Books Peter King's top 15 UFAs in the upcoming offseason. - Page 2

Direckshun · 11-09-2009, 10:22 AM

Are any of these guys worth dumping big money on?

Your thoughts.

1. Vince Wilfork, NT, New England. With more teams valuing 3-4 tackles, Wilfork will be in demand.

2. Karlos Dansby, MLB, Arizona. Watch his 2008 postseason and you'll see he's going to be well-paid.

3. Julius Peppers, DE, Carolina. He woke up about three weeks ago. He's ridiculously talented, obviously. Question is, who's going to pay $12 million a year or so for Peppers, knowing they have absolutely no idea what kind of production he'll give?

4. Aubrayo Franklin, NT, San Francisco. The best run-stopper you've never heard of, and he won't cost what Wilfork will get.

5. Kevin Walter, WR, Houston. Productive, smart and willing to play any role, outside or slot.

6. Ryan Pickett, NT, Green Bay. Three nose men in the top six. Dr. Z would be so proud of me.

7. Ryan Clark, FS, Pittsburgh. Underrated soul of the Steelers defense, but he's absorbed lots of hard hits.

8. Aaron Kampman, OLB/DE, Green Bay. I get the feeling he wants to put on a few pounds and go back to end, which he feels is his home.

9. Antonio Bryant, WR, Tampa Bay. I'd like to see him stay healthy and attitude-free.

10. Justin Bannan, DT, Baltimore. Someone will probably pay this Baltimore role-player too much, but if you surround him with good penetrators, he'll help.

11. Darren Sharper, FS, New Orleans. Normally, I'd say a 34-year-old player (his birthday was last Wednesday) should be avoided in free agency. But the age rules don't apply to Sharper, Ray Lewis and Jack LaLanne.

12. Brian St. Pierre, QB, Arizona. Someone might see him as 2010's Matt Cassel and go buy him for a fifth of the cost.

13. Ben Watson, TE, New England. Patriots never seemed to warm to him. Maybe another team will.

14. Roy Williams, S, Cincinnati. Career rehab is going just fine, but he's not going to be the big star he was for a couple of years in Dallas.

15. Chad Pennington, QB, Miami. I might be wrong. I think if I were running Cleveland, or some team looking to develop a rookie quarterback next year, I'd pay Pennington $4 million to play for a season, hold the fort, and teach the kid how to be a professional.

wild1 · 11-09-2009, 11:30 AM

remains to be seen if any of these guys will actually hit the market

L.A. Chieffan · 11-09-2009, 11:35 AM

none of these guys will matter

jlscorpio · 11-09-2009, 11:37 AM

any NT would tickle my balls at this point.

**Tribal Warfare** · 11-09-2009, 11:47 AM

Elvis Dumervil should be in the mix too

DaWolf · 11-09-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I think they'd be restricted.

What would also be interesting is how many teams will just let guys go instead of having them stick around another year.

That is an excellent point, because if it is uncapped, the acceleration on the bonus for releasing the guy wouldn't count against the cap. So guys might get the pink slip by teams tired of waiting for them to perform...

**The Franchise** · 11-09-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Elvis Dumervil should be in the mix too

I doubt the Broncos let him go.

**Tribal Warfare** · 11-09-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I doubt the Broncos let him go.

If they oddly enough if they franchise Orton, it's very much in the realm of possibilities. On the same note their is noway NE will let go of Wilfork

Quesadilla Joe · 11-09-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Elvis Dumervil should be in the mix too

If a new CBA doesn't get worked out he will be a restricted FA. As would Brandon Marshall, Kyle Orton, Chris Kuper, and Ben Hamilton.

PhillyChiefFan · 11-09-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Are there no OLineman that will be UFA?

Logan Mankins will be on the market

kcchiefsus · 11-09-2009, 01:17 PM

It's pretty much a waste of time talking about the top free agents when we know the Chiefs likely won't even try to get the top free agents.

ChiefsCountry · 11-09-2009, 01:25 PM

So what Patriot backup scrub are we giving 60 million to this offseason?

**SAUTO** · 11-09-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

So what Patriot backup scrub are we giving 60 million to this offseason?

dude havent you said this shit enough already? do you have a post with "60 million" ready to go at the drop of a hat? ****. we get it. everyone knows how you feel

Mr. Laz · 11-09-2009, 02:13 PM

We all better just hope to hell the NFL and players come to a new CBA without an uncapped year.

also hope that the new CBA has a draft slotting system so top 5 draft picks are uber valuable again.

wild1 · 11-09-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

We all better just hope to hell the NFL and players come to a new CBA without an uncapped year.

also hope that the new CBA has a draft slotting system so top 5 draft picks are uber valuable again.

That's what I am thinking. Isn't it true that if the year is uncapped, none of these guys are likely to make it to market? Teams facing no salary pressures probably won't be very inclined to let pieces go.

kcchiefsus · 11-09-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by KnowMo2724

If a new CBA doesn't get worked out he will be a restricted FA. As would Brandon Marshall, Kyle Orton, Chris Kuper, and Ben Hamilton.

Uhh Ben Hamilton has been in the NFL for 9 years so no he would not be an RFA.

11-09-2009, 10:22 AM
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