Best Free Agents Available - Defense

[carpanfan96]

well releasing TD will clear some cap.

Not really it would cost the team more right now to cut him if I'm not mistaken. The team currently has 2.3 million available.

[SOJA]

wow really surprised Lofa is still a free agent, I thought for sure the Iggles would have signed him by now

[R0CKnR0LLA]

well releasing TD will clear some cap.

TD has a base salary of 2.25 million for 2012 and an 8 million option bonus. Option bonuses do not count against the cap until the team agrees to pick it up, which they obviously won't in this case. He also received a 7 million dollar signing bonus, the cap hit for which is prorated over the life of the contract (5 years), so 1.4 million cap hit each year.

Right now he is counting 3.65 million against the cap for 2012 (2.25 base, 1.4 bonus). Once released we will be off the hook for the 2.25 million base salary and option bonus, however the entire remainder of the signing bonus (5.6 million) will count against the cap immediately. So we will actually end up with 1.95 million less in cap space by releasing him this offseason than we do right now.

This is how it's been explained to me anyway. I'd like to see the official word once the move is made official.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Can someone do this but for next year's Free Agents?

[chknwing]

R0CKnR0LLA that is completly Nucking Futz!

[klumme]

Can someone do this but for next year's Free Agents?

DL John Abraham

DL Dave Ball

DL Alfonso Boone

DL Raheem Brock

DL Adam Carriker

DL Darnell Dockett

DL Shaun Ellis UFA

DL Jonathan Fanene

DL Aubrayo Franklin

DL Antonio Garay

DL Wallace Gilberry

DL Kedric Golston

DL Israel Idonije

DL Johnny Jolly

DL Ma'ake Kemoeatu

DL Damione Lewis

DL Robert Mathis

DL Daniel Muir UFA

DL Amobi Okoye

DL Juqua ParkerNew

DL Cory Redding

DL Matt Roth UFA

DL Aaron Smitht

DL Paul Soliai

SS Hamza Abdullah

FS Mike C. Adams

CB Jason Allen

CB Ronde Barber

CB Jarrett Bush

CB Michael Coe

CB Kennard Cox

FS Abram Elam

CB Trevor Ford

FS Dashon Goldson

CB Corey Graham

FS Michael Griffin

CB Brent Grimes

CB Al Harris

SS Chris Hope

CB Brian Jackson

CB Kelly Jennings

CB Adam Jones

SS Reshard Langford

SS Jim Leonhard

CB Richard Marshall

CB Rashean Mathis

CB Bryant McFadden

SS Jon McGraw

SS Brandon Meriweather

FS Reggie Nelson

SS Troy Polamalu

CB Carlos Rogers

CB Aaron Ross

SS Bob Sanders

SS Bryan Scott

SS Gerald Sensabaugh

CB Donald Strickland

CB Terrell Thomas

CB Nate Vasher

CB Fabian Washington

CB Dante Wesley

CB Byron Westbrook

FS Madieu Williams

LB Kendrell Bell

LB Ahmad Brooks

LB Na'il Diggs

LB Heath Farwell

LB London Fletcher

LB Jonathan Goff

LB Clark Haggans

LB E.J. Henderson

LB Bradie James

LB Jarret Johnson

LB Akeem Jordan

LB Manny Lawson

LB Ben Leber

LB Matt McCoy

LB Jarvis Moss

LB Barrett Ruud

LB Anthony Spencer

LB Andy Studebaker

LB Bryan Thomas

LB Stephen Tulloch

LB Brian Urlacher

[R0CKnR0LLA]

i doubt anyone in these lists will hurt our cap. they aren't exactly in high demand and they shouldn't command much pay.

yeah you're right, i was talking about bringing in some decent free agents during the 2012 offseason. i'm not even worried about any moves we can make now. this season is done, my mind is already into 2012

Not really it would cost the team more right now to cut him if I'm not mistaken. The team currently has 2.3 million available.

correct, we don't have the cap space to absorb the hit right now

[Kettle]

no. if rivera is serious about trying to get better and mcderm is serious about us moving to more of a 3-4, then you better believe we'll be looking outside our roster for help.

changes have to be made in scheme and in personnel. what we have here and now isn't working.

We can get better without adding anyone. Eliminate mistakes. Players and coaches.

Which means we are not trying to win until next year. Which was being said last year and the year before that. Sorry it is just unacceptable and getting old fast.

No one with any sense expected more than what we are seeing right now. It has taken the lions three seasons to get a winning record, and its going to take at least two for us. Have patience.