Figured this could be the purely, transactional post. Cuts, signings, etc. Free agency period begins, this coming Wednesday.

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with the release of schwartz and fisher
fisher was unlikely to be healed this season but i'm not sure how far along schwartz was in his rehab or if he's planning to retire

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But that’s basically going to be Mahomes next season.

and, man...what a rugged 6 weeks for Fisher. Rupture achilles in AFC Championship, miss the Super Bowl, get released.

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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31051305/sources-tom-brady-tampa-bay-buccaneers-agree-4-year-extension

TAMPA, Fla. -- Quarterback Tom Brady has reached agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a four-year contract extension that voids to a one-year extension, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal ties Brady to Tampa through the 2022 season, sources said.

The move saves the Buccaneers $19 million against the cap this year, sources said. The additional voidable years are there to defray the cost. It was another effort from Brady to keep as much of the team together as possible.

As of Friday morning, prior to Brady's new deal, the Bucs were $7.756 million over the $182.5 million salary cap, after using the franchise tag on wide receiver Chris Godwin and re-signing inside linebacker Lavonte David to a two-year extension.

Like Brady's deal, David's contract includes voidable years, something the Bucs have not used in well over a decade. David will only count $3.5 million against the salary cap in 2021, despite playing on a two-year deal worth $25 million because his contract includes three voidable years. The drawbacks to doing voidable years, however, mean that they'll essentially be borrowing from the future. But they recognize that Brady's window is a small one, even with an extra year on what was originally a two-year contract.

Brady's deal gives the Bucs space to try and bring back outside linebacker Shaq Barrett, who notched 4.0 sacks in the postseason and led the NFL with 19.5 sacks last year.

But Barrett isn't the only one the Bucs have to think about. Tight end Rob Gronkowski, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, wide receiver Antonio Brown, kicker Ryan Succop and running back Leonard Fournette are all set to become free agents on March 17 if new deals can't be reached.

In February, Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said that he and coach Bruce Arians would be "elated" if they could extend Brady.

Brady, 43, has previously said his goal was to play until age 45, but he said during the week of the Super Bowl that he would now consider playing beyond 45. Brady will be 44 next season, and tacking on a year to his deal keeps him under contract through his 45th birthday. Family will play a major role in determining if, in fact, Brady plays beyond that.

In his first season with the Buccaneers, Brady won his seventh Super Bowl, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in the NFL's first Super Bowl played, and won, by the hosting team.

..saving damn-near 20 mil in cap space.

They won't be able to bring back everyone, but if Brady's there, Gronk will likely follow suit. Not sure if they'll be able to retain Suh's services, but Barrett earned every penny coming to him.


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Presuming Gronk comes back, I'd rather trade OJ Howard instead of cutting Brate, but that doesn't bring the cap relief cutting Brate will.

Hopefully Suh will take a pay cut to stay (we'll see about that one)

I guess healthy OJ is the question, though.

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OJ Howard's health moving forward is the real question mark here.

We know his potential is great, but the best ability is availability. I'm not a fan of athletes (esp Black athletes) taking pay cuts for these teams owned by billionaires, but if they can somehow manage to find the compromise in contract structure, I'm all for it.

Either way, Licht & Arians have their work cut out for them this offseason.




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But I’m a homer, as you know

..However, Gronk is still Brady's favorite target/security blanket.

I'd imagine he's more than willing to restructure to continue playing with Brady.


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Tom Brady the only starting QB in tampa bay HISTORY to sign a second contract. been around since the 70s.

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Let's go.

Hope the Browns go this route.

Still rooting for a big, explosive L for MAGA Dilfer until the NFL stops using him as their "Jay-Z"

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I thought GB was going to go with the younger backs on their roster and maybe just draft someone.

I also thought Jones would get more/bigger offers in FA but with the cap being lower this year and teams not really investing in RBs maybe the market wasn’t as good for him.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/14/drew-brees-retires-from-football/

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https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1371210999445983234?s=20

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

"..all years are voidable..."




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Field Yates was on Mina Kimes, latest pod. He was saying we are going to see the voidable years, thing a lot this offseason...with the cap going down.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

..We may see a slight increase in signing bonus $$$, but a contract with "all voidable years" is basically worthless to an athlete in search of security.

Its the soft version of a 1 yr deal, that saves the team cap space and guarantees nothing to the athlete.


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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

..Smart moves with proven athletes.




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AB is a luxury, moreover I expect big things from Tyler Johnson

Meanwhile Fournette would be an idiot to take less to stay (see that RBs thread)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31071981/rob-gronkowski-returning-tampa-bay-buccaneers-says-agent

..We all know he's Brady's favorite target.

