Seahawks CB Brandon Browner meeting with Pats Thursday 3/13

[crownontherocks]

ESPN's John Clayton reports the Saints are "looking at" free agent CB Brandon Browner.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

I don't understand the big deal with players visiting more than one team. This is the case for almost every FA except the ones who get super big deals right out of the gate.

If I'm a FREE agent I'd want to check out my options.

I would wait as well. Just like Woodyard did and probably what Browner is going to do since his situation is very unique

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

ESPN's John Clayton reports the Saints are "looking at" free agent CB Brandon Browner.

Browner, Byrd and Vaccaro would be a good backfield

 

[manxman2601]

In the spirit of looking at BPA and need, I have DT as one of my top positions for the first round.

CB (because of quality BPA + need), S (same), DT (mostly because of need), and WR (because of quality and need).

TE and OL are out for me unless Ebron is there. Don't see the point in grabbing an OL that early.

Players I would look at: DT Hageman, DT Nix, CBs Gilbert, Fuller, Dennard, Roby, Ss Nix and Pryor, WRs Matthews, Cooks, Beckham, Lee. Obviously, TE Ebron.

Interesting list.

Not in order: Hageman, Shazier, ASJ, Tuitt, Fuller and Ward for me ( Ebron and Donald too). Haven't included Dix because I think he'll go too high and whilst I really like Beckham and Cooks, I really don't think we will, or should, go WR early. I'm not a fan of Pryor and am not convinced that Nix is worth a first round pick. Just my two pennies.

 

[ripatsfan91]

Don't think the Saints have the cap room for that... they signed Byrd to that massive contract when they had like 5 mil in cap space.

 

[manxman2601]

Why the hell would we get a CB early in the draft?

Who starts at CB next year considering that Revis is on an effective one year contract for now?

 

[TomPatriot]

It doesn't need to be TE. Now it looks like DT is the #1 need.

Sims would fit the bill.

 

[strngplyr]

Don't think the Saints have the cap room for that... they signed Byrd to that massive contract when they had like 5 mil in cap space.

They're backloading everything. Byrd's 9m AAV is supposedly only counting something like 3.4m against this years cap.

Browner should also be cheap. He might prefer NO as a starting CB job is more of a sure thing.

Here he would have to compete with Dennard (which I think given time he could win the job, but he'll be missing 4 games to start) or change position.

 

[ATippett56]

Nowhere has said he's left yet

Brandon Browner to visit Redskins | ProFootballTalk

 

[Luxusdk]

Who starts at CB next year considering that Revis is on an effective one year contract for now?

One year sure, but i dont see Revis leaveing Patriots NeXT year really. BB wouldn't Loose Talib and go Revis if he beleave it would be for 1 year. Revis is a special talent on pair with Sanders / Loft. The chance the game and i beleave BB is willing to pay more then he normal would for those kind of talents.

 

[ATippett56]

Who starts at CB next year considering that Revis is on an effective one year contract for now?

Worry about next year, next year.

 

[TriplecHamp]

Brandon Browner to visit Redskins | ProFootballTalk

He has a visit scheduled there, doesn't mean he's left for it.

 

[ATippett56]

One year sure, but i dont see Revis leaveing Patriots NeXT year really. BB wouldn't Loose Talib and go Revis if he beleave it would be for 1 year. Revis is a special talent on pair with Sanders / Loft. The chance the game and i beleave BB is willing to pay more then he normal would for those kind of talents.

Oh really?

Revis gets $12 million this year, $20 million or free agency next year | ProFootballTalk

As it turns out, Darrelle Revis’s contract with the Patriots isn’t actually a one-year, $12 million deal. It’s actually a two-year, $32 million deal. But the second year will probably be voided.

Revis gets a $10 million signing bonus, a $1.5 million base salary and $33,333.33 for the first 15 games he’s active for in 2014. So assuming he plays at least 15 games, Revis gets $12 million.

Then the Patriots have the option to pick up the second year of Revis’s contract and pay him a $12 million roster bonus on April 1, 2015, plus a $7.5 million base salary and the same $33,333.33 for the first 15 games he’s active for in 2015. That would total $20 million for the 2015 season.

Realistically, it’s almost impossible to believe the Patriots would pick up that option. Even for a player as great as Revis, that $20 million is too much. After all, the Bucs couldn’t find any team even willing to give up a seventh-round draft pick to acquire Revis under his old contract, and that’s because no team wanted to pay Revis the $16 million a year that his old contract paid him.

So Revis will almost certainly hit free agency again next year, and because there’s a second year on the deal the Patriots can’t use the franchise tag on Revis. They have to either pay him the $20 million next year or cut him.

 

[BradyToAmendola]

Who starts at CB next year considering that Revis is on an effective one year contract for now?

Who starts at tight end THIS YEAR considering Gronk tore his ACL just 3 months ago and won't be ready for the start of the year?

Who starts at nose tackle THIS YEAR considering we just cut Vince?

Who starts at safety THIS YEAR considering we just cut Gregory?

Who starts at center THIS YEAR considering Wendell is still an unsigned free agent?

Not sure why you are worrying about needs next year when there are much more pressing concerns for this year. Seems kind of backwards to me.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Brandon Browner to visit Redskins | ProFootballTalk

Obviously not happy with NE's offer or lack of offer.

They should look at DRC.

 

[ATippett56]

He has a visit scheduled there, doesn't mean he's left for it.

I have not seen any reports of Browner signing a contract with anyone.

 

[50-yard-line]

Obviously not happy with NE's offer or lack of offer.

They should look at DRC.

That visit was scheduled before he even got here.

While he was here, the Redskins signed Tracy Porter.

 

[ATippett56]

Not sure why you are worrying about needs next year when there are much more pressing concerns for this year. Seems kind of backwards to me.

It's nice to see someone who sees the BIG PICTURE.

 

[JackBauer]

Obviously not happy with NE's offer or lack of offer.

They should look at DRC.

Yeah, I think it's very likely the Patriots would shell out 9+ million for a non-elite CB.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Brandon Browner to visit Redskins | ProFootballTalk

Ya i thought it was the same day. So he's gone for now

DRC...HA ya the guy who wants 9 mill a year...

People are worrying about next year must have forgot it's a long ways away and Breer and others have reported the pats will try and make it a long term thing