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KJ Wright would be an impact player. He’s really underrated and has been a stud for a long time. My guess is he’s turning down low offers and takes a one year deal somewhere.

I think the reason we haven’t signed a starter level FS or LB are there are players we really like in the draft. Probably plan to see if we get one, and if we don’t, sign one in FA.

Kyle Rudolph? Good blocker with some skill, maybe a few years left?

I want Henry but I doubt it happens now. He’s going to get a fortune. We are probably targeting Gerald Everett, who is cheaper and would be a nice complement /move TE for us.

I can take the Seahawks.

List of ideal outcomes in order: 1. Sign Scherrf to 4-5 year deal for 14 mil a year spreading out guaranteed money so his cap hit is more like 10 mil a year. (good) 2. If he won’t sign for that, let him go (ok) 3. Sign him for 18 mil for 1 year, costing 18 mil on the cap and then lose him to FA (very bad)

*when he’s on the field. he’s had injuries consistently throughout his career. +while paying him 4 million dollars more than the next highest paid guard on an absurd contract.

He would be a moron to sign any long term deal for less than 18 in first year and at least 30 plus guaranteed. We should have offered 15 mil a year and let him go to FA if he wouldn’t take a deal that made him the highest paid G. This is insane. Obviously hoping for a LTD before July but it’s just wishful thinking. Can we rescind the tag or can he just sign it and screw us over?

Yep, it is. And I don’t think we can say which way it will go based on the limited sample size. But I really think he plays like each player.

Solid backup QB (which is what McCoy is, he just can’t stay healthy to be a starter) is pretty phenomenal with a UDFA we picked up for nothing. But for sure, I’d prefer Heinicke to be a good starting QB.

I think he’s going to end up being somewhere between Colt McCoy and Jeff Garcia. And that’s fantastic for us.

Sua had great tape at USC. Joe Barry recruited him when he coached there, and so he vouched for his character. Too bad Joe Barry is a ****ing moron, and didn’t find out from his sources at USC that he walked away from the team and quit. Then guess what he did here lol. Sean McVay was apparently really high on Doctson, and McC panicked and took him after trading down when Ryan Kelly (the player they desperately wanted, which they did a really poor job of keeping quiet) was snatched up by the Colts.

I’m all about criticizing Dan Snyder, who is awful, and the stuff with the cheerleaders was abhorrent (and possibly criminal) but this is a flat out ridiculous take. Pausing all aspects of game day entertainment, transforming the fan experience, rebrand etc. IS happening. Whoever recently was hired should decide whether to have cheerleaders, a band, pregame stuff, music, etc. based on trends and fan interest and that’s totally logical and clearly would have happened regardless of the lawsuit. Jason Wright doesn’t have to answer your question by eviscerating the team and his boss’ misconduct (that’s why they paid a settlement, so they don’t have to talk about it publicly). He can choose not to answer. Get the **** over it.

I would agree but if you can get Mariotta for cheap (5th?) that’s improving your chances that between one of the 3 in a competition you might get slightly above average QB play. I would like to do better but we may not be able to trade up in the draft and a better option may not be available.

I don’t really think Mariotta is going to take even that much. Maybe a 4th? A player? He’s a failed starter who showed some promise as a backup and he’s young. I guess if another team thinks he’s going to be their starter he could get something like a 2nd. I just think that’s nuts. My price would be a 4th or maybe some player combo or swap.

I’m with you on this. Also, if we don’t overpay for top tier WR we have some flexibility to go after a possible WR cap casualty to come compete with Harmon, AGG, etc. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-spielberger-projecting-2021-nfl-cap-casualties

Or, they go Fields at 6 (maybe slight trade up) and commit to a mobile QB offense and to hedge for if (when) Hurts busts...

If this happens it’s absurd, and the Bears GM and coach will be fired next year. They have failed at QB too many times.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/carson-wentz-18950/ Exactly. The Eagles have no leverage, the player is diminished and is un cuttable. His cap hit is bad.They can’t keep a disgruntled backup QB for that amount, but the dead cap hit is 59 million, so they can’t cut him either. They HAVE to trade him. So why the **** would a team give up anything of value, even if they like him as a player? Wait it out, maybe do a player swap to get out of bad contracts. But please, don’t give up a decent pick, it’s lunacy. Edited to include link. Not as bad from a cap perspective as I thought but I still don’t want him. I’d take a flyer if he’s released.

I’ll be furious if we trade anything of value for Wentz. He hasn’t played well in years and we would be saving a division rival from a failure of their own making. Why should we help them straighten out their cap and take a disgruntled distraction off their hands? The Eagles would have to send picks to WFT for me to consider it. I hope this is erroneous reporting.

I’m really interested to see when the Texans actually process the fact that Watson is not going to play for them. I still think there is a decent chance they play hardball and pull a Bruce Allen after the draft, making Watson sit out. If that’s the case once they ultimately become desperate to save face and deal with their disastrous situation, their demands will come WAY down. But assuming the Texans try and get maximum value before the draft, I don’t think we can compete with the Jets or Miami without Chase and I’m not doing it.

I could not disagree more on Texans’ leverage. Watson is the most respected, talented player on the team and plays the most important position. He’s a QB and team captain. The Texans have no leverage. I hope they play around and pull a Bruce Allen, because if they don’t deal before draft and teams use their picks and draft QBs they are getting maybe 2 firsts and 2 seconds, at best. But if they take Matt and 2 firsts from us I’ll do backflips. And I think if Jon Allen rejects our LTD (and our perception of his value versus his perception of his value are too far apart) I’m trading him so we don’t lose him in FA.

The interesting thing is Houston is still acting like Watson is not available and will play for them. They are telling teams as much. It’s possible the Texans’ stupid owner and his crazy Rasputin will pull a Bruce Allen. I’m hoping they goof around trying to force Watson to come back into the fold past the draft, and the Jets, Miami, and other teams use up all their picks. By June, when Watson is still not budging, they are forced to trade him. Competition will still be robust but cap space and new QBs will limit it. And that’s when we pounce. Trade Watson for Jon Allen (if we can’t come to a LTD) or Payne and next years first and second and first in 2023.

I wonder if we could win a deal without getting to our max offer (hypothetically two firsts) by offering 1st this year, and then swapping our first next year with their 2nd next year. That’s a lot of value, but I’d be pretty confident we have a much better record than Detroit next year- I think they will be terrible. So, we would actually only be giving up #19 and then the different between our first next year (let’s say, 22) and their 2nd (let’s call it 40).

I agree, that’s the max I’m giving up, and I think it’s what it will take. Caveat being if Stafford is really set on going to West Coast (I know he has a house there) and will only play out his two years I’m not trading for him at all. I want an extension so we get 3-4 years out of him if I’m giving up two firsts. Totally agree. To me, the difference between a top 3, top 7, and 7-12 picks are huge compared to 19. Usually seem to be 5-7 elite players in each draft not counting QBs. When you get into 19-32 it’s not that different from a 2nd round pick.