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So we’re basically down to Clowney, Zadarius, Hughes, and Ingram as more high profile options in free agency or taking a shot on someone young like Arden Key if we’re going to bring in a pass rusher.

He was never going to sign anywhere for less than $15 mil. Sounds like he got $17-18. Anyone that says the money doesn’t matter is lying. They might want to win but as long as the team projects to be at least competent, they’ll almost always take the money.

I’ve lived in DC for 4 or 5 years now and I can count on one hand the number of days we’ve had snow stick on the ground. It’s not Georgia or anything but it’s certainly not Upstate NY.

Talented players in general are always available on Day 3. It’s just hard to pick them out. With RBs of McKissic’s style and caliber, it’s not very easy to find, as evidenced by the lack of alternatives available in free agency. The only other guys that really fit the mold and are actually decent are Patterson and McKinnon. Generally even more difficult in the draft because most of the RBs coming out don’t really know how to pass protect and are primarily ball carriers. Not impossible, and not the end of the world if we don’t have a great one, but it was nice to think we might finally have a RB that can block and catch for the first time since probably Fred’s departure.

The Zay contract is bizarre but the Kirk one is basically a 2 year $37 mil deal and that’s really not that bad for a guy as young as he is that seemed to be breaking out this past year. I really don’t understand the Zay deal though.

Well I guess I know what to do with myself again. For the love of god get an actual 3rd down back.

Of the four, I would say there’s a big drop off between Cleveland/New Orleans and Carolina/Atlanta.

Really odd. Makes me think New England has something else up their sleeves. Shaq is a beast.

It was bound to happen but they should still be one of the main contenders in the NFC.

He’s a stud. Tough loss for Tampa.

It’s legitimately hilarious that Watson’s top priorities are reportedly OLine, defense, and head coach and the teams he’s seemingly narrowed it down to are Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, and Cleveland.

I’ve been begging for a RB like this for so many years now. I don’t know what to do with myself now.

I think he’d make some sense for teams like GB and Cleveland that need receivers and preferably cheap ones. I don’t think he’s very good though and don’t think he’s a fit here with McKenzie on board; they essentially do the same gadget stuff and not much else.

Fwiw re the comp picks, OverTheCap projects that Trubisky and Phillips would both net 6th round picks if we hadn’t already likely cancelled them out with the two DTs.

It only includes incentives if they’re considered likely to be achieved. If they deem that only the base value is likely, we’d be in line for a late day 3 pick if anything.

It’s not really bashing in this case…Campbell was all pro this year. He is objectively much better.

It’s like $1 mil above the league minimum

To do what he did last year and maybe slightly more

Davis basically split his snaps evenly between the outside and inside and was more productive inside. I definitely think McBeane envision him playing outside more moving forwards though. Also regarding that guy’s post, Landry is definitely physical; that’s one of his best attributes.

Let’s goooo

No idea if we’ll make a big splash, but nobody is signing anything official these next few days. Buffalo can reach an agreement to acquire some player with a big cap hit and then free up the room to fit the contract after the fact.

The Cox rumors seem pretty clearly to me to be a case of other teams wanting him and Philly not being interested.

If Cleveland ends up being the team that lands Watson, this trade will look very different.

Dallas really backed themselves into a corner with the contracts they had handed out. Someone else should have beaten that kind of offer.

The Amari Cooper and “imminent” McCaffrey rumors are BS accounts. The Kirk news, if legit, should probably push him out of our price range. That just isn’t responsible IMO. CMC wouldn’t totally shock me but I’d be pretty disappointed. Cap hit would be the full $20 mil unless we restructure/Dallas agrees to pay some amount of it.