Lofton80

The Redzone shows Mawae visiting Miami today, Trevor Pryce visiting Cleveland, Brad Hopkins visiting the Jets today, Atlanta and Tampa Bay later in the week. Giants have entertained Sam madison and have Lavar Arrington coming in. http://www.theredzone.org/

Not too sure what the NFL record for the volume of free agents signed in one season but 9 seems pretty high when you also factor in the signing bonuses that would have to come from Ralph. We add three tops in my opinion.

Denny could be good depth. Plays special teams well too. Pickett and a draft pick may be the solution.

Seems majority of TD passes within the 10 yard line are thrown to the TE. We are horrible in the red zone.

Pro athletes with a twisted sense of entitlement.

McMahon is a lot like Losman ie. happy feet. If QB guru Andy Reid is releasing him why would we want him.

The Bears have an interest in him according to their message boards. I imagine after shelling out for Muhammed last year they cannot committ that many dollars to one position. Moulds will not command any more than 3M a year if he's lucky.

Holt is worth the coin much better than Moulds in my opinion.

I could see him as a replacement for Josh Reed but no way for Moulds. He has made some highlight reel catches when healthy but no way as a #1.

Cover 2 teams do have lighter lineman. Perry Fewell come from the Bears where the DT's were as follows: Ian Scott 6'3 302 Tommie Harris 6'3 300 Tank Johnson 6'3 300 Bill Kollar comes from SL where the DT's were as follows: Ryan Pickett 6'2 310 Damone Lewis 6'2 301 Jimmy Kennedy 6'4 320 Tampa won a Super Bowl with Warren Sapp and Booger McFarland both weighing 300. Based on that smaller, lighter is possible. Pickett is a FA coming off his best season. Would not surprise me if he was a target.

I thought Fitzpatrick of Harvard was better last year for the Rams.

Cap set at $94.5 million/deadline 10 p.m. Thursday to get under -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Those details are according to The Associated Press. The NFL extended the deadline to get under the cap by six hours -- from 4 p.m. Eastern to 10 p.m. Eastern. The cap number could be adjusted slightly in the next month. According to John Clayton on his Insider Blog Cap- $94.513 million Restricted free agent tenders are going to start at $712,000. Those given first-round tenders will go at $1.552 million. Tenders at the first- and third-round rate are at $2.069 million.

Brady Smith Atlanta DE ESPN.com has confirmed that the Falcons on Thursday will release 10-year veteran defensive end Brady Smith, which will save $2.5 million against the salary cap. Smith, 32, was limited to a career-low five appearances in 2005 because of injuries. He underwent neck surgery in July, which forced him to miss training camp and then, after returning sooner than expected, suffered a foot injury that ended his year.

Well done! Marv is not saying a Sam Adams or a Lawyer Milloy can't play, he is saying he can balance the roster by using their cap number and maybe replace them with good, cheaper players where there is not a huge dropoff from the incumbent.

Not a chance we move up and get more than the team moving back

Vet Players like this will be out there. I say we make a run at one of them. Mawae, Hopkins, Orlando Brown, Larry Allen, etc, etc. One vet and one draft pick with the remaining OL would be an upgrade.

I saw where Philly is prepared to make him a front loaded offer so Seattle cannot match it. Apparently , Philly is way under the cap.

We have more pressing needs than another TE. Everett was a top 100 pick last year. DL or OL, no more skill position players.

Brandon Lloyd, Jimmy Smith

Assuming ESPN's cut list is accurate, I target Jeff Hartings or Kevin Mawae after someone dumps too much cash on Bentley. Hutch is also a solid target who will cost some money. We only shop at the top of the market if Moulds is cut. If that happens try to eke out a few years from Jimmy Smith ala frank Lewis or Bill Brooks with an incentive laden contract.

1gap2gap has it spot on. We are talking about 2 players realistically. Marv is tipping very little. Hopefully Young stays in top 5. Wonderlic score worries me.

I have read the team most interested in Brees are the Dolphins. Bush may very well not be the first pick as he weighed 201 at the combine when reports had he coming in at the 210 range. Durabilityis a concern. Even Norm Chow, his college OC remarked that Bush will find out in the NFL, everyone is fast. I also think running backs are not the once in a lifetime type of player they were 10 years ago. See Shaun Alexander, Edge, Droughns looking for contracts. Further, look at the struggles Cedic Benson had as top 5 pick. If Houston could take Brick and sign the Edge isn't that better than picking Bush. I think Houston badly wants a package.

Coyle looked good in the skills competition. Tom Brady was built like that as well and he added 25 lbs after college. Coyle is worth a shot.

First off, Brick's stock is going up not down so there is no chance he is there at 8. Comparing Benny to Runyan is not worth the keystrokes to type it. What about busted plays because Benny's guy created chaos in the backfield, hurries, etc. I read somewhere that the Bills set a NFL record for the fewest yards gained in a 16 game season. Runyan is a battler who hates to lose. As far as I am concerned a huge problem with this offense is we have too many soft, finnesse type guys. Give me Runyan in a heartbeat. Add C Mangold from OSU and we improve the groundgame on day 1.

Interview on TFY Draft seems to indicate they want him back Buffalo Bills General Manager Marv Levy - Levy stated that getting CB Nate Clements tied down with the franchise tag was key to rebuilding the defense in Buffalo. He noted that Clements is a young player with a lot of talent, but the club feels he has room to get even better, and Clements does too. Levy said they will continue to work on reaching a long term deal with him and he left Clements a voice mail this week to get dialogue going for a long-term deal. - Levy noted that the Bills, much like many other teams in the NFL have a “quarterback situation” heading into the 2006 season. He noted that last season was truly J.P. Losman’s rookie year due to his injuries the previous season. But Levy noted that he is a skilled quarterback with a strong arm and good mobility -- he just has a lot more to learn. But Levy said, “Show me a rookie quarterback who didn’t. We’re standing here in Indianapolis where Peyton Manning went 3-13 as a rookie.” Levy stated that in regards to the quarterback position, they will likely bring another one in during the offseason. “Is it likely that he’s going to be a top-of-the-line first or second rounder? Not likely.” Levy said a mid-round pick of someone that they are surprised or pleased to see on the board at that time would be possible. He also said that the team would consider a free agent if he’s relatively young and the kind of talent who clearly has the talent level to become a starter, such as a Brett Favre when he was with Atlanta or Steve Young when he was with Tampa." - Levy mentioned that he hasn’t been able to get in touch with wide receiver Eric Moulds regarding restructuring his contract. But he said that they feel he still has a lot to offer and they are hopeful they can get a new deal worked out that would keep him in Buffalo. Head coach Dick Jauron said the coaching staff is proceeding under the assumption that Moulds will be back.