2023 Free agency and trade thread

[shopson67]

as the off season turns to June, I'm starting to think Buffalo may slid some this year.

Reason being?

One notable loss at LB, but additions/upgrades at DE, RB, DT, S, OG, not including the draft (TE upgrade, another OG upgrade, and more LB depth).

 

[PDay8810]

Reason being?

One notable loss at LB, but additions/upgrades at DE, RB, DT, S, OG, not including the draft (TE upgrade, another OG upgrade, and more LB depth).

strange shit happens, nothing is assumed.

 

[shopson67]

strange shit happens, nothing is assumed.

Weird thing to base a projection on though

 

[eaglesnut]

Weird thing to base a projection on though

as the off season turns to June, I'm starting to think Cowboys may slide to 0-17 this year.

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[eaglesnut]

Not a 2nd contract kind of guy.

Lean into the passing game, make it easier for their shitty defense.

 

[Niner Outlaw]

Reports say that Miami and Denver are probable landing spots.

 

[ducky]

Such a mistake.

The type of cash and cap savings they are seeing from releasing him isn't worth the major drop in production in both rushing and passing game that we will see with him not there.

It's my biggest beef with the RB's don't matter GM's. They just dont realize how much harder it is to pass the football when the defense literally doesnt worry about stopping the run.

Only way this makes any sense is if they make him a post June 1st cut and use the cap space to bring in someone else of value elsewhere (signing a FA DL or CB or something to that effect) and they get one of the young guys to really step up.

For all the fantasy players out there, make grabbing Ty Chandler later in the draft a possibility. No way 3.8 ypc Mattison holds down the starting job for very long.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

 

[fastforward]

Dalvin Cook was due $10.4M plus $600K in appearances and work-out bonuses. $2M of that $11M was guaranteed. The RB franchise tag is $10.091M. Tough to justify retaining Cook at that price given his 2022 stats.

 

[PDay8810]

Dalvin Cook was due $10.4M plus $600K in appearances and work-out bonuses. $2M of that $11M was guaranteed. The RB franchise tag is $10.091M. Tough to justify retaining Cook at that price given his 2022 stats.

yep...injuries screw stats

good NFL RB

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I think RBs drafted in the 1st two rounds should get bigger rookie contracts.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

I think RBs drafted in the 1st two rounds should get bigger rookie contracts.

That is an interesting proposal. They have by far the shortest shelf life of any position and getting them taken care of on the front end seems fair.

Then again, that could just cause some teams to schlub the position even further and ignore drafting them until the 3rd.

 

[fastforward]

I think RBs drafted in the 1st two rounds should get bigger rookie contracts.

I can't get behind RB specific contracts. I'd happily support shorter rookie contracts with 4th year options for all rookie contracts that were less expensive than 5th year options but more expensive than current 4th year terms. I'd also support increasing 3rd year pay.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I think RBs drafted in the 1st two rounds should get bigger rookie contracts.

Why? It’s not going to change the way RBs are valued around the league. There are too many options a team can run into the ground and then discard.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Then again, that could just cause some teams to schlub the position even further and ignore drafting them until the 3rd.

That's what I would think would happen.

 

[shopson67]

I think RBs drafted in the 1st two rounds should get bigger rookie contracts.

Teams will just wait longer to draft them. I don't think that will fix much.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Why? It’s not going to change the way RBs are valued around the league. There are too many options a team can run into the ground and then discard.

you ask why. Then answer it with the next sentence. LOL

RB shelf life at making decent money is so much shorter than the rest of positions.
Great ones will get one good deal. hardly any get past that.
Some of the good ones might angle their way into a good next contract.
Meaning most RBs arent ever gonna get shit. So let them have more up front money when the contract arent expensive. Not gonna hurt the team. Rookie contracts are already cheap. Just make their equations on how they come up with rookie contracts be a little more.

 

[fightinfunbags]

you ask why. Then answer it with the next sentence. LOL

RB shelf life at making decent money is so much shorter than the rest of positions.
Great ones will get one good deal. hardly any get past that.
Some of the good ones might angle their way into a good next contract.
Meaning most RBs arent ever gonna get shit. So let them have more up front money when the contract arent expensive. Not gonna hurt the team. Rookie contracts are already cheap. Just make their equations on how they come up with rookie contracts be a little more.

I’m not a big fan of rigging markets. Markets should be organic.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I’m not a big fan of rigging markets. Markets should be organic.

so QB rookie contracts should be less?