2014 Free Agency Rumors and or Speculation

[woodbuck27]

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5881/john-jerry

Giants RG John Jerry's one-year deal is worth $770,000.

[woodbuck27]

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3545/lance-moore

Steelers signed WR Lance Moore to a two-year contract.

[woodbuck27]

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6047/michael-palmer

Steelers re-signed TE Michael Palmer to a one-year contract.

[bobblehead]

Newhouse is gone, now if we can get rid of Brad Jones I will consider free agency a success.

I would give you mad props for this post except that you didn't note the MD Jennings was unloaded to the bears while we signed Peppers. I would say we not only finished the Bears in '13, but have gone a long ways towards destroying their '14 season as well.

[Iron Mike]

When Finley IS signed he will be in a wicker chair at Pier One Imports.

Looks more like Cracker Barrel...

[mraynrand]

Looks more like Cracker Barrel...

the furniture still has tags on it....from maybe Pier One?? I think Finley is big into wicker and drift wood furniture. Set up you cameras at Pier One, I tells ya. Maybe Fin will do some sit ups!

[Bossman641]

the furniture still has tags on it....from maybe Pier One?? I think Finley is big into wicker and drift wood furniture. Set up you cameras at Pier One, I tells ya. Maybe Fin will do some sit ups!

Cracker Barrel has rockers outside that they sell, so the tags make sense. Good eye Iron Mike.

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WickerJerMichael

[Guiness]

raiders just sent a 6th round pick to the texans for matt schaub

that was a really fast fall from grace

Kudos to the Texans to get that - he was definitely on his way out, I'm surprised they convinced a team to give them anything. Does he have a favorable contract?

just checked - far from it, $10mil base, $14M cap hit because of LTBE bonuses. What the hell were the Raiders thinking trading for that??? All they had to do was wait until he was released, and sign him for a Matt Cassel level contract.

[Rutnstrut]

I would give you mad props for this post except that you didn't note the MD Jennings was unloaded to the bears while we signed Peppers. I would say we not only finished the Bears in '13, but have gone a long ways towards destroying their '14 season as well.

I was so giddy with the fact of not having to worry about Newhouse getting Rodgers killed, that I had forgotten about the awesome sabotage move of Jennings to the Bears.

[mraynrand]

Cracker Barrel has rockers outside that they sell, so the tags make sense. Good eye Iron Mike.

are they from Pier One?

[Smeefers]

Kudos to the Texans to get that - he was definitely on his way out, I'm surprised they convinced a team to give them anything. Does he have a favorable contract?

just checked - far from it, $10mil base, $14M cap hit because of LTBE bonuses. What the hell were the Raiders thinking trading for that??? All they had to do was wait until he was released, and sign him for a Matt Cassel level contract.

They traded for the exclusivity. The trade wouldn't of happened if shuab had refused to renegotiate his contract.

[red]

They traded for the exclusivity. The trade wouldn't of happened if shuab had refused to renegotiate his contract.

there have been no reports about that arrangement

usually it become know well in advance of a trade that the player would be willing to take a pay cut (like chris johnson) or the player will announce he won't take a cent less (revis), making a trade impossible

we heard nothing from schaub

plus, the raiders almost need him to count his 10 or 11 million against the cap. the raiders are somewhere around 31 million under the cap, with no real yong talents to resign, and all the high priced free agents on the market already gone. its almost impossible for them to get near the cap floor without them just handing out money to guys like schaub this year

one thing the raiders can do, which hasn't been talked about much, is he can be cut immediately, with no cap hit for the raiders. so they pretty much spent a 6th rounder to see if last year was just a fluke, or if schaub is completely done. also, if the raiders get franchise QB early in the draft, then they can just flat out dump him if they want

[Rastak]

there have been no reports about that arrangement

usually it become know well in advance of a trade that the player would be willing to take a pay cut (like chris johnson) or the player will announce he won't take a cent less (revis), making a trade impossible

we heard nothing from schaub

plus, the raiders almost need him to count his 10 or 11 million against the cap. the raiders are somewhere around 31 million under the cap, with no real yong talents to resign, and all the high priced free agents on the market already gone. its almost impossible for them to get near the cap floor without them just handing out money to guys like schaub this year

one thing the raiders can do, which hasn't been talked about much, is he can be cut immediately, with no cap hit for the raiders. so they pretty much spent a 6th rounder to see if last year was just a fluke, or if schaub is completely done. also, if the raiders get franchise QB early in the draft, then they can just flat out dump him if they want

Excellent points.

[Patler]

The Raiders have agreed to trade a late-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft to the Texans in exchange for quarterback Matt Schaub. He is currently on his way to Oakland for a physical.

The move is the latest in an attempt by Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie to win now and bridge the gap so that last year’s and this year’s upcoming draft picks are the centerpieces in the future. Nine of the 10 players the Raiders have signed this month are all at least 29 years old but their contracts are easy to get away from after the 2014 season if need be.

Throw in their need to use up 2014 cap space, and it makes sense for the Raiders.