tiamat63 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Justin Forsett re-ups with Ravens. Smart move. If they had lost him I'm not sure how they would have overcome that list of departures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Browns resigning of Cameron Jordan....or is it Jordan Cameron, noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Tyrod Taylor signing by Bills away from Ravens noted. I mean, geez, look at the wealth of QBs signed by the AFCN Josh McCown, Thad Lewis, Tyrod Taylor, Tajh Boyd. OI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Other than Jordan Cameron switch and Ravens resigning Forsett, no other AFCN activity in the last 2 days. Polian on the radio said today would be very active, because guys would be scrambling for jobs. Supposedly now it is a "Buyer's Market"........or maybe that is just wishful thinking because he thinks like a management guy/GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 You first. Where do you replace players you have lost if you don't get other FAs or rookies to replace them? As for the FA for FA thing... I don't subscribe to it. Draft is just as viable a route for backfilling unless veteran experience adds a tangible premium, e.g., back up QB. Otherwise IMO the relative talent pools should determine which way to go. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Kendrick Lewis to Ravens Darian Stewart from Ravens Michael Johnson to Bengals DeAngelo Williams to Steelers noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Tramon Williams, Randy Starks signings noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Must be the St. Patrick's day holiday.....per what I have been following not a single transaction has taken place in the NFL today...at least not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ravens cutting Bernard Pierce RB and resigning of DEs Chris Canty and Lawrence Guy noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ravens resign Morgan Cox OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Bengals resign RFA Devon Sills DE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ravens resign Morgan Cox OC So Flacco has to reach under Cox to get the ball? Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 So Flacco has to reach under Cox to get the ball? Zombo Dude at times has rocked the gay porn star stache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Remember to check original post for all AFCN transactions. I do wonder what the Ravens are gonna do. They have lost 10 players off their roster, and only replaced one. They have resigned a few, but, are they going to fill that roster with all new rookies and UDFAs? Or do you think they will make some late signings of veteran FAs? Perhaps they will try to pick up some dregs....errrr, I mean, nuggets, just before training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Signing of Dwayne Bowe by Browns noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Bengals sign CB Brandon Ghee noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Bengals still seem the most ahead of the game.....signing good players in AJ Hawk, Michael Johnson, Ghee. Only loss is below average player Marshall Newhouse. I assess Browns in the Equilibrium thread. Ravens continue to bleed. They have lost 10 players, a few above average, acquired only one average at best player. Steelers are just in stagnation mode. Signed just one player. An aged, but possibly useful backup RB. Lost one average DB to another team (who may have actually been their best DB) and one decent LB to retirement. But....I note that they have about 10 UFAs on their team that nobody else seems to want. Only Brice McCain, that DB was signed by someone else. To rank at this point I would say: 1. Bengals, slightly over Browns 2. Browns 3. Steelers 4. Ravens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Bernard Pierce picked up immediately by Jaguars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Browns lose FB Ray Agnew to Dallas and Ahtyba Rubin to Seattle, noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Browns lose FB Ray Agnew to Dallas and Ahtyba Rubin to Seattle, noted. Say it with me Mud. Draft FB Tyler Varga.. Yale Football Rules!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudfly Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Say it with me Mud. Draft FB Tyler Varga.. Yale Football Rules!! Im all in on him......tho he is creeping up the boards now.....no longer a 7th round sleeper.....pushing high 5th(maybe 4th)?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 But are there plans to use him as a RB? Browns lose FB Ray Agnew to Dallas... Addition by subtraction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Say it with me Mud. Draft FB Tyler Varga.. Yale Football Rules!! The FB the Ravens drafted from Harvard, Jusczyk I believe, did quite well. He went to Cloverleaf HS in Medina Count. (and is this Varga another son of Huggie Bear?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudfly Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 But are there plans to use him as a RB? well....he is a FB who can run.....(and block and catch)...(and he plays like a Brown)...(really).... But no, not your TE hybrid type.....I know.... Still like him.....gritty, smart, strong, tough, versatile......there's gotta be spot for him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Point was that he runs around a 4.6 with good acceleration and decent agility. So he's on the high end of the RB range as far as speed goes, but he's on the small side at 5'11, 222 for a NFL FB or H-back. Just seems to me more of a RB candidate... not sure about being a 5th Rnd RB candidate tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Two words, Smash mouth. Let him lead block for Crow or West, he's blowing up somebody. Good hands for screens flipo style. Build like a brick shithouse.. Great to see D. Sills a Bengal, great news on his daughter Stay Strong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudfly Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Just seems to me more of a RB candidate... not sure about being a 5th Rnd RB candidate tho... Yeah....probably more of a RB, simply because he actually can run....he's smallish(yes), but built like an ox and tough as nails....I think he'll play bigger..... Plus, I'd like to add a Yaley to the mix....he can be Bryants brainy Ivy league counterpart for the O.... Two words....Smash mouth. yeppers....would look good in my favorite color....December Orange.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Bengals still seem the most ahead of the game.....signing good players in AJ Hawk, Michael Johnson, Ghee. Only loss is below average player Marshall Newhouse. I assess Browns in the Equilibrium thread. Ravens continue to bleed. They have lost 10 players, a few above average, acquired only one average at best player. Steelers are just in stagnation mode. Signed just one player. An aged, but possibly useful backup RB. Lost one average DB to another team (who may have actually been their best DB) and one decent LB to retirement. But....I note that they have about 10 UFAs on their team that nobody else seems to want. Only Brice McCain, that DB was signed by someone else. To rank at this point I would say: 1. Bengals, slightly over Browns 2. Browns 3. Steelers 4. Ravens Are you really ranking free agency activity? The steelers almost never play in fa. We signed moats, McCain was not our best corner this past season Gay was and Williams is the perfect compliment to Bell. We extended Ben and just signed Harrison. The Steelers build through the draft. Teams that build through fa lose for a reason. Name a team that has gone nuts in fa that has won anything recently worth discussing. Signing a ton of players in fa usually indicates the team does a less than satisfactory job of drafting and developing players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Signing a ton of players in fa usually indicates the team does a less than satisfactory job of drafting and developing players. Not really... There are many reasons a team can come to need FAs... up to and including the exact opposite of your reason. Namely that team has been so good at identifying and developing talent that they cannot afford to keep them all. Other reasons off the top of my head: - injury replacements; - final pieces for a push by a team that's almost there (real or perceived); - mentorship; - stewardship. I think Harrison and Keisel were terrific examples of the latter for you last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Not really... There are many reasons a team can come to need FAs... up to and including the exact opposite of your reason. Namely that team has been so good at identifying and developing talent that they cannot afford to keep them all. Other reasons off the top of my head: - injury replacements; - final pieces for a push by a team that's almost there (real or perceived); - mentorship; - stewardship. I think Harrison and Keisel were terrific examples of the latter for you last season. Name a team that has drafted so well that they couldn't keep all their players and instead of just restocking in the draft they turned to free agency. I don't disagree on the veteran precence or the final piece. My point was teams that go hard in free agency usually aren't very good or completely changing their system. Chip kelly is a strange example of exactly that process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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