**** The Official Free Agency Thread ****

[Titty Meat]

Post all free agent rumors, signings, etc here.

I'll try to keep up this updated.


UPDATE: Official List Of Free Agents


http://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/...ee-agency1.pdf









**Free Agent Signings Recap **

http://walterfootball.com/freeagents2011recap.php






** Notable Rumors **


Chiefs: Signed Steve Breaston, Kelly Gregg, Brandon Siler, LeRon McClain

Chargers Sign: Antwan Barnes, Takeo Spikes, Re-sign Jeromy Clary, Re-sign Eric Weddle

Broncos: Trade Jaber Gaffney for Jeremy Jarmon

Raiders:



Other teams in the league:

Jaguars sign: Paul Posluszny, Clint Sessions, Dawan Landry

Cowboys: Re-sign Doug Free

Vikings acquire Mcnabb.

Redskins sign Barry Coefield, Josh Wilson, Donte Stallworth, and Stephen Bowen.

Titans sign Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Smith, Barrett Ruud

Kolb to Arizona Eagles get DRC and 2nd round pick

Rams sign Mike Sims-Walker, Quintin Mikell,Harvey Dahl, Zac Diles, Justin Bannan

Seahawks sign Allen Branch,Tarvaris Jackson, Sidney Rice & Robert Gallery

Panthers trade for Greg Olsen

Bears sign Marion Barber, Roy Williams, Amobi Okoye

Bills sign Brad Smith

Patriots trade a 2013 5th round pick for Albert Haynesoworth. Traded for Chad Johnson gave up a 2012 5th round pick, and a 2013 6th round.

Texans sign Johnathan Joseph & Danielle Manning

Lions sign Justin Durant, & Eric Wright

Falcons sign Ray Edwards

Cardinals sign Stewart Bradley, Rashard Marshall

Eagles sign Vince Young,Nnamdi Asomugha, Cullen Jenkins, Anthony Hargrove, Ronnie Brown

Saints sign Darren Sproles

Bengals sign Thomas Howard,Nate Clements

Dolphins Traded for Reggie Bush sign Kevin Burnett

49ers sign Jonathan Goodwin

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by milkman

Asomugha is going to get 14-15 mil a year (unless he gives the Jets a discount).

You can lock up Flowers, or you can lock up Carr to long term deals if you sign Nnamdi, but you won't be able to do both.

In about 4 or 5 years, you'll be looking for Nnamdi's replacement.

Or you can lock up Carr and Flowers, pass on Nanmdi, and have the corner position covered for the next 10 years.

Me, I'm locking up Carr and Flowers.

Yeah, I guess I didn't count on him getting that much. If that's the price, then even with our salary room I wouldn't be too happy about it.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Asomugha was already making $15M per. Signed a 3-year, $46M deal, IIRC.

I can't imagine he's taking a pay cut, unless it's to go to a winner.

Sounds like a Raiders contract. (Or I'm even more out of touch with the going rate for corners than I think I am.)

[wazu]

Originally Posted by milkman

Asomugha is going to get 14-15 mil a year (unless he gives the Jets a discount).

You can lock up Flowers, or you can lock up Carr to long term deals if you sign Nnamdi, but you won't be able to do both.

In about 4 or 5 years, you'll be looking for Nnamdi's replacement.

Or you can lock up Carr and Flowers, pass on Nanmdi, and have the corner position covered for the next 10 years.

Me, I'm locking up Carr and Flowers.

So basically my choices for the next five years are:

Flowers/Carr -or- Nnamdi/Flowers

Umm...I'm a Brandon Carr fan, but let's be real, here.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by milkman

It's going to be Marc Columbo.

Well......I just threw up.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

No NFL player is guaranteed 10 years. If you think you can win it all within the next few years Nnamdi isn't an awful signing dudes a game changer.

Of course, no NFL player is guaranteed 10 years, but the chance that Car and Flowers give you 10 years are far better than Nanmdi giving you 5.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Well......I just threw up.

i rather have matt light

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Take a true dumbshit media person with an agenda to spin the Waters release as negative.

Whitlock will do it.

But generally, some fans who have no clue will take this release as a bad move. "But he's a pro bowler," but he's in the top 100 players in the NFL," "but he's done great things in the community..."

I think there's going to be some fan backlash about the release and the best way to minimize that is to sign someone the fanbase can get excited about.

[Titty Meat]

ProFootballTalk: There's some talk that the Cowboys could jump into this Nnamdi thing, if they haven't already

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

That makes no sense to me.

It's already a crowded backfield. Thomas, Ivory and you just drafted Ingram. Like McCluster, he's going to be about the 7th best option on the team.

they needed to replace their "decoy"

Originally Posted by scott free

Exactly, Carr is a bit of a longstrider & cant break down to change direction quick enough to play the slot.

Flowers on the other hand, has the quick hips & lateral burst to be perfect there.

Flowers is also a terrific blitzer...but I think its a bit of an overkill because Arenas does those things very well, too.

Milkman hhit the nail on the ****ing head with his post.

No surprise there.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Wazu

So basically my choices for the next five years are:

Flowers/Carr -or- Nnamdi/Flowers

Umm...I'm a Brandon Carr fan, but let's be real, here.

Reading comprehension problems there?

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Incarcerated O's fan

i rather have matt light

I wouldn't.

Columbo has played RT and done a solid job. Light has been a LT only.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by Wazu

So basically my choices for the next five years are:

Flowers/Carr -or- Nnamdi/Flowers

Umm...I'm a Brandon Carr fan, but let's be real, here.

But Nnamdi/Flowers would be much more expensive, yes?

I know it's not a problem now, but if Nnamdi is getting 15 mil a year that could come back to bite us.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Asomugha the money the chiefs would have to pay i rather take franklin and mcclian.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

ProFootballTalk: There's some talk that the Cowboys could jump into this Nnamdi thing, if they haven't already

They don't have the money.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Whitlock will do it.

But generally, some fans who have no clue will take this release as a bad move. "But he's a pro bowler," but he's in the top 100 players in the NFL," "but he's done great things in the community..."

I think there's going to be some fan backlash about the release and the best way to minimize that is to sign someone the fanbase can get excited about.

Agreed.

Sadly, I think you can change, "some fans" to "most fans."