Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion

K Major · 02-27-2024, 01:23 PM

Chiefs DE Michael Danna (UFA) & only 26 years of age.

Counting on Payton Turner's health & Isaiah Foskey to even contribute in year 2 is risky.

Not a lot of cup cake QB's on the 2024 schedule & creating pressure is paramount for this Saints defense.

K Major · 02-28-2024, 09:58 PM

^^^^

And bad case of the “dropsies” + mental errors.

If you can’t catch passes from Mahomes, you sure as hell won’t improve
with Carr throwing to you.

Hard pass.

WhoDat!656 · 03-03-2024, 04:03 AM

3 Potential Wide Receiver Free Agents For the Saints to Target

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...2c1f24c&ei=193

lee909 · 03-03-2024, 05:36 PM

Kendrick Bourne
A soon to be 29 year old coming off a ACL injury. 6 years in the league and 20 starts. No thanks

Tyler Boyd got a lot on wear on him, turns 30 this year.
His salary will be far higher than you want to pay on a short term player

Jennings is the one of them 3.

Don't sign old players
Especially on back loaded deals

AsylumGuido · 03-05-2024, 02:59 PM

It looks like a lot of safeties are getting released all across the league.

The are currently 51 UFA safeties across the league not including those recently released.

AsylumGuido · 03-05-2024, 03:17 PM

AsylumGuido · 03-05-2024, 04:53 PM

This is so true. The talent pool in the NFL is getting shallower by the year at certain positions.

BakoSaint · 03-05-2024, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

This is so true. The talent pool in the NFL is getting shallower by the year at certain positions.

https://twitter.com/greggrosenthal/s...21411184832915

As evidenced by Derek Carr, Russell Wilson, and DeShaun Watson. Teams created cap space but did not find a quality player. They found a player another team discarded for non-financial reasons.

But it is easier to retain your own quality players such as Hendrickson, Williams, Elliss, Johnson, and Armstead if you have cap space.

In general I am not a big fan of high dollar free agents. It's best to retain your own when they are young, healthy, and productive but be able to move on when they are old, beat up, and declining.

It's best to replace aging/injured players internally which means needing a lot of draft picks, which means trading down more than trading up, trading current year picks at a premium more than trading future picks as a discount, and trading aging veterans for draft picks not draft picks for aging veterans. There can be times it makes sense to poach another teams player coming off their rookie contract at a good value in free agency, like Keenan Lewis who did not have a spot to start much on his first team or Demario Davis who was not the best fit on his first team. But in general the draft is the answer not free agency. And to build and retain through the draft you need more draft picks not less.

SmashMouth · 03-07-2024, 06:46 AM

Tre White getting released by Bills, post June 1 cut I think... -should we?

K Major · 03-07-2024, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Tre White getting released by Bills, post June 1 cut I think... -should we?

When was the last time TW played a full season of football?

I’d pass.

02-27-2024, 01:23 PM	#1
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,822 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion Chiefs DE Michael Danna (UFA) & only 26 years of age. Counting on Payton Turner's health & Isaiah Foskey to even contribute in year 2 is risky. Not a lot of cup cake QB's on the 2024 schedule & creating pressure is paramount for this Saints defense.

02-28-2024, 09:58 PM	#2
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,822 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion ^^^^ And bad case of the “dropsies” + mental errors. If you can’t catch passes from Mahomes, you sure as hell won’t improve with Carr throwing to you. Hard pass. leilung, saintsfan1976 and Sinner like this.

03-03-2024, 04:03 AM	#3
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,086	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion 3 Potential Wide Receiver Free Agents For the Saints to Target https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...2c1f24c&ei=193

03-03-2024, 05:36 PM	#4
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,875 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion Kendrick Bourne A soon to be 29 year old coming off a ACL injury. 6 years in the league and 20 starts. No thanks Tyler Boyd got a lot on wear on him, turns 30 this year. His salary will be far higher than you want to pay on a short term player Jennings is the one of them 3. Don't sign old players Especially on back loaded deals

03-05-2024, 02:59 PM	#5
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,606	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion It looks like a lot of safeties are getting released all across the league. Twitter The are currently 51 UFA safeties across the league not including those recently released.

03-05-2024, 03:17 PM	#6
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,606	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion Twitter

03-05-2024, 04:53 PM	#7
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,606	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion This is so true. The talent pool in the NFL is getting shallower by the year at certain positions. Twitter

03-05-2024, 06:36 PM	#8
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,379	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion Originally Posted by AsylumGuido This is so true. The talent pool in the NFL is getting shallower by the year at certain positions. https://twitter.com/greggrosenthal/s...21411184832915 As evidenced by Derek Carr, Russell Wilson, and DeShaun Watson. Teams created cap space but did not find a quality player. They found a player another team discarded for non-financial reasons. But it is easier to retain your own quality players such as Hendrickson, Williams, Elliss, Johnson, and Armstead if you have cap space. In general I am not a big fan of high dollar free agents. It's best to retain your own when they are young, healthy, and productive but be able to move on when they are old, beat up, and declining. It's best to replace aging/injured players internally which means needing a lot of draft picks, which means trading down more than trading up, trading current year picks at a premium more than trading future picks as a discount, and trading aging veterans for draft picks not draft picks for aging veterans. There can be times it makes sense to poach another teams player coming off their rookie contract at a good value in free agency, like Keenan Lewis who did not have a spot to start much on his first team or Demario Davis who was not the best fit on his first team. But in general the draft is the answer not free agency. And to build and retain through the draft you need more draft picks not less. Sinner, lee909 and darksoul35 like this.
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03-07-2024, 06:46 AM	#9
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,690 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion Tre White getting released by Bills, post June 1 cut I think... -should we?

03-07-2024, 09:21 AM	#10
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,822 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Official 2024 Free Agency Discussion Originally Posted by SmashMouth Tre White getting released by Bills, post June 1 cut I think... -should we? When was the last time TW played a full season of football? I’d pass.