Explain this to me

[Actionman0z]

What is the benefit, of doing nothing, when guys on one year deals have helped you go from 7-9 to 12-4, and you essentially piss on their effort by saying see ya later. We need to create an atmosphere where guys want to be, and where a person is valued and the team is not a group of mercs. I am disappointed, and next year we will not be .500, but at least Greg got paid.

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[Ruff]

Yeah, this whole offseason has been really weird to me. I'm not sure I understand what's actually going on, and I don't think I could even guess as to what we're going to be doing.

[Lemory]

What are we like 2 days into free agency?

[Dex]

Seeing as none of us are GMs... Lets just see how this plays out.

[hepcat]

What is the benefit, of doing nothing, when guys on one year deals have helped you go from 7-9 to 12-4, and you essentially piss on their effort by saying see ya later. We need to create an atmosphere where guys want to be, and where a person is valued and the team is not a group of mercs. I am disappointed, and next year we will not be .500, but at least Greg got paid.

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Gettleman is right - Carolina cannot afford to re-sign these guys.  Mike Mitchell is going to get a nice fat contract somewhere else - and he earned it.  Same for Ted Ginn.  That's not to say they can't find some cheap prove-it type FA's that could come in and do the same thing.  A hungry player is a better player.

[Captain Obvious]

Dammit, I wantz all the pretty shiny toys. Right now. *throws tantrum*

[stirs]

Pretty simple

 

we were a crappy team that had no money, we hired guys on one year deals just to fill holes

 

 

We went 12-4

 

The same guys value now has gone way up.  They will want more now and should draw interest from other teams.  It once again comes down to money.

 

I am sure Gman would hire em all back on the same contracts as last season, but none of the guys would or should go for that.  We may be looking for a new crop of Ginns, Mitchells, etc., until we get more money to play with.  Also, hoping to hit doubles and triples during the draft.

[rayzor]

we can't afford to do anything at this moment. if we do anything right now, we pay too much. if we wait a couple days into FA after things settle down (assuming there is anything remotely like a flurry of activity) we will save money, whether its guys we had last year or not.

 

it's risky, but its what has to be done to make the most of the little space we have. 

 

whether we re-sign guys we like or nit, tbough, it will still be a crowded market and a buyers market at that. there will be plenty of value to be had and gettleman will be able to reload. much of that  though, depends on what we do with hardy and other players who will be asked to restructure (and don't read that as taking a pay cut...players who restructure don't take pay cuts so it's not the selfless take one for the team thing people make it out to be).

 

 

[@bonafidebanter]

It's still early in the off season game. Let's wait a minute and see what shakes out. 

[rayzor]

What are we like 2 days into free agency?

we will be a few days from now. it hasn't started yet...at least as far as the ability to sign goes. all that can happen now is talking to FAs.

[Captain Morgan]

I hate to break it to you, but our cap situation next year sucks as well.  Getty will have to find the hidden gems

at the end of free agency just like he did last year.

 

 

[rayzor]

btw, the one year deals last year were all the players would sign last year. they were usually offered multi-year deals, but turned them down hoping the next year would be a better market for them, which was a stupid move because so many players did it that will be hitting the market again alongbwith all the other regularly scheduled FAs and the typical number of surprise cap casualty FAs who get cut in a year that there is only moderate growth in the cap.

[TheNewStandard]

We have a strong defensive core and DBs get the benefit from having a DPOY and 59 sacks.

It's a situation where mediocre players look a lot better because of the superstars they are surrounded by.

Not saying Mitchell isn't worth hanging on to, but who's to say there isn't a better option out there at the same price.

It's a business and it looks really good when a franchise can boost a role players stock the way the Panther's defense is able to do.

Just look at how the Patriots churn their players out. Once their guys value outweighed their ability, they'd get next man up or trade them for draft picks.

[JJman]

We are like, what, 4% of the way into the offseason? We've yet to draft, start free agency, or actually lose any of our free agents other than Gross. We have 2 young guards returning from injuries, a full 7 round picks, a full season of Riverboat, a young QB who will keep improving, and the exact same defensive front 7 returning next year, but somehow we are going too decline by 5 wins (you said below .500)? Yea, I don't see it. I also want to point out we would likely won at least 14 games if Riverboat Ron existed from the start of the season.

People need to take a chill pill. All of this because we lost Gross, and MIGHT lose Mitchell and Ginn?