Haha yeah.
Haha yeah.
Morrison you heard anything about trade being off because of an injury to Maxwell?
The trade is back on and a done deal. There was a hang up with Maxwell's shoulder but he's now been cleared by Miami.
Yeah it's back on. The Eagles have also signed Chase Daniel which probably means Sanchez is gone and signed Rodney Mcleod to 5yr 37 million. They really needed a safety after losing Thurmond to free agency.
it's crazy how they have so much cap room. I guess losing Grimes, etc freed up a lot of space for them. Still that Suh contract is way too big. The Giants signing of Jenkins is much needed for them but it seems like a ton of money. He is the 2nd highest paid cb.Originally Posted by Fro
That's what happens when you don't draft well and have to rely on free agency. That recipe rarely ever works as seen by the win pct of the teams on there.
Off season Champions us.
You think Suh contract is still big even after the reconstructed one Dolphins sorted out?
I always thought the free Agent deals are the best way to go for teams.
It's the same value contract Chris, a restructure just converts an amount of his salary to signing bonus so it's spread across the length of the contract instead of all this season.
Dolphins showing how to do the exact opposite of showing how to be a successfully run franchise so far.
Ah got you.
Why what are Dolphins showing so far to make you think that? Maxwell and Alonso will be good additions and although Grimes is the better CB, he's 32 I think and Dolphins are happy to get rid of the baggage.
No it's completely the opposite. Free agency is where good players get overpaid like they are great players by desperate franchises and every high value long term deal on a merely good or average player has the chance of seriously negatively impacting the future of the franchise. Most players who reach free agency are highly likely to perform well below what they are being paid. The best teams in the NFL avoid massive splashes and use free agency to sparingly to fill needs, improving through the draft and signing depth. The bad teams try and spend to improve straight away and end up making their problems a whole lot worse.
Alonso had a good rookie year, missed all of the next year, and was terrible last year. He was very small for a linebacker and seemed to be afraid to make contact, probably because he wasn't fully comfortable with his knee yet. However, he is still only under a million so the value isn't bad.
Maxwell is decent and would make for a good 2nd corner but he is getting paid way to much especially based on his performance from the year before.
edit: I will be the first to say that I liked the Maxwell signing last year. It is also hard to judge any of them in Chip's scheme with how much time and plays they have to spend on the field.
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Chris Scott, I'd like to publicly invite you to switch allegiances and become a Patriots fan. I forget how you landed on the Dolphins but you aren't too far down the rabbit hole to change. I would give you the stamp of approval no questions asked.
FORTE TO THE JETS
BROCK TO THE TEXANS
FREE AGENCY OFFICIALLY STARTS IN 45 MINUTES LOL
Well well well well well well
I was listening to a Dolphins podcast and I believe Maxwell was quite good at Seattle albeit with excellent coverage but he played a lot of Zone and Coverage which our defensive coordinator is looking to go.
Wanted to move heaven and earth to go after Goff or Wentz, but happier with Osweiler than I would have been with Cook, Lynch, Hackenberg, Prescott, etc. And thank fuck no more Brian Hoyer.
Lamar Miller would be excellent now.
EDIT: Lamar is excellent now. Ha.
Haha, as much as I actually like Patriots I just can't. My love affair with Dolphins is to deep now. I'm currently saving up to go back to Miami to watch a game around November time. Gutted I missed them at Wembley this past October as I was on holiday, although we got embarrassed by our rivals Jets, so it wasn't all bad I did.
WHAT? Is it confirmed.
Edit: Wow £24m on a 4 year deal with £14m upfront and had bigger offered elsewhere.
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Per Schefter.
Yep just seen them.
Yep Lamar replaces Arian Foster in Houston.
The AFC South is having a busy offseason. Jags get Ivory and Malik Jackson. Texans get Brock and Miller. Titans get Demarco Murray. Colts getting their 2016 free agency participant banner ready.
This is awesome. It's Transfer Deadline Day. In Reverse. On Steroids. Love it.
Hoyer was constantly playing from behind against shell coverages. He was terrible when games were undecided.
Hoyer also lead in passer rating 91.4 to 86.4 and QBR 59.6 to 48.8.
Also this clearly means RG3 to Denver!
Hoyer also had 6 years and 17 starts to have begun to figure out playing QB.
Hoyer sucks, after that playoff performance there was no way they could go into the season with him as their starter. Brock very well might suck too but at least he has the possibility of not sucking.
Lol.
Can't wait 10 minutes Sky Sports News.
Right. I'll absolutely take Os even just hopefully growing from his first 7 starts versus Hoyer continuing on whatsoever.
Jenkins and Snacks.
UNSTOPPABLE AND UNBEATABLE
Giants joining in the terrible contracts for cornerbacks merry go round in the NFC East.
Yeah I'm hearing the Giants made Jenkins the 2nd highest paid CB in the NFL (not sure by which metric) and he was the 25th best CB in 2015 according to PFF.
Trevathan to Chicago.
I like that
Giants are $200 million under the cap, they can do whatever they damn well please.
Including overpaying for a mediocre CB
Eagles end up with the 8th pick, so not a bad trade off there
Yeah ended up ok for Eagles.
Confirmed Grimes and his wife both released. Dam, she's one crazy woman.
Kaepernick to Broncos, 49ers trade up to guarantee they don't miss out on Goff/Wentz.
Alex Mack (honestly, why didn't our very own Alex Mack take Cleveland in Madden CFM?) has signed with Atlanta. Matt Schaub to back up Matt Ryan as well. Soliai (one of my regular FA signings in Madden) released. Busy day there.
