Who should we go for in Free Agency?

[SirLK26]

Why do you think Green Bay's letting him walk? They drafted and developed him, and they still don't want to pay 7-9 million or whatever it's going to be. Why should we? Chances are he wouldn't play as well here anyway, on top of already being overpaid.

The Jaguars can have Parnell for 6.5. They're the Jaguars.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

Why do you think Green Bay's letting him walk? They drafted and developed him, and they still don't want to pay 7-9 million or whatever it's going to be. Why should we? Chances are he wouldn't play as well here anyway, on top of already being overpaid.

The Jaguars can have Parnell for 6.5. They're the Jaguars.

I agree on Parnell and I was not advocating signing BB for the money he wants. In fact, I think we shouldn't. We need someone at RT and he is the best option out there, but he is also an expensive option who likely retards the development of Moses. I was simply responding to this:

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.

GBay would love to retain Bulaga, just not at LT money and more than they pay their current pro-bowl guard. Also, GBay is hopeful that their recently-drafted-in-the-3rd-round back-up tackle (who was developing while BB was playing) can step into Bulaga's place without too much of a drop-off in the O-line's effectiveness. Throw in BB's injury history and GBay is content to let him walk.

At 7M/year or more, I suggest we follow their lead.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I agree on Parnell and I was not advocating signing BB for the money he wants. In fact, I think we shouldn't. We need someone at RT and he is the best option out there, but he is also an expensive option who likely retards the development of Moses. I was simply responding to this:



GBay would love to retain Bulaga, just not at LT money and more than they pay their current pro-bowl guard. Also, GBay is hopeful that their recently-drafted-in-the-3rd-round back-up tackle (who was developing while BB was playing) can step into Bulaga's place without too much of a drop-off in the O-line's effectiveness. Throw in BB's injury history and GBay is content to let him walk.

At 7M/year or more, I suggest we follow their lead.

If we were to sign a proven 25 year old tackle, who gives a damn about the development of Moses? Not me because I don't think he's any good.

How much younger than Bulaga is Moses anyway - two or three years, at most? So that's a non-factor. Also, we don't even know if Moses can come back from his Lisfranc injury and he wasn't exactly a ballerina before he hurt his foot.

OK, I like Bulaga a lot and I'd like to see the Skins try to fix the OL sooner rather than later. On the other hand, you don't want to pay the price for him and you're willing to wait on draftees to develop (if they develop). Bottom line: we're not going to agree about the way the Skins should fix the RT problem.

Fortunately for you, it's very doubtful that Scot M. will be shopping on Rodeo Drive during Free Agency so I almost certainly won't get what I want.

Hopefully, the Skins will find some way to upgrade RT and G this off-season because I think the lack of good pass protection is hurting the confidence, and therefore the development, of our young QBs.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

If we were to sign a proven 25 year old tackle, who gives a damn about the development of Moses? Not me because I don't think he's any good.

How much younger than Bulaga is Moses anyway - two or three years, at most? So that's a non-factor. Also, we don't even know if Moses can come back from his Lisfranc injury and he wasn't exactly a ballerina before he hurt his foot.

OK, I like Bulaga a lot and I'd like to see the Skins try to fix the OL sooner rather than later. On the other hand, you don't want to pay the price for him and you're willing to wait on draftees to develop (if they develop). Bottom line: we're not going to agree about the way the Skins should fix the RT problem.

Fortunately for you, it's very doubtful that Scot M. will be shopping on Rodeo Drive during Free Agency so I almost certainly won't get what I want.

Hopefully, the Skins will find some way to upgrade RT and G this off-season because I think the lack of good pass protection is hurting the confidence, and therefore the development, of our young QBs.

I think signing a player like Bulaga, even if it costs a little bit makes sense for this team. We're not going to have a QB in the next two seasons that can overcome a below average/mediocre/inexperienced line. So the team should build a line that can help the QB position. Bulaga is not old, he's only 25, it's not like you're overpaying for a guy in his 30s.