2016 Free Agents

[tvturner]

Wanted to take a look at the class, as of 4-15-15 here are some notable players:

 

Quarterbacks

Eli Manning NYG

Philip Rivers SD

Sam Bradford PHI

Russell Wilson SEA

Ryan Tannehill MIA

Nick Foles STL

Cam Newton CAR

Robert Griffin III WAS

 

Runningbacks

Matt Forte CHI

Reggie Bush SF

Alfred Morris WAS

LeGarrette Blount NE

Stevan Ridley NYJ

 

Wide Receivers

Demaryius Thomas DEN

Dez Bryant DAL

A.J. Green CIN

Julio Jones ATL
Anquan Boldin SF

Percy Harvin BUF

Kendall Wright TEN

T.Y. Hilton IND

Mohamed Sanu CIN

Alshon Jeffrey CHI

Michael Crabtree OAK

 

Tight Ends

Antonio Gates SD

Dwayne Allen IND

Coby Fleener IND

Vernon Davis SF

Mercedes Lewis JAX

 

Tackles

Trent Williams WAS

Nate Solder NE

Andre Smith CIN

Matt Kalil MIN

Anthony Castonzo IND

Russell Okung SEA

Andrew Whitworth CIN

 

Guards

Alex Boone SF

Marshal Yanda BAL

Kevin Zeitler CIN

 

Defensive Ends

Jason Pierre-Paul NYG

Cameron Jordan NO 

Greg Hardy DAL

Justin Tuck OAK

Muhammed Wilkerson NYJ

Chandler Jones NE

Olivier Vernon MIA

 

Defensive Tackles

Haloti Ngata DET

Nick Fairley STL

Marcell Dareus BUF

Brandon Mebane SEA

Terrance Knighton WAS

Dontari Poe KC

Damon Harrison NYJ

 

Outside Linebackers

Justin Houston KC

Von Miller DEN

Ryan Kerrigan WAS

Tamba Hali KC

Bruce Irvin SEA

Aldon Smith SF

Thomas Davis CAR

Lavonte David TB

 

Inside Linebackers

Luke Kuechly CAR

Rolando McClain DAL

Dont'a Hightower NE

Bobby Wagner SEA 

Jerrell Freeman IND
Demario Davis NYJ

Paul Worrilow ATL

 

Cornerbacks

Johnathan Joseph HOU

Sean Smith KC

Jimmy Smith BAL

Prince Amukamara NYG

Greg Toler IND

Leon Hall CIN

Adam Jones CIN

 

Safeties

Eric Berry KC

Eric Weddle SD
Rodney McLeod STL

Tashaun Gipson CLE

Harrison Smith MIN

Charles Woodson OAK

Louis Delmas MIA

 

Kickers/Punters

Greg Zuerline STL

Justin Tucker BAL

Adam Vinatieri IND

Stephen Gostkowski NE

Blair Walsh MIN

Sam Koch BAL

Marquette King OAK

Shane Lechler OAK

[Dustin]

We could get like two 3rd rounders and maybe a 4th if we let those FAs walk and don't sing anyone of note.

[Colts_Fan12]

We could get like two 3rd rounders and maybe a 4th if we let those FAs walk and don't sing anyone of note.

but losing TY would blow and I don't mind letting Fleener walk but I think Allen will have a good year this year so losing him would suck too

[Dustin]

but losing TY would blow and I don't mind letting Fleener walk but I think Allen will have a good year this year so losing him would suck too

Yeah, me neither, but worse case scenario could still yeild us a couple mid round picks.

[tvturner]

but losing TY would blow and I don't mind letting Fleener walk but I think Allen will have a good year this year so losing him would suck too

I'd rather have Fleener over Allen because of injuries but we'll see

[Colts_Fan12]

Yeah, me neither, but worse case scenario could still yeild us a couple mid round picks.

I know what ya mean I also personally really like Allen lol

[Colts_Fan12]

I'd rather have Fleener over Allen because of injuries but we'll see

give the guy a chance to bounce back he's better then Fleener when healthy he could be a top TE in this league

[tvturner]

give the guy a chance to bounce back he's better then Fleener when healthy he could be a top TE in this league

Let's keep em both ;)

[Colts_Fan12]

Let's keep em both ;)

as long as we don't overpay for Fleener i wouldn't mind

[tvturner]

We could get like two 3rd rounders and maybe a 4th if we let those FAs walk and don't sing anyone of note.

Do you not want Hilton or Allen/Fleener back?

[tvturner]

Do you not want Hilton or Allen/Fleener back?

 

 

We could get like two 3rd rounders and maybe a 4th if we let those FAs walk and don't sing anyone of note.

I get what you mean now, its late, apologies

[Steelba01]

Some of these players would be nice for the right price

[NewColtsFan]

We could get like two 3rd rounders and maybe a 4th if we let those FAs walk and don't sing anyone of note.

