Defensive Overhaul

[pbmax]

Drafted Rookie contracts are for four years and the top of the first round gets a fifth year option. There can be no re-negotiation of any rookie deal until AFTER the 3rd year.

[Rutnstrut]

One other point. I think with the salary cap being static with the new CBA, TT has primed himself to be in position to take advantage of the fire sale some teams are going to be forced into. While we were signing guys like JJones and Finley to 2 and 3 year deals other teams were still acting like the cap was going up 15% a year.

I could be wrong, and TT sits on his hands again, but I think we might see him snag a few bargains in the next 2 years.

That would be great, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

[bobblehead]

and pickett type signings is all i'm asking for, not woodson signings

2 or 3 guys in that pickett range would make me very happy

Especially if one was a safety and one was an ILB

[bobblehead]

That would be great, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Fans tend to be emotional without looking at the whole picture. I have made my living out of looking at entire pictures. In the beginning TT was very active overturning this roster using every venue. After the new CBA he all but abandoned FA because teams were acting like they had under the old deal. Now that things have panned out I think he may delve back into it, but not at the expense of losing his own guys he wants to resign.

Lets look at things objectively. Since we won a superbowl and then went 15-1, how many FA's of our own have we lost that we wanted to keep? Mind you we even ate all the dead money on Collins in the process. We have lost talent to age and injury, but I would say the only guy I wanted that we lost was Jenkins and I still think we offered him at least what he ended up signing for in Philly. You could argue that we overpaid Finley, but it was a 2 year deal...unheard of. And that deal has us right where we want to be at the moment. Able to resign Clay, Rodgers, and most others that we actually want to keep. Nah, I won't hold my breath, but I just might exhale an "I told you so."

[mraynrand]

The beauty of being on the "We shoulda signed a great FA at position X for a favorable price" argument is that you don't really have to back up your argument. Since TT didn't 'pull the trigger' on that mythical team and season-saving guy, there's no way to prove your argument wrong. And if your preferred FA signed with another team and flopped, well, that's because the other team didn't use him properly.

[woodbuck27]

The beauty of being on the "We shoulda signed a great FA at position X for a favorable price" argument is that you don't really have to back up your argument. Since TT didn't 'pull the trigger' on that mythical team and season-saving guy, there's no way to prove your argument wrong. And if your preferred FA signed with another team and flopped, well, that's because the other team didn't use him properly.

The Abominable Snowman is here !

Who knew he's a Packer fan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abominable_Snowmen

[woodbuck27]

TT: What's out there that we can afford to bring in? We need help with all those 'just a guys' leaving my ship.



Well Ted !