Per Schefter - 5 years, "about $50M" for YEAAAAAAAH BUDDY

one of those: Bucs got a ton of money to spend but too many holes to fill, I doubt they'll sign VJax, Nicks, Lofton, AND Finnegan, but damn it'd be nice. I'd be happy with two of them.

one of those: maybe 2 and a Tolbert thrown in

Lofton asking for $9m/yr supposedly, kinda steep. We'll see how that Nicks visit works out, keeping my fingers crossed on him and Tolbert.

Sabyen91: redmid17: He sucked as a 4-3 DE. I don't think he'd do too well as a 2 gap 3-4 DE since he's fairly light (~270) and thrives on penetration. He would have trouble holding up against the POA if he had to cover two gaps, and I'm fairly certain that is how Capers designs his defenses.

Thanks for the info. Can you think of any free agents that might fit the mold of a 3-4 DE?

Jamaal Anderson, Tyler Brennan, Luis Castillo, Cory Redding (talking to Colts), Shaun Ellis

Anderson played real well as a 4-3 DE for the Colts, but he's got the size and length to play 3-4. I'd be surprised if the Colts didn't try to keep him. He's going to be cheap and young. If you want experience, I'd go with Castillo, but he's not going to be anything more than solid.

Sabyen91: redmid17: He sucked as a 4-3 DE. I don't think he'd do too well as a 2 gap 3-4 DE since he's fairly light (~270) and thrives on penetration. He would have trouble holding up against the POA if he had to cover two gaps, and I'm fairly certain that is how Capers designs his defenses.

Thanks for the info. Can you think of any free agents that might fit the mold of a 3-4 DE?

Also forgot Aaron Smith, but he's getting older and hasn't finished a season injury free in a few years.

Innegan going to St. Louis might help us keep Porter, maybe not. We'll see.

robsul82: Innegan going to St. Louis might help us keep Porter, maybe not. We'll see.

I don't think the Saints have enough money to sign Porter, all the draft picks, AND give Brees a front loaded contract.

redmid17: I don't think the Saints have enough money to sign Porter, all the draft picks, AND give Brees a front loaded contract.

Oh, we already took care of having to pay draft picks.

InferiousX: Hmmm I thought Finnegan would be a Buc.

I figured he'd be a Lion. They need secondary help (hello Matt Flynn) and his best seasons were under Schwartz. Probably wanted too much $$$

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QB Jason Campbell reached agreement with the Bears on a one-year deal.
1 min ago

Why would he do this?

He saw what happened to the Bears after Cutler went down for the season. No one was going to give Campbell a starting job

Why wouldn't they? He's probably the third best FA QB I can think of, off the top of my head(Under Peyton and Flynn).

I'd say 3rd or 4th, but it's really doesn't matter after Manning or Flynn. Either way, the teams that are gunning for QBs are going to want to aim for Manning or Flynn. Most of the other teams either don't want to stunt young QB development (Jags, 49ers (maybe), or Vikes), have already invested in QBs (Boys, Jets), or are in a position to draft someone they think is much better than Campbell (Seattle, Cleveland, Bills, etc...).

I suspect a lot of teams are in the same boat as the Seahawks for QB now. Yeah, Tarvaris Jackson isn't phenomenal, but he knows the system. Is bringing in Jason Campbell or Drunken Neckbeard to start over at the QB position really going to be a great improvement?

robsul82: redmid17: I don't think the Saints have enough money to sign Porter, all the draft picks, AND give Brees a front loaded contract.

Oh, we already took care of having to pay draft picks.

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QB Jason Campbell reached agreement with the Bears on a one-year deal.
1 min ago

Why would he do this?

He saw what happened to the Bears after Cutler went down for the season. No one was going to give Campbell a starting job

Why wouldn't they? He's probably the third best FA QB I can think of, off the top of my head(Under Peyton and Flynn).

I'd say 3rd or 4th, but it's really doesn't matter after Manning or Flynn. Either way, the teams that are gunning for QBs are going to want to aim for Manning or Flynn. Most of the other teams either don't want to stunt young QB development (Jags, 49ers (maybe), or Vikes), have already invested in QBs (Boys, Jets), or are in a position to draft someone they think is much better than Campbell (Seattle, Cleveland, Bills, etc...).

I suspect a lot of teams are in the same boat as the Seahawks for QB now. Yeah, Tarvaris Jackson isn't phenomenal, but he knows the system. Is bringing in Jason Campbell or Drunken Neckbeard to start over at the QB position really going to be a great improvement?

