Eddie Lacy to Seattle

Surprised AP28 didn't get signed by them.

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Surprised AP28 didn't get signed by them.

I'm not. Age and asking price made the decision an easy one.

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

I'm not. Age and asking price made the decision an easy one.

True.

 

As of now, he is without a team and I'm wondering if he has received any offer at this point - especially with the draft looming around the corner.

 

He, along with other big-named FA RB's, might end up being cheap pick-ups after the draft has settled and teams are well into their OTA's and TC.

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Apparently Jamaal Charles is supposed to be in Seattle tomorrow.... Interesting

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

Eddie Lacy to Seattle

Good signing for them. If he stays healthy they could end up with a really good running game again.

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@AdamSchefter


Eddie Lacy's deal in Seattle: 1 year, $5.55M with $3M fully guaranteed, per source.

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@RapSheet


#Packers are bringing back CB Davon House, as @TomSilverstein said. House gets 1-yr, roughly $3.5M, source said (while visiting Pitt today).

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Eddie Lacy to Seattle

 

 

He must've been the cheapest option. Of the guys they brought in, he's the most.......... meh! 

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@RapSheet


#Packers are bringing back CB Davon House, as @TomSilverstein said. House gets 1-yr, roughly $3.5M, source said (while visiting Pitt today).

 

 

I thought they were wanting to improve their secondary?

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Eddie Lacy to Seattle

Obese mode

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"I think the Jaguars want to legitimately sign Dontari Poe." -- @AlfieBCC



No [BLEEP] Alfie

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Obese mode

Noice!

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Eddie Lacey is beast mode light

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 Jaguars sign CB A.J. Bouye (5 years, $67.5 million): C+ Grade 

 A.J. Bouye had played the Jaguars twice per year with the Texans. He saw first hand how bad they are. He knows what he's getting into, so he doesn't care about winning. He's chasing money and going to a horrible franchise, and moves like that seldom work. 

Bouye played extremely well for the Texans last season, but he's a 1-year wonder. I thought it'd be risky to give Bouye such a big contract, but the Jaguars apparently don't care, as they're once again spending money with reckless abandon. 

As with the Calais Campbell grade, I'm not going to give the Jaguars a horrible mark because of the potential. But I think a C+ is warranted. They're risking that A) Bouye won't regress from his one great year, and B) Bouye will remain motivated. As we saw last year, it's difficult for a team to try hard for all 16 games when Blake Bortles is the quarterback. 

 

 

 Jaguars sign DE/DT Calais Campbell (4 years, $60M; $30M guaranteed): C Grade 

 Calais Campbell has been a great player. There's no doubt about that. He's been tremendous in all facets of the game, clamping down on the run and generating great pressure on the quarterback. Excluding J.J. Watt, it could be argued that Campbell has been the best 3-4 defensive end in the NFL over the years. 

You may have noticed that I'm not talking in present tense, and there's a reason for that. Campbell turns 31 in September, so the Jaguars are paying on past production. Campbell should still be a great player for them, at least on paper, but he won't be as dominant as he was in the past. 

The other caveat is that this is yet another high-profile player the Jaguars are signing from a perennial playoff contender. This has failed in almost every instance for Jacksonville. Campbell clearly doesn't care very much about his career; otherwise, he would stay in Arizona or take less money to play for a Super Bowl contender. He's cashing out and effectively retiring to Florida. I can't exactly blame him. After all, if the Jaguars are willing to give him tons of money, why wouldn't he take it? 

This doesn't deserve a Millen, or anything, but I don't like this signing for Jacksonville. Even though Campbell fills a big need, this just doesn't seem like a great fit. I imagine Jacksonville will be disappointed by this signing. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Titans sign S John Cyprien (4 years, $25 million): A Grade 

 Don't look now, but the Titans are a legitimate Super Bowl contender. They already had a capable quarterback, strong running game, great offensive line, and dangerous pass rush last year, but they were sorely lacking in the secondary. That is no longer the case in the wake of the John Cyprien and Logan Ryan acquisitions. 

