Official Free Agency 2018

[Uptown]

Damn

Redskins offer Trent Murphy new contract, according to report

 

[jah]

My only concern about Darby is he just got there and they already decided he's not a future priority.

 

[Love The Drake]

Damn

Redskins offer Trent Murphy new contract, according to report

He hasn't signed it yet

 

[maineman209]

My only concern about Darby is he just got there and they already decided he's not a future priority.

Well, only a LaCanfora-level rumor at this point that the Eagles have him available for a 3rd-rounder.

OTOH, the Eagles are already in cap hell for the foreseeable future. Darby has only the one cheap year left. Jalen Mills has 2 cheap years left, Rasul Douglas has 3, and they were both reasonably productive.

So, maybe it's a case of trying to get something for Darby now rather than letting him walk in 2019 for possibly no comp pick.

 

[maineman209]

He hasn't signed it yet

Likely to be more than the Pats can afford, anyway.

 

[jah]

Well, only a LaCanfora-level rumor at this point that the Eagles have him available for a 3rd-rounder.

OTOH, the Eagles are already in cap hell for the foreseeable future. Darby has only the one cheap year left. Jalen Mills has 2 cheap years left, Rasul Douglas has 3, and they were both reasonably productive.

So, maybe it's a case of trying to get something for Darby now rather than letting him walk in 2019 for possibly no comp pick.

I suppose it's a valid, even Belichickian move.

 

[maineman209]

I suppose it's a valid, even Belichickian move.

At the moment, the Eagles are $9.9M in the hole, cap-wise, with Michael Bennett's $5.65M and Robinson's (reported) new deal not yet included. Plus Bradham and Burton have yet to be re-signed, which will cost at least a few million $$ more.

So, I imagine that Roseman and everyone in his office are dancing as fast as they can, and considering every option to shave another $1M off their cap expenses within the next +/- 56 hours.

The Pats cap/FA situation seems relatively serene in comparison.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I expect the pats to sign either preston brown or nigel bradham...

 

[oceansizer]

I would be glad if one of them wears Pat's uniform.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Belichick always surprises...I mean how many of us saw the Stephon gilmore signing?

 

[maineman209]

I expect the pats to sign either preston brown or nigel bradham...

Given that the Bills have $32M in cap space, not a lot of expensive UFAs to re-sign aside from Brown and Kyle Williams, and have a metric butt-load of high draft picks with which to backfill their roster cheaply ...

AND

Given that Philly is somewhere around $15M in the hole, cap-wise ...

I'd expect the Bills to be able to make Brown more expensive than Bradham would be from Philly.

One left-field possibility for the Pats is the return of Casillas, who now has three years' starting experience at MLB/ILB with the NYG. Likely the least expensive of the three, by far.

Yeah, I can guess the reaction to Casillas. However, the LB corps needs two things in approximately equal measure - NFL experience and more "talent". Casillas can provide the requisite experience cheaply, and a high draft pick can provide the requisite talent for 2019 (or even the second half of 2018). So, maybe think of Casillas as a 1-2 year "bridge".

And, it's not as if the LB room is SRO at the moment, so 2-3 more bodies in there aren't going to make it overcrowded.

@oceansizer

 

[maineman209]

Belichick always surprises...I mean how many of us saw the Stephon gilmore signing?

Ahh, yes! I, too, pine for those heady days back when the Pats had $60M in cap space to play with .... instead of, like, 12.

 

[oceansizer]

Amongst many defensive issues tackling was one of the biggest. Hightower on the field plus Bradham or Preston should improve that "limp" area.

 

[maineman209]

 

[DW Toys]

He hasn't signed it yet

Murphy's offer will be a cheap one. If we want to we can get in.
DW Toys

 

[maineman209]

FWIW ...

 

[luuked]

FWIW ...

Culture of failure..

 

[Snooky97]

Would be devastating if he came to us, just can't see it with his stupid penalties, lack of discipline oh and the stupid cap hit he would want.

 

[luuked]

If anyone wants a shocking move then the value is in looking at teams that are changing coordinators/scheme and former high round picks around the end of their rookie contract. I dont think there will be anything surprising in FA this year. If anything then surprises might come via trades which seems to be a the new modus operandi for BB and Caserio.

 

[luuked]