Official 2020 Free Agency Thread

[run pMc]

I like Austin Hooper -- he's a good TE and someone will throw money at him.

SO I want to play devil's advocate today and ask: Why should you spend big money at TE when very few top 700 yards in a season? Is it the mismatches with LB/S or the ability to go run/pass? Many of the top pass catchers aren't great run blockers.
I'm wondering if it really pays to spend a lot of money on a TE that likely isn't a great blocker and essentially produces on a WR2 or WR3 level. I also wonder if you're better off drafting/finding a cheap huge WR like Lazard or Kumerow to do many of the same things (run seam and short routes, help seal edges/run block).

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/nfl/te/2019

[call_me_ishmael]

Alec Ogletree - there is your Green Bay Packers starting ILB next year.

Okay, who really knows, but maybe.

[Deputy Nutz]

The more and more I get into the draft, the reality is the Packers should sign a veteran stop gap, and then see what value they can get in the middle rounds of the draft at that position.

I am not sure the value at 30 for the inside linebacker position.

[Bretsky]

Don't whitewash wist falling in love with Gary immediately after the draft.

Never forget.

Flipper )))

[run pMc]

Alec Ogletree - there is your Green Bay Packers starting ILB next year.

Okay, who really knows, but maybe.

If he was Rams-era Ogletree, sure. He was considered a prototype 3 down ILB with coverage abililty. Playing for the NYG last season he looked fat and slow, but maybe playing for a contender would motivate him. PFF graded him at 54.2 vs. Blake at 58.7, so ???
I could see them signing a vet to play ILB -- the group is very inexperienced without Blake.

[GB-Brandon]

Hard Pass on Ogletree.

I want “young and Twitchy”

[bobblehead]

The last 3-4 years he did SUCK and is mainly the reason we’re in this situation now playing catch up.

His hands needed to be taken off the Steering wheel a long long time ago.

We just finished top 4. I wouldn't call that playing catch up. He had one stinker of a draft. The others were not that bad.

[bobblehead]

You ask for miracles Rats. I give you the AT-LANTA FALCONS

NFL Update @MySportsUpdate
This essentially confirms that #Falcons Pro Bowl TE Austin Hooper will be with a new team in 2020.


Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
The #Falcons are planning to allow starters TE Austin Hooper and De’Vondre Campbell to test free agency, GM Thomas Dimitroff said today. The likelihood is that both players receive large deals in free agency, but Atlanta hasn’t ruled out keeping them for the right price.

BUT HE ISN'T GOING TO BE CHEAP

This and Hunter Henry were my top 2 wish list guys to advance this team in the offseason. Hooper would be a great fit, and would we really pay him more than we paid Graham?

[RashanGary]

We just finished top 4. I wouldn't call that playing catch up. He had one stinker of a draft. The others were not that bad.

True. And he left a great cap situation for gute and some good players and good contracts.

To gutes credit, other than Graham, he spent the money well. And has had some decent drafts.

Thompson's health was so bad, gute has been an upgrade to the unhealthy version of Ted. And the three silos structure has been a really good way of putting each guy in position to succeed . Packers in good hands. But they were with Thompson until the end too.

[pbmax]

The more and more I get into the draft, the reality is the Packers should sign a veteran stop gap, and then see what value they can get in the middle rounds of the draft at that position.

I am not sure the value at 30 for the inside linebacker position.

Agree

[GB-Brandon]

We just finished top 4. I wouldn't call that playing catch up. He had one stinker of a draft. The others were not that bad.

Yeah because Gute came in and effectively turned over the whole roster with means other then “developing 6th round picks” as your ace in the hole. Thompson was a great talent evaluator in his prime but his Stubborn and Shrewd ways cost us probably “Two Lombardi’s”.

Thompson was flat out garbage his last years and should of been let go way before it got to where it ended up.

[GB-Brandon]

Thompson hit gold with a generational talented QB and then let him hang out to dry as he went into some kind of “Manic DB Drafting Frenzy”. He drafted some really smart guys too. Lol

Then Dom Capers and building a defense from the back to the front. Lol. “The Ten Year Build A CHAMP DEFENSE PLAN” that was a total pipe dream.

[call_me_ishmael]

We just finished top 4. I wouldn't call that playing catch up. He had one stinker of a draft. The others were not that bad.

Dude come on, they were awful. Do you not recall my in depth breakdown of picks? Those drafts were horrible.

[GB-Brandon]

If you want to build a “Top Defensive Pedigree” you gotta do it more like the Seahawks have done it over the years(they did have a down year by there standards last year). You gotta go out and get some mean mofo’s that want to take other peoples lunch money. Load the defense with twitchy athletes that can “play mean” and be bully’s. Whether you like it or not that is the mentality needed. All this “finesse schemes” and “exotic looks” is smoke and mirrors and eventually gets “RAN OVER”. I personally wouldn’t be building a front seven around guys that are from Northwestern and Stanford. I really don’t want a bunch of “nice guys” protecting my goal line.

Gute has gotten some of what is needed. We will see if he can complete the process.

[GB-Brandon]

Dude come on, they were awful. Do you not recall my in depth breakdown of picks? Those drafts were horrible.

Please don’t. I don’t want to re-live it. It’s just too painful.