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Cut
Jared Cook
Nick Foles
Chris Long
James Laurinaitis.
Rodger Saffold
Trey Watts
Kenny Britt
(All moves that make sense. Watts is suspended for an entire season. No sense in keeping him. The others are cap casualties. Laurinaitis has been atrocious this year, as has Long. They are amazing leaders and people, but it's time to let them go. Cook and Saffold make way too much for what they provide. Foles is just...ugh. It was a mistake to extend him. Losing Britt stinks, but it's the only way to manage the cap.)
Re-sign
Trumaine Johnson - five years.
Janoris Jenkins - five years after franchise tag.
Mark Barron (LB) - four years.
Rodney McLeod - three years.
Cory Harkey - two years.
William Hayes - two years.
Case Keenum - RFA.
Benny Cunningham - RFA.
Daren Bates - RFA.
Cody Davis - RFA.
(RFAs are obvious. I've changed my mind on McLeod; he deserves that opportunity to start. Tru and Janoris should be locking down the secondary along with McLeod. I'd move Barron to linebacker and re-sign him. If Carolina can start mostly light linebackers and be a top ranked defense, I don't see why we can't do the same. Harkey is the the most underrated part of our offense. Keenum should be given the backup job.)
Not re-signed
Tim Barnes
Eugene Sims
Nick Fairley
Greg Zuerlein
Brian Quick
Chase Reynolds
Brian Folkerts
Eric Kush
(Sims and Barnes are the only ones I regret letting go, but they'll make too much on the open market, and in Barnes' case, there's no longer a hometown discount. Fairley is talented, but an expensive third tackle, Zuerlein is horribly inconsistent, Quick is damaged goods, Folkerts and Kush are backups to the backups when we're at full strength, and Reynolds is purely special teams.)
Free Agency
Coby Fleener - five years, 7 million per year.
Rishard Matthews - four years, 4 million per year.
Akiem Hicks - two years, 2.5 million per year.
(Matthews provides the number two receiver presence that would be needed for this team, and Hicks is good for a third tackle...but it's Vernon and Fleener who are the real prizes. Vernon would be an immediate impact starter over at left end. Fleener brings a presence much like Greg Olsen did for the Panthers, and he'd be solid.)
Trade
Lance Kendricks to New York Giants for 3rd round pick.
(I like Kendricks, but if we could pry a high second day pick for him, we should. And yes, I do believe that the Giants will be seeking tight end help in the form of a trade. Also, we haven't screwed them over yet, so we need to do that.
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Trade Sean Mannion to New York Jets for their 2017 fourth round pick.
(Don't like Mannion, and with a franchise quarterback of our own, there's no real reason to keep him.)
Draft (As a note, all of the draft picks are at or below our selections ranked at CBSSports.com)
#15 overall - Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis.
(I actually have Lynch above Wentz, so this works out perfectly. He reminds me of Roethlisberger, except more mature.)
2nd (Eagles) - Josh Doctson, WR, TCU.
(Doctson is a threat in the redzone, can jump through the roof, and has soft hands. Is a breed of Jordan Matthews and DeVante Parker mixed together.)
2nd - Austin Hooper, TE, Stanford.
(Hooper isn't the type who will burn you down the field, but from intermediate range, he's fantastic. Probably the anti-Cook; he won't wow you physically, but he's just a good football player.)
3rd (Giants) - De'Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State.
(Absolute stud in the mold of Kelvin Benjamin. Physical, great athletic gifts. Worth a shot in the third.)
3rd - Aziz Shittu, DE, Stanford.
(Probably the William Hayes replacement. Was an exceptional starter after spending years in a backup role. As a note, he excelled at the Shrine Game.)
4th - Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona.
(Undersized bloodhound who put up gaudy statistics. More of Chris Borland type, but I see some of Kuechly in him.)
6th - Evan Boehm, C, Missouri.
(Built like a Coke machine, and is a bonafide center who could take the reigns from Barnes.)
Priority UDFAs
Wayne Lyons, FS/CB, Michigan.
Kenya Dennis, CB, Missouri.
Connor McGovern, G/C, Missouri.
Darion Griswold, TE, Arkansas State.
Brad Craddock, K, Maryland.
(No idea why Lyons fell so much, but I'll take him. McGovern adds the strongest person in Mizzou's weight room (even moreso than Boehm), and Griswold looked promising. Craddock is now apparently not rated as being drafted, so let's get him here.)
53 Man
QB - Paxton Lynch, Case Keenum.
RB - Todd Gurley, Tre Mason, Benny Cunningham, Malcolm Brown.
WR - Rishard Matthews, Tavon Austin, Josh Doctson, De'Runnya Wilson, Bradley Marquez.
TE - Coby Fleener, Austin Hooper, Cory Harkey ,Darion Griswold.
OL - Greg Robinson, Jamon Brown, Evan Boehm, Cody Wichmann, Rob Havenstein, Isaiah Battle, Darrell Williams, Garrett Reynolds, Andrew Donnal, Connor McGovern.
DL - Robert Quinn, Aaron Donald, Michael Brockers, William Hayes, Aziz Shittu, Matt Longacre, Ethan Westbrooks, Louis Trinca-Pasat, Akiem Hicks.
LB - Alec Ogletree, Mark Barron, Scooby Wright III, Daren Bates, Bryce Hager, Akeem Ayers.
DB - Rodney McLeod, T.J. McDonald, Janoris Jenkins, Trumaine Johnson, Lamarcus Joyner, E.J. Gaines, Cody Davis, Mo Alexander, Marcus Roberson, Wayne Lyons.
ST - Brad Craddock, Johnny Hekker, Jake McQuaide.
Thoughts would be great.
