Free Agency Frenzy Thread

[whistlepig777]

Hooray!

[kaimaru]

Why are the Bucs linked to Mathieu? Rumor mills are the worst

Because he played under Arians & Bowles his 1st 4 years in the league(2 under Bowles), he's a FA, our starting safety just signed with the Jets. Rumor mills would be all over that.

Add to this he said he would have signed with the Bucs if we had the money. And his fiance is Todd Bowles stepdaughter. If we are all in, then I wouldn't be surprised.

[Cheb]

About friggin time.

Great news for us and for him. Glad to have him back for the foreseeable future. He gets paid, gets security, we (hopefully) get some flexibility, and he has the chance for another big payday before 30.

Everyone wins.

[Phantom]

The Falcons’ meeting with quarterback Deshaun Watson has come to an end, and the team has reportedly submitted a trade offer to the Texans, reports Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com.

[BearLandBucFan]

The Falcons’ meeting with quarterback Deshaun Watson has come to an end, and the team has reportedly submitted a trade offer to the Texans, reports Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com.

It has to be completely for $$$ as that team has absolutely nothing really to work with on Offense or Defense.

[Backside]

What will we do with those Godwin savings

[Snake]

What will we do with those Godwin savings

No doubt Brady was pitched that this all-in is gonna be the all-in of all all-ins.

Build the avengers. Let’s go!

[Miller4Prez64]

What will we do with those Godwin savings

Gronk and Lenny. Suh and Gholston maybe as well.

[kaimaru]

What will we do with those Godwin savings

Gronk and Lenny. Suh and Gholston maybe as well.

Tyrann Mathieu. There was mutual interest in 2019. Also reports are that we never offered a contract to Whitehead makes me think they had a plan.

Gronk will be back. He said he was just making Tommy sweat like he made Gronk sweat.

[Snake]

Secondary upgrades would be great.

[King Bootz]

Evidently not much "savings" going on from Godwin's deal

[Snake]

Evidently not much "savings" going on from Godwin's deal

Who else is getting restructured?

[mdb1958]

Tidbit: Rams lost 5 free agents - won a Superbowl - and got 5 comp picks.

[mdb1958]

On Spotrac I counted 17 free agent left and 12 are 30 or over - I wonder how many we move on from and how we replace them?

[Swashbuckler]

Evidently not much "savings" going on from Godwin's deal

Who else is getting restructured?

If he has not done it yet, it's gotta be Smith. I thought it was possible we'd trade him because of how much he makes

[Four Verticals]

Evidently not much "savings" going on from Godwin's deal

I think Auman bit off more than he can chew with this post. Mason has to be counted as that was a trade. OTC.com has all of these contracts except Gage included and without Godwin's extension which saves about $14mil and Brate's restructure and has the Bucs $9mil+ over. So with Brate and Godwin they are currently under.

[Swashbuckler]

Evidently not much "savings" going on from Godwin's deal

I think Auman bit off more than he can chew with this post. Mason has to be counted as that was a trade. OTC.com has all of these contracts except Gage included and without Godwin's extension which saves about $14mil and Brate's restructure and has the Bucs $9mil+ over. So with Brate and Godwin they are currently under.

Guys just are better off not answering that because there's so much to keep track of. Being a capologist is literally a full time job.

[nybf]

Yup.

It's also probably something like 2yrd/$30mil with a lot of fluff.

You think $52 mil is "like $30 mil"?

[nybf]

I thought @Doctor said he'd be getting that much per year.

[King Bootz]

Yup.

It's also probably something like 2yrd/$30mil with a lot of fluff.

You think $52 mil is "like $30 mil"?

2yr/$30mil was an arbitrary figure, basically to establish the fact that the $6yrs/$120mil was mostly fluff and not guaranteed. It wasn't meant to be an exact prediction. Just setting a precedence. Hence the words "probably something like".

@Brazen331 understood it. I think most do too. The fact that you don't is not surprising but it's welcomed as it let's me know I was right here.

Any other questions?

[nybf]

52 mil is 73% higher than the number you think it's like.

[King Bootz]

Yea, again, you're probably the only one who took an example of a process as an actual prediction. Keep letting me know I was right here please and thank you.

[whistlepig777]

Evans restructured again.

