NFL News Official 2025 NFL Free Agency Thread

[One-If-By-Sea]

He's young we can lock him up for Four Years: he can already play Guard.

1 or 2 now, 4 years later if he is consistent.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

I think it's worth a shot. And Onwenu's deal is set up to cut him next year too so if he fails as a LT again you can move him back to RG.

This is a sensible idea.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

My guess is he's trying to talk his family into taking the fatter offer from the Pats and making them move... again.

MIN has Darrisaw coming back and won't be interested. JAX just traded him because they have a younger player so even if they're still living there that's not where he's ending up most likely. Pretty sure his family is moving regardless if it's here or elsewhere.

 

[manxman2601]

My one criticism of what we've done so far is not addressing the O Line too much yet. The Bears made it a priority to give Caleb Williams protection and set their stall out to do so; and did it well. For all the talk of the trenches, we haven't done the same. It's early so this is a temporary complaint hopefully, but is just something that is gnawing at me. Hopefully by the end of the day it will be less of an issue.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Agreed. But if Hunter is available in R1, are there any starting LTs in R2 of the 2025 draft?

It would require a trade up to be safe. Connerly will likely be gone at 38 and ersery is rising fast , too risky to stay put. Hopefully we are planning to be more aggressive than last year either way. If hunter is not there and we go tackle first , id still want the trade up for golden or egbuka.

 

[PatsFan2]

My one criticism of what we've done so far is not addressing the O Line too much yet. The Bears made it a priority to give Caleb Williams protection and set their stall out to do so; and did it well. For all the talk of the trenches, we haven't done the same. It's early so this is a temporary complaint hopefully, but is just something that is gnawing at me. Hopefully by the end of the day it will be less of an issue.

Yeah you ain't the only one concerned.

 

[TommyD4207]

Agreed. But if Hunter is available in R1, are there any starting LTs in R2 of the 2025 draft?

There should be. There are about 6 OTs that I'd say could start.

 

[Steve102]

My one criticism of what we've done so far is not addressing the O Line too much yet. The Bears made it a priority to give Caleb Williams protection and set their stall out to do so; and did it well. For all the talk of the trenches, we haven't done the same. It's early so this is a temporary complaint hopefully, but is just something that is gnawing at me. Hopefully by the end of the day it will be less of an issue.

While I agree with your sentiment, Vrabel and Co. clearly have a vision of the type of player they want and the assets they are willing (or not willing) to part with. I am proceeding cautiously. Rome wasn't built in a day. I think Plan A was Stanley, but he never made it to FA. They are on to plan B. Like I said in another post, if they are going to get a LT in FA, then they are paying a heavy market tax for the position.

 

[slash83]

 

[PatsFan2]

It would require a trade up to be safe. Connerly will likely be gone at 38 and ersery is rising fast , too risky to stay put. Hopefully we are planning to be more aggressive than last year either way. If hunter is not there and we go tackle first , id still want the trade up for golden or egbuka.

I think Matthew Golden is a very risky with all this First Round talk Teta Mac is better.

 

[manxman2601]

While I agree with your sentiment, Vrabel and Co. clearly have a vision of the type of player they want and the assets they are willing (or not willing) to part with. I am proceeding cautiously. Rome wasn't built in a day. I think Plan A was Stanley, but he never made it to FA. They are on to plan B. Like I said in another post, if they are going to get a LT in FA, then they are paying a heavy market tax for the position.

My next question was going to be, other than Cam Robinson, do we have any coaching links to the remaining OL?

 

[TommyD4207]

My next question was going to be, other than Cam Robinson, do we have any coaching links to the remaining OL?

Jedrick Wills

 

[Steve102]

My next question was going to be, other than Cam Robinson, do we have any coaching links to the remaining OL?

I have not looked that deeply into it.

 

[manxman2601]

Jedrick Wills

Thanks. I forgot that one.

 

[PatsFan2]

My next question was going to be, other than Cam Robinson, do we have any coaching links to the remaining OL?

Vrabel and Jedrick Wills last year.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I think Matthew Golden is a very risky with all this First Round talk Teta Mac is better.

Ive played out probably 94 scenarios in my head involving pick 4 (if hunter is not there), 38, and trades up and down involving both and McMillan is in a couple of them for sure.

 

[Rob0729]

I wanted Fries, but $17.6 million a year for a guard seems exorbitant.

 

[TommyD4207]

Thanks. I forgot that one.

I won't cry if it's Wills. You're going to get the usual sky am falling 'he sucks' comments, but again, he's better than Verdarian Lowe and Chuks, and Michael Jordan, and whatever fat tubs of suck they rolled out there last year.

 

[TommyD4207]

Ive played out probably 94 scenarios in my head involving pick 4 , 38, and trades up and down involving both and McMillan is in a couple of them for sure

If the Patriots want McMillan, he will definitely be there at 4.
Personally, I'm good without him.

 

[PatsFan2]

I won't cry if it's Wills. You're going to get the usual sky am falling 'he sucks' comments, but again, he's better than Verdarian Lowe and Chuks, and Michael Jordan, and whatever fat tubs of suck they rolled out there last year.

Preaching to the choir.