Free agents 2014

Crusader · 01-12-2014, 05:13 AM

Unrestricted free agents
Malcolm Jenkins S, $4,032,000
Jonathan Vilma ILB, $3,832,500
Zach Strief RT, $2,575,000
Brian De La Puente C, $2,023,000
Jimmy Graham TE, $1,489,285
Parys Haralson OLB, $1,253,125
Charles Brown LT, $880,000
Tom Johnson DE, $775,000
Robert Meachem, $715,000
Kenyon Coleman, $620,000
Will Herring LB, $605,000
Ramon Humber ILB, $580,000

Restricted free agents
Joseph Morgan WR, $556,334
Rafael Bush S, $555,000
Jed Collins FB, $555,000
Luke McCown QB, $555,000
Bryce Harris RT, $480,000
Kyle Knox OLB, $405,000
Keyunta Dawson DE, $391,765
Trevin Wade CB, $169,412
Shayne Graham K, $110,588

The figure after each guy is the 2013 cap hit for them.
I put the guys in Italics that I really hope we resign.

fvncsaints · 01-12-2014, 07:07 AM

Thanks. I wasn't sure where to find this. I mostly agree with the guys you want to keep.

Cruize · 01-12-2014, 08:46 AM

I like Strief at the right price. Humber is a versatile, good role player. I would lowball Bush, Morgan, Collins and Harris and see what happens. Other than that, the rest can go. Continue with the youth movement and hope Ryan doesn't get a Head Coach opportunity.

Danno · 01-12-2014, 08:52 AM

Unrestricted free agents
Malcolm Jenkins S, $4,032,000 (pay cut or gone pecan)Jonathan Vilma ILB, $3,832,500
Zach Strief RT, $2,575,000 (Keeper, no question about it)
Brian De La Puente C, $2,023,000 (Keep on the cheap if we can't land Mack)
Jimmy Graham TE, $1,489,285 (re-sign and focus on aggression)
Parys Haralson OLB, $1,253,125 (Keep)
Charles Brown LT, $880,000
Tom Johnson DE, $775,000
Robert Meachem, $715,000
Kenyon Coleman, $620,000
Will Herring LB, $605,000
Ramon Humber ILB, $580,000 (Good back-up special teamer, keep cheap)

Restricted free agents
Joseph Morgan WR, $556,334
Rafael Bush S, $555,000 (Top priority resign)
Jed Collins FB, $555,000 (we can do better)
Luke McCown QB, $555,000
Bryce Harris RT, $480,000
Kyle Knox OLB, $405,000
Keyunta Dawson DE, $391,765
Trevin Wade CB, $169,412
Shayne Graham K, $110,588

lee909 · 01-12-2014, 08:59 AM

I agree with Danno on them options.Parys has been a solid player and would be excellent cheap depth with Butler back next year.

I like R.Bush too him and Vaccaro are a decent pairing and it will interesting to see what happens with Jenkins and Harper.

Id like a new top end centre if iys possible and a young RT to learn under Strief for a season.

K Major · 01-12-2014, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by lee909

I like R.Bush too him and Vaccaro are a decent pairing and it will interesting to see what happens with Jenkins and Harper.

Kenny V and Bush will be a tad better than 'decent' next season. In my mind these will be two of the more scarier safety tandems in all of football.

Book it.

Halo · 01-12-2014, 01:55 PM

Jimmy Graham will be back, you can guarantee it, although a franchise tag will be placed on him this off season and bigger contract next.

Graham played terribly the second half of the season upon his return for injury post Pats game. His blocking ability is a joke, and although he towers over opponents he can be disrupted by aggressive cornerbacks.

What Graham needs is coaching, offseason coaching at that. But I found Shockey to be as affective when called upon, with more sure hands, than Graham proved down the stretch from mid-season to the end.

I'd rather skip the overpaid salary and get an effective TE than over paying guys who under-perform. As for the rest of the WR corp, I'd rather part ways with most and bring in young talent to fight for the job. The drops this season were a joke, worst I've seen. It would be acceptable if some of these guys were at league minimum, but some of our WR are getting paid BIG dollars to be hurt, on the bench, and when they return, they simply do not earn their salary.

dizzle88 · 01-12-2014, 02:46 PM

Rafael bush should definitely be a priority player for us to bring back and he should be starting aswell

Seattles WR's were downright scared of him coming across the middle, golden tate even flinched when a pass landed short because he knew Bush was there

hagan714 · 01-12-2014, 04:18 PM

yep all pegged it well

Audiotom · 01-12-2014, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Halo

Jimmy Graham will be back, you can guarantee it, although a franchise tag will be placed on him this off season and bigger contract next.

