NFL Free Agency 2022 edition

[venecol]

Miguel's list requires $15M in addition to monies needed to sign anyone.

Do you believe that it is easy to come up with $30M - $35M, which included Miguel's list plus new signees?

Who do you think will be "easy" to extend?

I made a list of moves to free up $30-$35M that included cuts, trades and restructures to Judon & Henry. Can't remember where it was.

 

[mgteich]

I made a list of moves to free up $30-$35M that included cuts, trades and restructures to Judon & Henry. Can't remember where it was.

aah

That list included cuts and trades that the patriots may or may not make. The cuts didn't include the cost of replacements. In any case, there are NOT $30-$35M of transactions that are "not difficult".

All restructures require permission of the player.

All extensions require negotiations.

Any signing of free agents, or trades, require negotiations, within the framework of this year's free agent market.

For example, I believe that you wanted to trade Agholor an Harry and replace the loss by a draft choice or two. I would think that this is difficult. Counting on Belichick to draft WR rookies ready to step in a be major contributors is a long shot, rather than "not difficult".

 

[venecol]

aah

That list included cuts and trades that the patriots may or may not make. The cuts didn't include the cost of replacements. In any case, there are NOT $30-$35M of transactions that are "not difficult".

All restructures require permission of the player.

All extensions require negotiations.

Any signing of free agents, or trades, require negotiations, within the framework of this year's free agent market.

For example, I believe that you wanted to trade Agholor an Harry and replace the loss by a draft choice or two. I would think that this is difficult. Counting on Belichick to draft WR rookies ready to step in a be major contributors is a long shot, rather than "not difficult".

Well can't disagree. I should've specified easy sitting behind a computer.

 

[WinstonSmith]

I made a list of moves to free up $30-$35M that included cuts, trades and restructures to Judon & Henry. Can't remember where it was.

This is from Miguel's Twitter:

 

[venecol]

 

[holyredeemer]

Hahaha

Sure pays to do juuuust enough, doesn’t it?

 

[VectorPrime]

Is Bobby Wagner still uncommitted?

 

[Ian]

Kind of off topic but would love to see an eyes emoji smiley sometime. Like if we see something interesting on twitter or somewhere else and wanted to post it here as something we should watch - kind of like what you see here:



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I've noted this and I'll see what I can do

 

[venecol]

 

[slash83]

Other than Judon, none of those additions deserve to be in the top 10 pay wise.

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

Other than Judon, none of those additions deserve to be in the top 10 pay wise.

I would add Henry , he is a top 10 TE

 

[50-yard-line]

Other than Judon, none of those additions deserve to be in the top 10 pay wise.

Agholor and Godchaux are only there because they got their CAP hits deferred to the second year of 2-year deals. Agholor was what - $6 million? - against the CAP last year and Godchaux was like 3.

I would expect that the Pats are trying to extend one or both.

Jonathan Jones at 7.7 isn't overpaid. He's only got a couple of million in guarantees, so he might be a candidate for an extension as well.

In a pinch, Godchaux could be cut, as could Jones (but that would hurt a lot).

 

[slash83]

Agholor and Godchaux are only there because they got their CAP hits deferred to the second year of 2-year deals. Agholor was what - $6 million? - against the CAP last year and Godchaux was like 3.

I would expect that the Pats are trying to extend one or both.

Jonathan Jones at 7.7 isn't overpaid. He's only got a couple of million in guarantees, so he might be a candidate for an extension as well.

In a pinch, Godchaux could be cut, as could Jones (but that would hurt a lot).

JJ is fine, I should of clarified I meant the new additions.

 

[Ross12]

Looks like more than >$10M. We still need to sign a few more FAs too. Expect several restructures / extensions.

Yeah when I say “could be less” I’m saying it depends on what draft picks are actually used as well as how much wiggle room for injury replacements is desired since Miguel is using a $5M projection. They can also sit on NLTBE bonuses for a while since those will take most of the season to actually be earned, if they all are (they won’t all be), and make money much later in the season to pay what needs to be paid.

Ideally though they should have more room now.

 

[Ross12]

Kind of off topic but would love to see an eyes emoji smiley sometime. Like if we see something interesting on twitter or somewhere else and wanted to post it here as something we should watch - kind of like what you see here:



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Worth “up to $5M” means it’s probably actually around $2-3M before incentives, which most likely means it won’t dock them a compensatory draft pick.

 

[venecol]

 

[venecol]

Is Bobby Wagner still uncommitted?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Hs still durable, kicking ass and taking names. He could really help a contender.

 

[borisman]

I'm sure they'll get a comp pick for that as well.

 

[upstater1]

Other than Judon, none of those additions deserve to be in the top 10 pay wise.

It's not pay, it's cap hit.