alleycat Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hasn't Lofton missed a good chunk of games? Maybe he's just one of those guys that's always on the injury report, can't remember. Lofton has never missed a game in 8 years. He's missed quite a few tackles though, which is the knock on him. Im warming up to this offseason Sure things TE-Fasano G-Boling DE-Micheal Johnson LB-AJ Hawk LOL. I think you're trying to talk yourself into feeling better, but I'd say those guys are far things from sure things, and I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't end up with a single one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Ian Rapoport @RapSheet · 1h1 hour ago After a hard push from #Seahawks (and #Raiders and #Broncos) TE Julius Thomas plans to sign with the #Jaguars tomorrow. Huge get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Around The NFL @AroundTheNFL 5m5 minutes ago 7 takeaways from free agency eve, brought to you by @greggrosenthal. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477586/article/seven-takeaways-from-free-agency-eve … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madieu Superstar Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Im warming up to this offseason Sure things TE-Fasano G-Boling DE-Micheal Johnson LB-AJ Hawk Players I would like but doubt we get QB McCoy-Austin Davis-Locker-Yates DE Sheard LB Bruce Carter LB Curtis Lofton You get me the top 4, a QB, And one of the LBs, everything else is gravy. No. 1, we're not even sure Michael Johnson will be available. Personally, I don't think he will be. Secondly, how in the heck does that offseason improve this team from 2013, 2014? Essentially, you're adding a blocking TE and a washed-up, injured AJ Hawk. How is that going to get them over the hump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Adam Caplan @caplannfl 43s43 seconds ago When free agency opens up on Tuesday after 4:00 pm ET, the #Jaguars are expected to sign LB Dan Skuta, per league source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hasn't Lofton missed a good chunk of games? Maybe he's just one of those guys that's always on the injury report, can't remember. Lofton has never missed a game in his career! http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LoftCu99.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Any update on the Hawk visit today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Im warming up to this offseason Sure things TE-Fasano G-Boling DE-Micheal Johnson LB-AJ Hawk Players I would like but doubt we get QB McCoy-Austin Davis-Locker-Yates DE Sheard LB Bruce Carter LB Curtis Lofton You get me the top 4, a QB, And one of the LBs, everything else is gravy. Boling is gone, the Bengals aren't going to out bid any team for a FA services...I can see the Bengals signing Fasano because he's old and washed up, the big splash players we always add to help us get over the hump...AJ Hawk has no one else trying to sign him so I wouldn't doubt if he signs with us because he has no other options other than retire. As for those QB's you mentioned...lol..the last thing they want to is upset Dalton and actually give him some real competition..he has his new BFF in Cooter, Marvin doesn't want Andy to actually have compete for his position that would be too much for Andy to handle. Sheard would be ok, but he's a situational pass rusher that doesn't play the run well. If another team goes after him hard I can see them outbidding the Bengals easily. I could see MJ coming back because he actually wants to be in Cincinnati and he ruined his big chance in FA by being a bust after getting his big pay day. Lofton definitely isn't coming here and Carter is coming off a major injury...no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Im warming up to this offseason Sure things TE-Fasano G-Boling DE-Micheal Johnson LB-AJ Hawk Players I would like but doubt we get QB McCoy-Austin Davis-Locker-Yates DE Sheard LB Bruce Carter LB Curtis Lofton You get me the top 4, a QB, And one of the LBs, everything else is gravy. Sure things!? Boling can walk in my opinion. We have 3 other more important players on the OL that are FA's next year. Whitworth, Smith and Zeitler. Hawk would be nice depth maybe but only if he's cheap. MJ I'd take back but once again on the cheap. I stated in another thread I'd take him back at around $7 million a year. Probably was drinking and jumped the shark. Fasano would be a nice addition. If we don't make a serious run at Hardy, I'd settle for Sheard I guess but not crazy money. Lofton I'd take in a heartbeat if we didn't already resign Maualuga. Even still I'd see what kind of money it'd take to sign him. Possibly move Maualuga over to SLB and put Lofton at MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 No. 1, we're not even sure Michael Johnson will be available. Personally, I don't think he will be. Secondly, how in the heck does that offseason improve this team from 2013, 2014? Essentially, you're adding a blocking TE and a washed-up, injured AJ Hawk. How is that going to get them over the hump? I don't think he ever claimed it would. It's a realistic scenario based on past FA history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Lofton has never missed a game in 8 years. He's missed quite a few tackles though, which is the knock on him. LOL. I think you're trying to talk yourself into feeling better, but I'd say those guys are far things from sure things, and I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't end up with a single one. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 What time tomorrow does it officially all kick off? 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Boling is gone, the Bengals aren't going to out bid any team for a FA services...I can see the Bengals signing Fasano because he's old and washed up, the big splash players we always add to help us get over the hump...AJ Hawk has no one else trying to sign him so I wouldn't doubt if he signs with us because he has no other options other than retire. As for those QB's you mentioned...lol..the last thing they want to is upset Dalton and actually give him some real competition..he has his new BFF in Cooter, Marvin doesn't want Andy to actually have compete for his position that would be too much for Andy to handle. Sheard would be ok, but he's a situational pass rusher that doesn't play the run well. If another team goes after him hard I can see them outbidding the Bengals easily. I could see MJ coming back because he actually wants to be in Cincinnati and he ruined his big chance in FA by being a bust after getting his big pay day. Lofton definitely isn't coming here and Carter is coming off a major injury...no thanks. Carter played in 28 of his last 32 games and had a broken finger this year. He had 35 tackles 5 for loss over his last 5 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 What time tomorrow does it officially all kick off? 12? 