NFL Free Agency Update Thread

[Mol3m4n]

@JasonLaCanfora

The #Bills' offer to Clay is for 5 yrs and $38 million. More than $20 million guaranteed.

Holy.

Olsen is ten times better than Clay too.

[Mr. Scot]

@JasonLaCanfora

The #Bills' offer to Clay is for 5 yrs and $38 million. More than $20 million guaranteed.

Holy.

Good grief.

[gettlemanjack]

The Buffalo News Vic Carucci @ viccarucci

45m

The #Bills have given an offer sheet that Charles Clay has

signed. The #Dolphins have 5 days to match.

[DeeJay]

@RapSheet: #Cowboys spent today with Greg Hardy, getting to know him. He’ll spend the night, as talks kick into gear. (h/t http://t.co/inDjR3kAAr)

[gettlemanjack]

Jacson Bevens @ JacsonBevens

22m

Two years of Charles Clay will cost the Bills $24.5 million. Two

years of Jimmy Graham will cost the Seahawks $17 million.

Mike Loyko @ NEPD_Loyko

51m

Over the next two seasons Rob Gronkowski will make 15.2

million. Or 9 million less than Charles Clay.

Miami Herald Armando Salguero @ ArmandoSalguero

8m

Like Charles Clay but ... $24.5 million next two years?

Matthew Fairburn @ MatthewFairburn

40m

Julius Thomas: 24 TDs on 149 targets over the last two years,

got $24M GTD. Charles Clay in same span: 9 TDs on 187

targets, got >$20M GTD.

Mike Loyko @ NEPD_Loyko

52m

Rob Gronkowski got 13.1 million Guaranteed. He has 53 TD in

65 Games.

Buffalo Rumblings @ BuffRumblings

26m

Charles Clay just got some Blarney. #StPatricksDay

Buffalo resident Kevin Massare @ KevinMassare

5m

Charles Clay is worth the money. He is given credit for Ryan

Tannehill's development. Great move by Whaley and crew.

WorstSortOfPerson @ AdrianCrisostim

9m

I really dig Charles Clay , but if the Dolphins match his offer

sheet i'll be confused and pissed.

[Mol3m4n]

I'm not even that big of a fan of Clay's. I've always thought he was a good but very overrated wing type player.

[gettlemanjack]

BillsMafia.com:

"The primary reason the Bills are so aggressively pursuing Charles Clay is the versatility that he brings to the run game. Miami would often put him in motion, use him as a lead blocker, or block down the edge from the in-line tight end position.

Colin Kaepernick exploded as a dual-threat quarterback under Greg Roman in San Francisco by utilizing the read-option. In Miami, Charles Clay was extremely effective when used as a blocker for Ryan Tannehill when running similar schemes.

...

Over the course of the last two years, Clay has seen time all over the field-at fullback, wide receiver, tight end, H-Back, etc"

http://billsmafia.com/2015/03/17/2015-nfl-free-agency-what-would-charles-clay-bring-to-buffalo-bills-offense/

[gettlemanjack]

Adam Schefter @ AdamSchefter

3h

Patriots have found a Shane Vereen replacement, signing

former Saints RB Travaris Cadet

PatriotsSB50 @ PatriotsSB49

4h

Travaris Cadet might be the tallest RB we've had. 6'1", 210 lbs.

Signed as UDFA w/ Saints in 2012. Just turned 26. 38 recs 296

yards in 2014

Frank Pimentel @ FrankBostonTank

4h

There's your third down back.

[davos]

I actually like Clay more than Julius Thomas but jeez that's too much.

 

Buffalo has a hell of an interesting team forming.  I think they're gonna miss Kiko though. 

 

How random could their top producers be on offense:

 

Tyrod Taylor

 

LeSean McCoy

Bryce Brown

 

Sammy Watkins

Robert Woods

Percy Harvin

 

Charles Clay

 

[NJPanthers12]

I actually like Clay more than Julius Thomas but jeez that's too much.

 

Buffalo has a hell of an interesting team forming.  I think they're gonna miss Kiko though. 

 

How random could their top producers be on offense:

 

Tyrod Taylor

 

LeSean McCoy

Bryce Brown

 

Sammy Watkins

Robert Woods

 

Charles Clay

Jordan Cameron

 

they didn't sign jordan cameron, he went to Miami. but they did sign percy harvin.

[davos]

they didn't sign jordan cameron, he went to Miami. but they did sign percy harvin.

 

Ah sh*t mixed it up

 

[NJPanthers12]

Ah sh*t mixed it up

 

 

i like them a lot. they got a good defense. hired a very good coach in rex, and stacked the offense for him with mccoy, harvin, and clay. rex just needs component qb play. he already showed he could bring a team to back to back afc title games with sanchez behind center.

[O-Ther]

BillsMafia.com:

"The primary reason the Bills are so aggressively pursuing Charles Clay is the versatility that he brings to the run game. Miami would often put him in motion, use him as a lead blocker, or block down the edge from the in-line tight end position.

Colin Kaepernick exploded as a dual-threat quarterback under Greg Roman in San Francisco by utilizing the read-option. In Miami, Charles Clay was extremely effective when used as a blocker for Ryan Tannehill when running similar schemes.

...

Over the course of the last two years, Clay has seen time all over the field-at fullback, wide receiver, tight end, H-Back, etc"

http://billsmafia.com/2015/03/17/2015-nfl-free-agency-what-would-charles-clay-bring-to-buffalo-bills-offense/

 

Colin K...dual threat...read option

Clay...blocker for Tannehill....

 

I would LMAOOOOOOOOOOO if they paid Clay all that $$$ to try Matt Cassel in the read option

[jdpanther5]

Per PFT: "Some veteran receivers are getting no sniffs"

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/17/some-veteran-receivers-are-getting-no-sniffs/

"Per a league source, there’s currently little or no market for 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree and Colts receiver Hakeem Nicks. Likewise, Colts receiver Reggie Wayne has been MIA throughout the first seven days of free agency. Ditto for Wes Welker."

Still like the idea of bringing in Nicks or Crabtree. They're probably not long-term solutions (though they're young enough to have that potential), at the very least their strong stop-gaps. And it looks like they'll both be looking for "prove it" deals.