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***convertedpatsfan*** · 12-13-2009, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mayoclinic

Bingo. Dumervil will be an RFA if there is an uncapped year, and will almost certainly be franchised if he is a UFA.

I'm personally very interested in Merriman right now. Earlier I would have said no way, but right now a high intensity guy who never quits wouldn't be a bad thing to have on this team. Yes he comes across as a jerk, but so did Rodney Harrison, who turned out to be one of the great pick ups of all time. Adalius Thomas came across as a choir boy, and look at how he turned out. Even though Merriman has only 4 sacks he's still coming back from injury, he plays hard every play, and he's gotten a lot of QB pressure than he has sacks. Besides, higher sack totals this year would just drive his price up.

As you say, there's a good chance SD won't seek to re-sign Merriman. His relationship with AJ Smith has not been good, and SD has a lot of other priority re-signings. The question is, if he is an RFA (which is likely, as an uncapped year seems all but certain), will SD tender him, and if so, at what level?

Merriman is a name that interests me as well. I wouldn't have considered him a few years ago because the price tag would have been insane. He could be a great value pick-up as he struggles to come back from injury. And unlike Dumervil, he's done it for several years.

I'd imagine SD would tender him rather than let him get away for nothing. As much as AJ dislikes the guy, he knows other teams will give up something. My guess would be the second-round tender if they're serious about getting rid of him, as I could imagine a lot of teams willing to take a gamble with that.

But I think Dumervil would be quite expensive and a big risk.

***DaBruinz*** · 12-13-2009, 08:49 PM

I would mind seeing any of the following brought in:

UFAS: Feagles - P, Clark - LB, Robbins - DT/DE, Terrelle Smith - FB, Chester Taylor - RB, Scott Fujita - OLB, Antonio Bryant - WR, Karlos Dansby - ILB (would have to be franchised as a QB), Ryan Denney, Kyle Van Den Bosch - DE

RFAs: Miles Austin - WR

I don't believe Peppers would be worth bringing in. We don't need an Adalius Thomas Part II.. And that's what I believe we'd be getting.

***pats1*** · 12-13-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBruinz

I would mind seeing any of the following brought in:

UFAS: Feagles - P, Clark - LB, Robbins - DT/DE, Terrelle Smith - FB, Chester Taylor - RB, Scott Fujita - OLB, Antonio Bryant - WR, Karlos Dansby - ILB (would have to be franchised as a QB), Ryan Denney, Kyle Van Den Bosch - DE

RFAs: Miles Austin - WR

I don't believe Peppers would be worth bringing in. We don't need an Adalius Thomas Part II.. And that's what I believe we'd be getting.

We agree on most of those names. The only ones I would question are Terrelle Smith, as I still don't think this offense will use a FB, and Fujita, who I see more as a 4-3 OLB. But Robbins would be right along of the lines of Pickett or Edwards, who I have on my list.

Hanson's having a pretty good year. Feagles is as old as dirt.

***DaBruinz*** · 12-14-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeShmoe

Why on earth will Arizona and San Diego not try and re-sign these guys - get real, its likely they will stay where they are one way or another

As for Dansby, Arizona has been trying to sign him. They've not come to an agreement.. And they've been going for 3 years now. If Arizona were to attempt to Franchise him, he'd be franchised at the most expensive salary position. Which is currently QB.. I don't see Arizona doing that.

As for Merriman. He's not been the same since he came off the juice. Not to mention that he's got legal issues...

***ctpatsfan77*** · 12-14-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBruinz

As for Dansby, Arizona has been trying to sign him. They've not come to an agreement.. And they've been going for 3 years now. If Arizona were to attempt to Franchise him, he'd be franchised at the most expensive salary position. Which is currently QB.. I don't see Arizona doing that.

Good catch. And, thank God, he has six years of service, so they can't just RFA tender him, either.

[For those who don't know: the CBA has a rule that states that if a team franchises a single player three times (IIRC, not even consecutively), then they must pay 120% of the previous year's salary or the franchise number for the highest-paid position (i.e., QB right now, which was $14.6M this year), whichever is greater. So, if, for the sake of argument, a team franchised a punter three times, they'd have to guarantee him >$14M for one year.]