Free Agency Predictions

[Texas_Pete]

Prediction: Sheldon Richardson will be Jerry's new War Daddy:

 

[conner01]

If someone could guarantee that DeMarcus Ware would last through the playoffs, I'd sign up for that negotiated deal...here and now.

No guarantees but for 20 or so snaps a game I think he could help this team. As a full time player just don't know if his body will hold up

 

[Rogerthat12]

It is going to be really interesting when we have done nothing in terms of signing new players after a week.

There will be a lot of confusion with the inactivity. Probably a little bit of anger.

Even though that is clearly not the intelligent response.

This is true across the board!

 

[Rogerthat12]

Free agency is scary close so besides our own players, anyone have any predictions?

I believe at least 2 out of the following 3 players are going to joint our team.

I believe the best way to predict future teams for free agents besides analyzing needs is to look at links between the player and the coaching staff. Derek Dooley is our wide receiver coach and there were some reports that we were eye balling Cordarelle Patterson in the 2013 draft because of the Dooley connection(Patterson's college coach) before the Vikings traded up to get him. In retrospect, it's great that we didn't draft him considering who we got in his place but Patterson would immediately fill a need at receiver and he would give us the return threat so many of us crave. He is definitely a risky WR2 so I still suspect we draft someone fairly high but if he has any chance to progress in that department, it would be with Dooley.

Teams also like to take players from within the division if possible due to the identical competition they would face. We snatched up Cedric Thornton last season to mixed results, I could see us making a push for Bennie Logan as well. They were high on him during the draft and he may be had at a lesser price considering the amount of quality interior linemen in the market.

Lastly, I will make an easy prediction in Demarcus Ware. I believe this one is a given if he leaves Denver. He gets to do what so many veterans feel they are destined to do, finish off their career where it started and be part of the reason the team that drafted them finally gets a ring. His offseason home is still here, he has worked with Garrett for a large portion of his career and his buddy Witten is still here.

This isn't necessarily the route I believe they should go...this is just my prediction of a few midrange free agents they make a run for that are not already on the roster.

It should be an interesting week!

Nice post...Logan would be awesome as well.

 

[negativecreep]

I think if we have a big, run stopper at one that can eat up two blockers maybe half the time, Collins can get us that inside rush. We could keep Irving at end hopefully Lawrence on the other side(I really hope his back is ok, he's got what it takes), imo that would be what I'd concentrate on, besides solid role players like Mayowa or McFadden that we can plug in at areas of need. Gotta have a cup of coffee and look at what's available and I can give you specific names, still waking up.

 

[negativecreep]

Prediction: Sheldon Richardson will be Jerry's new War Daddy:

This is interesting...