You sir are lucky I blew $3M on Patterson and Babineaux (no regrets on it either) because I would have expected Soliai to be $6M+
If I was running a 3-4, I would've taken Soliai to about 7.5mil or so. Damn shame he went for that cheap. Oh well, I'm in love with the way my D-Line is looking so far. Good pickup Boik.
Bengals sign 25 year old DL, Leger Douzable ($400k). Very cheap, very underrate defensive lineman. He'll be a solid rotational player, who is very good against the run and can rush the pass fairly well. Again, we are staying youn
The Tampa Bay Bucs would like to welcome: WR Marquest Colston $16,000,000 OC Todd McClure $300,000 FB LeRon McClain $300,000 LB (& ST Ace) Tim Shaw $300,000 S Hussain Abdullah $300,000 CB Marcuss Trufant $500,000 S Tom Zbikowski $300,000 CB Kelvin Hayden $300,000 I overpayed for Colston, but I don't really care. He's good for 1,000 yards and 7 TDs every year and was the only #1 WR available. But after overpaying for him I got some steals as far as I'm concerned. I got 6 guys who have been solid to very good starters in the NFL all for 500k or less.
The Steelers would like to welcome the following 4 new members of their team: - Adam Snyder - Provides interior OL depth and can swing out to RT - Aaron Ross - Provides speed and ball hawking ability; can swing to FS as needed. - Jake Scott - Ranked as the 7th ranked guard overall, 4th at RG. 2 sacks, 1 hit and 11 pressures in 1045 snaps - Kendall Langford - Solid young run stuffing 3-4 DT.
Yeah WTF. I didn't bother bidding because I figured a league filled with Fins fans would break the bank on him. I call for an investigation.
The Steelers are pleased to announce the addition of FS Michael Griffin for 7M. Michael will pair with Troy Polamalu to form the best safety duo in the NFL.
Dallas Cowboys welcome Jameel McClain. Paired with Demarcus Ware, Sean Lee, and Jarrett Johnson, McClain rounds out the best LB corps in the NFL. We also have guys like Chris Kelsay and Victor Butler on the bench
The Chargers welcome William Gay (300k) and Deon Grant (300k) to our secondary. Both were solid tacklers last season, Gay with 53 and Grant with 55. And both got their hands on a good number of passes, Gay had 14 passes defended and Grant 9. We expect them to challenge for starting spots at corner and safety.
The Steelers would like to announce the signing of: - Marshawn Lynch $5.4M - Our starting tailback who will handle the majority of the workload with Jahvid Best and Mike Goodson/Isaac Redman forming our own Earth (Lynch), Wind (Goodson/Redman) and Fire (Best) trio. - Matt Prater $300K - Starting Kicker
Bengals sign CB, Brent Grimes ($10,300,000) This gives me possibly the best CB duo in the league (maybe most overpaid duo, but still dominant nonetheless) to go along with one of the better pass rushes in the league. This also allows me to keep Brandon Carr as a #2 CB, where he succeeds, with Grimes covering #1 wideouts. Opposing QBs should be scared.
With Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, Titus Young and Emmanuel Sanders I will get at you! You cant shut down this much speed.
There is still plenty of time left in this GML. I know what I'm doing. Also, I'll gladly come at your OL with my DL, Boik Carlos Dunlap vs Levi Brown, Adrian Clayborn vs Derek Sherrod? Geno Atkins vs anyone.
Levi Brown doesnt start, hes a reserve swing tackle. Gilbert is solid at RT and faced Dunlap 2x last year and allowed 0 sacks to him. So Dunlap just doesnt worry me much. Plus my interior OL of Sims-Pouncey-Jake Scott is extremely strong, very mobile and allows few sacks or pressures. You have some quality on the DL but you need a speed rusher in there somewhere.
Bengals bring back DT, Jonathan Fanene ($600,000) and DE, Frostee Rucker ($300,000). This gives me 5 capable DEs now (Dunlap, Clayborn, Johnson, Rucker, and Moats). Fanene is also going to fit nicely as a rotational pass rusher at DT, just like last season. My goal was to get Douzable and Fanene for cheap to serve as my backup DTs and I did just that. $1mil for both players combined.
