TOP 25 FREE AGENTS

[Bretsky]

And look at Number 20...with the best fit....GREEN BAY PACKERS

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/02/11/top-25-free-agents-jimmy-graham-greg-hardy-eric-decker-knowshon-moreno/5390341/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Bretsky]

I must admit as I was looking down the list....reading the best fit....I pondered if they would just elminate GB since we have forgotten the top 25 crew since they actually have to be pursued

[Joemailman]

Whitner would be great. So would T.J. Ward (#17), who just might be looking to escape that nuthouse in Cleveland.

[pbmax]

Whitner would be great. So would T.J. Ward (#17), who just might be looking to escape that nuthouse in Cleveland.

Kinda like a mini-USFL draft. Or the Supplemental Draft when 'the U' gets put on probation in April.

[Bretsky]

Whitner would be great. So would T.J. Ward (#17), who just might be looking to escape that nuthouse in Cleveland.

I'd take either of them in a GB uni over guys like Finley or Jones
Of course we might need to make an effort during our annual Hibernation period and go make a deal happen.
Perhaps Whitner might not be heavily pursued right off the bat and we could wait for the price to come down; not sure.
With Ward I think some team who needs a solid starting safety will go close a deal

[Tony Oday]

Orakpo and Whitner...TT goes off in FA, shocks Packer Nation by nabbing both at 12:01.

[3irty1]

Whitner is a probowler and could cost 7M or so and doesn't really give us the center fielder we need to free up Burnett. On top of that it doesn't seem like a TT move to take a big swing at a 5'10" defensive back. I like Chris Clemons in Miami a lot more as a better fit for a better price.

[Guiness]

I wonder what happens with Byrd.

He played under the tag last year, and the Bills weren't able to sign him. Tagging him again would trigger the 120% clause and cost them about $8.5M. Not to mention he missed a good part of the season when he and the team disagreed about whether or not he was recovered from surgery.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Frankly, I'd be happy with any of the S on that list. Any of them would improve the situation back there by a good margin.

[pbmax]

Roman Harper anyone?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/11/will-smith-roman-harper-could-be-dumped-very-soon-by-the-saints/

[Zool]

Roman Harper anyone?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...by-the-saints/

I don't know if this holds any water, but here's a report from a Saints fan.

Roman Harper is one of the worst safeties in the league right now. I appreciate all he’s done and at one point he was very good at what he does, but honestly he should have been gone two years ago. In the saints-niners divisional round, vernon davis caught the game winning touchdown right in front of roman. If he wasn’t slow as dirt he could have picked that ball maybe we have another Lombardi. Watch every big play against us these last two years and I can almost guarantee that all you’ll see is a number 41 jersey getting left behind in the dust. This upcoming draft is gonna be huge for us and hopefully the graham deal doesnt bleed us dry so we can get some FAs

[Guiness]

I don't know if this holds any water, but here's a report from a Saints fan.

Roman Harper is one of the worst safeties in the league right now. I appreciate all he’s done and at one point he was very good at what he does, but honestly he should have been gone two years ago. In the saints-niners divisional round, vernon davis caught the game winning touchdown right in front of roman. If he wasn’t slow as dirt he could have picked that ball maybe we have another Lombardi. Watch every big play against us these last two years and I can almost guarantee that all you’ll see is a number 41 jersey getting left behind in the dust. This upcoming draft is gonna be huge for us and hopefully the graham deal doesnt bleed us dry so we can get some FAs

news for that fan: the Graham deal is going to bleed you dry. That and Brees cap number the year after ($23M?) that is going to force a renegotiation.

[Fritz]

I don't know if this holds any water, but here's a report from a Packers fan.

__________ is one of the worst safeties in the league right now. Honestly he should have been gone two years ago. In the Packers- _____ playoff round, _____ ____ caught the game winning touchdown right in front of ________. If he wasn’t slow as dirt he could have picked that ball maybe we have another Lombardi. Watch every big play against us these last two years and I can almost guarantee that all you’ll see is a number __ jersey getting left behind in the dust. This upcoming draft is gonna be huge for us and hopefully the Raji/Shields/Jones deal doesnt bleed us dry so we can get some FAs

There. Now you can plug in the name of any Packer safety over the past two years, and - wala! - you've got the script.

[denverYooper]

There. Now you can plug in the name of any Packer safety over the past two years, and - wala! - you've got the script.

Well done on the Mad Lib-izing, good sir!

[Striker]

FWIW -

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 5m
From Total Access: I’m told #Packers plan to spend money on outside free agents this year with nearly $30M in cap space. Could most in years

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 5m
What is #Packers plan? They want to re-make their D in Dom Capers’ image, going more athletic & versatile up front. May mean goodbye to Raji

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 4m
Don’t be surprised if #Packers DLs now weigh closer to 290 than the 330 that Ryan Pickett & BJ Raji weigh. Will get much faster, too

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3m
Yes. Packers DLs will likely more resemble Datone Jones RT @sorenson11: @RapSheet like Datone's weight?