2021 NFL Free Agency/Trade News & Discussion: March Edition

[ashley]

cuts still coming

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

 

[DaBruinz]

Couple more players given their walking papers..

 

[Sfpat]

Matt Ryan restructures contract. Means Atlanta won't take QB at #4. That could be our trade partner. Gilmore, #15, Harry, and 2022 2nd for #4.

I would think it means they will take a QB at #4 and this is most likely Ryan's last year with the Falcons

 

[ashley]

And another

 

[Bourne Patriot]

Back to NY

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

I would think it means they will take a QB at #4 and this is most likely Ryan's last year with the Falcons

I think they love fields a lot . Anyway them taking a QB still leaves the door open to take a guy like Trey Lance.

 

[long distance]

Matt Ryan restructures contract. Means Atlanta won't take QB at #4. That could be our trade partner. Gilmore, #15, Harry, and 2022 2nd for #4.

Not even close to enough..

even this projection for CIN might not be enough : NE #15 + #46 + 2022 1st > #5

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

Back to NY

That was my thinking as well.

 

[mgteich]

Belichick can wait until Day 4 for second tier, when he really know who is available.

Of course, we still have hopes before then for Andrews, Van Noy, or one of the RB's.

 

[DaBruinz]

Restructuring pushes the cap back further into the future.

Really? You don't say.. I thought it made it disappear [sic]

The push does two things. Takes cap hit and pushes that into the future where they have more. Gives them space to sign people today.

What it doesn't do is prevent them from releasing Ryan after the 2022 season. In that time, they can draft a QB in 2021 and let him learn behind Ryan for 1-2 years and then allow them to move him in either during the 2022 season or for the 2023 season. I seem to remember a team having a real expensive back-up on their bench once upon a time and they needed him to help win a play-off game..

 

[Bourne Patriot]

That was my thinking as well.

Or just deliberately cryptic to get attention

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

Not even close to enough..

even this projection for CIN might not be enough : NE #15 + #46 + 2022 1st > #5

Why not? Sounds reasonable. The chiefs got mahomes with the 27th pick, a 3rd rounder and a 2018 first round selection. We are given them something better than what the chiefs gave up for mahomes.

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

Or just deliberately cryptic to get attention

He wants to get the heck out of dodge.

 

[venecol]

QB #3 likely on the board until 7. Excellent.

Why?

 

[DaBruinz]

I would think it means they will take a QB at #4 and this is most likely Ryan's last year with the Falcons

I think that 2022 will be. They don't have a ton of space based on the projected $205M cap for 2022. Cutting Ryan then only saves them about 8.5M of the 48.5M cap hit.

 

[jah]

Back to NY

Isn't the 2nd act arguably the one he's currently in?

 

[venecol]

Restructuring pushes the cap back further into the future.

So what.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Why?

nevermind.

 

[jah]

So what.

The future eventually happens.