Offseason thread

hermes · Post #61 » by **hermes** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:49 pm

i think that is right, but from what i've seen they are deciding to take all the dead money now (the other method would spread it out over two years) - they must really like not carrying a lot of dead money into the future

hermes · Post #62 » by **hermes** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:51 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:
hermes wrote:i'm kind of surprised at some of the reaction i'm seeing on the jennings cut, people are up in arms about him going but greenway still being on the team. are people really that down on greenway? am i too high on him? - i'm sure i have some serious homer goggles since i watched him in college too

Greenway is too expensive for whatever intangibles it is that he brings. On the field, he rarely stuffs runs or makes plays in the passing game. and his tackling efficiency is among the poorest in the NFL. Better to replace him with Hodges, but since Greenway is still here and Brinkley isn't, maybe Hodges will be at MLB? Not sure what the plan is. Personally would've rather keep Brinkley, who's a very sure tackler, and plug the athletic Hodges in @ WLB.

i get that he makes too much money (i think everyone, even he does) but is that why everyone is so anxious to cut him? if he restructured would everyone be alright with him coming back for less?

hermes · Post #63 » by **hermes** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:52 pm

oh and the 5th rounder we gave miami for wallace was our own not the one we got from buffalo (which is earlier in the round)

Twolf16 · Post #64 » by **Twolf16** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:20 pm

I strongly believe Greenway will restructure. His on the field play is too poor for how much money he is making. But he probably brings a lot of knowledge and insight to the linebacker position which can help players like Barr, Cole, Mauti, and Hodges.
Jennings was going to make more than Wallace so I understand why he was cut, but if we're not going to use the money we saved - then I have no idea why we cut him? Unless it was to give Wright more time.

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T-wOlvEs 420 · Post #65 » by **T-wOlvEs 420** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:50 pm

Well that kinda sucks.. Mike Johnson chooses Bengals over Vikes.. Hopefully the draft goes better than free agency

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hermes · Post #66 » by **hermes** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:32 pm

it was a long shot to get johnson anyway i think, he only said he came here because of zimmer - he was leaning heavily to cinncy the whole time

Jukeness · Post #67 » by **Jukeness** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:48 pm

Vikes obviously didn't want to overpay to get Michael Johnson and probably only offered him a short term contract. After the Bucs gave him that big contract last year he didn't play anywhere close to as good as he did the year before, so I'd worry about his work ethic. Ill be keeping my eye on him this season.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #68 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:59 am

Taylor Mays came and went - no contract agreement. Looks like another year of Blanton/Sendejo.

hermes · Post #69 » by **hermes** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:45 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:Taylor Mays came and went - no contract agreement. Looks like another year of Blanton/Sendejo.

scratch that, taylor mays with a one year deal

Devilzsidewalk · Post #70 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:27 pm

hermes wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:Taylor Mays came and went - no contract agreement. Looks like another year of Blanton/Sendejo.

scratch that, taylor mays with a one year deal

this makes me way happier than it probably should. I've literally been googling him every day for updates.

Twolf16 · Post #71 » by **Twolf16** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:22 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:
hermes wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:Taylor Mays came and went - no contract agreement. Looks like another year of Blanton/Sendejo.

scratch that, taylor mays with a one year deal

this makes me way happier than it probably should. I've literally been googling him every day for updates.

What have you gathered? Seems like a special teams player and depth. I haven't done any research, but I can't envision him being any better than Blanton. Also we signed Clay Mathews brother.

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Devilzsidewalk · Post #72 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:20 am

Twolf16 wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:
hermes wrote:scratch that, taylor mays with a one year deal

this makes me way happier than it probably should. I've literally been googling him every day for updates.

What have you gathered? Seems like a special teams player and depth. I haven't done any research, but I can't envision him being any better than Blanton. Also we signed Clay Mathews brother.

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based on the contract, you're most likely right. Maybe he's not the guy to have at SS; I also like to imagine him at the WILL with Exum @ SS and Hodges at the MIKE and finally get some speed and athleticism in the lineup.

hermes · Post #73 » by **hermes** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:46 pm

got terrance newman now too

signings everywhere now!

Twolf16 · Post #74 » by **Twolf16** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:59 pm

hermes wrote:got terrance newman now too

signings everywhere now!

Lol who is that?

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hermes · Post #75 » by **hermes** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:08 pm

sorry its terence

he was a cowboy for a while, he's like 36

Post #76 » by **Worm Guts** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:07 am

Newman was pretty good at one point.

hermes · Post #77 » by **hermes** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:03 pm

so we signed some giant out of poland (and the german football league), he's 6'9'' and 351 pounds

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfC2ExruVFs[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF7G4VZnp1k[/youtube]

he's a huge dude who really likes to get out there and hit people, reasonably agile and likes to get to the second and third levels to hit more people

best one was at 2:00 in the second video, he just lays that guy out :rofl:

Twolf16 · Post #78 » by **Twolf16** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 8:36 pm

I like the signing, but I doubt we ever see him.

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Jukeness · Post #79 » by **Jukeness** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:20 pm

Greenway agreed to cut hi pay in half next year to save over 3 million in cap space

hermes · Post #80 » by **hermes** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:38 pm

great, i'm glad he's back