picks and move all the way up into round 2.