Mr. Scot

If we have another draft like last year's though, I may not mind so much.

That might happen more than once

One team that talked to him came away with the impression he was just using them to leverage the Packers. Dianna Russini mentioned being told by a coach that some players "don't want to leave, they just want to feel wanted".

I was about to say I think your keyboard just made you its b--ch (happens to a lot of us)

We have more money than last year, but we still don;t have that much salary cap room (especially not relative to some others).

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet · now 45 seconds ago The expected numbers for Da'Norris Searcy, who appears headed to the #Titans: 4 years, $24M with $10.5M guaranteed. Still finalizing.

Not exactly free agent news, but... BuzzFeed Sports @BuzzFeedSports · 2h 2 hours ago Jadeveon Clowney Bitten By Teammate’s Dog, Taken To Hospital

First Panther transaction of the day.

I'm just hoping for a better #2 than we have now. I don't really care if it's a free agent, a draft pick, an undrafted kid, a June cut or whatever.

Said it in the other thread... If I were Frank Gore's age, I don't know that I'd want to spend 16 games or more trying to run in that offense.

Like the one whose team went from three straight losing seasons to win its division and go to the playoffs in both of his first two years as a GM?

To be honest, this thread was meant for quick updates, not a debate on free agent philosophy. I'd rather take that discussion somewhere else.

Hey, but at least they were smart with their next year's first rounder. Bjorn Werner is gonna be an opposing team's nightmare... ...at some point

The board filters blocked Titans? Edit: Guess not.

Those organizations put themselves in place for moves like that by being wise over time and building a consistent winner. That's what we're trying to do now, but people are screaming because they want us to go on a Dan Snyder type spending spree and risk it all for one shot at a title (which we're screwed if we don't get). The shortsightedness is just silly.

Conceivable, but never take anything Incarcerated Bob says seriously.

Good luck, there.

We've had our current GM for over a decade? Did we actually fire Marty Hurney in 2005 and I missed it? I swear, to hear some folks talk you'd think Dave Gettleman's been running this team for longer than just two seasons. You guys do realize what hiring a new GM means things change, right?

Which likely means no Greg Hardy.

Or maybe knows the difference between big spending and smart spending. (that particular distinction seems to elude the grasp of several on here)

I see a lot of people mention Fleener. Apparently a fair number of folks think he's better than I think he is. If I'm a DC, Fleener doesn't scare me.

You really wanna use the 49ers as an example right now? Or the Broncos, for that matter? And the Patriots? They don't overspend (they generally don't have to) and they let big money free agents walk on a regular basis. Plus as was pointed out recently, the Pats have one - and only one - guy who is the highest paid at his position, and that's their kicker. This article by Albert Breer has been referenced a lot lately. You might wanna take a look at it. Free agency inspires caution among league's winning teams

This has been true on an annual basis, and analyzed to death, and yet every year as soon as free agency starts people are whining that we won't go out and spend like the perennial losers do.

Two straight years of playoffs is better than anything in this team's history. I know people will say we lucked into last year, but that stretch at the end wasn't luck. Throw in two straight good drafts (last year's arguably the best ever) and I see plenty of reason for optimism.

We hired our current GM in 2009? If not, it'd be kinda silly to suggest current planning started before the guy in charge right now actually got here.