Jared Cook
Nick Foles
Chris Long
James Laurinaitis.
Rodger Saffold
Trey Watts
Kenny Britt
(All moves that make sense. Watts is suspended for an entire season. No sense in keeping him. The others are cap casualties. Laurinaitis has been atrocious this year, as has Long. They are amazing leaders and people, but it's time to let them go. Cook and Saffold make way too much for what they provide. Foles is just...ugh. It was a mistake to extend him. Losing Britt stinks, but it's the only way to manage the cap.)
Re-sign
Trumaine Johnson - five years.
Janoris Jenkins - five years after franchise tag.
Mark Barron (LB) - four years.
Rodney McLeod - three years.
Cory Harkey - two years.
William Hayes - two years.
Case Keenum - RFA.
Benny Cunningham - RFA.
Daren Bates - RFA.
Cody Davis - RFA.
(RFAs are obvious. I've changed my mind on McLeod; he deserves that opportunity to start. Tru and Janoris should be locking down the secondary along with McLeod. I'd move Barron to linebacker and re-sign him. If Carolina can start mostly light linebackers and be a top ranked defense, I don't see why we can't do the same. Harkey is the the most underrated part of our offense. Keenum should be given the backup job.)
Not re-signed
Tim Barnes
Eugene Sims
Nick Fairley
Greg Zuerlein
Brian Quick
Chase Reynolds
Brian Folkerts
Eric Kush
(Sims and Barnes are the only ones I regret letting go, but they'll make too much on the open market, and in Barnes' case, there's no longer a hometown discount. Fairley is talented, but an expensive third tackle, Zuerlein is horribly inconsistent, Quick is damaged goods, Folkerts and Kush are backups to the backups when we're at full strength, and Reynolds is purely special teams.)
Free Agency
Coby Fleener - five years, 7 million per year.
Rishard Matthews - four years, 4 million per year.
Akiem Hicks - two years, 2.5 million per year.
(Matthews provides the number two receiver presence that would be needed for this team, and Hicks is good for a third tackle...but it's Vernon and Fleener who are the real prizes. Vernon would be an immediate impact starter over at left end. Fleener brings a presence much like Greg Olsen did for the Panthers, and he'd be solid.)
Trade
Lance Kendricks to New York Giants for 3rd round pick.
(I like Kendricks, but if we could pry a high second day pick for him, we should. And yes, I do believe that the Giants will be seeking tight end help in the form of a trade. Also, we haven't screwed them over yet, so we need to do that.
)Trade Sean Mannion to New York Jets for their 2017 fourth round pick.
(Don't like Mannion, and with a franchise quarterback of our own, there's no real reason to keep him.)
Draft (As a note, all of the draft picks are at or below our selections ranked at CBSSports.com)
#15 overall - Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis.
(I actually have Lynch above Wentz, so this works out perfectly. He reminds me of Roethlisberger, except more mature.)
2nd (Eagles) - Josh Doctson, WR, TCU.
(Doctson is a threat in the redzone, can jump through the roof, and has soft hands. Is a breed of Jordan Matthews and DeVante Parker mixed together.)
2nd - Austin Hooper, TE, Stanford.
(Hooper isn't the type who will burn you down the field, but from intermediate range, he's fantastic. Probably the anti-Cook; he won't wow you physically, but he's just a good football player.)
3rd (Giants) - De'Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State.
(Absolute stud in the mold of Kelvin Benjamin. Physical, great athletic gifts. Worth a shot in the third.)
3rd - Aziz Shittu, DE, Stanford.
(Probably the William Hayes replacement. Was an exceptional starter after spending years in a backup role. As a note, he excelled at the Shrine Game.)
4th - Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona.
(Undersized bloodhound who put up gaudy statistics. More of Chris Borland type, but I see some of Kuechly in him.)
6th - Evan Boehm, C, Missouri.
(Built like a Coke machine, and is a bonafide center who could take the reigns from Barnes.)
Priority UDFAs
Wayne Lyons, FS/CB, Michigan.
Kenya Dennis, CB, Missouri.
Connor McGovern, G/C, Missouri.
Darion Griswold, TE, Arkansas State.
Brad Craddock, K, Maryland.
(No idea why Lyons fell so much, but I'll take him. McGovern adds the strongest person in Mizzou's weight room (even moreso than Boehm), and Griswold looked promising. Craddock is now apparently not rated as being drafted, so let's get him here.)
53 Man
QB - Paxton Lynch, Case Keenum.
RB - Todd Gurley, Tre Mason, Benny Cunningham, Malcolm Brown.
WR - Rishard Matthews, Tavon Austin, Josh Doctson, De'Runnya Wilson, Bradley Marquez.
TE - Coby Fleener, Austin Hooper, Cory Harkey ,Darion Griswold.
OL - Greg Robinson, Jamon Brown, Evan Boehm, Cody Wichmann, Rob Havenstein, Isaiah Battle, Darrell Williams, Garrett Reynolds, Andrew Donnal, Connor McGovern.
DL - Robert Quinn, Aaron Donald, Michael Brockers, William Hayes, Aziz Shittu, Matt Longacre, Ethan Westbrooks, Louis Trinca-Pasat, Akiem Hicks.
LB - Alec Ogletree, Mark Barron, Scooby Wright III, Daren Bates, Bryce Hager, Akeem Ayers.
DB - Rodney McLeod, T.J. McDonald, Janoris Jenkins, Trumaine Johnson, Lamarcus Joyner, E.J. Gaines, Cody Davis, Mo Alexander, Marcus Roberson, Wayne Lyons.
ST - Brad Craddock, Johnny Hekker, Jake McQuaide.
Thoughts would be great.
