Free Agency starts March 15th…. WHY TF HAS BOZEMAN not been signed?

[TheBigKat]

Are we really about to let FA market start and potentially allow our best C since Kalil to just walk?! 

[Beast_3000]

Bruh…… 

 

Only thing I can think of is he wants a haul, but I swear he fits our team philosophy and he fits our down south Carolina vibe. Love how active he was on a 1 year deal in the community. Imagine how he would amp it up on a 4 year deal. 

[Cdparr7]

According to sport trac his value is 12.3 million per year. We need 10 million for draft picks, we have around 22.7 million depending on the cap restructure. You want him to be the only guy we sign?

[Actionman0z]

3 minutes ago, Cdparr7 said:

According to sport trac his value is 12.3 million per year. We need 10 million for draft picks, we have around 22.7 million depending on the cap restructure. You want him to be the only guy we sign?

He’s already signing with Tennessee 

[Donald LaFell]

Going up to 1 but losing your center would be a big fail. Need some consistency with Campen and the injuries on the interior. 
 

 

[TheBigKat]

8 minutes ago, Cdparr7 said:

According to sport trac his value is 12.3 million per year. We need 10 million for draft picks, we have around 22.7 million depending on the cap restructure. You want him to be the only guy we sign?

The cap doesn’t exist

[TheBigKat]

1 minute ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

I swear people keep ignoring this. Teams can be over the cap and still be in position to get the highest paid player on the market.

 

There is no cap in reality. Teams can make space if they really want a specific player.

Saints just handed Carr $100 million

 

 it’s a CPA exercise to manipulate numbers

[uncfan888]

Bozeman will be signed. No chance he isn't. Just be patient 

[MHS831]

There are quite a few Centers in free agency and C is pretty deep in the draft.  I think he will be signed for about $9m per by Friday. 

[Samppson]

12 minutes ago, TheBigKat said:

Saints just handed Carr $100 million

 

 it’s a CPA exercise to manipulate numbers

Exactly, the cap purely exists to give owners an excuse to not get forced into spending tons of money by their fans, and to keep salaries down.

It’s a perfect out for a team to be like, yeah we wanted to sign that guy but sorry, didn’t have the cap room. Convenient though that when they really want someone they always can make it work.

[Aussie Tank]

He must want to much or wants to test the open market

[Shocker]

1 minute ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

The Bears have the most space and they have one of the worst Olines in football.

 

My fear is they overpay for a few Olineman.

 

Would Bozeman stay here on 9mil if the Bears offer him 13mil per year?

[MHS831]

4 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

The Bears have the most space and they have one of the worst Olines in football.

 

My fear is they overpay for a few Olineman.

 

Would Bozeman stay here on 9mil if the Bears offer him 13mil per year?

The DJ Moore trade may have crushed his chances---if they can move Cade Mays to compete with Elf at C and spend the $10m on a WR, they may have to do that.  I even remember someone at the combine, when asked about Bozeman, say something like "we are trying, but you can't sign everyone...."  (That is a gross paraphrase, but I was a bit discouraged when I heard it, and it was before we lost Moore)

Edited March 13, 2023 by MHS831

[ladypanther]

3 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Would Bozeman stay here on 9mil if the Bears offer him 13mil per year?

Who the hell wants to raise their kid in Chicago?