Free Agency 2022
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:29 amAs it stands we have to fill some holes this off season.
What do we do at LT? I'm not sure Brown at 38 or thereabouts wants to play another year and with Russell gone?
Will us being in rebuild mode mean the better FA's won't want to come here?
PFT has a list of the top FA's:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... d-the-tag/
It's an arbitrary list by them, and players abilities might not fit what we want to do, but it is a reference point.
So far, we've only tendered (of our FA players) Phil Haynes so there's still a lot of work to do.
Do we go after Terron Armstead of the Saints? He's 30 years old but is one of the better LTs in the game the last few years.
How about the Commanders Guard Brandon Scherff?
Both these 2 will cost a lot of money, but could be the start of actually building a proper OL (ironic if they do now that Wilson is gone).
I like the idea of taking a player from a division rival especially if they are a starter, so how about Rams Center Brian Allen who's only 26
and someone who could grow with us?
On the defensive side, we need a pass rusher.
It seems to me that again, in a rebuild year some of the better FA's won't want to come here, but there might be one or two that would.
Perhaps the plan is to draft an edge rusher early so maybe a veteran looking for a good paycheck might be enticed. How about Melvin Ingram who could mentor a younger DE group along with Dunlap
and still provide solid Edge play within a rotation?
The elephant in the room is the QB situation. If we are going to take one in the draft, it would be best that we get a veteran who has played and started just to let the rookie
develop. QB doesn't seem to be a strong class, so it's probable that any QB taken will take more time before starting. I'm not sure about Winston, but Bridgewater or Mariota
might be QB's to watch.
Lastly, there are some players from last year we might want to try to keep.
Give Penny an offer - maybe a short term offer to prove the last few games weren't a fluke.
CB DJ Reed is someone I'd like to keep.
Whatever happens in FA should tell us what they want to do on draft day. If we don't get an interior DL, I would expect we draft one at some point.
If we sign a QB for a 3 year deal it might mean they are looking to next year with a probable better QB draft class.
Whatever happens it will be interesting to see what they do in the next week.
What do we do at LT? I'm not sure Brown at 38 or thereabouts wants to play another year and with Russell gone?
Will us being in rebuild mode mean the better FA's won't want to come here?
PFT has a list of the top FA's:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... d-the-tag/
It's an arbitrary list by them, and players abilities might not fit what we want to do, but it is a reference point.
So far, we've only tendered (of our FA players) Phil Haynes so there's still a lot of work to do.
Do we go after Terron Armstead of the Saints? He's 30 years old but is one of the better LTs in the game the last few years.
How about the Commanders Guard Brandon Scherff?
Both these 2 will cost a lot of money, but could be the start of actually building a proper OL (ironic if they do now that Wilson is gone).
I like the idea of taking a player from a division rival especially if they are a starter, so how about Rams Center Brian Allen who's only 26
and someone who could grow with us?
On the defensive side, we need a pass rusher.
It seems to me that again, in a rebuild year some of the better FA's won't want to come here, but there might be one or two that would.
Perhaps the plan is to draft an edge rusher early so maybe a veteran looking for a good paycheck might be enticed. How about Melvin Ingram who could mentor a younger DE group along with Dunlap
and still provide solid Edge play within a rotation?
The elephant in the room is the QB situation. If we are going to take one in the draft, it would be best that we get a veteran who has played and started just to let the rookie
develop. QB doesn't seem to be a strong class, so it's probable that any QB taken will take more time before starting. I'm not sure about Winston, but Bridgewater or Mariota
might be QB's to watch.
Lastly, there are some players from last year we might want to try to keep.
Give Penny an offer - maybe a short term offer to prove the last few games weren't a fluke.
CB DJ Reed is someone I'd like to keep.
Whatever happens in FA should tell us what they want to do on draft day. If we don't get an interior DL, I would expect we draft one at some point.
If we sign a QB for a 3 year deal it might mean they are looking to next year with a probable better QB draft class.
Whatever happens it will be interesting to see what they do in the next week.