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Comprehensive FA signing list
I made a comprehensive list of almost all of our free agents, the holes they create, and how we fill them. All while getting under the salary cap. I'd love to hear your thoughts! I made guess on the rookie salary cap pool and injuries/incentives numbers.
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| Key free agent signings: WR Brandon Lloyd, CB Eric Wright, ILB E.J. Henderson |
| Key free agent re-signings: S Reggie Nelson |
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| Position | Existing Free Agent | Sign FA | 2012 Cap Hit | Notes |
| RB | RB Cedric Benson 7 | DRAFT R2 | I'd rather not sign a RB and just draft one in R2 or R3, esp if we're to a committee approach. | |
| 3rd RB | RB Cedric Peerman 3 | Peerman | 750,000 | |
| FB | FB Chris Pressley 3 | Pressley | 1,250,000 | RFA Tender |
| 2nd WR | WR Jerome Simpson 4 | Brandon Lloyd | 8,000,000 | I think he could be a great #2 behind A.J. A bit pricey though. |
| OG | OG Bobbie Williams 12 | B. Williams | 1,500,000 | One more year… |
| OG | OG Nate Livings 4 | DRAFT R1 | The draft is deep with Guards. We could find a starter even in R3. | |
| Backup OG | OG Mike McGlynn 4 | Boling should be able to handle this while being groomed to take over for Bobbie. | ||
| Backup T | OT Anthony Collins 4 | Collins | 750,000 | |
| Backup T | OT Dennis Roland 4 | Roland | 750,000 | |
| Back up TE | TE Donald Lee 9 | Lee | 750,000 | |
| S | S Reggie Nelson 5 | Nelson | 5,000,000 | Should be able to get him at this price |
| Back up S | S Gibril Wilson 8 | Other safeties on the roster need to step up. | ||
| CB | CB Adam Jones 5 | Eric Wright | 6,500,000 | We could go a lot of ways here. I'd love to get Carr or Finnegan, but this is the type of 2nd tier pickup that I think could happen. |
| Back up CB | CB Kelley Jennings 6 | DRAFT R1 | Don't have to draft somebody to start immediately. | |
| OLB | OLB Manny Lawson 6 | E.J. Henderson | 4,500,000 | Henderson is a bit old, but I'm souring on Maualuga. I sign a starting ILB and move Maualuga to OLB or give Rivers/Muckelroy/Moch/draft pick a shot. |
| Back up LB | OLB Brandon Johnson 6 | DRAFT | ||
| Back up LB | OLB Vincent Rey 1 | ??? | 500,000 | |
| Back up LB | OLB Dan Skuta 3 | Skuta | 1,250,000 | RFA Tender |
| Back up DE | DE Frostee Rucker 6 | Rucker | 4,000,000 | I'm not sure what to do on the DL. I'd love to bring Fanene and Sims back. I never liked having a rapist like Rucker on the team, but I don't know enough about the market to know who else is out there. These guys may demand more money than what I have slotted. I'm making a guess that we target guys in this range. |
| Back up DE | DE Jonathan Fanene 7 | Fanene | 3,000,000 | |
| Back up DT | DT Pat Sims 4 | Sims | 2,500,000 | |
| Back up DT | DT Nick Hayden 2 | DRAFT | ||
| PK Mike Nugent 7 (franchised) | 2,700,000 | |||
| LS | LS Clark Harris 3 | ??? | 750,000 | He's an RFA, but I can't see us paying $1.25M for a long snapper. |
| Rookie Salary Cap Pool | 13,000,000 | Estimate | ||
| Injuries/Performance Incentives | 5,000,000 | Estimate | ||
| Total in Signings | $62,450,000 | |||
| Waive Robert Geathers | -4,200,000 | If we sign 2 DE's, I waive Geathers to make it all fit. We could also waive Rivers and save $2M. | ||
| Total Salary Cap | $58,250,000 | Potential problems with this. 1) It may be difficult to resign guys at the levels I have slotted. 2) I hear Mikey wants to save some money to sign Dalton and Green to extensions when they're eligible in 2 years. There's no roll over cash in this scenario. Of course we'll save $7.5M with Crocker and Clements coming off next year. 3) Safety and Guard are a bit shakey but might be good enough for us to get by. | ||
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