THE CRAZY PREDICTION FREE AGENCY THREAD.......WHO'S GONNA SHOW SOME STONES ?

[Bretsky]

Consider this the thread to go on record with outlandish predictions for Free Agency. Here are a few of mine to start.

James Jones finds another home as a number three WR after GM's realize that is what he is. James Jones finds a great landing spot in another high powered offense....either Green Bay, Denver, Indy, or New England.

Jarius Byrd ends up in Cleveland after they throw a boatload of money at him to play with Hayden

TJ Ward goes to Phily......re unitings with his college coach

Ted Thompson peeks out of a closet in week one of free agency, and when a person sees him he slams the door, and heads back into his dungeon to watch more college game film


I've got more..............let's see some specific predictions for free agency...Cheers, B

[LEWCWA]

Demarcus Ware ends up in GB and together with Clay they have 40 sacks between them!

[pbmax]

Matt Flynn is going to the Texans.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I predict the packers will up the offer to Shields and he signs w/n one week. He will sign a 4year/30mil deal.

Also, I predict that if TT can't sign Raji w/n the next couple days he will go after Lamar Houston DE of Oakland. Since this is a prediction thread I will say Raji is gone and Houston signs for 5years/35 mil

[Guiness]

Ware? Houston? Some other team thinking they can make something out of Flynn? Is this predictions or wishful thinking?

I say TT says damn the torpedoes, gives up a couple few first rounders and signed Graham (yes, that Graham) to a 5yr deal!

JJ to Denver is actually not that unreasonable. Sorry Bretsky.

[Bretsky]

WARE OR HOUSTON...THAT WOULD BE GREAT !!!!!

[Bretsky]

TT overpays EDS; I hope I am wrong...that is not crazy but I see it coming

[3irty1]

TT overpays EDS; I hope I am wrong...that is not crazy but I see it coming

What do you think EDS is worth?

[pbmax]

TT overpays EDS; I hope I am wrong...that is not crazy but I see it coming

JSO reported, in a very no logical set of comparisons, that losing EDS is less likely to happen because of the Jeff Saturday disaster after losing Wells.

Yes, losing one vet and replacing him with a young player (Tretter) or FA could be dicey and the QB has endorsed resigning EDS.

But EDS is not Wells and so to contemplate paying him near top FA center money (JSO's contention) might be stupid. And the fact is, not signing Wells was a long term gain, even if it was a short term loss. This doesn't even begin to touch on Wells determination to get both his payday and victory over the team that benched him for Spitz.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-focus-centers-around-dietrich-smith-as-he-hits-open-market-b99220553z1-249089031.html

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DT - vance walker
S -Steve Gregory
TE- ed dickson

i looked at a list of free agents, then looked at positions of need, and went down the list until i found a guy i hadn't heard of before

[pbmax]

What do you think EDS is worth?

Let's hope its less than Wells 4yr/$24 million

[Bretsky]

What do you think EDS is worth?


A very fair and good question. Personally I think the number is about 3MIL a year for an average at best starting center in our offense. I'd be ok with 3.5 as well. Never been a huge fan of EDS myself. He's ok....just ok.....

[Bretsky]

Let's hope its less than Wells 4yr/$24 million


I wonder how Brian Schwenke did last year; he was my center of choice for our offense for the next three years.

[Bretsky]

I wonder how Brian Schwenke did last year; he was my center of choice for our offense for the next three years.


I think we traded out of the pick if I recall.....can't remember all the exacts but we finagled a way to get Jonathon Franklyn through the multitude of trades

[Fritz]

I think we traded out of the pick if I recall.....can't remember all the exacts but we finagled a way to get Jonathon Franklyn through the multitude of trades

Here's a crazy-ass prediction for ya, Bretsky: The Minnesota Vikings do NOT sign any Packer free agents this year.

I know. I'm outta control.

[mraynrand]

http://timeentertainment.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/rolling-stones-1962.jpg?w=720

[Joemailman]

Here's a crazy-ass prediction for ya, Bretsky: The Minnesota Vikings do NOT sign any Packer free agents this year.

