LinvilleGorge

Funny how every time a FA WR name is brought up, it seems like 75% of the Huddle is all, "Do not want." "Too slow." "Not what we need." etc. If we bring in a guy like Shorts, it's not going to be on a contract with much guaranteed money. A guy like him would be brought in to COMPETE. It's like you guys forget that as it stands right now, Jerricho Cotchery is our #2 WR. Jerricho fuging Cotchery. There are numerous FA WRs out there who would likely be available for quite reasonable contracts who would be an instant upgrade over Cotchery.

This. Look at the Saints right now.

Names. Who do you want? We've signed Oher and Ginn, both of whom fit the need to potentially fill huge holes that we have. Namely, a PR/deep threat WR and a starting OT. Neither of whom we invested major guaranteed money in meaning that we have little commitment to them if the signings don't work out. Fortunately, we have inside info on both seeing that Ginn was just here the season before last and our OL coach is Oher's former OL coach in Baltimore. Those are good FA signings in my mind. I'd still like to see us make a play to further upgrade the WR corps. Guys like Cecil Short, Denarius Moore, Hakeem Nicks, Michael Crabtree, Eddie Royal ,etc. are names I wouldn't mind seeing brought in. Rolling the dice on a former elite OT like Jake Long might not be a bad idea either. Make it an incentive laden deal and that way if he can't come back from the ACL or his heart is no longer in it, then no harm, no foul. I just don't get where you're coming from. You're freaking out here, but you don't seem to have anyone in mind. You concede that we aren't going to be players for the elite FA talent and evidently you aren't happy with the likes of Oher and Ginn, so WHO DO YOU WANT that has you in panic mode?

Would like to have. Instant upgrade at #2 WR.

You mean the philosophy of falling backasswards into elite QBs in the draft? The fact that they only got one ring out of Manning's run is a testament to how poorly they managed that team. Peyton Manning alone essentially guarantees you a playoff spot year in and year out. They consistently got bounced early because they never built a defense.

Sigh... Every. Single. Year. Every year people freak the fug out when the Panthers don't wildly overspend on the elite FA talent. We signed Ginn and Oher. Ginn was a guy we really wanted to keep last year and Oher was a guy we had interest in last year before the Titans way overpaid. Free agency hasn't even officially began yet. Calm down, bro. We're still going to sign some more guys, but don't get your panties in a wad when we're not handing out long-term contracts with suitcases full of guaranteed money because that's not going to happen.

Most of the big money OTs from last offseason flopped. Hell, we just signed one of them on the cheap after he signed a big deal last offseason and then got cut. Spending money like a drunken sailor doesn't necessarily equal winning. Historically, the "winners" in free agency usually doesn't translate to winning on the field.

How's Indy looking on D? It's like they didn't learn anything from the Manning era. They're going down the same road again. Stack the offense to the gills and lose in the playoffs because you don't have the D to hang.

I think he does look to address needs in FA, he's just not willing to go down the road of grossly overpaying in order to do it. He's looking for stop gaps and role players in FA, not core players. Adding core players in FA almost always equals grossly overpaying.

I'm not so sure how high Gettleman is on Cotchery either. I mean, hell, he's already admitted that Cotchery was a Dollar Store level signing. I don't see Cotchery as a lock to make the roster at all. I'm fine with him as a 4/5, but as a #2? Terrible.

I don't think signing the likes of Oher and Long would alter our draft plans in the least. Even if you sign them both, I don't think you hesitate for a second to take an OT at #25 if there's on there you like. Or, maybe signing those two lets you go elsewhere in the 1st (maybe Jaelen Strong) and then take a guy like Cedric Ogbuehi in the 2nd since you wouldn't be forced to play him and you could just let him focus on rehab.

No Ginn? I'd put Ginn at #4, bump Brown down to #5 and tell Cotchery that we've appreciated his time here.

$5-6M for a guy coming off of a torn Achilles? I'll pass. I wouldn't mind Crabs, but not for that type of $$$.

They need to just throw in the towel on Geno.

I want to think that too, but I also remember saying over and over last year around this time that there was no way in hell we were going into camp with Byron Bell and Nate Chandler penciled in to start at LT and RT. Lo and behold...

The same Bill Polian who fell back asswards into Jim Kelly AND Peyton Manning and who everyone thinks is a great GM because of that? His work as an analyst is exposing him IMO.

Has the draft been canceled?

Former #1 overall pick. I believe he's trying to come back from a 2nd ACL tear. For little guaranteed money, he'd be worth a shot. I have absolutely no clue what the market for him will look like though. He certainly shouldn't fear the level of competition here, that's for sure.

If they trade Foles, Chip must be planning on making another move. I honestly can't imagine him rolling with the Sanchize.

Not sure how this is a bombshell. He's 36 and was a complete non-factor last year.

Cotchery on an end around... good lord. I'm surprised it didn't work simply due to the defense being too crippled by laughter to actually make a play.

WTF did they expect? Seriously? Guy gets an offer (the "discussions" during the three day "legal tampering" period may not be official offers, but let's be real - they're offers), current team says, "Nope." Pretty clear what's gonna happen come Tuesday morning.