Official 2020 Free Agency Thread

[pbmax]

Actually, revenue sharing is what's preventing fat cats like Jerry Jones from cannibalizing on the weak cats.

The pig owners love the salary cap b/c it helps them accumulate capital, and capital creates wealth. In other words, the cap allows the owners to exploit the players. Rake in $400 M, cook the cap to make it look like it has reached the max of $200 M, but pay the players only $150 M.

Jones likes, but doesn't need, a salary cap. Revenue sharing is what keeps the cap within profitable reach for the Bengals.

[Bretsky]

If you want a playmaker in the middle of your defense, then Martinez needs to be replaced.

Personally, I view him as a weak link - and given that he is right in the middle if the action, you can't hide him.

Burks certainly isn't the answer. My guess is they cut him this year.

So who replaced Martinez then ? I am consistent, and have been in saying Gooter comittted the motherload of f'ck ups by drafting Gary instead of moving up to get Davin Bush. PIttsburg took his jock strap. He was the guy who could have let Martinzez walk withougt taking a major step backward.

Burks should be cut. Because he was a 3rd round pick they might carry the dead weight. But we don't need our 3rd round picks to be special teams guys only.

[pbmax]

Ken Ingalls - Packers Cap @KenIngalls

A new look at a possible Kenny Clark extension if the Packers use salary escalators.

��5 year, $87.75M ($17.15M APY)
��$41.5M guranteed
��Escalators in years 2-5
��30% Rule compliant
��2nd highest non-edge rusher DL contract (APY) behind Aaron Donald per Overthecap contracts

[RashanGary]

About right. Clark is a top 5 IDL and 24 years old. He's our best defensive player. As long as Z gets 12 sacks but doesn't set an edge, he cant be considered our best.

[RashanGary]

King, Clark, Aaron Jones, Lindsley (probably let go), Bakh all free agents next year.

I'd look at extending them all now, except Lindsley who will be 30 next year and I just don't trust on a 3rd contract.

[GB-Brandon]

So who replaced Martinez then ? I am consistent, and have been in saying Gooter comittted the motherload of f'ck ups by drafting Gary instead of moving up to get Davin Bush. PIttsburg took his jock strap. He was the guy who could have let Martinzez walk withougt taking a major step backward.

Burks should be cut. Because he was a 3rd round pick they might carry the dead weight. But we don't need our 3rd round picks to be special teams guys only.

You roll the dice on a rookie and save the $ that it would cost to re-sign Martinez. Martinez wasn’t great. Average at best. His PFF rating was 58.7. He made a lot of tackles but where he made most of the tackles wasn’t acceptable. His pass coverage was mediocre. He had trouble reading screens. He can’t make it too the sideline. We Don’t Need Him!!!

Then you throw in the Champ Game performance against the Niners and he was crying after the game knowing he is GONE after the LIMITATIONS he showed. I mean seriously, how much worse could it get then what he put on tape against the Niners?

I’d much rather spend the $ on a TE or WR that can help Rodgers out then overpay a JAG. Ted Thompson probably would of overpaid Martinez to stay and thank god Thompson is gone.

[GB-Brandon]

With the way the league is set up today with salary cap and what guys are getting paid you need rookies to PRODUCE NOW more then ever. There are a 130 Division 1 football programs alone. If you can’t find the right guys then your failing as a GM.

If you draft a developmental player with the 12th pick in the draft you might have to take a look at how you value things.

Just Sayin.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Ken Ingalls - Packers Cap @KenIngalls

A new look at a possible Kenny Clark extension if the Packers use salary escalators.

��5 year, $87.75M ($17.15M APY)
��$41.5M guranteed
��Escalators in years 2-5
��30% Rule compliant
��2nd highest non-edge rusher DL contract (APY) behind Aaron Donald per Overthecap contracts

I ain’t dig the love for Clark. Where the fuck was the fat man when the 69ers were pounding the duke up and down the Pack’s rear end?

Any fat man in the XFL - or on the streets of Baltimore - could gang bang with the same Kung Fu Clark has been displaying...for the minimum wage.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Clark is the Vonnie Holiday of DTs. Shows up once in 3 blue moons to inflate stats. Let him walk the walk of life.

[pbmax]

If we are going by play versus San Fran, then the two D lineman need to go first. Martinez wasn't that bad.

[pbmax]

You can always cook the cap Part 1,001:

ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Report: Everson Griffen told Vikings he's voiding remainder of contract

[bobblehead]

It can always be worse:

Spotrac @spotrac
In one month (3/19), Jared Goff will be paid his $21M roster bonus for 2020. In addition, his $25M 2021 salary, $2.5M 2021 roster bonus, & $15.5M 2022 roster bonus ALL become fully guaranteed. His dead cap figure will rise to $94M!

So you're saying we may never get a shot at my dark horse candidate, Blake Bortles.

[bobblehead]

Will never cease to be amazing how many people think athletes (or anybody) shouldn't get top dollar for their services.

Players didn't ask for the cap. That is the owners protecting the weakest franchises.

You have to protect the weakest franchises to protect the strongest ones. You can't have 7 teams in Houston and 9 in NY to play the 8 in LA. The league would fail.

And Personally I have never said athletes shouldn't get top dollar. As a GM I wouldn't pay a QB such a ransom unless he was currently top 5 at the position (or elite, since there might be 3 or 7 at any given time). Arod is free to get every dollar someone wants to pay him, I just wish it wasn't us at this point. Agreed, he doesn't owe it to GB to take less than the market is willing to pay, that simply is a question if he wants to win or get paid. Personally if I'm in his position I tell Gutes I'll drop the deal by 10 Mil a year if he signs me a new toy on offense. But thats just me.

[bobblehead]

So who replaced Martinez then ? I am consistent, and have been in saying Gooter comittted the motherload of f'ck ups by drafting Gary instead of moving up to get Davin Bush. PIttsburg took his jock strap. He was the guy who could have let Martinzez walk withougt taking a major step backward.

Burks should be cut. Because he was a 3rd round pick they might carry the dead weight. But we don't need our 3rd round picks to be special teams guys only.

You're half right. He actually should have moved down and taken Burks or Sweat if he wanted an OLB. Other options to beef up the front 7 could have been Christian Wilkens or Jeff Simmons (Gary red shirted last year anyway, might as well take simmons). We could have taken dillard and we wouldn't be sweating the Bulaga departure. I'm not hindsighting the draft either, these were all players I posted about (except simmons who everyone knew was awesome but sitting a year).

[bobblehead]

King, Clark, Aaron Jones, Lindsley (probably let go), Bakh all free agents next year.

I'd look at extending them all now, except Lindsley who will be 30 next year and I just don't trust on a 3rd contract.

Strongly disagree. Lindsley plays with great leverage and has been very healthy his entire career. He deserves one more contract unless you got the heir apparent waiting.