Possibly Talib and Sherman getting released. How about both joining Gilmore? Can either of the 3 play slot?
Edit - deleted. My initial post was incorrect as I thought NE was sending the fifth they don’t have.
WOW. @RapSheet just said with @IanFurnessSea the Patriots offered a 3rd round pick for Michael Bennett and a 5th round pick. And they chose to go with Philly. Wow.
I can’t link the tweet from my phone but Chris Trapasso (a draft writer, I guess) tweeted that the Bennett move puts Philly roughly $15 million over the cap right now. So there will need to be cuts, etcBut a nice pickup by Philly. They're in beast mode. But as always, we've seen great teams rise up for a year or two before the inevitable decline hits.
I think you are reading it wrong.Okay, but 5th + Marcus Johnson vs 3rd + 5th means they value Marcus Johnson as equal to a 3rd. And Sea threw a n a 7th to Philly, too.
Either there’s more to the story or it’s BS. Or Sea is really, really high in Marcus Johnson. Or just really really high.
No, if they were going to keep him, they would have tagged him. Richardson's going to get ridiculous money, like $70M over 5 years, $20-something million guaranteed.So did Seattle trade Bennett so they can re-sign Sheldon Richardson? Man, the Seahawks defense is going to be completely overhauled. Got to think Avril is retiring, Sherman is cut and possibly Chancellor retires too?
Ah, got ya. Yes, I had it wrong. Thanks.I think you are reading it wrong.
Pats would have been sending a 3rd and getting Bennet and a 5th back is how I read it.
I can’t imagine him being worse than Eric RoweAm I the only one with no interest in Sherman? Any skill players ever come back from an achilles tear at 30 years old?
Definitely not interested in trading for him at his current salary.Am I the only one with no interest in Sherman? Any skill players ever come back from an achilles tear at 30 years old?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/07/nfl-should-require-teams-to-record-all-scouting-combine-interviews/As mentioned earlier in the evening, LSU running back Derrius Guice said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that a team asked Guice if he likes men. But that wasn’t all of it.
Here’s the full quote from Guice: “Some people really try to get in your head, man, and really just test your reaction and see what your reaction is going to be. I’d go in one room and a team would ask me, ‘Do I like men?’ just to see my reaction. They’d try to bring up one of my family members or somebody and tell me, ‘Hey, man, I heard your mom sells herself. How do you feel about that?’ Just random stuff like that, man, to see how you respond. Even though I know those things aren’t true and they know those things aren’t true, they’ll still hit you with it to see how you’ll react to it.”
The desire to stir a reaction — presumably to get past the pre-programmed responses that players are coached to provide — doesn’t justify asking inappropriate questions. For Guice, he faced not only an inappropriate question about sexuality but also a reprise of the question that once was notoriously posed to receiver Dez Bryant.
Would have had the draft capital if they didn't blow a 5th and a 7th for Cassius Marsh.And the rich get richer. That's a dominant D-line. Where were the Patriots if the price was this low?
https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/03/08/nfl-combine-question-sexuality-derrius-guice-inappropriateThe NFL has deemed a question asked to Derrius Guice about his sexuality at the NFL combine "completely inappropriate," though the league stopped short of committing to penalizing the person or team who asked it.
Guice, a former LSU running back who is a projected first-round pick, told USA Todaythat he was asked whether he likes men and if his mother "sells herself."
I don't care if it is a late rounder, but what would his cap hit be on the Pats?Patriots apparently are in trade talks for Talib. I can't believe they would trade for him if the Broncos are just going to release him.
http://www.9news.com/mobile/article/sports/broncos-actively-shopping-talib-but-cornerback-wants-say/73-526792816
I originally though this too, but I wonder if they would make other moves between now and when his money is guaranteed to fit him under the cap or if he'd restructure his contract and make some of the money guaranteed now to free up more cap space.I don't care if it is a late rounder, but what would his cap hit be on the Pats?
Edit: looks like $11M? no chance they absorb that
I guess they could do something like with Revis where Talib gets $XM next year but they cut him and just absorb a hit. $11M is too high though.I originally though this too, but I wonder if they would make other moves between now and when his money is guaranteed to fit him under the cap or if he'd restructure his contract and make some of the money guaranteed now to free up more cap space.
No punishment eh?
They don't have to do that. If they can fully guarantee half that money now and create cap space like Antonio Brown did I'd do it.I guess they could do something like with Revis where Talib gets $XM next year but they cut him and just absorb a hit. $11M is too high though.
Wouldn't that push his 2019 hit to like $13.5M if he is on the team and $5.5M if cut?They don't have to do that. If they can fully guarantee half that money now and create cap space like Antonio Brown did I'd do it.
Yes. I admit I don't know if this would effect his 2019 contract in terms of anything being guaranteed. Right now, his $8 million is non-guaranteed and can be cut with zero dead money. I wouldn't want to touch his current contract if it meant anything becoming guaranteed.Wouldn't that push his 2019 hit to like $13.5M if he is on the team and $5.5M if cut?
I wasn't aware 2019 isn't guaranteed. 1 year of Talib at $11M is palatable IMO but might be really difficult given the OT and RB situations.Yes. I admit I don't know if this would effect his 2019 contract in terms of anything being guaranteed. Right now, his $8 million is non-guaranteed and can be cut with zero dead money. I wouldn't want to touch his current contract if it meant anything becoming guaranteed.
Pass. He is 30.Demarco Murray cut. Any interest?
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22694221/tennessee-titans-release-demarco-murray
Ugh. I hate this offseason already. Sherman it is!Talib to Rams
The NFC West is going to be amazing.Rams offseason has been amazing. Franchised their breakout safety, traded a massively overpaid LB for picks, added Talib and Shields to a team with the best defensive player in football. And cleared cap space to the point where they might be able to bring back Watkins for another try.
Except they have to save money to re-sign/extend said best defensive player since he's going to be a UFA after 2018.Rams offseason has been amazing. Franchised their breakout safety, traded a massively overpaid LB for picks, added Talib and Shields to a team with the best defensive player in football. And cleared cap space to the point where they might be able to bring back Watkins for another try.
Rams aside, what makes you say that? Seattle still has massive issues on the offensive line and is losing playmakers on D. The Niners will be better with a full season of JG, but not likely to be ‘amazing’. And Arizona is aging and at this point doesn’t have a QB.The NFC West is going to be amazing.
They're currently projected to have 85M+ in cap space next year to make their re-signings. They'll be fine. Plenty of ways to move money around.Except they have to save money to re-sign/extend said best defensive player since he's going to be a UFA after 2018.
Yeah, I’d have to second this question. I was wondering if my sarcasm meter was broken.Rams aside, what makes you say that? Seattle still has massive issues on the offensive line and is losing playmakers on D. The Niners will be better with a full season of JG, but not likely to be ‘amazing’. And Arizona is aging and at this point doesn’t have a QB.
Don’t forget Peters!Rams offseason has been amazing. Franchised their breakout safety, traded a massively overpaid LB for picks, added Talib and Shields to a team with the best defensive player in football. And cleared cap space to the point where they might be able to bring back Watkins for another try.