And Travis Benjamin confirmed for Chargers.
Fuck, I forgot how exciting this shit is.
The RGIII talk to Denver is funny, I want it to happen for so many reasons.
Jesus, the Giants have emptied the bank for Olivier Vernon.
82m over 5 with 52 guaranteed. Holy shit.
Here is a photo of Janoris Jenkins covering Dez Bryant
BIG BLUE WRECKING CREW
The Vernon contract is just utterly absurd
I feel like a Jewish kid at Christmas here.
Matt Cassel to Titans on a 1 year deal. Who are the Cowboys getting to play for Romo when he breaks something again?
WOW.
I wonder if the Giants are ever going to pay any fucking attention to the linebacker position ever again
Who do you support again?
Alex Boone gone to Vikings for 4 years. Guess that leaves a fairly large hole on an already pretty shitty OL at SFPoor Staley.
Who is he in Madden?
Other than "fucking boring"
That is silly money for Vernon
Saints... but I thought he said he supported Cleveland or Chicago or something. Or had a soft spot or whatever it is MMH does.
I must be following the wrong Twitter accounts. There hasn't been any action for 5 minutes or so.
I'm sure he supports Saints.
I might have said I have a soft spot for both the Browns & Bears.
Yep, Saints.
Good reasons to have a soft spot, I suppose.
Oooo.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
.@NFL announces it fines coach Andy Reid & GM John Dorsey, docks the team 2 draft picks for violating anti-tampering policy.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
#KCChiefs lose the 2016 third-rounder and 2017 sixth-rounder for their infractions. Team also fined $250,000. Reid fined $75K, Dorsey: $25K
Second that Oooo.
They cooperated with the investigation and let the NFL in their doors and got hammered. Goodell is a snake. I admit I didn't see it when it was happening to the Saints but now I feel for other teams when it happens.
Who gon get his wrath next?
The Patriots.
There you go, you've got Fleener.
Id say I have been involved in the most exciting games in our leagues short history personally....
Have we signed Mikey to control him?
Otherwise meh, hes not that great in real life. Its something I suppose. We dont really have a lot of cash to splash around right now.
I feel he is an upgrade for sure. Can be a good receiver for Brees
I think his real life worth is over exaggerated by his fantasy potential personally.
Still, its not a terrible signing or anything. Decent enough.
I'm guessing the Giants are gonna target a LB in the draft. Maybe they will attempt to sign Laurinaitis.
Reese had to go for broke on his defense. So many holes.
Love the Eagles undoing everything Chip Kelly did. Getting rid of Murray and Maxwell's contracts are good moves regardless of what they got. Alonso is a little tougher to part with, but for a first round pick it was definitely worth it.
Nah, he's pretty good. I follow the Colts pretty closely and was a bit upset when they chose Allen over Fleener
Michael Silver @MikeSilver
I believe that Colin Kaepernick will be the Broncos' target as Brock Osweiler's replacement... and I expect them to be successful.
Yeah swapping draft picks with Dolphins has actually be a good deal all round for them.
I am available in free agency for the right price
The Giants will probably give you $18m a year if you hang around long enough.
http://mmqb.si.com/2016/03/10/olivie...uster-contract
Cool piece describing what happened yesterday to get Vernon to New Jersey.
If free agency makes you feel good about your team you probably have a shitty team.
Even with all the additions the Giants made on defense they are still average. They have no linebackers and their 2nd safety is a backup. Even their additions are decent but not great.
It's only day two of free agency. The issues at linebacker, free safety, wide receiver and the right side of the offensive line should all be addressed.
It shouldn't be too difficult to be competitive in the NFC East. Giants managed that this year with probably three decent players (Eli, Beckham and DRC).
I agree they will be competitive in the division as all the teams should this year.
I get it's day 2 of free agency but how much more money can they spend to actually improve? They will obviously need to address most of their problems in the draft, right?
Apparently they somehow have almost $30m left. Restructuring Cruz helped a lot. Hopefully they'll fix things in the draft but that is what has got them in this mess with so many holes and so much cap space in the first place.
Minnesota signing Alex Boone is the best fit of free agency so far this year. One or two more strategic moves like that may take them from Wild Card to Conference Champion. Give Bridgewater some protection and he can be efficient enough to win games.
Is Odell still on his rookie deal? That will probably use up a shit ton when they renew him.
Yeah he's got another two years on it. It's possible that that will coincide with Eli walking away.
Holy shit the Giants signed a linebacker.
Keenan Robinson to join the new big blue wrecking crew.
Depth move. We could use another.
Absolutely absurd, but I absolutely love it ...
Johnny Football has left the building
I really hope for his sake nobody signs him. Dude needs to go to rehab
Yeah hopefully he's left out for a year and he sorts his head out.
So not looking likely Broncos are going to match Dolphins offer for TJ Anderson. Mad few players they've lost last week or so.
Rehab would do absolutely nothing for Manziel as he doesn't want it for himself.
Which is why teams need to blacklist him
Honestly I thought after the first 25 incidents that maybe it is just Manziel being young and silly
but no, the kid is a sociopath and will end up in a Hernandez situation or a Ethan Couch/Affluenza Teen situation if he keeps heading down this path
Football is the last thing that should be on his mind. He has potential (quickly fading), but no team should touch him with a 10 foot stick. His playing ability does not even come close to the baggage he comes with
So.... Cowboys, Jets, or Bills? who will sign him first? Jets seem to be fading away from the typical media circus they are used to since Rex has left town... so I say it is between Cowboys and Bills!
If anyone signs him, it'll be Dallas.
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