re: Free Agent Shopping

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Captain Munnerlyn

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We need to upgrade the defense in free agency and then draft some defensive players to take their places in a few years. We get immediate help for an aging Brees and our offense and the draftees get a few years to learn our system and get some playing experience.

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I think my free agent recommendation for this year is Jeremy Maclin.

I'd love Hauschka, but the dude is most likely going to get some big offers the offseason that I don't think we can match.

I wouldn't be mad if we got the kicker from Texas in the 6-7 round. Enough of picking up kickers off the street like John Kasey and Shane Graham and hoping they pan out.

Quickly scanned the six pages and no mention of the hilarity of Zach Strief being #35 on that list? Dude's a backup on half the rosters in the league.

Hmm I wonder if the team might have any interest in bringing Jacoby Jones in. Offensively, he's a one-trick pony, but he's a dynamic return man. Would he be an upgrade over Robert Meachem or Joe Morgan though? Certainly as a returner, but in order to make this team, you have to contribute on more than just ST.

As for safeties, a couple of guys I would take a waiver on are Mike Mitchell and Stevie Brown. Mitchell had a career year playing in Carolina after a really mediocre career up to that point. He turned out to be a solid play maker, nabbing 4 interceptions and forcing 2 fumbles. He also had 4 sacks and 9 PBUs. This is a guy who was supposed to be a liability, but clearly benefited from playing with a talented front 4. He'll likely cost more than Jenkins to re-sign, but I really enjoy the physicality he plays the game with, and it would be nice to steal him from our cash-strapped division rival.

As for Stevie Brown, he's coming off of a torn ACL and a lost season. He came out of nowhere a couple of years ago to pick off 8 passes for the Giants. Who knows what's going on in New York anymore, but they could let him walk away regardless of his asking price. This defense definitely needs a ballhawk in the secondary, and giving Stevie Brown a chance might not be a bad idea.

Jacoby is still drunk in the Pelicans arena

I always like the take a guy away from your competitor angle. Like Mike Mitchell- not only a plus addition but a hit to the panthers. hook that up with this-

Panthers FS Charles Godfrey has a 2014 cap number of $7.1 million.
Godfrey tore his Achilles' tendon in Week 2 and was subsequently placed on injured reserve. Mike Mitchell stepped in at free safety and proceeded to post a career year while picking off four passes. The problem with simply moving on from Godfrey is that he'd leave $5 million in dead money behind and Mitchell is an unrestricted free agent. It's a tricky call for the Panthers, who could end up asking Godfrey to renegotiate.

Mitchell signed away and they've got quite a problem.

The Panthers could use the franchise tag on Hardy, projected to be around $12 million for defensive ends, or let him leave in free agency. Gettleman said that scenario happens every year around the league.

“Everybody lets players go. There isn’t a team in this league that hasn’t let a big dog walk out the door. And don’t print that I’m saying that he’s going to go,” Gettleman said. “I’m just making a statement. There isn’t anybody that hasn’t done that. It’s a whole big puzzle we’re putting together and he’s one of the pieces.”
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It will be nice to watch SF, Sea, & Caro deal with having to pay players. Letting Hardy walk would be a bigger hit than any we have had here (Nicks?)