2017 Free Agency thread anyone?

dizzle88 · 02-08-2017, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

Leodis McKelvin just got released. I wouldn't mind kicking the tires.

He and Sam Shields are worth a look.

halloween 65 · 02-08-2017, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

He and Sam Shields are worth a look.

Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. All of the glass cb.'s we have might learn a thing or 2. Maybe how to turn their heads around for one.

dizzle88 · 02-08-2017, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. All of the glass cb.'s we have might learn a thing or 2. Maybe how to turn their heads around for one.

I literally have no idea what's happening, I haven't seen a Saints CB turn to look for the ball since 2009 when Porter tipped the dolphins QB's pass to Sharper.

AsylumGuido · 02-08-2017, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. All of the glass cb.'s we have might learn a thing or 2. Maybe how to turn their heads around for one.

Hasn't Shields been plagued by concussions? Word is that's why he was released. The last thing we need is yet another hospital ward corner.

dizzle88 · 02-08-2017, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Hasn't Shields been plagued by concussions? Word is that's why he was released. The last thing we need is yet another hospital ward corner.

Unfortunately yes. Stephen Gilmore is another CB in free agency but he apparently wants 14 mil a year.

K Major · 02-08-2017, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice.

That isn't gonna cut it. The Saints signed Browner and James Laurinitus

(both brought in for veteran leadership). How did that turn out?

This team needs play makers and ball hawks. You know..dawgs. It's time to win and get back into post season play.

halloween 65 · 02-09-2017, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

That isn't gonna cut it. The Saints signed Browner and James Laurinitus (both brought in for veteran leadership). How did that turn out?

This team needs play makers and ball hawks. You know..dawgs. It's time to win and get back into post season play.

I agree we need playmakers and we need ball hawks, with that being said who do we actually have on the secondary that does this now? Browner and Laurintis were done, bad decisions, one on Ryan the other on Allen. Then there was a time we signed a veteran(Sharper) for the backfield (Allen owes him for jumpstarting his career in my opionion) and we all know how that turned out? Veteran leadership can go a long way in helping younger players.

triman · 02-09-2017, 02:13 AM

Adding a guard and a CB are the most pressing needs. Not real keen on adding free agent DE they cost so much and good ones rarely get away unless they are a problem. Adding a LB at a reasonable price would be good.

ChrisXVI · 02-09-2017, 03:41 PM

I don't think there's any way in hell that Dont'a Hightower hits free agency, but I just saw this...

NFL Rumors

Dont'a Hightower is expected to hit free agency. - Tom Curran, CSN NE

Tom Curran reports that there have been no significant talks between the Patriots and Hightower, who happens to be listed atop the NFL Free Agent Inside Linebacker Rankings. -Walter

brees84 · 02-09-2017, 10:24 PM

Imagine signing Hightower and drafting Reuben Foster...

02-08-2017, 04:26 PM	#1
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,535	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by halloween 65 Leodis McKelvin just got released. I wouldn't mind kicking the tires. He and Sam Shields are worth a look. halloween 65 likes this.

02-08-2017, 05:10 PM	#2
halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by dizzle88 He and Sam Shields are worth a look. Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. All of the glass cb.'s we have might learn a thing or 2. Maybe how to turn their heads around for one.

02-08-2017, 05:12 PM	#3
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,535	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by halloween 65 Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. All of the glass cb.'s we have might learn a thing or 2. Maybe how to turn their heads around for one. I literally have no idea what's happening, I haven't seen a Saints CB turn to look for the ball since 2009 when Porter tipped the dolphins QB's pass to Sharper.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by halloween 65 Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. All of the glass cb.'s we have might learn a thing or 2. Maybe how to turn their heads around for one. Hasn't Shields been plagued by concussions? Word is that's why he was released. The last thing we need is yet another hospital ward corner.

02-08-2017, 05:15 PM	#5
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,535	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Hasn't Shields been plagued by concussions? Word is that's why he was released. The last thing we need is yet another hospital ward corner. Unfortunately yes. Stephen Gilmore is another CB in free agency but he apparently wants 14 mil a year.

02-08-2017, 05:31 PM	#6
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,831 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by halloween 65 Some veteran leadership in the backfield would be nice. That isn't gonna cut it. The Saints signed Browner and James Laurinitus (both brought in for veteran leadership). How did that turn out? This team needs play makers and ball hawks. You know..dawgs. It's time to win and get back into post season play. AsylumGuido, dizzle88 and ChrisXVI like this.

02-09-2017, 06:40 AM	#7
halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? Originally Posted by K Major That isn't gonna cut it. The Saints signed Browner and James Laurinitus (both brought in for veteran leadership). How did that turn out? This team needs play makers and ball hawks. You know..dawgs. It's time to win and get back into post season play. I agree we need playmakers and we need ball hawks, with that being said who do we actually have on the secondary that does this now? Browner and Laurintis were done, bad decisions, one on Ryan the other on Allen. Then there was a time we signed a veteran(Sharper) for the backfield (Allen owes him for jumpstarting his career in my opionion) and we all know how that turned out? Veteran leadership can go a long way in helping younger players.

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02-09-2017, 03:41 PM	#9
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2017 Free Agency thread anyone? I don't think there's any way in hell that Dont'a Hightower hits free agency, but I just saw this... NFL Rumors Dont'a Hightower is expected to hit free agency. - Tom Curran, CSN NE Tom Curran reports that there have been no significant talks between the Patriots and Hightower, who happens to be listed atop the NFL Free Agent Inside Linebacker Rankings. -Walter

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