I know. I'm outta control.

I don't know. I think Raji will either be here or there.

[Fritz]

If he eats much more, he'll be here, there, and everywhere.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I predict the packers will up the offer to Shields and he signs w/n one week. He will sign a 4year/30mil deal.

Also, I predict that if TT can't sign Raji w/n the next couple days he will go after Lamar Houston DE of Oakland. Since this is a prediction thread I will say Raji is gone and Houston signs for 5years/35 mil

Did I say 30.. i meant `40

[KYPack]

James Jones may come home, if not, those spots you named seem about right. Influx of WR FA's hurts his chance of big payday, altho Kurt Warner rated JJ the #3 FA WR on NFL network.

Why wouldn't Ward stay with Cleve, don't think Byrd is that much of an upgrade.

I think you are right on EDS. TT got smoked in the Jeff Saturday deal and the youngest C out there is EDS.

[digitaldean]

I predict the packers will up the offer to Shields and he signs w/n one week. He will sign a 4year/30mil deal.

Also, I predict that if TT can't sign Raji w/n the next couple days he will go after Lamar Houston DE of Oakland. Since this is a prediction thread I will say Raji is gone and Houston signs for 5years/35 mil

Price a little more expensive than predicted, but you got the deal getting done part right on Shields. Well done! :clap::clap::clap:

[mraynrand]

Why wouldn't Ward stay with Cleve.

you have to ask?

[Zool]

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Rolling-Stones.jpg

[woodbuck27]

I wonder how Brian Schwenke did last year; he was my center of choice for our offense for the next three years.

Brian Schwenke is getting ankle surgery.

http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2014/01/05/schwenke-says-ankle-surgery-likely/

http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/4041/rtc-surgery-for-brian-schwenke

[Bretsky]

After JMIKE bolts out of GB, Ted comes out of his closet and puts his Badger hatred aside and signs...........GARRETT GRAHAM !!!

[bobblehead]

TT signs Malcom Jenkins AND Randy Starks.

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TT signs Malcom Jenkins AND Randy Starks.

interesting, care to throw a dollar number next to those two of what you think they might cost?

i'm thinking 4 or 5 for jenkins, about the same for starks.

i still think TT wouldn't sign a free agent as old as starks though

[Bossman641]

Packers sign Tony McDaniel and Chris Clemons

[bobblehead]

interesting, care to throw a dollar number next to those two of what you think they might cost?

i'm thinking 4 or 5 for jenkins, about the same for starks.

i still think TT wouldn't sign a free agent as old as starks though

Well, if reports are accurate I already missed on Jenkins as he signed with someone (was it dallas?) I am thinking TT might land Starks for a "real" 2 year deal in the neighborhood of 12 Million. It may look bigger and be 4 years in fake length.

[Bretsky]

Nobody has been correct about one outside free agent yet...regardless it's fun.........once free agency starts it's a race for the quality and then who knows from there.

I'd sure take Starks to Green Bay though

[bobblehead]

Now that we know what jenkins actually signed for, I really wish we could have had a shot at him. I think he was a steal.

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Now that we know what jenkins actually signed for, I really wish we could have had a shot at him. I think he was a steal.

you were dead on with starks too, pft says he's close to resigning with miami for around 6 million per year

[smuggler]

That contrac for Starks looks pretty nice, truth be told.

[Bretsky]

Not Teds mojo to enter FA this early

Starks would have been nice at that salary. Makes Raji at 4MIL seem like........blaaaa

[bobblehead]

I guess I will never be optimistic again regarding TT dabbling in FA. This was the year and the 2 guys I predicted would have been great additions at the money. Jenkins slides in as a solid starter and Starks takes over for Raji at a tad more money. It made perfect sense and I actually thought that TT was setting up for this year with the abundance of FA's due to teams being unsure about the cap. The 3 year deal to JJ and the 2 year deal for Finley were designed to give him flexibility coming into this offseason, but apparently I overthought things.

