kungfoodude

Tackles is not a great stat for run defense. TFL is, however.

Pros understand that this is a business and business decisions have to be made, hence why most have to look after themselves. Burns is legitimately doing that. Also, Burns and his agent probably don't have this insane idea of him being an elite DE deserving top 3 money unless they learn about this Rams trade. I don't blame them for wanting the world from the franchise. The franchise said you are one of the most valuable players in the NFL(more valuable than almost any starting QB) by turning down that trade. This mess isn't really Burns fault, it's the Panthers FO. That said, under no circumstances do I want to see Burns here on a top 5 DE/EDGE contract. He is not that and it is highly unlikely he ever is that.

Spending wildly in free agency on "big names" has a long and generally unsuccessful history in the league. Drafting well is how you build a team for longevity. It's the most obvious thing about the NFL offseason almost every year.

There is a chance this is a wake up call for Burns and his agent after they talk to several teams.

I don’t think it's about "bad." He is just getting paid more than he is worth and you can't keep everyone. I am just not sure I see a scenario where in 3 years we look at him and say that deal with worth it. Not to say he is a bad player at all.

That's great but he's also a backup tier player. Fields just is not a guy.

I am guessing they are aware he is likely to never be the same player he was prior to that Achilles tear. I can understand that.

Pittsburgh would be a good fit but I get the feeling he's rub Tomlin the wrong way pretty quickly. They publicly seem to be leaking that Pickett will be given another shot. No idea why. He's basically a backup QB.

Watson is a far better player than Fields. That makes little sense. If you want to bench Watson, just keep Flacco until Watson becomes cheap enough to cut.

We are better off simply cutting Sanders and taking our medicine on that move. He is a wasted roster spot.

Don't be surprised if it's very backloaded with a large salary that is not guaranteed. That's pretty standard.

I think you are very wrong about this. He will most likely take a vet minimum deal because he gets $39 mil in salary no matter what. A smart team will leverage that and use it to their advantage. If the 49ers didn't have their heads firmly up their asses about Brock Purdy, they should be all over Wilson for 2024.

I highly doubt Peyton will end up with a better QB than Wilson in the next few years. I am going to enjoy watching him flounder without a top tier QB like he did in NO before bolting. The best part is that in dumping Wilson, he has basically assured that they cannot find another elite QB in the next two seasons in free agency because of that dead cap hit. Make no mistake....they are royally fuged.

It's not that difficult. If he gets a sizeable signing bonus, remember that all gets paid out immediately upon signing. The cap tricks spread it out over X years but the money was long since actually spent.

I have no problem extending him, converting a big chunk to a signing bonus(lowering his cap hit) and having more money to either roll over to 2025 or spend on Luvu and Brown.

I couldn't possibly thank him more for what he did to Denver. I will forever be grateful that he aided in that mess getting worse and worse. Hopefully Payton flounders for the next 2-3 seasons trying to get a QB and failing even more. I wish them unending suffering as a fanbase.

It actually does to me. I have no issue giving him an extension. It allows us to rebuild the rest of the OL and not worry about finding a guy at RT, as well.

I think the actual interest in Fields is going to be very low until after free agency and maybe the draft. That is when you will see teams that didn't position themselves as well as they had hoped start to get desperate.

What are the odds we unload KK? Would like to get that salary off the books.

Moton has been healthy and effective his entire career. Good OT's can last well into their 30's. There shouldn't be any discussion about getting rid of Moton unless he wants prime LT pay.

We don't have a team built to be any more successful than Denver was. At best he's a one year rental and what exactly does that even accomplish? Sure, he'd immediately be the best QB since Cam but with the "talent" we have assembled, what does that lead to? 6 wins? 7? For what? No more quick fixes. This ship is listing over and has more holes in the hull than a wheel of swiss cheese. Just let this sink, accumulate draft capital over the next few seasons and finally do what we should have in 2018.....go through a complete rebuild.

If Bryce shits the bed again, we will be top 5 again. I expect that we will be in the top 10 of the draft for the forseeable future. Which, we actually need.

Love it. fug the Broncos forever.

Well Moton is a guy we should legitimately plan on keeping around. I am okay adding years.

Yeah but that is also the difference between real money and "make believe money."