NFL Free Agency

[strato]

4 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

It would make sense on a "retirement" deal.  Plus, he's a west coast guy.  If we get real young in the middle of the LB corps, the growing pains could be substantial.  

My ideal has us getting a vet that is a legit starter, and drafting one in the second. And then he has a mentor. It would be great if that could happen. We’ll see. 
 

At worst that will be light years better than Trevin Wallace with the green dot as a rookie. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

12 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Yes, this is a bad draft for a can't-miss Day 1 center.  However, look how closely these guys are clustered in rounds 4 and 5.  Keep an eye on the Duke kid, Parker.  Apparently he looked really good at the Senior Bowl.

 

Center is a bit questionable this year. There are some interesting candidates out there, with Parker having a good senior bowl and Coogan is a guy that I think is an interesting prospect but I don't think he's day 1 ready. We've passed over some gems at the position the past few years in favor of guys with high RAS scores and raw potential. Sometimes the sensible, non flashy pick is the one you should make instead of TMJ over Humphries or Brooks over Frazier. 

[mrcompletely11]

3 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I said all along he will not get 30M a season. I said we should have offered him 12 per but it looks like Miami wanted him pretty bad. That's not a bad contract for them.

Its basically a 2 year trial and if it goes sideways then they move on

[Jon Snow]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

Its basically a 2 year trial and if it goes sideways then they move on

Exactly. We should have jumped on that. 

[Basbear]

26 minutes ago, strato said:

Like to know what Buffalo paid their guy, he was ranked number 2 C. 

The Bills have re-signed veteran interior offensive lineman Connor McGovern to a four-year, $52 million contract

[Basbear]

2 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Exactly. We should have jumped on that. 

the 45 million guarantee tho.....

that's the deal. It could be 45 for 1 year....

[CarolinaLivin]

Details on Malik Willis' three-year, $67.5 million deal with the Dolphins:

$22.5M signing bonus

$1.25M 2026 salary (fully gtd)

$21.5M 2027 salary (fully gtd)

$2M March 2028 roster bonus

$20.5M 2028 salary

$45M over two years for Miami's new QB1, with a decision to make in 2028.

[Bear Hands]

19 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

Seeing a lot of Kaden Elliss to us possibly posts 

Was graded in the top 1/3rd of ILBs last season by a certain site the team has some ties with ha.  

4 straight full seasons in a row as well.  Wouldn't be a bad target by any means.

[NcPsa10]

LB Devin Bush reached agreement today on a three-year, $30 million deal with the Chicago Bears, per @AdamSchefter.

[SmokinwithWilly]

8 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I said all along he will not get 30M a season. I said we should have offered him 12 per but it looks like Miami wanted him pretty bad. That's not a bad contract for them.

Not at all, but we wouldn't bring in anyone who might possibly unseat Bryce. Either he rises or falls, hopefully before we give him any extension. Levis, if he gets cut by the Titans, looks like he could be a backup with potential if he can get a do over, kind of like Darnold after Gase and Rhule. 

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Details on Malik Willis' three-year, $67.5 million deal with the Dolphins:

$22.5M signing bonus

$1.25M 2026 salary (fully gtd)

$21.5M 2027 salary (fully gtd)

$2M March 2028 roster bonus

$20.5M 2028 salary

$45M over two years for Miami's new QB1, with a decision to make in 2028.

kudos to the fins front office, damn they somehow navigated out from under the tua contract, at least from a qb perspective

[Jon Snow]

3 minutes ago, Basbear said:

the 45 million guarantee tho.....

that's the deal. It could be 45 for 1 year....

You will have a backup at minimum for 3 year's. 

[Basbear]

2 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

You will have a backup at minimum for 3 year's. 

One great point from this- Dan 100% should use this for BY...

[Basbear]

4 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

kudos to the fins front office, damn they somehow navigated out from under the tua contract, at least from a qb perspective

isn't it close to 100million in cap money for QB in 26?