2019 Free Agency Thread

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Baltimore Ravens @Ravens
We have waived RB Alex Collins.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/GreenBayPackers/comments/awakep/so_landon_collins_commented_this_on_hahas_latest/

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https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1101539840544460800

Several agents who have met with the Packers at the combine said they got the sense their plan is to spend on a pass rusher (or pass rushers) in free agency and then see what's left in the budget.

Aww yiss, mother fuckin' breadcrumbs.

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That agent is getting around:

Michael Cohen
#Packers are definitely pursuing edge rushers in free agency. The question is whether they’ll get priced out of the market as an organization that operates conservatively. Sources believe top OLBs who won’t get tagged/re-signed should command $10 million to $16 million per year.

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Tom Silverstein
#Packers still have an interest in bringing back free agent S Ibraheim Campbell. However, he tore his ACL against Arizona, which the team didn't disclose. He was very effective in his short stint after being picked up on waivers. Could be ready by training camp and brought back.


It’s the off-season and Packers are still getting hurt.

[Fritz]

Hey, if you cut Jimmy Graham you could save 5.8 million for an edge rusher, and you wouldn't really be losing much production at the TE spot!

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I think they've gone on record saying they plan to keep Graham, although plans change.
They have been pretty noncommittal about Matthews and Cobb, so I assume that means they are both good as gone...especially Cobb.

I'd be ok with dumping Perry and putting that cap savings towards a younger/healthier edge rusher. Losing Perry and Matthews forces a near-complete rebuild of the OLBs -- which is needed but could take a while to get right.

[Joemailman]

Hey, if you cut Jimmy Graham you could save 5.8 million for an edge rusher, and you wouldn't really be losing much production at the TE spot!

I would rather cut Perry, save 5.1 million and use THAT to sign his replacement. Graham is still by far their best receiving TE on the team. He was a disappointment last year, but not a total bust.

1. Cut Perry

2. Draft Polite or Burns at #12.

3. Draft Fant, Hockenson or Irv Smith at #30.

4. Sign Preston Smith.

5. Maybe sign Matthews, depending on money.

[Bretsky]

Hey, if you cut Jimmy Graham you could save 5.8 million for an edge rusher, and you wouldn't really be losing much production at the TE spot!

EV#N IF Green Bay wants to keep Graham, coud somebody explain to me why they don' go back and ask him to take a paycut to say 7 MIL

Would that give us 3MIL more to work with ?

After last year, nobody is signing Graham for 7MIL or more

[wist43]

EV#N IF Green Bay wants to keep Graham, coud somebody explain to me why they don' go back and ask him to take a paycut to say 7 MIL

Would that give us 3MIL more to work with ?

After last year, nobody is signing Graham for 7MIL or more

I thought Graham's problems were more rooted in Rodgers having his head up his ass for most of the season.

I didn't watch as much football as I usually do last year, but when I did take the time to scout Graham, he was open a lot - Rodgers just ignored him for wanting to go deep all the time.

Rodgers was nothing short of a train wreck last year.

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I thought Graham's problems were more rooted in Rodgers having his head up his ass for most of the season.

I didn't watch as much football as I usually do last year, but when I did take the time to scout Graham, he was open a lot - Rodgers just ignored him for wanting to go deep all the time.

Rodgers was nothing short of a train wreck last year.

he looked insanely slow and either refused or no longer could jump to get balls and never fought for balls

for being the biggest guy on the field, he never really played like it

[Joemailman]

he looked insanely slow and either refused or no longer could jump to get balls and never fought for balls

for being the biggest guy on the field, he never really played like it

It looked to me like he couldn't jump because he couldn't push off on the bad knee. After a certain point I think Rodgers stopped throwing anything to him that would be a contested ball. A lot of his catches seemed to be on balls,that he reached up and caught while flat-footed. Maybe Lafleur thinks he can do more to scheme to get him open more. He does have some things going for him. He's 6-7. He has good hands when he doesn't have a broken thumb. He runs good routes.

[Joemailman]

Report that Jags are expected to sign Nick Foles when free agency opens. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...oles-next-week This despite the fact that teams can not talk to free agents until March 11. Make of that what you will.

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It looked to me like he couldn't jump because he couldn't push off on the bad knee. After a certain point I think Rodgers stopped throwing anything to him that would be a contested ball. A lot of his catches seemed to be on balls,that he reached up and caught while flat-footed. Maybe Lafleur thinks he can do more to scheme to get him open more. He does have some things going for him. He's 6-7. He has good hands when he doesn't have a broken thumb. He runs good routes.

Eventually, they went from throwing high to throwing low. But that was only marginally better.

[Deputy Nutz]

Didn't know where else to put this, so because it deals with pass rush, it goes in the FA thread.

Pro Football Focus @PFF
Aaron Donald DOMINATED when rushing the passer last year.

I just made this point in the draft thread. Aaron Donald is one of the best pass rushers I have ever seen and he does it from the interior which is difficult. Good pass rushers are only disrupting 10% to 15% of all pass attempts. I think it is even less in college because of the screen game, and RPOs. It is hard to get a good read on college edge rushers because of this.