That too. I thought up a whole bunch of good reasons, and then forgot to list the most obvious one. The money for the non-guaranteed, slight improvement probably isn't worth it. I don't think anyone sane person would argue that Jackson is any good, but adding another contract just takes up cap space that can be allocated to a useful FA or resigning another player.

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Reggie Wayne re-signing a three-year deal with Colts. Agreement reached.
43 seconds ago

That is a surprise.

I guess he's done with the whole winning thing. Or he's REALLY sold on Luck, lol.

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Reggie Wayne re-signing a three-year deal with Colts. Agreement reached.
43 seconds ago

Thank god. Luck needs someone to throw too. This lets us use our draft picks on other positions of need (OG/C, DL, DB, TE) and draft a great WR later.

Sabyen91: What do you think of Adam Carricker?

/The big problem is the Packers aren't really looking for a complementary DE, they need a really good DE.

Anderson would be a quality rotation DL for sure. He played really well for the Colts for a small contract. He switched back and forth between DE and DT too, so he's more of the Cullen Jenkins type. Carriker resigned with the Redskins a couple of hours ago unless I missed something that happened very recently.

Epiphany: robsul82: @JasonColeYahoo
CB Carlos Rogers about to re-sign with SF. Deal will avg about $7.3 mill per year
2 minutes ago

OMFG ALL OF MY YES!!!!! Please be true, Please be true!

I was waiting for this too, lol. Congratulations, man.

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Reggie Wayne re-signing a three-year deal with Colts. Agreement reached.
43 seconds ago

That is a surprise.

I guess he's done with the whole winning thing. Or he's REALLY sold on Luck, lol.

Aging star re-signs with rebuilding team. Good story but, yeah, he must not like winning.

This is surprising, but as a Colts fan, I'm glad to see he's coming back. I agreed with the mass release of players earlier this week, but after losing Garcon earlier today, it's nice to know that Luck will have a sure-handed veteran to throw to. Collie and White were not going to cut it as #1 receivers.

If White sees the field as something other than a PR or ST player, something has gone very wrong with the roster construction.

InferiousX: Ok the Bears are f**king cheating. F**king haxors

Bears sign Jason Campbell AS A BACKUP (new window)

He wasn't going to be guaranteed a starting spot anywhere.

Pratty: Great for Niner fans.

Yeaaaaah, would've preferred he went elsewhere, lol.

Pratty: It sounds like the Rams are making out even more this offseason. Same with the Bills too, to a surprise of all surprises: Investing a lot to try and win before Fitz gets too old?

Rams gotta use those picks wisely, but they're in great shape now. And I guess Ralph Wilson figured, "Hell, I'm 108, we better go for it."

Epiphany: So are the Saints taking it slow? I know they resigned Colston but have they set up any visits?

Bringing in Ben Grubbs for a visit, obviously if Nicks heads to Tampa. Hopefully those linebackers we've got an eye on come down soon.

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Reggie Wayne re-signing a three-year deal with Colts. Agreement reached.
43 seconds ago

That is a surprise.

I guess he's done with the whole winning thing. Or he's REALLY sold on Luck, lol.

Aging star re-signs with rebuilding team. Good story but, yeah, he must not like winning.

This is surprising, but as a Colts fan, I'm glad to see he's coming back. I agreed with the mass release of players earlier this week, but after losing Garcon earlier today, it's nice to know that Luck will have a sure-handed veteran to throw to. Collie and White were not going to cut it as #1 receivers.

If White sees the field as something other than a PR or ST player, something has gone very wrong with the roster construction.

True, true...It was beginning to look like the Colts were going to have a couple slot receivers as their 1-2. There's been a lot of hurr-durr from Indy fans about getting rid of vets, but this is a good move keep.

Oh no I agree. Smart move by Grigson. Helps Luck out and ameliorates some of the bad juju from the mass releases last week. TBH I wouldn't mind seeing Collie get more snaps on the outside though. He tore up Denver in 2010 (12 catches, 170 yards, 2 TDs) when he played outside because Garcon was hurt.

robsul82: Heath Evans' Twitter just got hacked, posted a tweet about shutting down his Twitter account because he "used it to have adulterous affairs with women," lol.


What is the deal with this?

If someone did that just to fark with Heath, that would really piss me off. I've played in his charity softball game a few times, and he and his wife are really great people.