45catfan

With a week left, Burns is getting tagged. I don't see an eleventh hour deal getting done. The question is which tag and do they shop him? I think it would be dumb for the exclusive franchise tag to be applied and we lose out in the transitional tag. So the non-exclusive tag should be used and shop the dude. We might get lucky for some team to be desperate for an edge rusher.

Yes, the Underwear Olympics are upon us. Tomorrow stats the checking-in process and then the weighing/measuring. Drills start on Thursday. Here's a link to look at the participants and keep up with the official recordings. https://www.nfl.com/combine/tracker/live-results/ Any particular players you guys are interesting in following during this process?

Do you know if under the non-exclusive tag rules, the trading team HAS to give up two firsts or is that the cap or just a recommendation? I think we can find a partner, just not for two firsts.

I'm not sure if we HAVE to get two first rounders, maybe we can negotiate. Why? Nobody is giving us that compensation for Burns. Possibly a first and some other lesser compensation or player swap Moore to Chicago. The non-exclusive tag is what I want (two first rounders), but am worried there will be no takers and we will have to play him under the tag which is VERY expensive.

He ain't coming back east. That was my point. Yes, Colorado is much closer to the west coast than Charlotte the last time I checked.

I did and he'll likely regress this season. Again, Moore has his moments, but isn't a consistent force.

I like Worthy more than Mitchell although most big boards have Mitchell slightly higher. Legette is a one year wonder and as such is a boom or bust prospect.

Hmmm....as a first round pick you can say he's been good, but not great. Smitty wasn't totally wrong on Moore, but there's been other first round WRs that have been completely dominant.

Yup, he was extremely high on Mingo. Some say Smitty influenced that pick with the Panthers. Personally, I wasn't crazy over Mingo's college tape.

I like all the Washington guys. All three play different. We can forget about Odunze, but Polk and McMillan are good WRs. Polk is a second round guy and if, by chance, we go other than WR in the second round McMillan would be my 3rd round target.

How we managed to screw up our drafts this much was simply incompetence on monumental level.

Russ is a west coast snob now. He's too good for east coast teams, especially piss ant markets like Charlotte. He'll retire first.

Sure, starting with a couple of our own guys YGM and Haynes (if healthy). Those are depth pieces, but there others that can be had in the $10M range. I get it, Burns is going into his second contract...the money contract, so he's playing hard ball. There are plenty of guys looking to build towards the money deal and others that already had their money deal to choose from. Let some other team make Burns rich.

Most of us are and the reason why going OL in a deep CB and WR draft doesn't really compute. Anything is possible and if a run on DBs and WRs takes place, then other positions will fall, including OL. In that scenario, I wouldn't be opposed to taking OL. Outside of that, you take the skill positions in a deep class where you lack those very skill players.

Sorry, but the team/cap friendly re-signing choice wasn't a realistic option. I thought about it, but if that were in the cards, a deal would have already been done by now.

The draft, FA or wait until next year. It's not like we are going to even sniff the playoffs, so one player isn't worth holding the entire team ransom over.

Yep, Bree's tip of nose lines up with Strouds mouth, so an inch to two difference in their height. Stroud is reportedly 6' 2" (and change) meaning Brees is between 6'0" and 6'1". Brees' nose tip is above Bryce's eyebrows and while every face is different, could be as much as 4 inches! Extrapolate that and you have a 5'8" to 5'9" QB. Young is not 5'10", I don't care what his bio says.

Hmmm....unsure about that. They didn't technically didn't hit free agency, but you also lost a high value player to another team, which is what the compensatory process is all about.

Quick trigger on the submit button (a problem I have ) so I had to go back and finish the rest of the poll. My bad.

I want to say franchise tag (non-exlusive) but I don't think he's going to get as much interest to warrant the two first rounders in that trade. I think we lose in a transitional tag battle. To me, it's best to find a trade partner before the deadline.

Two weeks until the deadline for tagging players. What should we do with Burns?

I got all of that, but they are under contract for THIS year. You stated you didn't want depth and that's what would be drafted at #33 unless someone falls. I'm not about taking unnecessary dead cap hits either. So let this season play out, draft a guy in maybe the 3rd or 4th round for the OL, and go from there.

Absolutely. Also, was that subtle shot at the Teppers, lol? They are professionals, just not in NFL player evaluations.

Icky had a down year after an impressive rookie campaign, but he's not going anywhere. Heck, the entire OL had a down year. Moton is entrenched. All three IOL are under contract and outside of BC, are owed a nice bit of money. I don't doubt we draft an O-lineman, I just don't see it at #33. Not completely out of the question, but unlikely with the other needs that will be sitting there and without the need to reach.

Other than WR, the only positions I can justify at #33 are Edge, CB or DL. OL possibly, but a second round rookie isn't beating out any of our starters IF HEALTHY. We can ill afford to have pick #33 sitting on the bench even in a rotational situation.