Free Agent Roulette: Marry, Screw, or Bury

[Edley]

So you're Marty Hurney and it's time to decide which players Carolina signs to long term contracts (marry), offer a short term or low money deal, but allow to walk if they balk (screw), or outright releases (bury). This isn't about what you think is going to happen, but what you think the Front Office should do. I've included the free agents listed here plus a few vets at the tail end of contracts. What I would do is in Bold.

James Anderson OLB RFA Screw

Tyler Brayton DE UFA Screw

Thomas Davis OLB RFA Marry

A.J. Feeley QB UFA Screw

Jeff King TE RFA Bury

Louis Leonard DT RFA Bury

Rhys Lloyd K RFA Screw

Richard Marshall CB RFA Marry

Josh McCown QB UFA Bury

Matt Moore QB RFA Marry

Muhsin Muhammad WR UFA Bury

Julius Peppers DE UFA Screw

Quinton Teal S RFA Bury

Hollis Thomas DT UFA Screw

Tank Tyler DT RFA Bury

Keydrick Vincent OG UFA Bury

Dante Wesley CB UFA Screw

C.J. Wilson CB RFA Bury

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Bury Moose, Vincent, Leonard and Tyler?

And you would rather keep Feeley over McCown?

[LaChance87]

James Anderson OLB RFA Screw

Tyler Brayton DE UFA Screw

Thomas Davis OLB RFA Marry

A.J. Feeley QB UFA Bury

Jeff King TE RFA Bury

Louis Leonard DT RFA screw

Rhys Lloyd K RFA screw

Richard Marshall CB RFA Marry

Josh McCown QB UFA Bury

Matt Moore QB RFA marry

Muhsin Muhammad WR UFA marry or screw

Julius Peppers DE UFA marry

Quinton Teal S RFA screw

Hollis Thomas DT UFA bury

Tank Tyler DT RFA screw

Keydrick Vincent OG UFA Bury

Dante Wesley CB UFA Screw

C.J. Wilson CB RFA screw

[Lout]

James Anderson OLB RFA Screw

Tyler Brayton DE UFA Screw

Thomas Davis OLB RFA Marry

A.J. Feeley QB UFA Bury

Jeff King TE RFA Screw

Louis Leonard DT RFA Screw

Rhys Lloyd K RFA Screw

Richard Marshall CB RFA Marry

Josh McCown QB UFA Screw

Matt Moore QB RFA Screw

Muhsin Muhammad WR UFA Screw

Julius Peppers DE UFA Marry

Quinton Teal S RFA Bury

Hollis Thomas DT UFA Bury

Tank Tyler DT RFA Screw

Keydrick Vincent OG UFA Screw

Dante Wesley CB UFA Bury

C.J. Wilson CB RFA Bury

[Kurb]

Maybe Sign/Tender/Cut would be a little better?

[2jakefansinva]

James Anderson OLB RFA marry

Tyler Brayton DE UFA Screw

Thomas Davis OLB RFA Marry

A.J. Feeley QB UFA bury

Jeff King TE RFA Bury

Louis Leonard DT RFA screw

Rhys Lloyd K RFA bury

Richard Marshall CB RFA Marry

Josh McCown QB UFA screw

Matt Moore QB RFA screw

Muhsin Muhammad WR UFA Bury

Julius Peppers DE UFA marry

Quinton Teal S RFA Bury

Hollis Thomas DT UFA Screw

Tank Tyler DT RFA screw

Keydrick Vincent OG UFA Bury

Dante Wesley CB UFA Screw

C.J. Wilson CB RFA Bury

[Urrymonster]

James Anderson OLB RFA Screw

Tyler Brayton DE UFA Screw

Thomas Davis OLB RFA Marry

A.J. Feeley QB UFA Bury

Jeff King TE RFA Screw

Louis Leonard DT RFA Screw

Rhys Lloyd K RFA Screw

Richard Marshall CB RFA Marry

Josh McCown QB UFA Bury

Matt Moore QB RFA Marry

Muhsin Muhammad WR UFA Bury

Julius Peppers DE UFA Mary

Quinton Teal S RFA Bury

Hollis Thomas DT UFA Screw

Tank Tyler DT RFA Screw

Keydrick Vincent OG UFA Bury

Dante Wesley CB UFA Bury

C.J. Wilson CB RFA Screw

Most of the RFAs will be at the least tendered offers, make no sense to just let them walk. Tyler and Leonard will be back as we gave up picks to get them, so expect at the least a tender.

The grey area for me are Marshall, Davis and Moore. I can see the temptation to tender them high and then negotiate through next season. that way you get compensation if they are snapped up and not matched, but more importantly get a better handle on the lock out for 2011. No point in loading up on big deals for starting that year if there is no football.

Thus I can see Moore, Marshall and Davis all being tendered high first and THEN attempting to negotiate a 'fair' deal for us.

At least that is what the front office 'should' be thinking.

[Squirrel]

Maybe Sign/Tender/Cut would be a little better?

Yeah they're screwing the pooch on this one.

[Carl Spackler]

Why let King walk?