[red]

I guess I will never be optimistic again regarding TT dabbling in FA. This was the year and the 2 guys I predicted would have been great additions at the money. Jenkins slides in as a solid starter and Starks takes over for Raji at a tad more money. It made perfect sense and I actually thought that TT was setting up for this year with the abundance of FA's due to teams being unsure about the cap. The 3 year deal to JJ and the 2 year deal for Finley were designed to give him flexibility coming into this offseason, but apparently I overthought things.

yeah, if ever there was gonna be a year that we went after guys hard in free agency, this was the year

we had obvious needs, and tons of money to spend

[Bretsky]

Come on Red; we have no real needs. We're fine there :)

Bobble...I was hoping you were right but I gave up a couple years ago

[pbmax]

I guess I will never be optimistic again regarding TT dabbling in FA. This was the year and the 2 guys I predicted would have been great additions at the money. Jenkins slides in as a solid starter and Starks takes over for Raji at a tad more money. It made perfect sense and I actually thought that TT was setting up for this year with the abundance of FA's due to teams being unsure about the cap. The 3 year deal to JJ and the 2 year deal for Finley were designed to give him flexibility coming into this offseason, but apparently I overthought things.

Is Starks really a nose though? Thought that was Solari's job. Or did you mean Raji's 3 tech job?

[woodbuck27]

I guess I will never be optimistic again regarding TT dabbling in FA. This was the year and the 2 guys I predicted would have been great additions at the money. Jenkins slides in as a solid starter and Starks takes over for Raji at a tad more money. It made perfect sense and I actually thought that TT was setting up for this year with the abundance of FA's due to teams being unsure about the cap. The 3 year deal to JJ and the 2 year deal for Finley were designed to give him flexibility coming into this offseason, but apparently I overthought things.

Apparently you imagined that TT might change.

[woodbuck27]

Come on Red; we have no real needs. We're fine there :)

Bobble...I was hoping you were right but I gave up a couple years ago

Smart Bretsky.

[Guiness]

Is Starks really a nose though? Thought that was Solari's job. Or did you mean Raji's 3 tech job?

I think he'd have fit into Raji's role last season, 3 tech. Who's the NT though? I dunno - can Jolly do that?

[Fritz]

Who nose?

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I think he'd have fit into Raji's role last season, 3 tech. Who's the NT though? I dunno - can Jolly do that?

we don't have one on the roster at this point

just like we don't have a starting TE, or a starting safety (next to barnett), and we might not even have a center

[bobblehead]

Is Starks really a nose though? Thought that was Solari's job. Or did you mean Raji's 3 tech job?

Yea, my original prediction was that TT would give Raji's money to Starks since Raji didn't want it.

[Fritz]

Will Ted sit back and draft big ol' Nix from ND to anchor the middle?

Would Wist be happy if he did?

[mraynrand]

Is Ted gonna sign any non-Packer!!?!?!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM-6KLbXwgA

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Will Ted sit back and draft big ol' Nix from ND to anchor the middle?

Would Wist be happy if he did?


Nope....

....and nope.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

So excuse my ignorance, but is there like a prize at the end of the year for those that spend absolutely no monies on free agents?

[Smidgeon]

So excuse my ignorance, but is there like a prize at the end of the year for those that spend absolutely no monies on free agents?

Excuse my ignorance, but is there like a prize at the end of the year for those that spend any monies on external free agents?

[mraynrand]

Excuse my ignorance, but is there like a prize at the end of the year for those that spend any monies on external free agents?

http://www.dimensionsinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Super-Bowl-Trophy-Size.jpg

[Smidgeon]

http://www.dimensionsinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Super-Bowl-Trophy-Size.jpg

My mistake. ;)

[mraynrand]

Not really going out on a limb here, but if Darqueze Dennard is available, TT will take him.

[woodbuck27]

Excuse my ignorance, but is there like a prize at the end of the year for those that spend any monies on external free agents?

John Elway hopes so.

That prize has the name Lombardi on it.

Also a little matter of "a certain valued" ring.