Mega-Merge: 2010 Free Agency Rumors and Reports Thread

Hank Fraley released, which adds a legit name to the center's market, if not a half-decent football player.

Fraley gets his walking papers | ProFootballTalk.com (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/03/fraley-gets-his-walking-papers/)

And is from Gaithersburg

Boy is Rogers a crybaby. If Hands of Stone had played better he would have earned an extension a while ago.

Hell, a pick 6 in Seattle would have made him a legend but he literally dropped the ball.

My guess is that even thought Rogers was tendered that he will be traded for a 3rd and another lower pick. He's unhappy and the Skins don't want to keep an unhappy player. Maybe Rogers for Cromartie?

or maybe they tell him to shut the hell up, stop whining and go earn a contract, and he listens... wishful thinking I guess.

Is it not true that the Colts (for just one example) try to build from within? It seems to me that the Colts rarely make big free agent splashes. They draft folks, develop them, and then at least try to pay them for services rendered over time. To be fair, they don't pay everyone and a number of Colts have walked to other teams. But, in general, rather than shopping outside of the organization for free agents, they try to draft people, develop them, and then give them market-value second contracts whenever possible. Such a dynamic rewards player loyalty with organizational loyalty. Is this not true?

Face it we're the Real Madrid of the NFL. Read over this and tell me if this sounds familiar.

Alonso deal ends Real Madrid spending spree, says Valdano - Transfers - ESPN Soccernet (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=665183&cc=5901)

Florentino Perez defends Real Madrid's spending spree on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo | European Football - Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article6486341.ece)

Jet's are extremely interested in Antonio Cromartie

Antre Rolle is asking for $8 million a year which is more than Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed, and Adrian Wilson.

And the Cardinals are shopping Boldin for a 3rd round pick, the catch is that he wants a new big deal which the team willing to trade their 3rd has to get him or else he'll be pissed.

3rd rounder for Boldin is good if a team has the money to throw him a new deal

bmore maybe

3rd rounder for Boldin is good if a team has the money to throw him a new deal

bmore maybe

It starts with a 3rd rounder but he'll most likely end up going for a second. It's kind of like the $20 auction game. At the beginning a person puts a $20 bill up for auction for people to bid. The catch is the highest and second highest bid have to pay. Everyone starts out bidding but eventually the bid gets above $20 and people start thinking about minimizing their losses. I learned about that in "How to negotiate Rationally."
The $20 auction and the dynamics of conflict « Confluence: Ben Byerly's Muddy Mix (http://benbyerly.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/the-20-auction-and-the-dynamics-of-conflict/)

By the time the auction reaches $19, most bidders drop out. The person who had bid $18 will invariably bid $20 to break even. Presumably, that would bring the auction to a close, right? Wrong! One professor who utilized the Dollar Auction as a teaching tool for more than 20 years said that the bidding will usually continue well past the $20 mark.

Consider this case in point, a day the professor will never forget. He used the dollar auction while teaching a course for executives in organizational behavior. At the end, the “winner” paid $54 for the twenty dollar bill. The loser paid $53. The rest of the class watched the futile bidding war with bewilderment and glee. (Proceeds would be donated to charity).

So whats the point? Well when you have an attractive barter chip and it starts out at a low price more people are willing to take a long hard look at it, eventually more bidders leads to an increased price. In short, asking for a third rounder in exchange for Boldin is very smart.

Boldin for a 3rd Denver wants a 1st for Brandon Marshall, and both want new contracts.

Just over 32 hours now. Not that I'm counting.

I agree I am not counting either!















(just over 16 hours to go though)