[nybf]

Yea, again, you're probably the only one who took an example of a process as an actual prediction. Keep letting me know I was right here please and thank you.

For someone who likes to dissect every word so you can come up with some stupid argument, you sure do take a lot of liberties with what you say. Par for the course, though.

[Buc2]

This offseason is freaking amazing

It's like Deja-vu from the 2020 offseason.

[King Bootz]

Yea, again, you're probably the only one who took an example of a process as an actual prediction. Keep letting me know I was right here please and thank you.

For someone who likes to dissect every word so you can come up with some stupid argument, you sure do take a lot of liberties with what you say. Par for the course, though.

Pot meet kettle.

[uscbucsfan]

Atlanta sports radio is convinced Watson has selected Atlanta.

They said he met with the Falcons in Atlanta. Took a tour of their facility, ate dinner with them, then followed them on Instagram and Twitter while he made Cleveland, Carolina, and NO come to Houston and had relatively short meetings with them...and didn't follow any of them afterward (crazy that following someone is really a "thing").

I get he's from there and maybe that's why they got special treatment, but the Falcons are by far the worst potential option. Especially if the rumors are true that the Texans don't want any players in the deal, only picks. The Saints and Browns are way better...Panthers are a little better.

[King Bootz]

Atlanta sports radio is convinced Watson has selected Atlanta.

They said he met with the Falcons in Atlanta. Took a tour of their facility, ate dinner with them, then followed them on Instagram and Twitter while he made Cleveland, Carolina, and NO come to Houston and had relatively short meetings with them...and didn't follow any of them afterward (crazy that following someone is really a "thing").

I get he's from there and maybe that's why they got special treatment, but the Falcons are by far the worst potential option. Especially if the rumors are true that the Texans don't want any players in the deal, only picks. The Saints and Browns are way better...Panthers are a little better.

Maybe he's intrigued by having a weapon like Kyle Pitts to throw to?

[The Outsider]

Atlanta sports radio is convinced Watson has selected Atlanta.

They said he met with the Falcons in Atlanta. Took a tour of their facility, ate dinner with them, then followed them on Instagram and Twitter while he made Cleveland, Carolina, and NO come to Houston and had relatively short meetings with them...and didn't follow any of them afterward (crazy that following someone is really a "thing").

I get he's from there and maybe that's why they got special treatment, but the Falcons are by far the worst potential option. Especially if the rumors are true that the Texans don't want any players in the deal, only picks. The Saints and Browns are way better...Panthers are a little better.

Maybe he's intrigued by having a weapon like Kyle Pitts to throw to?

I mean, he's had a relationship with the Blank family since he was a kid volunteering as a ball boy for the Falcons so this goes a little deeper than football, IMO.

He probably sees a return to his home state as the best option when it comes to rehabbing his image and not facing a ton of blowback from the local community over his recent... indiscretions.

[uscbucsfan]

or they have a better message scene.

[uscbucsfan]

To be able to get Watson (or anyone else), the Saints have gone from being almost 60 million over the cap to 30 million under the cap.

[King Bootz]

Maybe he's intrigued by having a weapon like Kyle Pitts to throw to?

I mean, he's had a relationship with the Blank family since he was a kid volunteering as a ball boy for the Falcons so this goes a little deeper than football, IMO.

He probably sees a return to his home state as the best option when it comes to rehabbing his image and not facing a ton of blowback from the local community over his recent... indiscretions.

Definitely wouldn't be the worst idea. He's just 26, so he has plenty of time to withstand tough years and a "retooling". Might as well do so in a city you know, especially for the reasons you listed here.

[13F11B]

To be able to get Watson (or anyone else), the Saints have gone from being almost 60 million over the cap to 30 million under the cap.

That is amazing. I read an article yesterday that said they were still $1 million over. What did they do that I missed?

[uscbucsfan]

To be able to get Watson (or anyone else), the Saints have gone from being almost 60 million over the cap to 30 million under the cap.

That is amazing. I read an article yesterday that said they were still $1 million over. What did they do that I missed?

Hill, Roby, Jenkins, and Davis restructured this morning to open up 29.9 million in cap space.

[BJJ34]

That is amazing. I read an article yesterday that said they were still $1 million over. What did they do that I missed?

Hill, Roby, Jenkins, and Davis restructured this morning to open up 29.9 million in cap space.

How much money is left for next year though?