2014 NFL Offseason (Free Agency & Trades)

JDouble · 2014-01-08T13:55:31Z

I was hoping to get this stickied and have everyone contribute any opinions, articles, or rumors there deem worthy. I think it's going to be a big and very important FA period for the Bucs.I think the most glaring points about this FA class and how it pertains to our roster needs, is that there are no real options at OG or TE, but there are a lot of good options at DE as well as WR depth. One the o-line, I see two good option at Center. Evan Dietrich-Smith and Alex Mack. Nicks and Joseph are both big question marks, so if we sign Mack, we can move Zuttah back to guard. Evan Dietrich-Smith is another good Center in his prime, and he can also play guard. If Nicks retires and we cut Joseph....we might want to try and sign both of these guys. We'd have to pay them both good money, but it would still be less than what Nicks and Joseph have been costing us,At DE there is Jared Allen and Justin Tuck. Both are older guys that would probably only last 2 or 3 years.....but that is a lifetime in NFL terms. There is also Greg Hardy, Brian Orakpo, and michael Johnson if we want to go younger. Michael Bennett is a real option as well now that Schiano and Dom are gone. Julius Peppers is not a FA, but his contract balloons to $18M this year and he will almost certainly be cut. He is old and not what he use to be....but he could still be an option for us.At WR there is nobody to break the bank on, but we already have our #1 and #2 anyways. What we need is a solid #3 as well as better depth at #4 and #5. There are quite a few options. My best fit would be Andre Roberts. Dexter McCluster might be a real possibility considering how much Lovie has stressed the importance of a great kick and punt returner. Devin Hester is there too, but he is 31 and probably not a good signing at this point. At CB there isn't a lot. I think Peanut Tillman makes a lot of sense. He is getting old and coming off injury, so he won't be too expensive, and he makes a lot of sense. Sam Shields is a great young corner and world be a huge upgrade as our Nickel. That's about all I got right now. Feel free to share and contribute.

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Allen and Albert and depth at LB and OG.That's probably going to be our FA this year. Everything else coming from the draft and UDFA.

Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 4:54 pm

Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Allen and Albert and depth at LB and OG.That's probably going to be our FA this year. Everything else coming from the draft and UDFA. Albert and Allen will likely be our bigger named FA signings but expect many more. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 4:56 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I should have added that stick.... (Besides our own) Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 4:58 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Allen and Albert and depth at LB and OG.That's probably going to be our FA this year. Everything else coming from the draft and UDFA. Albert and Allen will likely be our bigger named FA signings but expect many more. I'd be cool with that. Allen and Albert, release Penn. I'm a fan. Hopefully we restructure Joseph. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 5:03 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest If we get rid of Penn and sign Albert and Allen, we'll still be about $20M below the cap. Lovie has said he wants to spend right up to the limit.....so I think we'd still sign some starter quality guys and not just depth. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 6:27 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I'd rather have Mack and just move Dotson to play LT. Draft/sign a RT. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 7:30 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I'd rather have Mack and just move Dotson to play LT. Draft/sign a RT. Take a 250lbs LB to play DE at 7 and make a guy that has never taken a snap at LT our starting LT? Sounds like two very risky ideas to me. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 7:33 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I'd rather have Mack and just move Dotson to play LT. Draft/sign a RT. Take a 250lbs LB to play DE at 7 and make a guy that has never taken a snap at LT our starting LT? Sounds like two very risky ideas to me. Dotson can't be much worse than Penn. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 7:46 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest The thing is we won't have as many "splash" signings but I would be surprised if we weren't calling this off-season one of the most successful in Bucs history. No more glaring holes, every position will be addressed with detail and thought and on top of that we will still have our All-Pros scattered around the roster. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 8:22 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Based on what I've been hearing, we're going to like this off-season.... A lot. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 8:22 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Based on what I've been hearing, we're going to like this off-season.... A lot. and what have you been hearing? Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 9:22 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Based on what I've been hearing, we're going to like this off-season.... A lot. and what have you been hearing? Just a bunch of little things as rumours but all in all, got a good hunch. Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 10:26 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest NFL Trade Rumors ?@nfltrade_rumors 5mOakland Could Be A Landing Spot For DE Jared Allen http://tinyurl.com/o2n3abj Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 10:32 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Based on what I've been hearing, we're going to like this off-season.... A lot. and what have you been hearing? Just a bunch of little things as rumours but all in all, got a good hunch. Care to share any of it? Posted : Mar. 1, 2014 10:42 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest NFL Trade Rumors ?@nfltrade_rumors 5mOakland Could Be A Landing Spot For DE Jared Allen http://tinyurl.com/o2n3abj I'll bet my left nut that Jared Allen won't finish his career in Oakland. Posted : Mar. 2, 2014 12:59 am

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