 

Perhaps,  but we're not going to let TY Hilton walk.    Nor are we letting ACastanzo walk either.

 

Not happening.

[loudnproudcolt]

I think several of those QB's are going to be available, and teams will not resign them or pick up the option year. Eli Manning has had two hot runs for SB's, but is he worth 20M. Griffin unless he is super this year will not get his option picked up. I don't know what will happen with Rivers, but it should make the draft interesting early on.

 

One name as far as QB's who is not on there who I think will be a FA is Drew Brees. He counts about 27.5 against the cap next year, and is not signed for 2017. Plus letting him go next year saves 20M in cap space, and they are in rebuilding mode, made obvious by all the trades and players let go this year. I wonder who picks him up, since I don't know how many years he has left. He is 35 this year.

 

I wish we would get Hilton's deal done this summer, because all those receivers I would want are not going to be available, but it will be a good FA season next year. Trouble is, once Hilton, Luck, Fleener, Allen, and Castonzo are resigned, I don't know what kind of cap we will have left. Anyone familiar with what our cap should look like if we take into account Hilton-10M, Luck-22M, Fleener and Allen-5M each a yr. and Castonzo 8M a year. It may be a couple million low, but using those as measuring sticks, What will our cap look like. I know as far as rookies, we will only need about 1M per over the cap to sign all our rookies due to the lateness of picks, and then we have to release players to put them on the squad. I would love at least the suggestion of what our cap space will be after signing all our stars next offseason. Structuring is a different matter, and will impact it, but we can't really worry about that since we just don't know. Just want to know if we will have money to pursue any FA's. We have a ton of cap space next year it looks like thank goodness, but after the signings, who knows????

[loudnproudcolt]

If we are still having problem with LB's and have any money, Baltimore will wait to sign there FA's, as they always wait to see offers, and then look for the comps. plus I am surprised Lavonte David has not been extended. Many of these FA's won't be here after the summer, extensions are usually done in the summer, after June 1 cuts. Still would love Hightower. Would like Wagner more, but he is Seattle's highest priority to get resigned after Wilson.

[SDakColts]

I'd rather have Fleener over Allen because of injuries but we'll see

I get your point as Fleener has been able to stay on the field when Allen has not. However there is a huge difference in their overall games. Allen is the complete TE that most teams look for when they draft. He is a receiving threat especially in the endzone, but can also line up on the line of scrimmage and run block with the best of them. Now Fleener is the better receiving threat (deep threat) and is starting to come on as of late, but if I had to choose one I would probably go with Allen because of his all around game.

 

 

Let's keep em both ;)

That is better thinking ha as I would like to keep both too as they compliment each other well, as long as we don't overpay Fleener. He is pretty much a one trick pony and with our power run offense we need TEs that can run block. I will give Fleener credit though his run blocking has been getting better slowly although it is still not good, it is better than what it used to be.

[SDakColts]

If we don't draft a corner this year I hope we take a nice long look at Jimmy Smith to replace Toler. He will be younger than Toler, and I think he is a perfect scheme fit for what we run here, he would be great across from Vontae IMO.

[MrNLM]

Some may have already thought about this but... if we win the Super Bowl this season... we should be prepared to only keep two(maybe three, maybe) of our free agents.

[Superman]

Wanted to take a look at the class, as of 4-15-15 here are some notable players:

 

Quarterbacks

Eli Manning NYG

Philip Rivers SD

Sam Bradford PHI

Russell Wilson SEA

Ryan Tannehill MIA

Nick Foles STL

Cam Newton CAR

Robert Griffin III WAS

 

Runningbacks

Matt Forte CHI

Reggie Bush SF

Alfred Morris WAS

LeGarrette Blount NE

Stevan Ridley NYJ

 

Wide Receivers

Demaryius Thomas DEN

Dez Bryant DAL

A.J. Green CIN

Julio Jones ATL

Anquan Boldin SF

Percy Harvin BUF

Kendall Wright TEN

T.Y. Hilton IND

Mohamed Sanu CIN

Alshon Jeffrey CHI

Michael Crabtree OAK

 

Tight Ends

Antonio Gates SD

Dwayne Allen IND

Coby Fleener IND

Vernon Davis SF

Mercedes Lewis JAX

 

Tackles

Trent Williams WAS

Nate Solder NE

Andre Smith CIN

Matt Kalil MIN

Anthony Castonzo IND

Russell Okung SEA

Andrew Whitworth CIN

 

Guards

Alex Boone SF

Marshal Yanda BAL

Kevin Zeitler CIN

 

Defensive Ends

Jason Pierre-Paul NYG

Cameron Jordan NO 

Greg Hardy DAL

Justin Tuck OAK

Muhammed Wilkerson NYJ

Chandler Jones NE

Olivier Vernon MIA

 

