Free Agent season, Wabbit season, Free Agent season....

Not sure if the intent of this thread is to discuss prospective Packer FA siginings from other team or not.  But, I would think the Packers could use a vetern safety/difference maker type.  Jarius Byrd from Buffalo come to mind.  Also signing Nick Collins as depth and mentor wouldn't hurt either.  If GB has 30+ mill in cap space, this is the one area to improve before the draft. 

2014 NFL Unrestricted Free Agents by position

 

Byrd is getting franchised so you might as well take him off the radar, not that he was on it to begin with

 

More likely Charles Woodson before Collins, and neither will happen.

 

 

In the event Finley does get cleared and there is interest, a new deal to use for comparison.

 

Sounds like we will be seeing some huge deals in the coming weeks. 2014 cap now estimated to be $133mm, with 2015 to be near $140mm, and 2016 close to $150mm.

 

 

 

With the cash reserves the Packers have right now, and these new projections, does Ted change his stripes? There have been comments here about putting too much $$ into 1 position, and while he still likely won't sign anyone big early, he can put more $$ into say the WR or S spot than what was thought just a few weeks back.

H5, yep.  New deals for WR's Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson. 

Not sure where to put this, but this legal battle will have ramifications for many TE's in the future.  

 

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_...g-new-orleans-saints

 

Jimmy Graham more than likely Franchised.  

These are must sign guys IMHO...you are not going to upgrade them through the draft or FA. Jordy is at the peak of his career, and Cobb's best football is in front of him.

 

IMHO, Shields is also a must sign guy...mainly because he's our best CB by a mile.

 

@JasonLaCanfora 

NFL just sent the memo out to teams: 2014 cap is $133M on the dot

 

@FootballPost 

Panthers gave Greg Hardy the franchise tag

 

@NFL_ATL 

Louis Delmas reportedly visiting Dolphins after meetings with Steelers, Saints

 

@FootballPost 

Seahawks cut Sidney Rice

 

@brian_mcintyre 

Jets use franchise tag on kicker Nick Folk

 

 

 

TE market for FA very thin. Finley and Keller coming off big injuries. Finley could get an inflated deal from some team simply because there is not much else out there.

Malcolm Jenkins, New Orleans Saints
T.J. Ward, Cleveland Browns
Donte Whitner, San Francisco 49ers

One of those 3.  

Has James Jones signed with the Raidas yet?

If it works out that way he'll be closer to the youth camp he holds every spring. IIRC he charges next to nothing for the camp. JJ is good people.

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Whatever Ted was willing to pay Shields, he should offer Alterraun Verner $2 to $3M a year more. Much better CB.

Disagree

I wonder if someone like Arthur Jones in on the list.  Has a TT kind of value about him, much like Pickett did.

Red Bryant is also available and he could fit a need on the DL for the Packers.

 

Seattle released him because he was due a big roster bonus but he was a key member of that DL rotation for them.   He's not a great pass rusher but he reminds me a lot of a younger Ryan Pickett.  

 

 

About Shields;  What bothers me greatly if we let him go somewhere else is this; He was just about the only dynamic big play threat outside of Mathews on a defense lacking big play threats. Yes he has had a few injuries(who hasn't on our D) but put Sammie on an island and you don't worry bout him. We need him. Let's not treat corner like we did safety last year. TT needs to loosen up a little if we wanna go to the big dance. Being competitive every year is great, but ultimately we want to win it all, and to do so IMHO we need to take a couple chances on free agents and in this case Sam Shields. By the way, hasn't TT said again and again that he wants to sign his own guys?

he wants to sign his own guys until he doesn't. We are entering my least favorite part of ted Thompson led Packers. Ted is probably going on vacation until a week before the draft and makes sure his phone is turned off so he does not have to deal with free agency.

Have a cocktail, fellas.  It's a nice-looking Sunday morning in March.  No reason to go uber-drama this early.  It'll be OK.  Just because you don't know what Ted's plan is doesn't mean he doesn't have one, and the Official X4 Poopy Diaper Season doesn't start until next week.

 

 

 

First off, the deadline for the franchise tag is tomorrow. Secondly, just because Schefter or whoever is saying Shields is going to test the market does not mean he will. Very likely this latest is coming from Shields agent in an attempt to drive Ted's price up a bit. 

For anyone who trusts TT implicitly please see safety fiasco from last year.

I don't have any trust issues with TT, I just realize he's forgotten more about running an NFL franchise than anybody on this board could possibly ever hope to know. IMO IMHO 

       
       
Not to mention the backup QB blunder

I forgot about that.  I guess that explains it.  The worst time of year to be a fan of the GBP.  Not because of what Ted does or doesn't do.  Probably not a coincidence that every tired, stupid meme we've seen since 2005 is starting to poke its head through the sand once again.  

 

When a drama queen fan sees his own shadow in March, it's six more weeks of misery.

 

 

 

show of hands, who sees Ted and infallible and trusts his decisions implicitily?

 

 

And how many of you feel confident Ted will direct this franchise in the right direction?

 

 

ooooh! ooooooh! That 2nd part!!

 

Memes of the season:

 

1. Ted goes on vacation during UFA, and that's done to insult me.

2. Ted doesn't sign his own FA's, and that's done to insult me.

3. Ted signs his own FA's, but they're almost all bad decisions that hurt me.

4. Ted is obsessed with having the youngest roster in the NFL every year.  At the expense of me.

5. Ted doesn't spend to the cap.  Solely to insult me.  

6. Anyone who isn't eating his or her own feces after setting it on fire right now is a brainless Ted acolyte who thinks he's infallible.  That hurts me.

7. Every positional failure from the previous season gives me justification to build entire villages of strawmen around the impending doom of the GBP.  That's cathartic for me.  

 

I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.  

O make no mistake, I have NO doubt he will keep us competitive and for that we should be thankful as there are much worse GM's(a majority of them I would opine). He is not infallible however and this is an open forum where we come to voice our opinions. It is true he dropped the ball on safety and backup QB position last year and he has not found a decent complement to Mathews or a good inside backer.

 My original point was simply I personally do not wanna see Shields walk. He is imho pretty much lock down.

8.  AJ Hawk

9. Tolzzzzzzzzzzien

10.ROTTT

11.Tightwad TED

12.Thanks Obama

 

To add to my earlier list of TT mishaps.....offering Raji 8Mil a year has to be at the top of the list. Raji had 12 tackles last year.......12. That would be .66 million per tackle for those keeping track.

Since  has left and gone away looks like we have a new #7.

 

7. Every positional failure from the previous season gives me justification to build entire villages of strawmen around the impending doom of the GBP.  That's cathartic for me.  

I sure wish somebody would show me a quote from TT that states, " I offered B.J. Raji a contract of $8 million per year and he turned it down!"  All that is ever said is it was reported TT offered Raji $8 million. Reported by who? Raji? His agent? Big Bad Bob? Packer club house boy? Stock holder GPB120895? Please tell me!!!

Really? Is that a shot at me?  

 

Only if you want it to be.

 

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