NFL Free Agency

[Navy_football]

18 hours ago, strato said:

I would say he was probably valuable in the film room, or showing the young guys what you can pick up from it. 
 

But at the same time saw him as a training wheel that needed to be taken off. 

Please explain. Not understanding Thielen as a training wheel. 

[strato]

3 hours ago, Navy_football said:

Please explain. Not understanding Thielen as a training wheel. 

Bryce relied on him so much and there are young guys that need to develop and Bryce needs to learn to use them. He looked for AT all the time.  
Security blanket. Comfort zone. Training wheels are nice and safe. Time for the QB to progress and incorporate the new guys.  
 

I am looking for the right analogy but let’s say you always choose something and I want you to do something different. I take your safe choice away, you have to do something different. 

[MHS831]

On 2/12/2026 at 2:40 PM, strato said:

Bryce relied on him so much and there are young guys that need to develop and Bryce needs to learn to use them. He looked for AT all the time.  
Security blanket. Comfort zone. Training wheels are nice and safe. Time for the QB to progress and incorporate the new guys.  
 

I am looking for the right analogy but let’s say you always choose something and I want you to do something different. I take your safe choice away, you have to do something different. 

It is like when you go to da buffet at da Golden Corral and dey have all dis food and you get the same thing every time.   There is probably something you would like more, but you go to da same ol racks and get da same ol food every time.  Not sure why I am writing in trailer park dialect, but hey, watcha gonna dooo.

[SmokinwithWilly]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

 Not sure why I am writing in trailer park dialect, but hey, watcha gonna dooo.

Become a trailer park ninja kung fu instructor for the Jerry Springer show. 

Edited Sunday at 08:12 PM by SmokinwithWilly

[amcoolio]

Dolphins released Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb. Hill will almost certainly either retire or go back to the Chiefs, but Chubb might be an interesting look. He's only 29

[mrcompletely11]

21 minutes ago, amcoolio said:

Dolphins released Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb. Hill will almost certainly either retire or go back to the Chiefs, but Chubb might be an interesting look. He's only 29

yes to both at the right price

 

"right price" being the operative phrase

[Cavscout]

Ah yes...that wonderful time of year when Panthers fans want to sign every player released from every team. Let's celebrate...

[45catfan]

No to Hill. He's a locker room/organizational blight.  Chubb, on the other hand, I think would be a good fit.   Second year back from a repaired ACL is usually when they get back to form.  He still was productive in his first year back to action.

[PanthersNCSU]

4 hours ago, amcoolio said:

Dolphins released Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb. Hill will almost certainly either retire or go back to the Chiefs, but Chubb might be an interesting look. He's only 29

Chubb has the Evero connection and maybe likes NC from his time in Raleigh. He's 1000% someone we should be looking at. 

[45catfan]

In a likely to be cut article on NfL dot com, they had Kmet and Hockinson as TEs that could be cap casualties.  I'd take either over what we have right now.  Edge and TE in FA blockbuster deals, the rest chump change signings and build the remainder through the draft.

Edited yesterday at 02:43 AM by 45catfan

[Stuart Smith]

On 2/9/2026 at 4:16 PM, PleaseCutStewart said:

Players to look at:

Cheap (1 year): Demario Davis, Onyemata

Medium: Jaylinn Hawkins, Khalil Mack

Wishful thinking (Expensive): Boye Mafe, Linderbaum, Jaelan Phillips (probably will be tagged by the Eagles)

 

Haven't looked at everyone who is available yet though

Love to have Linderbaum, just a dream. 

[PleaseCutStewart]

42 minutes ago, Stuart Smith said:

Love to have Linderbaum, just a dream. 

I would to, but Center isn't a position I want to see us throwing a lot of money at. You can find solid centers in the draft and we need that money because of how weak we are at so many of our defensive positions.

Edited 16 hours ago by PleaseCutStewart

[strato]

I saw today where the tag for a C was something like 28 mil. Because the rules lump all OL positions together for the tag number calculations. 
 

So Baltimore will likely not be tagging Linderbaum, I mean… would you? Doesn’t mean they can’t get him back. 
 

I wouldn’t mind paying if they could make the numbers work. Because now we are gonna be weaker at LOT to start with, but beyond that we kind of half measured the interior with not upgrading C. 
 

Get stout all across the inside. 

[PleaseCutStewart]

Curious if we would entertain the option of moving Moton to LT and having Yosh play RT (if we resign him) if we aren't able to get a good free agent LT or draft one. Not sure how Moton would look on the left side, but I thought Yosh looked a lot better at RT than LT last season