Who should we go for in Free Agency?

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Baluga would be a great signing, IMO. He's only 25, so he could be penciled into the lineup for 6-7 years.

You may go gray waiting for Moses to develop.

Baluga at starting LT money with a contract that requires him to renegotiate or be cut in 3 years is not a great signing in my book. It may be a desperation signing and secure us a good player at a position of need, but it would continue the ways of paying great money to good players.

You may be right on Moses. You may be wrong. His pros are mostly natural, uncoachable attributes (prototypical tackle strength and length) while his cons are mostly technique related (bend at waist, balance & pad level issues, bad footwork). How about we realize players like Moses are exactly the type of guys we need to give room to develop and properly coach up. Getting these mid-round (3-5) picks to be valuable contributors over time is what builds winners.

Say we sign Baluga, he is penciled into the starter role for a minimum of 3 years. During that time, Moses spot starts or otherwise steps in short term and plays well - shows real growth. After three years, we are stuck renegotiating with Baluga while Moses enters his 4th year and walks in UFA (ex. Jeffrey Parnell). At some point, we need to have the patience to develop these picks who may take 3-4 years to develop. Otherwise, it's the same cycle with new names.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Baluga at starting LT money with a contract that requires him to renegotiate or be cut in 3 years is not a great signing in my book. It may be a desperation signing and secure us a good player at a position of need, but it would continue the ways of paying great money to good players.

You may be right on Moses. You may be wrong. His pros are mostly natural, uncoachable attributes (prototypical tackle strength and length) while his cons are mostly technique related (bend at waist, balance & pad level issues, bad footwork). How about we realize players like Moses are exactly the type of guys we need to give room to develop and properly coach up. Getting these mid-round (3-5) picks to be valuable contributors over time is what builds winners.

Say we sign Baluga, he is penciled into the starter role for a minimum of 3 years. During that time, Moses spot starts or otherwise steps in short term and plays well - shows real growth. After three years, we are stuck renegotiating with Baluga while Moses enters his 4th year and walks in UFA (ex. Jeffrey Parnell). At some point, we need to have the patience to develop these picks who may take 3-4 years to develop. Otherwise, it's the same cycle with new names.

Great post. Could not agree more. Bulaga would be nice but not for his price. We draft guys for a reason and that means a lot more now than it use to.