2014 Free Agency Rumors and or Speculation

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sure, I agree with your post. Just calling a guy a TE, doesn't mean that's what he is. But does Finley get to be a WR because he refuses to/doesn't block well? Or does a taller, bigger WR get designated a TE because they run a lot of bubble screens/runs and are blocking more? Will the committee go deep into the weeds to account for whether a player blocks a DE/LB more than a DB? Next up: Brian Bostick! Fun times at the league office!

That's the $3-4 million dollar question. The CBA says position he plays the most number of snaps at. It doesn't say how to designate those positions. But the Management Council aren't coaches and they aren't calling out patterns in their film room or designating X, Y and Z. Unless they sub the work out to more knowledgeable people, Graham probably counts as a WR if he is in the slot or wide. And as a TE if he is in tight or in the backfield.

If they don't, I would like to know how they determined it. By inclination, they probably don't want to create a fine line precedent, but they will have to jump through some hoops to avoid it.

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Yeah, the young Seahawks team sure seemed to have a lack of poise last year.

They should practice in pads more often, with live hitting.

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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 1h
More than that. RT @ProFootballTalk: Report: Colin Kaepernick looking for $18 million per year http://wp.me/p14QSB-9qiU


WOO-HOO!

I think he is worth $20 mil.

[woodbuck27]

Yeah, the young Seahawks team sure seemed to have a lack of poise last year.

That team just somehow got it right.

I believe that right is a solid combination at GM and Scouting Dept. and a smart hard working HC.

I had that team in the Super Bowl before the start of the 20i3 season.

With the controversy in San Francisco I see no real reason not to expect that the Seattle Seahawks repeat as a best case prospective winner of the next Super Bowl trophy. The Seattle Seahawks are the team to beat in the NFC next season (2014).

GO PACK GO !

[mraynrand]

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 1h
More than that. RT @ProFootballTalk: Report: Colin Kaepernick looking for $18 million per year http://wp.me/p14QSB-9qiU


WOO-HOO!

I think he is worth $20 mil.

25! 25!

[pbmax]

Remember these are the funny numbers.

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3m
The 4-year deal for CB Brent Grimes is worth up to $32M with $16M guaranteed. In his fourth year, he’ll be 34 years old.

[bobblehead]

They should practice in pads more often, with live hitting.

Well, if you use enough "substances" you can get away without it I guess....if its even true that they don't practice contact, I have my doubts. I think they know you MUST have contact in practice and spread the rumor they don't so other teams will "copy".

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Well, if you use enough "substances" you can get away without it I guess....if its even true that they don't practice contact, I have my doubts. I think they know you MUST have contact in practice and spread the rumor they don't so other teams will "copy".

Rodgers has a couple of good sources. Flynn, Lynch, Giacomini. Heck, he might even know Russell Wilson.

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Orakpo gets tagged. Possible DE/OLB issue coming up with tag as well. Might be even harder to parse than Graham since Orakpo is playing in a 3-4 but with his hand on the ground a significant part of the time.

[bobblehead]

Rodgers has a couple of good sources. Flynn, Lynch, Giacomini. Heck, he might even know Russell Wilson.

well, that settles it then. Time for stubby to get his wish and go full fledged flag football and hope guys remember how to hit on sunday. I really don't buy it though.

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well, that settles it then. Time for stubby to get his wish and go full fledged flag football and hope guys remember how to hit on sunday. I really don't buy it though.

Its just one part of the story. But clearly practice isn't the only factor.

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TJ Ward, Jarius Byrd hit the market. Bernard Pollard signs with the Flaming Thumbtacks.

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Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 32s
So 4 players get franchised (Hardy, Graham, Orakpo and Foles) and 2 get transitioned (Mack and Worilds). A week from today - market opens

2 men enter, one man leave.

Both get wads of cash.

[Guiness]

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 32s
So 4 players get franchised (Hardy, Graham, Orakpo and Foles) and 2 get transitioned (Mack and Worilds). A week from today - market opens

2 men enter, one man leave.

Both get wads of cash.

Huh? Foles? He's entering the 3rd year of his rookie contract, isn't he? I'm pretty sure he's not even eligible to renegotiate, forget be tagged.

edit: Folk. As in the Jets kicker. I know this is La Canfora's mistake, but I swear you're trolling me!

[Guiness]

That's the $3-4 million dollar question. The CBA says position he plays the most number of snaps at. It doesn't say how to designate those positions. But the Management Council aren't coaches and they aren't calling out patterns in their film room or designating X, Y and Z. Unless they sub the work out to more knowledgeable people, Graham probably counts as a WR if he is in the slot or wide. And as a TE if he is in tight or in the backfield.

If they don't, I would like to know how they determined it. By inclination, they probably don't want to create a fine line precedent, but they will have to jump through some hoops to avoid it.

I don't know how they can using snap counts to make the designation, there is a realistic chance it could impact the game on the field. We could see the situation described somewhere else...week 17, a team with no playoff hopes playing a contender, and a call comes down to the coach telling him that his pass catching TE can only be used in-line AND can't be taken out of the game because he's only had 49% of his snaps at the 'TE approved location' this season and his an FA in month or so.

In my mind, Graham a WR doesn't pass the sniff test. You only have to look at him to know he's not a WR. He lines up wide because it creates mismatches when the D is in nickel...which happens to be the dominant personnel grouping in the NFL for many teams.

I don't know how they're going to do it. I suspect it is a can of worms the NFL would prefer remains closed.