They're rollin' 'til the wheels fall off lol.


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nice little weapon for Cam.

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These are horrible deals.

to still have bad receivers

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Man.....

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https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1371628494225088520?s=21

..They clearly could've had him for cheap.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

it seems like most black qbs are giving 1 year “prove it” contracts and if they don’t ball out they’re usually looking for their replacement

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- you can’t draft anyone at 19, and I never really like trading up

- the other available names are boring and ass ... Darnold, Mariota, you can have them.

This will be fun. Terry’s gonna get like 22 targets a game. We’re going to score, something we struggled mightily to do last year. There will be an after-Thanksgiving game that we really need to have where Fitz throws like 3 picks in the first quarter against the Eagles, and it’ll be gut wrenching. But in the meantime this is fun. They’ll be an enjoyable team to watch. I’d love to add Kenny Golladay or Juju.

>- you can’t draft anyone at 19, and I never really like
>trading up
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>- the other available names are boring and ass ... Darnold,
>Mariota, you can have them.
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>This will be fun. Terry’s gonna get like 22 targets a game.
>We’re going to score, something we struggled mightily to do
>last year. There will be an after-Thanksgiving game that we
>really need to have where Fitz throws like 3 picks in the
>first quarter against the Eagles, and it’ll be gut
>wrenching. But in the meantime this is fun. They’ll be an
>enjoyable team to watch. I’d love to add Kenny Golladay or
>Juju.

This.

I’m always embarrassed when fantasy football folks are shocked at the inevitable 3 picks/get benched Fitz game. But yes, WFT hasn’t been fun since RG Knee and even then the overbearing tension of RG vs Shanny didn’t let it be all out fun like this will be for a while. And with the rest of the division being themselves, WFT could get off to a crazy good start.

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Well, they sure did bring in a gang of names. Cheap qb should equal hella names on both sides of the ball. It will be interesting to see what they’re trying to do with Cam this year.

To me, they still need one no bullshit adult wr. Like at least a Marvin Jones.

Jonnu Smith
Hunter Henry
Nelson Agholor
Kendrick Bourne
If Cam can just fix his mechanics, to where he's not throwing that 11 yard bullet into the ground...this will all be, at least, fun to watch.

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I know Agholor dont have hands, but he can run a lil bit. that should work w/ Cam just fine.

I'm really going to miss Jonnu Smith. we underutilized him.

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with Kittle and Debo out, a lot...he got a decent amount of work, thrown his way. He's not a big dude, height-wise...like 6/190. They used him like a quick little in and out guy. Slant, WR screens type shit.

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>Jonnu Smith
>Hunter Henry
>Nelson Agholor
>Kendrick Bourne
>If Cam can just fix his mechanics, to where he's not throwing
>that 11 yard bullet into the ground...this will all be, at
>least, fun to watch.

In spite of everything last year, they were only 7-9...

I hope I'm wrong, by the way.

>>Jonnu Smith
>>Hunter Henry
>>Nelson Agholor
>>Kendrick Bourne
>>If Cam can just fix his mechanics, to where he's not
>throwing
>>that 11 yard bullet into the ground...this will all be, at
>>least, fun to watch.
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>In spite of everything last year, they were only 7-9...
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>I hope I'm wrong, by the way.

If Cam isn't crippled and/or completely done, this looks like they have a stew going over there. One more 'talented' RB would be nice and those seem kinda inexpensive. Nothing crazy. Just like a Phillip Lindsey or Damien Williams. Someone who can generally play to replace James White and the inevitable Rex Burkhead injury.

Or if everyone is gonna fall too far back, a 1 year deal to Kenny G would be fun too. Something! I want see folks go to town about getting better.

seems Belichick knows that the most efficient way to get FAs you like is guarantee them money. They upgraded almost a dozen positions in an immediate and major way largely by guaranteeing money right out the gate and not wasting anyone's time. If they F around and get Golladay, I bet it's like 18 a year for 4 years with $60MM guaranteed. They're being ruthlessly efficient in their approach.

Most of these teams still like to inflate their numbers but guarantee lesser dollars, they think they're shrewder than they are. Really it's just a matter of making it more complicated than it has to be. There's not a lot of smart men in football.

If this team wins 10+ games this year we may have just witnessed a paradigm shift.

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Keeping Verret is huge, even it's for a one-year deal. Hopefully this helps eventually signing him long term. Juszczyk for five years is good as well.

