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

[MoreBellhorn]

Why did the Raiders release a top center?

He requested it.

 

[ralmat55]

I have them a bit lower - dont see them extremely backloading - not what they need or normally do - id guess they'd prefer flexibility for possible restructures later..

In any case agreed that theres plenty of cap left..

No reason to not backload given that unused cap space can not just be carried forward. Plus, they won’t be doing this every year, and they have oodles of cap space in 2022 and 23. I’m not sure if “not what they normally do” applies anymore.

 

[Give Kraft A Hand]

He requested it.

I get it but they didnt have to honor it

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I get it but they didnt have to honor it

It is strange...unless he saw the $$ being given out and said he would hold out.

 

[gobesmug]

No hopefully it makes them sweeten the pot so we can sign Hudson.

Hudson asked to be released. It's either because he wants to break the bank or play for a contender.

I would prefer to keep Andrews for half the cost and get more help.

Obviously if the price is close, Hudson all day

 

[Deus Irae]

 

[long distance]

No reason to not backload given that unused cap space can not just be carried forward. Plus, they won’t be doing this every year, and they have oodles of cap space in 2022 and 23. I’m not sure if “not what they normally do” applies anymore.

btw- What do you mean cap space cannot be carried forward?

 

[venecol]

This is great. Hopefully it makes the Dolphins give up going after Andrews and lowers his cost

Why would it lower his cost? Hudson's getting paid >$11M

 

[Ring 6]

btw- What do you mean cap space cannot be carried forward?

I think he meant can rather than can not.

 

[Patsgofor4]

Hudson asked to be released. It's either because he wants to break the bank or play for a contender.

I would prefer to keep Andrews for half the cost and get more help.

Obviously if the price is close, Hudson all day

KC needs a center, too. Back to where he started, perhaps?

 

[Bill Lee]

I get it but they didnt have to honor it

It might feed the "Raiders have cash flow problems" narrative?

The Raiders put out a LOT of money thinking that the stadium would be open.

Mark Davis is not independently wealthy, he needs the Raiders to be cash positive, and they weren't.

So when Hudson says "Instead of paying me my $3.5MM roster bonus release me" Davis says "Sure!"???

 

[Patsgofor4]

Has anyone else noted that the Pats links/articles and headlines on NESN website seem to frequently have a negative spin. Henry and the Sox must be so salty that so few people give a sh*t about them anymore.

 

[ralmat55]

btw- What do you mean cap space cannot be carried forward?

Typo. It can be as you know.

 

[jah]

Hudson asked to be released. It's either because he wants to break the bank or play for a contender.

I would prefer to keep Andrews for half the cost and get more help.

Obviously if the price is close, Hudson all day

A contender to Hudson might just be "not the Raiders". I think that team has been quietly imploding while the Texans get all the attention for being mismanaged.

 

[oceansizer]

 

[sb1]

LOL

 

[luuked]

Could take the Falcons out of the QB sweepstakes. If you commit to Ryan for 2022 might as well try to trade that #4 pick into a nice collection of future picks.

 

[ashley]

Miller for Harry

 

[DaBruinz]

That was Brown's old #. Where did you see that?

He's using Spotrac. A site not known for it's accuracy on anything.

 

[DaBruinz]

Weird that Fuller, Galloday, Brown, Samuel, Juju are all still out there.

Not weird at all if they were looking for 18-25M /year deals and teams are offering 12-13M deals.