Billy Goat

7 hours ago, Billy Goat said:

Have they said if they 5th round pick swap is swapping 141 for 140 or 165 for 140?

So they did swap 5th rounders. Panthers move up from 166(165) to 141(140) in the 5th round.

Not a fan of this but not particularly worried just yet. I'm pretty sure they'll take one of the top centers in the draft at 33 or 39.

8 minutes ago, MGH1989 said:

Swap? Dont think its a swap. 

It's been reported in places as 39, 2025 5th rounder and a 5th round pick swap.

Have they said if they 5th round pick swap is swapping 141 for 140 or 165 for 140?

Compensation is shitty but that's on Fitterer. The alternative was let him walk or give him $30m a year.

Having their 39 and 47 to go with our 33 would make the draft a bit more interesting. Lots of talent available at those picks. I'd rather have that than a 1 in 2025.

Wrong thread.

No idea about the source but I'm sceptical. I feel like you'd be hearing about it from other places if something like this was in the works.

2 minutes ago, TEClemson53 said:

Queen is signing with Seattle

That was fake news.

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

This would be dumb. You shouldn't experiment at center.

He was projected to get $15m/$16m. Seems like a bit of an overpay but I guess that's where we are.

6 minutes ago, WaterBoy said:

Seeing several posts about Burns and the Giants: 

 

Seems like a guy who knows his stuff.

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Ill wait until the finished product is unviled before I bitch but I am not following what morgan is doing the past few days starting with Hurst

Could be opening up room in 2025 because most deals signed in FA this year will have smaller cap hits for 2024 and bigger in the following seasons.

These cuts we've been making have opened up a nice chunk of cap for 2025 but not that much for 2024.

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Nobody is trading for Burns without a long-term contract agreed on.

I was thinking that but I guess if the Bengals have tagged Higgins as basically a one year rental and don't intend to extend him they'd maybe think having Burns on a 1 year rental would give them a better chance of winning.

I think it would be a straight swap but not sure the Bengals would want him. They're paying Hendrickson a lot the next two seasons.

Just now, razorwolf said:

Hopefully their releasing these players to make it possible to give Frankie Luvu a new contract, and start signing players to fill the holes with players in needed positions!

The players they've released so far have negligible cap savings.

Best chance we've got of getting comp picks in the near future is if Evero becomes a HC. Outside of those potential two 3rds for him we won't be getting any for players leaving.

5 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

not sure what that means ^, but if that was your business and your credibility is key to said business would you put something out, even if you were told by a "source" that you knew was 100% factually wrong?

That's my issue. No other reporter has reported this and they probably wouldn't even if they were told it because they know it's disingenuous to suggest the market for Burns is around a 3rd rounder. Her reporting it makes it seem like there's an ulterior motive rather than her just doing her job.

Why does she care so much about this situation?

What would this mean for Bozeman? Do they cut him, keep him as a backup or move him to LG (where he played for the Ravens for two seasons)?

On 3/5/2024 at 9:49 PM, Khyber53 said:

 

Seattle got a 1st and 2nd for Frank Clark not too long ago and he was given $105m over 5 years. The salary cap has increased by $70m since then as well. That "league source" should put down the crack pipe.