Obviously keeping Trent Williams is now the team's #1 priority, and they appear to be ready to offer him $20 million a year. K'Waun Williams is the next after that.

Borne is gone to the Pats, which kinda sucks, because I liked our WR core. But we really can't keep everyone.

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https://twitter.com/diannaESPN/status/1372105568400334848?s=20

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After Bakhtiari got his deal, $20 million a year wasn't going to be enough.

Honestly, he was probably the best player in the free agent class, so he's worth it. And re-signing has always been the top priority, so glad they got it done.

This probably means Williams and everyone else is gone, but we'll handle it.

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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/17/report-bears-offered-three-first-round-picks-a-third-rounder-and-two-starters/

3 1st round picks
3 round pick
Two starters

^^ All for Russell Wilson but the Seahawks refused, allegedly. This impacts Bears free agency.

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

"root for everybody black haters say that's crazy, wow..."

us from a Herschel Walker type situation.

Russell Wilson, physically, is on the decline, and is the most
sacked QB in the past 5 years. Running QBs fall off the cliff
in a flash. It does not happen gradually. No thank you.

I’m cool with Dalton ,and hit the draft for a QB. At worst, we
are a playoff team.

We get Cohen back, paired with our other talented offensive players.
The Defense will continue to be a top 10 defense, so we have a good
foundation.

Let’s roll.

ALL HAIL THE KING of LOSING: LEBRON
Bulls | Bears | White Sox | Yankees | Notre Dame | Illinois | Chelsea | Real Madrid

Dalton is openly and regularly bad. He’s a poor man’s Kirk Cousins. This will be on display again in Chicago. He should be decent enough to keep Robinson statistically good but I would not expect anything good in important games, if he plays well enough to get the Bears into important games.

I worry that Russ could have a few lean years on the way where he’s hurt more often, but he’s been really good for a while. He does the work and his deep ball is still top shelf. But I can get not wanting to give up half a team to get him.

us from a Herschel Walker type situation.
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>Russell Wilson, physically, is on the decline, and is the
>most
>sacked QB in the past 5 years. Running QBs fall off the cliff
>in a flash. It does not happen gradually. No thank you.
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>I’m cool with Dalton ,and hit the draft for a QB. At worst,
>we
>are a playoff team.
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>We get Cohen back, paired with our other talented offensive
>players.
>The Defense will continue to be a top 10 defense, so we have a
>good
>foundation.
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>Let’s roll.
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In a generation of swine, the one-eyed pig is king.
-Hunter S. Thompson

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I'm guessing Carolina just decided they weren't gonna pay a WR with the way folks are loving on incoming WRs right now. Horrid teams like the Jets and WFT had no such qualms. And really, I don't blame them. They don't trust that they can draft well beyond the early 1st round no brainer players and rightfully so. Their teams are NOT destinations for anyone with options. So they have to fork over the money or get stuck with nothing.

I'm gonna keep looking at Baltimore and waiting for them to get a real WR of some kind on the scene.

4 years later i still cant believe the Lions picked Jalen Tabor 60 spots ahead of him

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1372622666780188674?s=20

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>https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1372622666780188674?s=20

That's a good backup landing spot for him. If he accidentally gets to play and makes a few throws, he'll get to start again. If a Glennon can, Mitch can. If Fitzpatrick can, Mitch can.

I know..we're supposed to just to going over actual transactions, but I'm wondering!

Did he think he was gonna get a 4 year, 80 million type deal, he's not and now the league is just waiting for his price to go down?

Is he still hurt and the league has found out but the Shefty type folks have not spoken on it?

If he's healthy and his market is just low now cuz a graph somewhere says 'don't pay WRs..its fine', what in the world is Baltimore waiting on to throw him 2 for 20 while Lamar is still cheap!? I'm still salty that they didn't sign Marvin Jones for that 2 for 14.5 that he took from the doggone Jags of all folks.

WR free agent...then them offers start coming through and he was like, this ain’t even enough. Teams were like “make it enough”

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So there are huge concerns regarding his hip, so teams are
staying away. Rightfully so.

No need to tie up money on a player with a possible serious hip
issue

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Bulls | Bears | White Sox | Yankees | Notre Dame | Illinois | Chelsea | Real Madrid

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A Top 10 corner in the league, 2 time pro bowler

QBs completed around 50 percent of their passes throwing
to his side.

They released him because he didn’t went to take a pay cut.

I could deal with the Dalton pick up....but this?

Possibly was our best defensive player.


I have no words

ALL HAIL THE KING of LOSING: LEBRON
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