Bengals sign OG, Carl Nicks ($11,300,000) This completes my offensive line, which quite possibly is the best in this league (At least, pass blocking wise). Andrew Whitworth-Carl Nicks-Jason Spitz-Chad Rinehart-Andre Smith
The Bucs are happy to welcome (and welcome back): CB Rashean Mathis $1,500,000 OL Jeff Faine $300,000 TE Travis Beckum $300,000 We badly needed help in the secondary and Mathis has been one of the best in the league for a long time and we are very excited to get him at that price. We're happy to get Jeff Faine back and happy he took a pay cut of $5.3 million to return to our organization. Beckum is a guy who we feel has great upside and made some big plays as a Giant.
The Broncos would like to welcome the following players to the Mile High City: QB Matt Flynn $7,500,000 QB Tavaris Jackson $950,000 OG John Greco $300,000 RB Mike Tolbert $3,500,000 DT Amobi Okoye $1,600,000 LB Joe Mays $4,500,000 LB Wesley Woodyard $5,500,000
Bengals sign DT, Broderick Bunkley ($5,500,000) since I have a great pass rush, I felt like I needed some run support also. Possibly the best run stuffing 4-3 DT in the league.
The Pittsburgh Steelers would like to welcome pro bowl LG Ben Grubbs to the team for 9.5M. Pittsburgh was 14M under the cap at the time and figured we can spend the money or not but the Rooney family shows a commitment to winning like few other owners so they went to GM Boik14 and said "Use it well. I suggest using it at a position of need. And if we're going to use trade acquisition Derek Sherrod at LT as planned then it might not be a bad idea to get a great LG." Looks like GM Boik14 took the advice to heart. The Steelers now have a pretty solid OL: LT: Sherrod LG: Grubbs C: Pouncey RG: Jake Scott RT: Marcus Gilbert Depth: Levi Brown (LT/RT), Rob Sims (LG/RG)
Cowboys are pleased to announce the signing of WR Eddie Royal. Along with Dez Bryant and Miles Austin, Royal rounds out a very dangerous WR corps.
The Colts welcome both Laurent Robinson and Early Doucet to the team. With Pierre Garcon and Laurent Robinson working the outside as Early Doucet works the slot, it should give Andrew Luck plenty of targets his first season as a Colt.
The Tampa Bay Bucs are extremely excited to welcome DE Robert Mathis to the team for $11MM. We felt he was the best defensive end available and are excited to pair him with Michael Bennett with Bowers coming in as a situational pass rusher, and with Gerald McCoy and Brian Price in the inside. With the passing game at a premium having pass rushing is a must and not only can Mathis and Bennett get after the QB, they can also both play the run.
Redskins would like to welcome these players to the roster: Free Agents Signed: Quarterback Seneca Wallace $450,000 Quarterback Shaun Hill $300,000 Running back Ryan Grant $300,000 Running back Dujuan Harris $300,000 Wide Receiver Robert Meachem $6,000,000 Tight End Justin Peelle $300,000 Left Guard Jacob Bell $300,000 Left Guard Shawn Lauvao $300,000 Center Matt Birk $300,000 Right Guard Chris Chester $550,000 Right Guard Daniel Kilgore $300,000 Right Tackle Doug Free $3,500,000 Right Tackle Chris Scott $300,000 Defensive End Jacqua Parker $350,000 Defensive Tackle Albert Haynesworth $1,000,000 Defensive End John Abraham $10,000,000 Defensive End James Hall $300,000 Strong Side Linebacker Scott Fujita $610,000 Strong Side Linebacker Moise Fokuh $300,000 Middle Linebacker Stephen Tulloch $9,500,000 Middle Linebacker Gary Brackett $650,000 Weak Side Linebacker Akeem Jordan $1,000,000 Cornerback Sheldon Brown $300,000 Cornerback Curtis Marsh $550,000 Strong Safety Chris Hope $300,000 Strong Safety Jermale Hines $300,000 Kicker Josh Brown $300,000 Long Snapper: Jon Dorenbos $300,000 While most are depth signings, the ones in bold are the players I feel will make the most impact. Starting with Jon Dorenbos, the long snapper.
The Chargers are happy to welcome Antonio Garay (2.5M) and Mark Anderson (7.5M) to the team. Garay will come back to SD and anchor our base 3-4 defense as NT like he did so well last season. Anderson will be used as an OLB in our base 3-4 and a DE in our 4-3 on obvious passing situations. We look forward to having his pass rushing abilities (14 sacks and 18 QB hits last season) compliment the rest of the defense.
Cowboys are elated to welcome SS Craig Steltz. Steltz was extremely impressive in limited action for Chicago. He is very fundamentally sound and instinctive. We anticipate he will turn into one of the better strong safeties in the league.