Free Agent thread

[Old Lion]

Lions signed S Rafael Bush, formerly of the Saints, to a one-year contract "worth up to" $2.4 million.

If he can stay healthy, Bush should be able to compete for a starting role in the secondary, but staying healthy has been an issue. Bush spent almost all of 2015 on injured reserve with a pectoral tear and ended 2014 on injured reserve with a broken leg. He will turn 29 in May.
Related: Saints

Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter


BQ has been making some nice, under the radar signings this off-season. Just what I was hoping for.

Also on the positive side, Bush is running out of body parts left to injure. He is one of those tweener safeties that can do more than 1 thing and possibly be involved in sub packages as well.

We now have I Johnson, Carey, and Wilson behind Quinn and Bush. Not sure we will go with 5 safeties, but At least we will not be scraping the bottom of the barrel in July looking for depth. I dont expect all these guys to make it. Maybe this is finally the year Carey runs out of gas. Dude always seems to step up when challenged though.

 

[RobBase]

Hearing Lions are gonna lock up Okung.

 

[Stomp]

Hearing Lions are gonna lock up Okung.

 

[gandydancer]

I just read he is visiting Steelers on Roto. So do you know anymore in this? At work, so it's a little harder to keep up with this.

This was per Mike Silver also on Twitter.

 

[gandydancer]

Bears getting my Trevathan and Jerrel Freeman That's two strong additions to their LBing core.

 

[Rollingthndr]

Bears getting my Trevathan and Jerrel Freeman That's two strong additions to their LBing core.

Not too worried.... The Bears still have Cutler throwing interceptions all day.

 

[Old Lion]

Bears getting my Trevathan and Jerrel Freeman That's two strong additions to their LBing core.

As much as I would like another LB in FA, guys who make an impact day1 can be found in the draft. Cant say that about many O-line in the draft. As it stands now, I would rather have Okung and draft defense.

 

[gandydancer]

As much as I would like another LB in FA, guys who make an impact day1 can be found in the draft. Cant say that about many O-line in the draft. As it stands now, I would rather have Okung and draft defense.

More a statement of their defense getting stronger. Two very solid players.

Be nice to get Okung and if he gets injured you got Reiff to move back over. Ola can provide depth. Still wouldn't mind a mid round RT type guy to attempt to solidify that side. Ola was nice, just too a small sample to say he can man it going forward.

 

[Stomp]

 

[gandydancer]

This move is one I will not be happy with BQ if he doesn't do. Signing 17 safeties and ST players don't bother me so far.

@broncosmitty please start a petition please.

 

[broncosmitty]

This move is one I will not be happy with BQ if he doesn't do. Signing 17 safeties and ST players don't bother me so far.

@broncosmitty please start a petition please.

To get rid of Fred Flinstone?

I got atleast 6-7 weeks before I straight up hate the guy.

 

[broncosmitty]

Id rather have Tully back than Ngata.

 

[Stomp]

This move is one I will not be happy with BQ if he doesn't do. Signing 17 safeties and ST players don't bother me so far.

@broncosmitty please start a petition please.

This plus the 2.9 million they let Calvin keep thats a lot of cap space to be throwing away. 9 million that should be going towards Slays extension the Lions need a new accountant.

 

[gandydancer]

This plus the 2.9 million they let Calvin keep thats a lot of cap space to be throwing away. 9 million that should be going towards Slays extension the Lions need a new accountant.

Pretty sure that was a Martha thing. BQ had no ties to CJ and IMO wouldn't want to give cap space away he could use.

 

[gandydancer]

To get rid of Fred Flinstone?

I got atleast 6-7 weeks before I straight up hate the guy.

Well I guess your petition won't work to get rid of Tully. He might run slower than Ngata these days.

 

[gandydancer]

You do realize this is Ernie Arcosi right, not Quinn.

 

[gandydancer]

Now playing if this is Fred to you, you watched the Flintstones on acid.

 

[broncosmitty]

Well I guess your petition won't work to get rid of Tully. He might run slower than Ngata these days.

It's prolly close.

They put about the same amount of pressure on QBs.

 

[broncosmitty]

You do realize this is Ernie Arcosi right, not Quinn.

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Isn't he the idiot paying shitty players tons of money to join/stay with the Lions?

No way a Patriots guy does that.

(Took three FLinstones mentions before anyone allowed me to post that. Would've only taken one six months ago.)

 

[broncosmitty]

I prolly did watch tFlinstones Timothy Leary style a time or two.