NFL Free Agency Thread

Dude, Denver is gonna get a f*** load of comp picks next year.

sevengables_2207 said:

"That's right, Mike!"

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Ahem The proper form is 'You're absolutely right, Mike!"

Ross12 said:

Dude, Denver is gonna get a f*** load of comp picks next year.

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The Pats will the following season

Okay, I don't even know who this guy is, and he's getting forty million dollars.

Ross12 said:

Okay, I don't even know who this guy is, and he's getting forty million dollars.

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He's good. Not great, but good. Makes me very happy that we signed McCourty long-term last year (for just $2M more per year).

Ross12 said:

Dude, Denver is gonna get a f*** load of comp picks next year.

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Here's the fun part, though: it's based on free agents signed minus free agents lost, as long as they qualify.

So what that means is: if they lose four FAs at $10M+ and sign four qualifying FAs at $1M each . . . no comp picks.

[ETA: Actually, in that case, they could get a single 7th-round comp pick.]

ctpatsfan77 said:

Here's the fun part, though: it's based on free agents signed minus free agents lost, as long as they qualify.

So what that means is: if they lose four FAs at $10M+ and sign four qualifying FAs at $1M each . . . no comp picks.

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If they're smart (like the Pats) they'll just sign a bunch of guys cut by other teams so they don't count against them for comp picks.

That was one of the most underrated parts of the Revis signing. Since the Bucs cut him, he didn't count against our ability to get a comp pick for Talib.

TommyBrady12 said:

There is a report out there that the steelers want weddle badly.

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That makes some sense, they really need a safety over there.


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makoute said:

That makes some sense, they really need a safety over there.


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In New England Weddle is a luxury. In Pitt he is a necessity

Ross12 said:

Okay, I don't even know who this guy is, and he's getting forty million dollars.

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Yeah, at this point, it would not shock me if one of these teams doling out ridiculous money to good to middling talents sign a few of us posters off of Patsfans for multi-million dollar deals. It's the only logical next step.

robertweathers said:

In New England Weddle is a luxury. In Pitt he is a necessity

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Luxuries win championships.

ViperGTS said:

Luxuries win championships.

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Yep. Rodney was a "luxury" when the team still had Lawyer. Little did we know BB was fixing to cut loose of him.

BradyFTW! said:

If they're smart (like the Pats) they'll just sign a bunch of guys cut by other teams so they don't count against them for comp picks.

That was one of the most underrated parts of the Revis signing. Since the Bucs cut him, he didn't count against our ability to get a comp pick for Talib.

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One offseason where they earned a boatload of comp picks it seemed like they made a deliberate attempt not to sign any qualifying FAs, only ones that had been waived by their old teams.

robertweathers said:

Yep. Rodney was a "luxury" when the team still had Lawyer. Little did we know BB was fixing to cut loose of him.

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What exactly was the point in cutting him at that point when they couldn't use the cap space for much?

ctpatsfan77 said:

One offseason where they earned a boatload of comp picks it seemed like they made a deliberate attempt not to sign any qualifying FAs, only ones that had been waived by their old teams.

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Sounds like a deliberate attempt to skirt the rules and undermine the integrity of the game.

The Broncos defense is so good they could pick up any qb off the street and they would still win the SB.

ensoul said:

The Broncos defence is so good they could pick up any qb off the street and they would still win the SB.

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Except they just lost Trevathan and Jackson off that Defense.. And they will probably lose more.

Ross12 said:

Dude, Denver is gonna get a f*** load of comp picks next year.

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The most number of comp picks Denver can get is 4.
They will only get comp picks if they sign fewer eligible UFAs than they lose. Remember, players that they cut, like Vasquez, don't count.

Froob said:

What exactly was the point in cutting him at that point when they couldn't use the cap space for much?

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The saved money on the 2003, 2004 and beyond salary caps but cutting him. They may have taken the newly available space and did some extensions. Not sure. Would need to look.

Patriots release Milloy; Bills interested

Froob said:

Are these insiders ever right about Patriots interest? Because Bill sure as hell isn't leaking it.

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Actually, he posts all his moves on MyFace but nobody checks his page.