Eh, Top 8 defense, nice Wr corps, we are not THAT far away.

And no one knows what the deal is with any of those players I'd suspect we see some signings this week as players weigh whether or not they want to head into a lockout with no roster spot and no contract.

Ross will spend money, Ireland won't overpay.

 

Really surprised they have not at least tendered Garner because under the best of scenarios, he is a RFA. In the long run it may not mean anything but other teams are starting to do it. I agree, between the time the combine ends and the CBA is done, I imagine we will see a flurry of signings around the league and some if not a lot, of tenders on RFA. The ones that KNOW other teams are interested in them, which I am sure every agent has written down by now and what they are offering, will be willing to role the dice on a roster spot and wait for FA to start.

 

Usually FA starts the first week of March and RFA have until right around the draft to sign their tenders. Not sure UFA starts by usually by draft time, all UFA that wanted to move to other teams or have been offered far more by other teams, have already moved on by draft time.

 

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At least that's what Sick told me. :shifty:

 

Maybe it's just the change alone that makes people uncomfortable about it? :confused2:

I don't have a problem with FA starting post draft. Infact, I kinda like the idea. The draft is supposed to be your future, while FA is your short term fixing of holes (usually anyway), so this year's draft/FA order seems to fit that line of thinking as priorities go.

Maybe the negative aspect for FA coming later would be on the players, and not the fans, as we may not see the FA frenzies like we saw in the past. Who knows.

 

I like what he has to say about RBs. Sounds like he gets it. The days of drafting a RB to be the focal point of your team and count on him as a workhorse are effectively over, IMHO as long as the NFL keeps modifying the rules to accommodate the passing game. Taking a RB in the first round is a luxury teams without an established QB can't afford. Just my opinion, but I think Ireland might share this opinion. At least in regards to the value a RB has.

 

If anything the time of the passing game being seen as the only way is coming to an end, the NCAA is no longer producing 330 to 350 pd Dlinemen who can run stuff, they are producing longer, leaner players to..get after the Qb, which is why a power running game makes more sense now more than even 2 yrs ago.

Ireland hopefully is blowing smoke, or of course we can just wait for Chad Henne to morph into Peyton Manning.

 

Did anyone catch his comment on Thiggy coming back if he's an RFA?

 

Even if what you say is true, money is the reason the league makes and enforces rules to favor the passing game. So while defense could catch up to dominate passing games in the future, the cat and mouse game will continue and the league will make more rules to make passing even easier. In my opinion.

 

There is no correlation between defensive penalties and losing ballgames.

What I'm saying is if a Franchise tries to take advantage of such a rule change, first they must realize that there are likely to be 20 other teams doing the same thing, if not more, meaning that Franchise is stuck in that line for everything from Free Agents, to Draftees, to Coaches, however if a Franchise takes note that opponents are gearing up for more passing, the opportunity is to move in the different direction, to not focus on rule changes but to focus on how to defeat the teams that change the the types of talent they bring in.

For example, if you were in a division with the Colts, you'd want smaller, quicker defenders to counter their passing game along with the Texans, now what happens when they play a power running team outside of their division?

That is how the Jets beat the Colts in Indy, smaller and quicker defenders got steamrolled by a power running game.