2014 Free Agency Rumors and or Speculation

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We definitely don't HAVE TO draft a certain position in the first two rounds. But we're also not even close to done shopping. Is not every single one of our DL FA's still available? At safety even if we go into the season with nothing but a half baked idea to move Hyde, that's no worse than what we rolled out last year.

we don't know that for sure. we'd like to think he can do it cause he looked solid last year at cb, and we think he's smart enough to make the switch, but we don't know

he could be terrible at safety. hell he could pull a house and look like shit at cb next year

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ok, this one has my attention

vince wilfork has asked the pats for his release. he IS the prototype NT

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/13/vince-wilfork-wants-out-of-new-england/

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we don't know that for sure. we'd like to think he can do it cause he looked solid last year at cb, and we think he's smart enough to make the switch, but we don't know

he could be terrible at safety. hell he could pull a house and look like shit at cb next year

And we don't know that Jarius Byrd won't go on IR in September. And we don't know that Calvin Pryor will be any better than Hyde. And we don't know that Jarrett Bush won't be possessed by the ghost of Sean Taylor and become DPOY. I guess we'll have to play the games to find out but there are no sure things but if Hyde was plan A I could live with it enough to not panic and grab a safety if a better player was available.

Luckily Ted has been really adept at navigating the draft and addressing needs.

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ok, this one has my attention

vince wilfork has asked the pats for his release. he IS the prototype NT

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...f-new-england/

Holy shit.

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No he means like harping on a poster notorious for their hyperbole-laden criticisms and unyielding stances in the face of contrary evidence and expecting either to change.

Something like that, lol...

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wilfork is set to count 11.6 million against the cap, he has a salary of 7.5 and the team wants him to take a pay cut

i would be fine with giving him 7.5 million a year, even if he is 32 and coming off a serious injury

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I didn't know it was his Achilles though. That sucks, that's not something you come back from as a defensive lineman.

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I didn't know it was his Achilles though. That sucks, that's not something you come back from as a defensive lineman.

no?

why because of all the bending, or is it a strength thing?

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Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky 30m
#Packers have a visit set up with DT Vance Walker, per his agent. Walker, who played for the Raiders and Falcons, is visiting with KC today.

Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky 51m
After visiting the #Packers on Wednesday. RT @caplannfl: Next visit for TE Owen Daniels is with the #Redskins, per source.

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heres a story about the injury

http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2014/01/vince_wilfork_on_achilles_inju.html

At one point Wilfork was presented with a statistic that says nearly 66 percent of players who suffer an Achilles injury do not come back or return at a lesser level. Now 32, Wilfork knows that the odds are against him, and acknowledged that the road back may be difficult, but he remains determined to play again.

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Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky 30m
#Packers have a visit set up with DT Vance Walker, per his agent. Walker, who played for the Raiders and Falcons, is visiting with KC today.

Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky 51m
After visiting the #Packers on Wednesday. RT @caplannfl: Next visit for TE Owen Daniels is with the #Redskins, per source.

so i'm guessing it was a no for daniels since we signed Q right after his visit

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then BPA and a draft and develop only system do not work together

you can't not address safety again this year for the second year in a row. and there is a massive drop off in talent between the two top safeties and all the rest

offense is not our problem, we need to fix the D. and even though i'm not the biggest fan of Q, finley isn't going to be as had to replace as many people seem to think he will

good replacements for finley are probably going to be there in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. if you take a safety in the 2nd or 3rd you're bringing in a big project player that may or may not be able to start for a couple years

We've got a ton invested in the defense... that's been my point.

After the SB season, our defense obviously needed help - but TT did absolutely nothing, and we turned in one of the worst defensive seasons in NFL history.

TT then addressed the defense that last 2 years, and Capers misuses everyone. It's not like I'm making this shit up.

We have 5 1st round draft picks in our front (7), Raji, Matthews, Hawk, Perry, and Jones; we have 2 2nd round picks, Worthy and Neal; and a 4th rounder in Daniels. We also have a former 1st rounder who has been one of the few solid players in our defensive front, Pickett.

Brad Jones was resigned for too much money; Burnett was a 3rd round pick, and Williams and Shields have been given big contracts. That's a lot of money and high draft picks to be putting up such pathetic numbers.

So the question has to become - do you keep throwing resources at a problem that you seem incapable of fixing?? If it isn't Capers fault, which no one exempt me and you seems to think it is, then what to do??

If they aren't going to dump Capers - then we just need to go with what we have, and hope to catch another fart in the wind.

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It ruins your ability to explode off the line and its not usually something you really recover 100% from.

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Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky 30m
#Packers have a visit set up with DT Vance Walker, per his agent. Walker, who played for the Raiders and Falcons, is visiting with KC today.

that could be a good signing, if we can even get him to green bay to talk

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It ruins your ability to explode off the line and its not usually something you really recover 100% from.

so my next question would be, is explosion important for a NT?

its not like a cb or wr, NT is like a big pile of rocks imo