Defense Taking Shape**

[SgtJoo]

It doesn't sound like Gilmore is coming back tbh 

[Smittymoose]

9 minutes ago, SgtJoo said:

Donte Jackson might want too much money 

Corner market seems weak outside of J.C Jackson. I believe Carolina will now retain at least one of Donte Jackson/Gilmore, perhaps both. 

[SetfreexX]

13 minutes ago, SgtJoo said:

Donte Jackson might want too much money 

He may have started that way, but I think the market is humbling him a bit, to be fair, there are a lot of corners sitting they may be waiting on Gilmore's deal to possibly establish the market. 

I can't think of any marquee corners signed off the top of my head, though there have been ''some'' signings in what feels like the middle tier. 

[TheCasillas]

5 minutes ago, SgtJoo said:

It doesn't sound like Gilmore is coming back tbh 

what have you seen? the latest tweet this am was "between LV and CAR for Gilmore"

[Mr. Scot]

Middle of the defense is definitely where we were weak last season.

[Smittymoose]

Just now, TheCasillas said:

what have you seen? the latest tweet this am was "between LV and CAR for Gilmore"

The Raiders got Rock Ya-Sin in the Ngakoue deal and signed Anthony Averett in the last day. I wonder how interested they remain after that. 

[Jackie Lee]

6 minutes ago, Smittymoose said:

Corner market seems weak outside of J.C Jackson. I believe Carolina will now retain at least one of Donte Jackson/Gilmore, perhaps both. 

Donte is ranked around 10th FA CB left, and these guys ahead of him are only getting like $6-10M a year. Maybe not the best year to be a FA CB, especially coming off injuries last couple years

[Jackie Lee]

3 minutes ago, SetfreexX said:

He may have started that way, but I think the market is humbling him a bit, to be fair, there are a lot of corners sitting they may be waiting on Gilmore's deal to possibly establish the market. 

I can't think of any marquee corners signed off the top of my head, though there have been ''some'' signings in what feels like the middle tier. 

Yeah gotta see what happens with Rasul as well. Eli Apple just got 1 year $4M and they basically had the same stats

[TheCasillas]

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

Donte is ranked around 10th FA CB left, and these guys ahead of him are only getting like $6-10M a year. Maybe not the best year to be a FA CB, especially coming off injuries last couple years

I think the CB market is going to experience what the Safety market has been feeling lately. Their value has lowered quite a bit. The difference between an elite player vs a good player is a large margin in cost.

[Smittymoose]

2 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Donte is ranked around 10th FA CB left, and these guys ahead of him are only getting like $6-10M a year. Maybe not the best year to be a FA CB, especially coming off injuries last couple years

Yep. It is a deep class with a lot of players likely to take 1-2 year deals.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

Yeah gotta see what happens with Rasul as well. Eli Apple just got 1 year $4M and they basically had the same stats

Packers were working on bringing him back last I saw...

[TheCasillas]

Something for us all to note.... our defense didnt have an identity last year, and with these signings... we are definitely taking on the identiity of hitting you in the mouth ..... we got some big nast hitters in this FA... and we still havent seen who this mysterious safety is...

[Jackie Lee]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Packers were working on bringing him back last I saw...

Yeah, whatever he gets Donte is getting less than that for sure

[ForJimmy]

22 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

I think the CB market is going to experience what the Safety market has been feeling lately. Their value has lowered quite a bit. The difference between an elite player vs a good player is a large margin in cost.

Yet we drafted one at 8 last year instead of a LT or QB.....   Although he has potential to be great.