Mega-Merge: 2010 Free Agency Rumors and Reports Thread

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

i dont see how signing one necessarily precludes the other. my plan would be to sign Dansby to a long-term deal this year, then sign McIntosh next year, if he successfully adapts to the 3-4. I dont think this will be Fletcher's last year by any means, but he can't keep going forever.

There's nothing preventing us from doing what you are suggesting, but there's really no reason to sign Dansby unless it's determined that McIntosh is an inferior player. I think his tender offer suggests such a conclusion.

I imagine the guy who replaces Fletcher in the defense will be Blades or someone younger than Blades. I don't like the idea of having two ILBs around the same age and experience level, because if they happen to decline at the same time, you have a gaping hole in the middle of your defense at a position that won't really show up on film to be discovered.