4:00 P.M. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Carter played in 28 of his last 32 games and had a broken finger this year. He had 35 tackles 5 for loss over his last 5 games. You're right, I was thinking of someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 The long term Guard scenario that probably makes the most sense is Whitworth there next year and we draft the starting LT for 2016 this year. It doesn't make a tone of sense to pay Boling if we would rather have Whit start there next year. So who starts at LG in 2015 if we allow him to walk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Would you guys be open to the idea of signing Brian Orakpo? He's a legitimate player. Not an all star but he's a solid starter at the least when healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickyCat Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 The long term Guard scenario that probably makes the most sense is Whitworth there next year and we draft the starting LT for 2016 this year. It doesn't make a tone of sense to pay Boling if we would rather have Whit start there next year. So who starts at LG in 2015 if we allow him to walk? I would guess Trey Hopkins.....unless they sign a FA or draft someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Alice Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Would you guys be open to the idea of signing Brian Orakpo? He's a legitimate player. Not an all star but he's a solid starter at the least when healthy. He's a lot more than a "solid starter" when he's healthy. He's a three-time Pro Bowler. The problem is injuries. He missed, essentially, 2 of the last 3 seasons. I said in another thread that I'm all in. Brian Orakpo's got enough upside that I'd be willing to hope he's sorted out his conditioning and can stay healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Here is what I have laid out now.FA SigningsQB Colt McCoyWR Leonard HankersonTE Anthony FasanoLG/LT Jake LongDE Micheal JohnsonLB AJ HawkLB Bruce CarterDraftRd 1-2 TackleRd 1-3 DTRd 3+ WRRd 3+ SRd 4+ TERd 4+ DEQB Dalton 2020 McCoy 2-4M McCarron 2017 UDFARB Hill 2017 Bernard 2016 Burkhead 2016 Peerman R2015 Wilder 2015 UDFAFBHB Hewitt 2016 UDFAWR Green 2015 Hamilton 2015 Hankerson Min UDFAWR Sanu 2015 Wright 2017 Ward R UDFAWR Jones 2015 Rd 3+ 2015 Reese R UDFATE Eifert 2017 Fasano 2-6M Rd 4+ 2015 Brock 2015 Murphy RLT Whitworth 2015 Rd 1-2 2015 UDFALG Long 1-3M Hopkins 2016C Bodine 2017 Johnson 2015 UDFARG Zeitler 2016€ Hawkinson 2016 UDFART Smith 2015 Winston R2015 France RK Nugent 2016 UDFAP Huber 2017LS Harris 2017 UDFALE Dunlap 2018 Hunt 2016 Clarke 2017 UDFALT Peko 2016 Thompson 2015 Geathers 1RT Atkins 2018 Rd 1-3 2015 Still 2014(3) UDFARE Johnson 3-12M Gilberry 2015 Rd 4+ 2015 MontgomerySLB Maualuga 2017 Rey 2015 Dimanche 2015 Porter 2016 Carter 2015MLB Hawk 2-5M Burfict 2017 Johnson 2015 Fort RWLB Carter 3-10M Lamur 2014(3) Flowers 2017S IIoka 2015 Williams 2016 Keo 2015 UDFAS Nelson 2015 Rd 3+ 2015 UDFACB Dennard 2017 Jones 2015 Hall R2015 Lewis-Harris 2014(2)CB Kirkpatrick 2016€ Newman R2015 McCalebb 1 UDFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 He's a lot more than a "solid starter" when he's healthy. He's a three-time Pro Bowler. The problem is injuries. He missed, essentially, 2 of the last 3 seasons. I said in another thread that I'm all in. Brian Orakpo's got enough upside that I'd be willing to hope he's sorted out his conditioning and can stay healthy. Definitely. I just didn't wanna overhype the potential addition. It has been the same type of injury either 2 or 3 seasons now with his triceps. Not sure if it's the same one, but it is troubling. Haven't heard many rumbles about him. But if he was able to come here and Taze made a full recovery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Well, anyone that wanted to bring back Dan Skuta can scratch that off their list. Looks like he's going to sign with the Jaguars. 5 years - $20 million. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/10/reports-dan-skuta-expected-to-sign-five-year-deal-with-jaguars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Alice Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Definitely. I just didn't wanna overhype the potential addition. It has been the same type of injury either 2 or 3 seasons now with his triceps. Not sure if it's the same one, but it is troubling. Haven't heard many rumbles about him. But if he was able to come here and Taze made a full recovery... If the Bengals signed Orakpo, I'm sure it would be to play more DE than OLB. The injuries have been his pecs. He's torn them both (and the left one twice). I saw him on NFLN the other day talking about changing his conditioning to focus on flexibility. I hope it works out for him. He's a helluva player. He's one of those guys that may float around out there for a while. It's hard to imagine anyone throwing a huge deal at him. We'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Good for him. Happy to see players who started here get some success. Gotta think in all sports some guys with potential just never got a full shot. Happy he caught on elsewhere. Jags are throwing money the fuck around. That's not really too much to pay a starting lb too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Orakpo will be a Cowboy or a Texan if he's not back with the Deadskins from what I've been hearing/reading. He was on NFL Network yesterday or the day before saying he's been a fan of the Oilers/Texans since he was a kid. I think he's originally from Houston. Stranger things have happened though. In my opinion he'd be the strong side linebacker in our system no? 6' 3" 255 lbs. Could probably slide down to DE in obvious passing situations I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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