List of splash signings Dave Gettleman made before we went 12-4

[Zithers]

WR/RS Ted Ginn Jr, had 21 receptions combined in 2011 and 2012

WR Domenik Hixon, had 43 receptions combined in 2011 and 2012
OL Travelle Wharton, 30+ years old and coming off a torn ACL

 

DT Colin Cole, 30+ years old and didn't play in NFL in 2012

LB Chase Blackburn, who had just been cut by a team who is notoriously thin at LB position

CB Drayton Florence, who couldn't hang onto the Lions who are notoriously thin at CB position (<--- first FA we signed, on day three)

S Quintin Mikell, 30+ year old safety

S Mike Mitchell, who was never a starter with the Oakland Raiders of all teams

 

Also managed to re-sign Dwan Edwards and Captain Munnerlyn who were -->||<-- this close to signing with other teams if you remember.

 

Then picked up Melvin White (starting CB), Robert Lester (part-time starter at S), and Wes Horton (solid rotational DE) as undrafted free agents.

 

But not before hitting the draft out of the park with a future starting LB and the anchors of our interior DL for the next decade.

 

 

Have a nice day!

[1989]

Bravo! Y'all need to calm down. We're 3 hrs into free agency.

[SZ James (banned)]

[TheNewStandard]

Topic of the free agency period (period)

[panther4life]

It's not time to panic but not time to celebrate and act like everything is all good.

As of right now we have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL and possibly the worst overall.

The absolute worst receiving core.

The absolute worst secondary.

Our draft slot is not likely going to net us a 1st round pick of the caliber we have gotten over the past 3 years

We have barely any cap room to fill many more holes than we had to fill last year.

[mc52beast]

Everyone was on the Dave Gettleman bandwagon during the season but now he's on the verge of destroying the entire team... LOL

[Fox007]

It's not time to panic but not time to celebrate and act like everything is all good.

As of right now we have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL and possibly the worst overall.

The absolute worst receiving core.

The absolute worst secondary.

Our draft slot is not likely going to net us a 1st round pick of the caliber we have gotten over the past 3 years

We have barely any cap room to fill many more holes than we had to fill last year.

 

Our draft slot is perfect for this years depth of talent at WR/CB...especially WR.

 

We absolutely can get a #1 WR at 28

[CarolinaNCSU]

Shhhh...logic has no place here. After 28 hours of FA, it's time for hysterics. 

[Zithers]

It's not time to panic but not time to celebrate and act like everything is all good.

As of right now we have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL and possibly the worst overall.

The absolute worst receiving core.

The absolute worst secondary.

Our draft slot is not likely going to net us a 1st round pick of the caliber we have gotten over the past 3 years

We have barely any cap room to fill many more holes than we had to fill last year.

 

At this time last year we had a horrible secondary and interior DL. Bad receivers.

 

Then through the season.... we still had bad receivers. And a horrible secondary (in a vacuum - they are great with our pass rush). We still went 12-4.

 

We're going to be signing 10ish FAs with as little money as we had last season, and then we get our 8 picks to patch up the offense and secondary. It's going to be fine. Deep breaths.

[Jump Zone]

This reminds me of the Kevin Bacon "All is well" scene in Animal House:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDAmPIq29ro

 

 

[panther4life]

At this time last year we had a horrible secondary and interior DL. Bad receivers.

Then through the season.... we still had bad receivers. And a horrible secondary (in a vacuum - they are great with our pass rush). We still went 12-4.

We're going to be signing 10ish FAs with as little money as we had last season, and then we get our 8 picks to patch up the offense and secondary. It's going to be fine. Deep breaths.

I just think its too early to jump to any conclusions good or bad.. I think pretending the sky is falling or that we are Super Bowl bound or anything between is premature at this point.

[iamhubby1]

There are plenty of us who believe we are going to be fine. But, there are a poo ton of the sky is falling crowd. I do expect plenty of bitching all off-season. Mainly because we are not going to be signing any name players. Which will not sit well with the doom and gloomerz.

Our O-line is my only true worry. Going to be my biggest concern on how this is going to be addressed. I like Amini and Kalil, who doesn't. But that is only 2/5 of the line. Interesting happenings ahead.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Good level headed stuff in here, no time to celebrate but no need to panic. Still have plenty of time to address needs, plus we have a pick in every round of the draft for the first time in years

[BigBoss]

Zithaz, go back to GAMEFAQS!!!!