Graham played terribly the second half of the season upon his return for injury post Pats game. His blocking ability is a joke, and although he towers over opponents he can be disrupted by aggressive cornerbacks.

What Graham needs is coaching, offseason coaching at that. But I found Shockey to be as affective when called upon, with more sure hands, than Graham proved down the stretch from mid-season to the end.

I'd rather skip the overpaid salary and get an effective TE than over paying guys who under-perform. As for the rest of the WR corp, I'd rather part ways with most and bring in young talent to fight for the job. The drops this season were a joke, worst I've seen. It would be acceptable if some of these guys were at league minimum, but some of our WR are getting paid BIG dollars to be hurt, on the bench, and when they return, they simply do not earn their salary.

I see Graham different

He is all that

Since Talib got away with malling him every play other teams do the same thing. He is worth the money and Drew better open his own purse strings. Graham is a key part of the lifeblood of this team, is young, draws away defender attention and we need to reward him for his exceptional play

01-12-2014, 05:13 AM	#1
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,017	Free agents 2014 Unrestricted free agents Malcolm Jenkins S, $4,032,000 Jonathan Vilma ILB, $3,832,500 *Zach Strief RT, $2,575,000* Brian De La Puente C, $2,023,000 Jimmy Graham TE, $1,489,285 Parys Haralson OLB, $1,253,125 Charles Brown LT, $880,000 Tom Johnson DE, $775,000 Robert Meachem, $715,000 Kenyon Coleman, $620,000 Will Herring LB, $605,000 Ramon Humber ILB, $580,000 Restricted free agents Joseph Morgan WR, $556,334 Rafael Bush S, $555,000 Jed Collins FB, $555,000 Luke McCown QB, $555,000 *Bryce Harris RT, $480,000* Kyle Knox OLB, $405,000 Keyunta Dawson DE, $391,765 Trevin Wade CB, $169,412 Shayne Graham K, $110,588 The figure after each guy is the 2013 cap hit for them. I put the guys in Italics that I really hope we resign. Rugby Saint II and Choupique like this.
	W.T. Sherman is my favorite General. After all he did order Atlanta to be burned to the ground.

01-12-2014, 07:07 AM	#2
fvncsaints Rookie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 21	Re: Free agents 2014 Thanks. I wasn't sure where to find this. I mostly agree with the guys you want to keep.
fvncsaints Rookie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 21

01-12-2014, 08:46 AM	#3
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,452	Re: Free agents 2014 I like Strief at the right price. Humber is a versatile, good role player. I would lowball Bush, Morgan, Collins and Harris and see what happens. Other than that, the rest can go. Continue with the youth movement and hope Ryan doesn't get a Head Coach opportunity.
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,452

01-12-2014, 08:52 AM	#4
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,713	Re: Free agents 2014 Unrestricted free agents Malcolm Jenkins S, $4,032,000 (pay cut or gone pecan)Jonathan Vilma ILB, $3,832,500 Zach Strief RT, $2,575,000 (Keeper, no question about it) Brian De La Puente C, $2,023,000 (Keep on the cheap if we can't land Mack) Jimmy Graham TE, $1,489,285 (re-sign and focus on aggression) Parys Haralson OLB, $1,253,125 (Keep) Charles Brown LT, $880,000 Tom Johnson DE, $775,000 Robert Meachem, $715,000 Kenyon Coleman, $620,000 Will Herring LB, $605,000 Ramon Humber ILB, $580,000 (Good back-up special teamer, keep cheap) Restricted free agents Joseph Morgan WR, $556,334 Rafael Bush S, $555,000 (Top priority resign) Jed Collins FB, $555,000 (we can do better) Luke McCown QB, $555,000 Bryce Harris RT, $480,000 Kyle Knox OLB, $405,000 Keyunta Dawson DE, $391,765 Trevin Wade CB, $169,412 Shayne Graham K, $110,588 \|Mitch\|, dizzle88 and lee909 like this.

