Chuck 54
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I, for one, am satisfied with where we are in free agency.
I am happy with the Kozier signing...I believe he was the perfect OL...young, experienced, a starter, and fairly inexpensive and on the up-swing.
I am happy we signed a new LB to play inside with Brady...I hope there will be more to come, but I'd be happy to start with Ware, Brady, Adele, Burnett.
I am happy we resigned Gurode as he can play RG for Rivera if need be, and he is a serious threat to take over the C spot....He's far superior to Tyson Walters, and I never heard similar complaining about keeping that swingman around.
I wish we'd signed Bentley or Hutchinson, but I knew we weren't even going to look at those guys because of the money....and frankly, I would have never paid Hutchinson what he's getting. Maybe I'd have paid Bentley, but clearly he wanted to return home, and he did...can't put that one on JJ or BP.
I am happy that we are going to cut Larry Allen, regardless of whether we attempt to resign him or not, because we'd be idiots to pay him what he was due...we'd be the laughing stock of the league...it was ridiculous. I doubt that he gets anyone offerring him a decent contract...I won't be surprised if we resign him to much much less money after he's had his chance to test the market...if he signs elsewhere, no loss. I do indeed believe Kozier is an upgrade.
I am happy we cut Keyshaun...they knew exactly what they were doing. He was under contract and wanted much more money. If they'd paid him the million bucks, they'd still have the headache of him wanting more money...this way you save the million bucks and he gets to see that no one is going to give him a HUGE payday at this point. He may very well come back to us after testing the market....if not, we move on....it was a wise business decision.
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I do want a kicker, and we'll probably get one...but I don't want a 3 million dollar kicker. We'll be fine with a veteran or even a top rookie...there are two or more excellent kickers rolling out this year.
I do want a FS...they are still out there...what's the rush? You can't meet with every player right away...some of them haven't met with anyone yet...some of them are vacationing or waiting for calls...some floated out too high an asking price and will have to come down before the other teams meet with them....we'll get a FS.
I do want a WR....I don't want T.O., but if that's the plan, why panic...there's plenty of time...T.O. isn't in a rush...he's going to play every team interested against each other for a few weeks until he gets the best he can get. My personal wish would be to resign Key, forget T.O. and draft a WR on day 1. But if it is T.O., then we'll be set at WR.
The only position I'm a little worried about right now is RT. WE're still looking only at Colombo, Tucker, Pettitti???? Well, I guess we were never considering signing a name RT in FA...far as I know, we didn't even talk to one, so clearly that wasn't in BP's plan. My guess is that he'll look for a veteran later...or we draft one.
WE did not bring in the big name FA's this year or dish out the huge money, relative to other teams....but most of the big names already signed were not at the positions we are looking for.
Nope...I am not at all dissatisfied at this point. I think most of our issues will still be addressed before the draft.
Now...if we get into the draft and still have no RT, no WR, no K, no extra TE, no FS ???? Then I'll be upset and worried....but not yet...there's still time to pick up the guys we want at several positions we need to fill.
I am happy with the Kozier signing...I believe he was the perfect OL...young, experienced, a starter, and fairly inexpensive and on the up-swing.
I am happy we signed a new LB to play inside with Brady...I hope there will be more to come, but I'd be happy to start with Ware, Brady, Adele, Burnett.
I am happy we resigned Gurode as he can play RG for Rivera if need be, and he is a serious threat to take over the C spot....He's far superior to Tyson Walters, and I never heard similar complaining about keeping that swingman around.
I wish we'd signed Bentley or Hutchinson, but I knew we weren't even going to look at those guys because of the money....and frankly, I would have never paid Hutchinson what he's getting. Maybe I'd have paid Bentley, but clearly he wanted to return home, and he did...can't put that one on JJ or BP.
I am happy that we are going to cut Larry Allen, regardless of whether we attempt to resign him or not, because we'd be idiots to pay him what he was due...we'd be the laughing stock of the league...it was ridiculous. I doubt that he gets anyone offerring him a decent contract...I won't be surprised if we resign him to much much less money after he's had his chance to test the market...if he signs elsewhere, no loss. I do indeed believe Kozier is an upgrade.
I am happy we cut Keyshaun...they knew exactly what they were doing. He was under contract and wanted much more money. If they'd paid him the million bucks, they'd still have the headache of him wanting more money...this way you save the million bucks and he gets to see that no one is going to give him a HUGE payday at this point. He may very well come back to us after testing the market....if not, we move on....it was a wise business decision.
NOW>>>
I do want a kicker, and we'll probably get one...but I don't want a 3 million dollar kicker. We'll be fine with a veteran or even a top rookie...there are two or more excellent kickers rolling out this year.
I do want a FS...they are still out there...what's the rush? You can't meet with every player right away...some of them haven't met with anyone yet...some of them are vacationing or waiting for calls...some floated out too high an asking price and will have to come down before the other teams meet with them....we'll get a FS.
I do want a WR....I don't want T.O., but if that's the plan, why panic...there's plenty of time...T.O. isn't in a rush...he's going to play every team interested against each other for a few weeks until he gets the best he can get. My personal wish would be to resign Key, forget T.O. and draft a WR on day 1. But if it is T.O., then we'll be set at WR.
The only position I'm a little worried about right now is RT. WE're still looking only at Colombo, Tucker, Pettitti???? Well, I guess we were never considering signing a name RT in FA...far as I know, we didn't even talk to one, so clearly that wasn't in BP's plan. My guess is that he'll look for a veteran later...or we draft one.
WE did not bring in the big name FA's this year or dish out the huge money, relative to other teams....but most of the big names already signed were not at the positions we are looking for.
Nope...I am not at all dissatisfied at this point. I think most of our issues will still be addressed before the draft.
Now...if we get into the draft and still have no RT, no WR, no K, no extra TE, no FS ???? Then I'll be upset and worried....but not yet...there's still time to pick up the guys we want at several positions we need to fill.