2011 NFL Free Agency-Part 3

[Monkeydad]

Tiki working out for the Dolphins.

Derrick Mason with the Jets.

[hooskins]

Jets and Eagles are the winners in the big name free agency game.

[Monkeydad]

Eagles made a lot of huge-name signings but also lost some good players and still have some holes.

They lost Stewart Bradley, Quinton Mikell, Ernie Sims, Omar Gaither, Rocca, Akers. Now huge names but they're lost starters.

Now Mike Patterson and Jeremy Maclin could have serious health issues that could keep them out for a while. Winston Justice just visited Dr. James Andrews because his rehab is taking longer than expected...never a good sign. DeSean Jackson...who knows with him...holding out, always an injury risk, will be behave himself?


Plus if Vick goes down...there goes the season. Vince Young will not take them to the playoffs even.

When looking at the FA additions, sure, they "win" on paper like we usually do. When looking at their roster in its entirety and accounting for losses too, they're not as invincible as the past week's media buzz might lead you to believe.

Yeah, they'll probably win the division but they're nowhere near SB favorites to me. Green Bay, Atlanta and New Orleans are all superior.


Bad news for Patterson - needs brain surgery.

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[SmootSmack]

Looks like the Jets may be signing Derrick Mason and letting Cotchery go. Plax and Mason..that's a curious move

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Looks like the Jets may be signing Derrick Mason and letting Cotchery go. Plax and Mason..that's a curious move

That would be a stupid move, I feel.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Still man McNabb picked a terrible time to go to Minnesota. God knows who will be protecting his blind side, his number one receiver is Percy Harvin, half of that dominating D-Line is now gone. The only good things about that team are Leslie Frazier and AD.

Maybe Phil "False Start" Loadholt.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Lotus

For what it is worth, I read an article in which Harris seemed to be very positive about coming to work with Shanny again but was concerned about an opportunity to start, as he was targeting teams clearly in the market for a tackle.

I'm not disappointed about missing out on Harris. I wanted him as our fallback option when it looked like Jammal Brown would get paid by another team, but with Brown returning, we do not need Harris. He's also a big injury risk. He knew Mike Shanahan's offense, but he'd be a downgrade from Jammal.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I'm not disappointed about missing out on Harris. I wanted him as our fallback option when it looked like Jammal Brown would get paid by another team, but with Brown returning, we do not need Harris. He's also a big injury risk. He knew Mike Shanahan's offense, but he'd be a downgrade from Jammal.

Yeah, I know, I don't think not getting Harris is a major miss. But he would have made good depth. If he's just a backup, his troublesome injury history is less important.

[NC_Skins]

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter

RT @DonteWhitner: Who Dey!!!!
12 minutes ago

Looks like Bengals for Whitner.

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter

As of this morning, there are five teams over the salary cap: OAK $15.25 mil; PITT $8.5m; DET $7.8m; DALLAS $6.7m: HOUSTON $3.25m.

4 hours ago

hahaha...Dallas is over.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Looks like the Jets may be signing Derrick Mason and letting Cotchery go. Plax and Mason..that's a curious move

I wonder if we'll give cotchery a look...


Jerricho Cotchery: “It’s time to move on” from Jets | ProFootballTalk

[GTripp0012]

Since I took last night to point out how loaded the Raiders are at the WR position, I'm going to take this moment to suggest that the very definition of cap hell may be "restructuring deals in August that you agreed to in March to get under the cap." Seriously. They haven't played a game since doing these deals, and they're already too difficult to fit under the cap. The Raiders aren't going to have any cap flexibility whatsoever in 2012 or 2013.

But in 2014, everyone's slate will be wiped clean thanks to the upcoming TV deals.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Looks like the Jets may be signing Derrick Mason and letting Cotchery go. Plax and Mason..that's a curious move

Mason is still an above average player and a young QB's best friend, and he's likely to enjoy an end of career similar to Jerry Rice's. Plax is just old and wasn't that good before he shot himself in the leg.

The Jets receiving corps is adequate now, but they would have been better served hoping for a strong bounceback year from Cotchery than moving on to two 34+ year old guys. I really like Brian Schottenheimer, but he's got very little to work with at the skill positions this year, not to mention a gaping hole at RT.

The Jets do not strike me as a very good team, and I don't know if merely a top ten defense can get them to the playoffs.

[ragin98]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

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[Kindoy]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Eagles made a lot of huge-name signings but also lost some good players and still have some holes.

They lost Stewart Bradley, Quinton Mikell, Ernie Sims, Omar Gaither, Rocca, Akers. Now huge names but they're lost starters.

Now Mike Patterson and Jeremy Maclin could have serious health issues that could keep them out for a while. Winston Justice just visited Dr. James Andrews because his rehab is taking longer than expected...never a good sign. DeSean Jackson...who knows with him...holding out, always an injury risk, will be behave himself?


Plus if Vick goes down...there goes the season. Vince Young will not take them to the playoffs even.

When looking at the FA additions, sure, they "win" on paper like we usually do. When looking at their roster in its entirety and accounting for losses too, they're not as invincible as the past week's media buzz might lead you to believe.

Yeah, they'll probably win the division but they're nowhere near SB favorites to me. Green Bay, Atlanta and New Orleans are all superior.


Bad news for Patterson - needs brain surgery.

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The eagles have a huge hole at linebacker IMO. You can have great DB's but if you have no backers then nobody is going to throw the ball in the first place. And a d-line can't stop the run itself. We'll see how it all pans out.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Kindoy

The eagles have a huge hole at linebacker IMO. You can have great DB's but if you have no backers then nobody is going to throw the ball in the first place. And a d-line can't stop the run itself. We'll see how it all pans out.

True. Or you throw the ball to a back or TE who is covered by a linebacker.