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No Discounts So Far


We're only 2 hours into free agency, but the deals coming through so far are showing teams are still going to spend like normal. I was a proponent of signing Jonnu Smith, but not for the 12.5 per year that New England just gave him. I was more in the 8.5 range. San Fran just paid a fullback 5.5 per year. Shaq Barrett another one I was a proponent of going and getting got 18, which only a little higher than I was expecting at 16.5 but still more.

Prices will have to start dropping before Ballard even gets off the bench, if this trend continues, don't expect much of anything to come from FA for us. That said here's where I'm still looking

TE - We need to bring at least 1 person in either through the draft or FA. I'd prefer a #1 type guy that's why I liked Smith, so without him, you're list is pretty limited. I'm not paying Hunter Henry the money he's going to want. Gerald Everett is about the only one available at this point, so this position looks more likely to fill in the draft, so I'd look for Friermuth or Brevin Jordan. If I have to wait then Tommy Tremble is a guy but he's more of a Jack Doyle replacement in my mind.

OT - I think the only option here is a low price back up in FA. This position has to be handled in the draft, there's just not cap space to have another high priced offensive lineman. So here I'm looking at maybe Cedric Ogbuehi or more likely a late addition of a roster cut. There's numerous options in the draft so I won't go to deep, but more later round guys are James Hudson from Cincinnati, Josh Ball from Marshall, D'ante Smith

Edge - I'm honestly not drafting one of these, at least not a high draft pick, it's not a good draft for them and we need help now. Barrett was an instant impact guy but he's gone. There's been a lot of names mentioned Lawson is someone I would look at, Dupree maybe depending on the money, Judon is a guy I like but I wouldn't overpay, Leonard Floyd is another guy, along with Kpassagnon.

CB - Assuming Rhodes isn't coming back, I think we'll need to fill his spot with a FA, I'm not drafting one highly if we fill 1 spot in FA. There's plenty of names here that could come in and help William Jackson, Griffin, Awuzie are a few. In the draft I'm looking at Robert Rochell, Benjamin St-Juste, Shakur Brown

WR - If there's a deal here in FA, I'd take a swipe at a top tier one, but I'm not signing a middle of the road guy, there's no point, we have young guys who can fill that roll. Golladay, Davis that's pretty much the list at this point, so it's not likely. Draft - I'm looking maybe at later round guys like Tammorian Terry, Josh Imatorbhebhe, Dez Fitzpatrick, Whop Philor, deep sleeper in Racey McMath

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