Eagles are re-signing Dallas Goedert for 1 year $7MM deal.
Lions are signing edge rusher DJ Wonnum for 1 year $6mm deal.
Saints sign RB Ty Chandler to team with Etienne.
TE Njoku visiting Ravens.
Colts sign CB Cam Taylor-Britt
Ravens to sign OL Danny Pinter
Colts sign DL Jerry Tillery
Texans sign G Wyatt Teller 2 year $16MM deal with incentives up to $23mm
Eagles sign WR Marquise Brown 1 year $6.5mm deal.
Broncos trade for WR Jaylen Waddle.
Broncos receive Wadde and Miami's 4th round pick (No. 111)
Dolphins receive Denver's 1st round pick (No. 30), 3rd (No. 94), and 4th (No. 130).
Lions are signing edge rusher DJ Wonnum for 1 year $6mm deal.
Saints sign RB Ty Chandler to team with Etienne.
TE Njoku visiting Ravens.
Colts sign CB Cam Taylor-Britt
Ravens to sign OL Danny Pinter
Colts sign DL Jerry Tillery
Texans sign G Wyatt Teller 2 year $16MM deal with incentives up to $23mm
Eagles sign WR Marquise Brown 1 year $6.5mm deal.
Broncos trade for WR Jaylen Waddle.
Broncos receive Wadde and Miami's 4th round pick (No. 111)
Dolphins receive Denver's 1st round pick (No. 30), 3rd (No. 94), and 4th (No. 130).
Bucs are... Just happy to be involved
So many bargains in the 2nd week and the Bucs should be pouncing on them given they are penny pinching for no solid reason.
Eagles are trading for Andy Dalton. Eagles are surrendering their 2027 7th round pick to the Panthers. Panthers had recently signed Pickett so they are moving on from Dalton.
Colts sign WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and LB Akeem Davis-Gaither
Lions sign WR Greg Dortch on a 1 year deal.
they are penny pinching
i think earlier you were adamant that SR was wrong about cash/cap constraints. Is that why you threw in "for no solid reason?"
why are they penny pinching then?
Licht on Gainwell, who they apparently were keen on for months before FA. Licht was asked if he was sort of Bucky Irving, part II
"You definitely hit the mark there; he’s very similar. When you watch Kenny, you see [Bucky]; when you watch Bucky, you see Kenny. However you want to say it. He’s a very good special teams player, as well. He’s good in pass protection. He’s very good on third down. And we think this is definitely not somebody we’re looking to replace Bucky with. But when you have, you know, complementary pieces like that, it certainly helps your offense."
Browns add DE AJ Epenesa on a 1 year worth up to $5MM.
Good value signing to team with existing edge rushers that the Browns have.
they are penny pinching
i think earlier you were adamant that SR was wrong about cash/cap constraints. Is that why you threw in "for no solid reason?"
why are they penny pinching then?
They have cap space and can generate more but they are choosing not.
Why?
One reason would be they want to play out those big contracts they could restructure
Playing out a contract is playing with fire. Because it means you may end up paying more. Prematurely extending a contract can be costly but McCollum might redeem himself. But on the flipside the Bucs dragged their feet on the Otton contract when they know they were going to sign him anyways and they ended up overpaying on top of it too. If it was forgone conclusion Otton was returning well they should have extended him last off season. But like I said the Bucs did not anticipate Evans playing elsewhere so how are they using that money now? My point is even if Evans did sign with the Bucs the organization was still going to re up Otton, sign Anzalone, Robinson, KG, etc. It is not like these players are plan B due to Evans leaving as they weer clearly targeted players by the Bucs FO.
So what are the Bucs going to do now with the cap space slotted to go with Evans?
they are penny pinching
i think earlier you were adamant that SR was wrong about cash/cap constraints. Is that why you threw in "for no solid reason?"
why are they penny pinching then?
They have cap space and can generate more but they are choosing not.
To be fair, they tried to pay for Evans. But he wanted nothing to do with the team if Bowles is still HC. Who knows how many other FA’s told the organization to kick rocks.
Right they wanted to pay Evans so where is the money going now? Is Licht going to go just consider this off season a loss and cut his losses.
Right they wanted to pay Evans so where is the money going now? Is Licht going to go just consider this off season a loss and cut his losses.
the point of my question
SR write an article suggesting no big FA without trade due to cash budget and cap. They didn't trade any of the people he suggested but they aren't paying Evans and maybe next LVD ... and they only refinanced one player (SR predicted only as needed) so they aren't doing anything that would suggest more FAs are coming, except maybe value guys.
That has been the mode for 4 years. Dead cap gone. The only thing left is wanting to bleed out remaining contracts