A irst round pick for an injury and migrane prone slot receiver? I know he’s good and wouldn’t have minded him on the Niners, but the trade price and his rumored demand of a Megatron-level contract says no thanks.
Why not just get his clone, Tayvon Austin, in the draft?
Personally, I’d rather see a trade up for Cordarell Patterson or Keenan Allen.
Joe Flacco just cried atop his gigantic pile of money.
6th round pick? FFS, he’s worth more than that. I’d have offered a 5th without batting an eyelash. I wonder if there was some sort of Harbaugh collusion discount.
I think Harvin is worth the price the Seahawks paid, there’s certainly risk but it wasn’t a bad deal. That said, I’d much rather have slowfooted but reliable Boldin for 1/20th the cost. Good on the Niners.
As an aside, Patterson is gonna be a sucky pro. I’d much rather have his teammate Hunter. Patterson has the speed and open field ability, but he’s just can’t run a route to save his life.
Also, Austin isn’t a great comp for Harvin, he’s 3 inches shorter and 20 pounds lighter. He’s more Dexter McCluster than Harvin. Not sure if Austin will play like Harvin (or maybe Cobb) or not but his size is worrisome.
Deangelo Hall released by the Skins.
Probably for the best. He was kind of a douche.
Did you enjoy seeing Alshon Jeffery hand him his hat, literally, in the preseason last year?
I know I did.
Seems like Url is willing to go for a very incentive-laden contract.
As much as I like Izzy, he really can go. McClellin was your pick, Emery, we might as well see what’s there on the left side…
Honestly, it looks like the Bears are thankfully rebuilding this defense on the fly with Melton, Paea, and Conte–need to go young at LB to have a core which is why I’d still be willing to grimace take a shot at Te’o at MLB (you ain’t gotta be a genius to play football, people).
Omni, did you read the Sun-Times article about the free-agent guards available? I’m comfortable with Lance Louis at RG so we only need the one…
I enjoyed watching him pick off Jay Cutler once. Then do it again. Then again. And then a fourth time. All in the same game. That was cool.
With the Boldin trade, which I like, a first-round WR is probably not going to happen with the 49ers, so I don’t have to worry. Still, I think Patterson will be a star. I wouldnt mind seeing a third or fourth used on Da’Rick Rogers, if he lasts that long.
My ideal scenario for the 49ers is packaging picks for two mid/late first rounders. Depending on how they combine their first four picks, they could trade into either #18 & #22, or #20 & #21. I want Datone Jones and either Desmond Trufant or Xavier Rhodes. Then maybe try to get Bacarri Rambo later on.
Almost as cool as AJ showing flashes.
Pack has bragging rights over my Bears so feel free to disregard.
I liked what I saw from the kid, though.
I’ve spent a lot of time looking over the Eagles’ roster, the free agent lists, and the draft boards, and it seems impossible to have a good idea of how this Eagles offseason will go. The team has several pressing needs along with many other spots of concern. The good news is that they have several very good options at #4 in the draft and they happen to have needs at some of the deepest positions available in free agency (CB and S, for example). This offseason has far more uncertainty than any other I can remember, for obvious reasons. Nevertheless, here’s what I’d like to see, first with free agency (since it officially begins tomorrow):
• Don’t sign Dashon Goldson
He’ll be too expensive for such a poor tackler. The Eagles need consistency in the back end and Goldson’s poor tackling doesn’t change that. The problem is that I’m not sure I like any of the other guys very much. Glover Quin is a little limited and seems to be getting more press than he’ll be worth. LaRon Landry was terrific last season but I’m always worried about paying guys who have career years in a contract year. If there aren’t any great options, I’d prefer to take a chance on Kenny Phillips finding a way to get healthy or bringing back Quintin Mikell.
