NFL Free Agency 2016

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

They are not signed.
But you can negotiate earlier now that the tampering rules are relaxed.
So the deal gets "locked in" earlier than we are used to.
Most of those will sign at 4:00 today.

OK, that makes sense. I didn't realize they had relaxed the tampering rules. Kind of takes the "excitement" out of free agency.

[Chico23231]

ESPN's Ed Werder reports the trade sending CB Byron Maxwell and WLB Kiko Alonso to the Dolphins is "considered dead."

The two teams also would be swapping first-round picks in the deal with the Eagles getting the Dolphins' No. 8 overall pick and Miami moving back to No. 13. It was pure highway robbery by Eagles GM Howie Roseman just to get Dolphins czar Mike Tannenbaum to take the contracts of Maxwell and Alonso, let alone moving up in the first round. It appears after a couple days of thought that Tannenbaum is possibly smartening up and getting out of this one. The reason the deal is on life support is allegedly the Dolphins' concern with Maxwell's shoulder.



You know I've been thinking lately " WTF is Miami doing? They seem completely brainless" And now in the bold, everything makes sense. That guy is a complete clown

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

ESPN's Ed Werder reports the trade sending CB Byron Maxwell and WLB Kiko Alonso to the Dolphins is "considered dead."

The two teams also would be swapping first-round picks in the deal with the Eagles getting the Dolphins' No. 8 overall pick and Miami moving back to No. 13. It was pure highway robbery by Eagles GM Howie Roseman just to get Dolphins czar Mike Tannenbaum to take the contracts of Maxwell and Alonso, let alone moving up in the first round. It appears after a couple days of thought that Tannenbaum is possibly smartening up and getting out of this one. The reason the deal is on life support is allegedly the Dolphins' concern with Maxwell's shoulder.



You know I've been thinking lately " WTF is Miami doing? They seem completely brainless" And now in the bold, everything makes sense. That guy is a complete clown

I love it, mainly because I thought this trade was going to be great for the Eagles. They would've shed 2 big contracts, gotten something in return, and if the rumor of swapping first rounders was true they would have moved up to #8 from #13. But if the trade is dead we don't have to worry about any of that.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

ESPN's Ed Werder reports the trade sending CB Byron Maxwell and WLB Kiko Alonso to the Dolphins is "considered dead."

The two teams also would be swapping first-round picks in the deal with the Eagles getting the Dolphins' No. 8 overall pick and Miami moving back to No. 13. It was pure highway robbery by Eagles GM Howie Roseman just to get Dolphins czar Mike Tannenbaum to take the contracts of Maxwell and Alonso, let alone moving up in the first round. It appears after a couple days of thought that Tannenbaum is possibly smartening up and getting out of this one. The reason the deal is on life support is allegedly the Dolphins' concern with Maxwell's shoulder.

You know I've been thinking lately " WTF is Miami doing? They seem completely brainless" And now in the bold, everything makes sense. That guy is a complete clown

I think not making the trade is a good thing for Miami. Alonzo is injury prone and Maxwell didn't live up to the hype in Philly.

It still baffles me that after the long history of free agency misfires and giving away picks by our team (which was well documented by the media); other teams don't learn from our mistakes.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I think not making the trade is a good thing for Miami. Alonzo is injury prone and Maxwell didn't live up to the hype in Philly.

It still baffles me that after the long history of free agency misfires and giving away picks by our team (which was well documented by the media); other teams don't learn from our mistakes.

Its a very good thing...but still even to first agree in principle was a head scractcher for sure. They were going to give up a top 10 pick and move back with that deal....what!!!!

They gave Mario Williams 2 year deal with like 8-9 million per. That's cray to me.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Its a very good thing...but still even to first agree in principle was a head scractcher for sure. They were going to give up a top 10 pick and move back with that deal....what!!!!

They gave Mario Williams 2 year deal with like 8-9 million per. That's cray to me.

what's crazier is that they're replacing a younger guy that played well with an older guy that was terrible last year... and has rumors floating about his lack of effort. if you think MW is going to produce at pre 2015 levels, the money is right, but because 2015 happened, there should be a discount. guess they got impatient.


as far as other signings, i think the giants got JPP on a pretty good deal. from what i heard 10.5m is the cap, and that means he's played well and stayed on the field all year. the cb contract seems like it's too much money for a guy that's a #1 cb, but not a great one. if you want a corner though, there's not much out there.


bad news for us, williams (DT) is staying in SF. he's one of the 3 big FAs i'd be good with signing.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

The Dolphins and Jags SO remind me of us a few years back. INSANITY.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

The Dolphins and Jags SO remind me of us a few years back. INSANITY.

I love that our biggest move is resigning our back up qb. I'll have 2 helpings of what McC is serving.

Also I think the teams with the most cap room are overspending like crazy because they know they have to reach the cap floor this year.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by mooby

I love that our biggest move is resigning our back up qb. I'll have 2 helpings of what McC is serving.

It also feels so different from when Bruce Allen was like, "We're taking care of our own." the year we won the division with RG3. We weren't THAT talented of a team...

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Yeldon was one of those guys who could handle the load though. It's like just because you have the cap space, doesn't mean you should be stupid with it. Dunno.

Just think you could get your change-of-pace guy in the draft and pay a fraction of that.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I also keep wondering if while we reload via the draft, we'll keep signing the Terrence Knightons and (maybe) Chris Longs just to have some kind of depth.

[Ruhskins]

Rolando McClain (LB) back with the Cowpukes on a 1-year deal. Marvin Jones (WR) expected to sign with Detroit.

[Ruhskins]

Mike Garafolo ‏@MikeGarafolo 3m3 minutes ago
Mentioned ~$30m fully guaranteed for Janoris Jenkins. It's $29m, to be exact. $40m first three years. $62.5m over 5 total.

That's a lot of money for an inconsistent player IMO.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Mike Garafolo ‏@MikeGarafolo 3m3 minutes ago
Mentioned ~$30m fully guaranteed for Janoris Jenkins. It's $29m, to be exact. $40m first three years. $62.5m over 5 total.

That's a lot of money for an inconsistent player IMO.

Love it. Hope they get a couple inconsistent years out of him before they cut him.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Shit. Eagles trade back on.