Free Agency Notes and Speculation

[Mr. Scot]

On 3/30/2018 at 6:29 PM, piversen said:

any chance we pursue TE released by oakland.....walford.....might have some upside, camp body and not too $$ i wouldn't think

Jets claimed him on waivers.

[piversen]

23 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Jets claimed him on waivers.

I must be missing something......oakland announced a few days before putting him on waivers that they planned to do so.....our spot on the wire made it unlikely he falls to us.....his salary was not onerous and had no guarantee........why wouldn't we offer a 7th.......oakland talks that vs nothing don't they?  and we get a look at a tight end better than we can draft in the 7th(HOPEFULLY) with no risk....

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, piversen said:

I must be missing something......oakland announced a few days before putting him on waivers that they planned to do so.....our spot on the wire made it unlikely he falls to us.....his salary was not onerous and had no guarantee........why wouldn't we offer a 7th.......oakland talks that vs nothing don't they?  and we get a look at a tight end better than we can draft in the 7th(HOPEFULLY) with no risk....

Only real answer I could give you there is just that we weren't interested enough in him to make that kind of an offer.

[MHS831]

I don't get it.  Still unemployed.

Kenny Vaccaro, S/CB, Saints. Age: 27.
Kenny Vaccaro was having a great year covering players in the slot, but suffered a groin injury in the middle of the season. He returned after a two-game absence, but struggled after that before landing on injured reserve.

Eric Reid, S, 49ers. Age: 26.
Eric Reid has missed 12 games in the past two seasons, but he's too talented not to grade highly. Reid misses tackles, but happens to be excellent in coverage. He's only 26, so there's still lots of room for improvement.

Tre Boston, S, Chargers. Age: 25.
Tre Boston was inconsistent in Carolina, so he signed a 1-year "prove it" deal with the Chargers last offseason. That definitely worked, as Boston had a strong 2017 campaign, earning himself some money. Boston missed some tackles, but was tremendous in coverage.
Tyvon Branch, S, Cardinals. Age: 31.
Tyvon Branch was exceptional for the Cardinals in the first half of the season. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL in early November. There's a chance he could be ready for training camp, but he may not be completely healthy to start the season.

[Cpt slay a ho]

I’m confused on the s market this year 

[MtnProwler]

23 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I don't get it.  Still unemployed.

Kenny Vaccaro, S/CB, Saints. Age: 27.
Kenny Vaccaro was having a great year covering players in the slot, but suffered a groin injury in the middle of the season. He returned after a two-game absence, but struggled after that before landing on injured reserve.

 

Eric Reid, S, 49ers. Age: 26.
Eric Reid has missed 12 games in the past two seasons, but he's too talented not to grade highly. Reid misses tackles, but happens to be excellent in coverage. He's only 26, so there's still lots of room for improvement.

 

Tre Boston, S, Chargers. Age: 25.
Tre Boston was inconsistent in Carolina, so he signed a 1-year "prove it" deal with the Chargers last offseason. That definitely worked, as Boston had a strong 2017 campaign, earning himself some money. Boston missed some tackles, but was tremendous in coverage.
Tyvon Branch, S, Cardinals. Age: 31.
Tyvon Branch was exceptional for the Cardinals in the first half of the season. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL in early November. There's a chance he could be ready for training camp, but he may not be completely healthy to start the season.
 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/www.sportingnews.com/amp/nfl/news/nfl-safety-free-agents-best-available-tre-boston-eric-reid-kenny-vaccaro/7mvhjumemrdp1vhe0nptkfg62

This put it into perspective for me. According to this they are looking for +$7m on a multiyear deal. I think teams are waiting to see what they can get out of the draft before making that kind of commitment. Has some similarities to the RB FA last year.

[Nails]

35 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I don't get it.  Still unemployed.

Kenny Vaccaro, S/CB, Saints. Age: 27.
Kenny Vaccaro was having a great year covering players in the slot, but suffered a groin injury in the middle of the season. He returned after a two-game absence, but struggled after that before landing on injured reserve.

 

Eric Reid, S, 49ers. Age: 26.
Eric Reid has missed 12 games in the past two seasons, but he's too talented not to grade highly. Reid misses tackles, but happens to be excellent in coverage. He's only 26, so there's still lots of room for improvement.

 

Tre Boston, S, Chargers. Age: 25.
Tre Boston was inconsistent in Carolina, so he signed a 1-year "prove it" deal with the Chargers last offseason. That definitely worked, as Boston had a strong 2017 campaign, earning himself some money. Boston missed some tackles, but was tremendous in coverage.
Tyvon Branch, S, Cardinals. Age: 31.
Tyvon Branch was exceptional for the Cardinals in the first half of the season. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL in early November. There's a chance he could be ready for training camp, but he may not be completely healthy to start the season.
 

 

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[Mr. Scot]

Another one that some folks on here showed interest in is gone.

The Raiders have signed Dwayne Harris.

[TheSpecialJuan]

what happened to Robert Ayers?  we were interested in him

[heel31ok]

Can we afford to be interested in anyone else at this point...?

[jumpman910]

Rams traded their 1st round pick and their 6th for Brandin Cooks. Lmao why do people keep trading firsts for him. Saints made out like bandits but then the pats found another sucker

[Cpt slay a ho]

Cooks to the rams for rams 1st and me gives them a 4th

[Cpt slay a ho]

Obj unlikely to get traded to the rams now