I wrote about Ryan below. I gave that a "B." I like this signing a lot more. Cyprien was 14th in my Top 100 NFL Free Agent Rankings page. He was one of the top safeties in the NFL last year, and he's only 27 (in July), so getting him for about $6 million per year seems like an incredible bargain, especially considering all of the bad contracts that have been issued this offseason. 

I think this signing deserves an "A" for sure. I wouldn't have batted an eye had Cyprien obtained about $40 million over four seasons from the Titans, so $25 million over the same span is a great deal. There's no doubt that he improves Tennessee's secondary big time. 

 

 

 

 

LULZ, wow this guy is an idiot

 

 

http://walterfootball.com/freeagentsigninggrades.php

 

 

This is so incredibly lame. I'm guessing he's so high on Cyp because Walter is really more of a college guy and Cyp was a very highly rated SS in his draft class.


 

As for AJ, it's telling that the team gave him such a low first year cap hit. While he's averaging nearly the same as Campbell, you can tell they already trust Campbell because his first year cap hit is right up there at $10.5 mil. That is to say, they're willing to starting paying for him now. ...but with AJ, his cap hit this year is a mere $5.5 mil. Now it goes WAY up next year, but if he doesn't perform this year the Jaguars can cut him and get away without taking too great a hit.

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Albert Breer‏ @AlbertBreer


Vikings' investment in OL is off the charts. Riley Reiff gets $58.75M over 5 with $26.3M fully guaranteed. Mike Remmers gets $30M over 5.

7:24 AM · Mar 11, 2017

 

 

This is interesting because I was just listening to a Vikings fan rant about his team is getting rid of all their players and signing nobody to replace them. With this, I take it they're simply going in an entirely new direction starting with beefing up their OL.


 

Adding to this, when I was the Vikings GM in our board's first mock draft (we're due for a 2.0 draft btw), I noticed their thought at the time was to go all out to upgrade their OL. Their first pick is in round two, but it seemed they absolutely had to go OT with the pick. Well, this is no longer the case. By taking care of their OL in free agency, they can now go virtually any direction in round two. Maybe they'll go RB and get Mixon.

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This is so incredibly lame. I'm guessing he's so high on Cyp because Walter is really more of a college guy and Cyp was a very highly rated SS in his draft class.


As for AJ, it's telling that the team gave him such a low first year cap hit. While he's averaging nearly the same as Campbell, you can tell they already trust Campbell because his first year cap hit is right up there at $10.5 mil. That is to say, they're willing to starting paying for him now. ...but with AJ, his cap hit this year is a mere $5.5 mil. Now it goes WAY up next year, but if he doesn't perform this year the Jaguars can cut him and get away without taking too great a hit.

Bouye's dead cap is $26mil this year and $21mil next year. It then drops to $6mil in 2019. He's virtually uncuttable until 2019.

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Mangold and Lang would be interesting as a stop gap this season, but they'd have to check out medically. With Lang he may simply be too injured.


 

Long and Poe would be great signs.


 

Ware??? With Campbell signed and Yannick about to be one of the league's breakout pass rusher, ...Ware is totally unwarranted, I'm surprised the ancient 4-3 RDE isn't retiring.

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Ware just announced his retirement like 2 days ago

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I was referring specifically to the DL as far as a 3-4 front.

 

If you stood Ngakoue and Fowler up, you'd have the OLBs for the 3-4-at least in theory.

 

ILBs would be another matter.  So would depth. 

 

If you had a space eater like Poe at NT, maybe you could run with Jack at one ILB, but the other ILB is not on the roster.

 

 

Not on the roster? Poz? Telvin? Pullard?


 

We also have this rookie on the roster named Raphael Kirby who is interestingly listed as an "ILB." ...and another young LB Marcus Rush who is rather big at 6-3, 251.


 

 

Btw, Skuta can actually rush the passer as a 3-4 OLB if given a chance. ...so can Jonathan Woodard and Lerentee McCray.


 

 

I don't really support moving to a 3-4, but I like having the option. I miss the days when JDR was around as the defense would often switch up to a 3-4 (or his 3-3-5 that one season) for a series here or there.


 

Speaking of JDR...


 

Imagine how good he would be as a DC if he had all this talent.  He'd have loved Yannick, Jack and Ramsey.

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Davon house rejoins the packers. Vacation is over, time to get back to work.

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