Official 2020 Free Agency Thread

[pbmax]

I suspect the feeling is that Blake is more likely to get +10 mil than Show.

Leeeeroy might get a shot at RT but I also suspect Turner is carrying a dumb cap number for a Guard that played mediocre but makes more financial sense at Tackle.

[pbmax]

Would love good ILB next to hybrid but you gotta find the hybrid. Everyone is looking. It’s why I am thinking of Pack trading up.

Agree best way to get around this is to go big up front but would need upgrade to Lowry.

If you want a WR, probably a prime year to trade down a few spots given depth.

[Joemailman]

I suspect the feeling is that Blake is more likely to get +10 mil than Show.

Leeeeroy might get a shot at RT but I also suspect Turner is carrying a dumb cap number for a Guard that played mediocre but makes more financial sense at Tackle.

https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-...olster-offense

If the Packers don’t re-sign veteran Bryan Bulaga, they don’t plan to move Elgton Jenkins to right tackle. The second-round pick from last year played so well at left guard that they don’t want to disrupt that. In fact, they view Turner, who played right guard, as a more viable option at tackle if they lose Bulaga in free agency. Also, it’s a tackle-rich draft, so they could find a replacement there.

Turner's ability to play Tackle is likely the reason they were willing to overpay him. With an OT-rich draft, Veldheer available for probably less money, and Turner available to play RT, doesn't seem likely they will pay big money to keep Bulaga. Brace yourself for the possibility of seeing Bulaga in a Bears uniform although cap space could prevent that.

[mraynrand]

Bulaga to the Bears would be pure gold, like TJ Lang to the Loins.

[Joemailman]

Cap space of NFC North teams:

Lions: 47.7 million

Packers: 20.4 million

Bears: 16.6 million

Vikings: 1.4 million

Packers go up to 33 million if they cut Graham and Taylor as expected.

Vikings expected to cut Xavier Rhodes which would save them 10 million. Linval Joseph and Riley Rieff could also be cut or asked to restructure contract. Everson Griffin already opted out of his contract.

Bears could save 13.2 million by cutting Leonard Floyd, whose play has declined.

[mraynrand]

Everson Griffith ‘opted out of his contract’ when he was blocked into next year by Kittles in the Divisional game.

[pbmax]

Peter Bukowski @Peter_Bukowski

@TonyPauline reporting #Jets WR Robby Anderson could cost ~$15 million in free agency with New York pushing to keep him. That's major money for an inconsistent player who has never been a true WR1.

[Bretsky]

RUMORS

Jack Conklin will be signing with the Jets as a FA

AJ Green will be getting franchised if a deal can't be reached

[Teamcheez1]

The AJ Green franchise tag is unbelievable.

Green will be 32 for next season and has missed 23 out of the last 24 games for the Bengals.
The tag is estimated to be worth $18.5M for 1 year. If I'm Green, I sign the tender as soon as it's offered.

The Bengals continue to show the stupidity of their organization. Perhaps Burrow should pull a Manning and refuse to play for them.

[Bretsky]

The AJ Green franchise tag is unbelievable.

Green will be 32 for next season and has missed 23 out of the last 24 games for the Bengals.
The tag is estimated to be worth $18.5M for 1 year. If I'm Green, I sign the tender as soon as it's offered.

The Bengals continue to show the stupidity of their organization. Perhaps Burrow should pull a Manning and refuse to play for them.

Rumors have it AJ Green would like to move on or get a long term deal, but he Bengals want to keep him. SO the franchise tag is more a short term solution to keep him there

[Bretsky]

The AJ Green franchise tag is unbelievable.

Green will be 32 for next season and has missed 23 out of the last 24 games for the Bengals.
The tag is estimated to be worth $18.5M for 1 year. If I'm Green, I sign the tender as soon as it's offered.

The Bengals continue to show the stupidity of their organization. Perhaps Burrow should pull a Manning and refuse to play for them.

They were chatting about how messed up the Bengals are and then somebody asked. How many Bengals HOF QB's are there ?

[call_me_ishmael]

Why would Burrow be mad at a one year show me deal to one of the best receivers in the league when healthy? Why wouldn’t you franchise him. It’s a great play IMO.

[run pMc]

Why would Burrow be mad at a one year show me deal to one of the best receivers in the league when healthy? Why wouldn’t you franchise him. It’s a great play IMO.

Yeah, in theory they'd have Boyd and Green at WR, with Mixon at RB. They'd need to fix the OL even after getting Jonah Williams back, but it wouldn't be a bare cupboard to work with.

[pbmax]

Why would Burrow be mad at a one year show me deal to one of the best receivers in the league when healthy? Why wouldn’t you franchise him. It’s a great play IMO.

Why didn't Eli Manning want to go to San Diego and play with LaDanian Thomlinson and Antonio Gates?

[run pMc]

Why didn't Eli Manning want to go to San Diego and play with LaDanian Thomlinson and Antonio Gates?

Archie thought they were a perennially losing franchise and an awful organization in general -- AJ Smith and Schotty were barely speaking, and going into 2004, the Chargers had put together a total of four winning seasons since 1983.
Not saying Cincy is much better, but they've had a few winning seasons in the last 10. Cincy is not known to be a model organization though, and I'm far from sold on Zac Taylor as a HC.

I think Burrow plays for them if they pick him, although I could just as easily see them trade down for a trove of picks and take Tua/Herbert. Dalton is due for a change of scenery.

KYPack probably has some more insights on CIN, but the situation does bear some resemblance to Eli/SD. I'd think keeping Green for at least one season would make playing there more appealing to Burrow.