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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Captain Munnerlyn - DB - PanthersThe Charlotte Observer reports free agent CB Captain Munnerlyn will visit the Jets and Bucs after the Vikings.That's if Munnerlyn gets away from the Vikings, who are in dire need of cornerback help -- especially a nickel corner like Munnerlyn. With a number of the top corners off the market, guys like Munnerlyn should start getting more play.Related: Jets, BuccaneersSource: Joe Person on Twitter Mar 12 - 8:25 PM

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Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Munnerlyn and Thurmond are the two nickel CBs I wanted and they are both coming in for a visit! Fingers crossed! :) Posted : Mar. 12, 2014 8:52 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Man...everything went dead.Collins? Dietrich-Smith? Melton? Thurmond? Munnerlyn? Tillman? Hester? Sanders? Wusgoinon? Posted : Mar. 12, 2014 11:21 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Where is the Thurmond visit confirmed haven't seen it anywhere? Posted : Mar. 12, 2014 11:24 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Man...everything went dead.Collins? Dietrich-Smith? Melton? Thurmond? Munnerlyn? Tillman? Hester? Sanders? Wusgoinon? Options are being explored. Posted : Mar. 12, 2014 11:27 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Free agency goes in waves. Posted : Mar. 12, 2014 11:30 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Where is the Thurmond visit confirmed haven't seen it anywhere? It's been reported all over Twitter by Jax writers and Tampa writers. He was suppose to visit the Jaguars today and the Bucs tonight or tomorrow. Posted : Mar. 12, 2014 11:54 pm Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 We still have $25M in cap space. If we trade Penn and cut Koenen as expected we'll have $35M. Could still do a lot of damage.Wonder what happen with Dietrich-Smith. I hope we sign him even more than Collins. Interior O-line is much worse off than the OT position. The fact that Dietrich-Smith can play center or guard at a high level makes him a very big signing imo. Hopefully tomorrow we'll get rolling again and sign Collins, Dietrich-Smith, Sanders, and either Munnerlyn or Thurmond.Also wonder if Melton is still a possibility. I'm still watching DT/DE CJ Wilson. Hasn't resigned with the Packers yet. Still hopeful we pick him up. Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 12:05 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Decker got 5 years and 36.25 with 15 guaranteed from the Jets. That's not huge money, but I'm still glad we're not the ones giving it to him. Just watch that dude drop a lot of footballs. Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 12:42 am ellen (@ellen) Posts: 4 Cabin Boy Trade Penn, OT for 4thCut Koenan, PSign Collins, OTSign Dietrich-Smith, OG/CSign Thurmond, CBTrade back, obtain more picks. Maybe select Shazier or Mosley and Cooks, then BPA Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 2:13 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Something tells me Smitty will be a Buc....just a gut feeling. Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 9:05 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 hope so Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 9:13 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Sproles dealt to the eagles for a 5th round pick http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/284938/saints-deal-sproles-to-eagles-for-5th-rounder Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 9:22 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Sproles dealt to the eagles for a 5th round pick http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/284938/saints-deal-sproles-to-eagles-for-5th-rounder Sproles could be deadly in chip kelly's offense Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 9:24 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Former Buc OL Ted Larsen signs 2 yr deal with Arizona Cardinals. Posted : Mar. 13, 2014 9:33 am

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