01-12-2014, 08:59 AM	#5
lee909 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,793 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Free agents 2014 I agree with Danno on them options.Parys has been a solid player and would be excellent cheap depth with Butler back next year. I like R.Bush too him and Vaccaro are a decent pairing and it will interesting to see what happens with Jenkins and Harper. Id like a new top end centre if iys possible and a young RT to learn under Strief for a season. nola_swammi and MarchingOn like this.

Latest Blogs
2023 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp Last Blog: 08-01-2023 By: MarchingOn Puck the Fro Browl! Last Blog: 02-05-2023 By: neugey CFP: "Just Keep Doing What You're Doing" Last Blog: 12-08-2022 By: neugey

01-12-2014, 01:39 PM	#6
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,589 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Free agents 2014 Originally Posted by lee909 I like R.Bush too him and Vaccaro are a decent pairing and it will interesting to see what happens with Jenkins and Harper. Kenny V and Bush will be a tad better than 'decent' next season. In my mind these will be two of the more scarier safety tandems in all of football. Book it. nola_swammi, mleg1972, Rugby Saint II and 1 others like this.

01-12-2014, 01:55 PM	#7
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,565 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Free agents 2014 Jimmy Graham will be back, you can guarantee it, although a franchise tag will be placed on him this off season and bigger contract next. Graham played terribly the second half of the season upon his return for injury post Pats game. His blocking ability is a joke, and although he towers over opponents he can be disrupted by aggressive cornerbacks. What Graham needs is coaching, offseason coaching at that. But I found Shockey to be as affective when called upon, with more sure hands, than Graham proved down the stretch from mid-season to the end. I'd rather skip the overpaid salary and get an effective TE than over paying guys who under-perform. As for the rest of the WR corp, I'd rather part ways with most and bring in young talent to fight for the job. The drops this season were a joke, worst I've seen. It would be acceptable if some of these guys were at league minimum, but some of our WR are getting paid BIG dollars to be hurt, on the bench, and when they return, they simply do not earn their salary. Danno, RailBoss, jeanpierre and 1 others like this.
	Like blackandgold.com on facebook follow us on Twitter Last edited by Halo; 01-12-2014 at 01:58 PM..

01-12-2014, 02:46 PM	#8
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,118	Re: Free agents 2014 Rafael bush should definitely be a priority player for us to bring back and he should be starting aswell Seattles WR's were downright scared of him coming across the middle, golden tate even flinched when a pass landed short because he knew Bush was there RailBoss, nola_swammi, mleg1972 and 5 others like this.

01-12-2014, 04:18 PM	#9
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Free agents 2014 yep all pegged it well

01-12-2014, 04:41 PM	#10
Audiotom 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,094 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Free agents 2014 Originally Posted by Halo Jimmy Graham will be back, you can guarantee it, although a franchise tag will be placed on him this off season and bigger contract next. Graham played terribly the second half of the season upon his return for injury post Pats game. His blocking ability is a joke, and although he towers over opponents he can be disrupted by aggressive cornerbacks. What Graham needs is coaching, offseason coaching at that. But I found Shockey to be as affective when called upon, with more sure hands, than Graham proved down the stretch from mid-season to the end. I'd rather skip the overpaid salary and get an effective TE than over paying guys who under-perform. As for the rest of the WR corp, I'd rather part ways with most and bring in young talent to fight for the job. The drops this season were a joke, worst I've seen. It would be acceptable if some of these guys were at league minimum, but some of our WR are getting paid BIG dollars to be hurt, on the bench, and when they return, they simply do not earn their salary. I see Graham different He is all that Since Talib got away with malling him every play other teams do the same thing. He is worth the money and Drew better open his own purse strings. Graham is a key part of the lifeblood of this team, is young, draws away defender attention and we need to reward him for his exceptional play

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/63763-free-agents-2014-a.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date	Hits
The Latest Charles Brown News \| SportSpyder	This thread	Refback	01-23-2014 07:52 PM	1
Free agents 2014 \| SportSpyder	This thread	Refback	01-13-2014 10:29 PM	1
The Latest Brian De La Puente News \| SportSpyder	This thread	Refback	01-12-2014 08:47 AM	3
The Latest New Orleans Saints News \| SportSpyder	This thread	Refback	01-12-2014 06:18 AM	10
Free agents 2014	This thread	Refback	01-12-2014 05:59 AM	103