• Wait for the middle tier CBs
Nnamdi will be cut at 4:01 p.m., which will mean the Eagles will need two starting corners. I think the Eagles bring back DRC, though I strangely haven’t heard anything about him. Maybe this isn’t so strange because this is the exact same thing they did with Evan Mathis–don’t play your hand before free agency opens, let the market dictate the player’s value, then come in after the big names are gone and lock him up. DRC is big, young, extremely fast, and before the Eagles’ season went up in flames he seemed to give a shit for once. And he’ll come relatively cheap after last season and because of the surplus of similar guys available. Pair him with any one of Antoine Cason, Keenan Lewis, Sean Smith, or Derek Cox and you’d have a duo of young corners with good size you could lock in for several years. You could get both for less than Nnamdi makes, too. Among them, I like Lewis the most, I think.
• Get a lot of depth on the D-Line
Because the Eagles are likely switching to a 3-4/4-3 Under hybrid, they’ll need some new bodies along the D-Line. Especially now that Cullen Jenkins and Mike Patterson were cut. Fletcher Cox is terrific and Cedric Thornton was a nice surprise, but that’s really all the Eagles have.
I’d like to see them get Desmond Bryant and Ricky Jean-Francois. Both are extremely versatile and could play anywhere along the line. This would allow for more rotation options and the ability to keep everyone fresher throughout the game. Pair them with a natural nose tackle through the draft, since the Eagles don’t really have one, and the line should be fine.
The Eagles will need something at SAM. I’m not sold on Dion Jordan (I watched a couple of his game cuts online and can’t remember a single impact play he made) at all. But he offers a really intriguing potential for a hybrid offense. I can imagine lining up in a 3-4 front with Jordan and Brandon Graham at the OLBs where you can rush Graham and drop Jordan into a disguised Nickel coverage. I’d love to draw up some of those defenses. Otherwise… I don’t even know what options the Eagles would have.
They’ll make one move on offense at least, but probably not anything big. Eric Winston at RT would give the Eagles as good a run blocking unit as any in the league (assuming everyone comes back healthy), but he would make the Eagles’ starting O-Line pretty old overall. I’m not sure a team that is clearly building for the long run should make such a move. It’s hard to say what the Eagles will do for the offense when so little has come out about what type of offense they’ll even run.
Rumor is that the Eagles are desperately trying to find a way to land a top FA corner, which might mean they’re planning on taking Dion Jordan in the draft. Otherwise Milliner would be a good pick for them.
Browns are closing in on Kruger. Anyone who watched that team more than I did have an opinion? The rumors flying around have been in the 12M/year range which is nuts. Maybe 7M/year if he’s good. Not sure he actually is good, working on the other side as Suggs. Is he even as good as Adalius Thomas was when he got overpaid?
Jules, what Dashon Goldson have you been watching? He’s an extremely good tackler, even if he does go for big hits a bit too often. For run support, you couldnt ask for any better; his weakness is inn coverage.
Happy NFL New Year 2013
Chiefs get Dunta Robinson
Bengals re-sign Geathers
Giants re-sign Aaron Ross
PFT says Browns will sign Kruger for 7-8m a year. I hope that’s a backloaded contract and he’s not the next Adalius Thomas/Bart Scott/etc.
Nnamdi Asomugha has been released. He’s not going to get another huge contract, but he’ll still get paid by someone, not to mention he’s still owed $4 million from the Eagles no matter what.
The Bills released Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Vikings cut Antoine Winfield. The Jets have signed David Garrard.
A couple pretty good CBs out there. But they will have to show more derangement before the Lions will take a look at them.
Seriously though I do hope they take a swing a Asomugha. First of nearly anybody is better then who they have. But I think he would be a good fit. Their scheme calls for a physical press man-to-man and they just don’t have one. If they can cover the receivers for 3 seconds, the line has a good chance to disrupt things.
The Dolphins signed Mike Wallace: 5 years, $60 mil.
Apparently the Bears are giving Martellus Bennett a four year deal. Clearly he’s a huge upgrade at the TE position for the Bears. He’ll give them another pass catcher for Cutler to ignore while he throws to Brandon Marshall.