Defensive Tackles

Haloti Ngata DET

Nick Fairley STL

Marcell Dareus BUF

Brandon Mebane SEA

Terrance Knighton WAS

Dontari Poe KC

Damon Harrison NYJ

 

Outside Linebackers

Justin Houston KC

Von Miller DEN

Ryan Kerrigan WAS

Tamba Hali KC

Bruce Irvin SEA

Aldon Smith SF

Thomas Davis CAR

Lavonte David TB

 

Inside Linebackers

Luke Kuechly CAR

Rolando McClain DAL

Dont'a Hightower NE

Bobby Wagner SEA 

Jerrell Freeman IND

Demario Davis NYJ

Paul Worrilow ATL

 

Cornerbacks

Johnathan Joseph HOU

Sean Smith KC

Jimmy Smith BAL

Prince Amukamara NYG

Greg Toler IND

Leon Hall CIN

Adam Jones CIN

 

Safeties

Eric Berry KC

Eric Weddle SD

Rodney McLeod STL

Tashaun Gipson CLE

Harrison Smith MIN

Charles Woodson OAK

Louis Delmas MIA

 

Kickers/Punters

Greg Zuerline STL

Justin Tucker BAL

Adam Vinatieri IND

Stephen Gostkowski NE

Blair Walsh MIN

Sam Koch BAL

Marquette King OAK

Shane Lechler OAK

 

Most of these players are very unlikely to hit free agency.

 

I didn't cross out either of our TEs because there's a chance that we let both of them play out their contracts, then choose one of them to keep. A chance, maybe not a good one. If Allen didn't have some injuries, I'd expect him to be an automatic keep.

[Superman]

Some may have already thought about this but... if we win the Super Bowl this season... we should be prepared to only keep two(maybe three, maybe) of our free agents.

 

I expect our free agents to be extended before the season starts.

[Colts_Fan12]

Sure would be awesome to have Poe lol

[MrNLM]

I expect our free agents to be extended before the season starts.

I would hope so but, with Pagano playing out his contract you don't think that some of our free agent moves become a bit more complicated and treated as a "wait and see" situation? I could see that being the case for Vinny, Freeman, and Toler. I think Vinny is probably done after this season. Toler is meh stay or go.

 

The only two locks I see are TY and Costanzo. TEs are a close second and if they don't come back... our offense will struggle.

[Superman]

I would hope so but, with Pagano playing out his contract you don't think that some of our free agent moves become a bit more complicated and treated as a "wait and see" situation? I could see that being the case for Vinny, Freeman, and Toler. I think Vinny is probably done after this season. Toler is meh stay or go.

 

The only two locks I see are TY and Costanzo. TEs are a close second and if they don't come back... our offense will struggle.

 

The only ones I was thinking about were the young guys. I think Vinny is done. Freeman isn't critical. Toler can go.

 

I think AC and Hilton are definitely locks. The TEs are probably locks, but I said above that I could letting them play out their deals and picking one to keep. 

 

I don't think any of this is going to be affected significantly by Pagano's contract status. If you offer any of these guys a long term deal, I don't think they're going to say "yeah, that looks good, but let me wait and see what Pagano does." I think they'd sign on the line that is dotted.

[Valpo2004]

but losing TY would blow and I don't mind letting Fleener walk but I think Allen will have a good year this year so losing him would suck too

 

Honestly I don't think we could afford to lose AC, TY, Fleener or Allen.  Unbeknownst to many people Fleener has been a top 10 TE for the last 2 years in terms of receiving yards.  Allen is a redzone guy and a great blocker.  

 

If we draft a CB high I'd let Toler walk.  Also we could consider letting Freeman walk as well.  Vinny I think it's def. time to let him walk and find ourselves a younger kicker.  

 

Don't think we should do much in FA next year, just extend our current guys and draft well for the next 2 years.  We need to start replacing our expensive free agent players with players that we drafted. 

[12isthenew18]

like 70% will not hit the market

[RealityIsLuck]

Nice crop of WR's.

[RealityIsLuck]

Nice crop of WR's, OT's, DE's, and Edge guys

[tvturner]

Nice crop of WR's, OT's, DE's, and Edge guys

Now lets hope some of them are available

[Steelba01]

Nice crop of WR's, OT's, DE's, and Edge guys

If you had your choice of 1 from each, who would you take?

[Steelba01]

The only ones I was thinking about were the young guys. I think Vinny is done. Freeman isn't critical. Toler can go.

 

I think AC and Hilton are definitely locks. The TEs are probably locks, but I said above that I could letting them play out their deals and picking one to keep. 

 

I don't think any of this is going to be affected significantly by Pagano's contract status. If you offer any of these guys a long term deal, I don't think they're going to say "yeah, that looks good, but let me wait and see what Pagano does." I think they'd sign on the line that is dotted.

Agreed

[tvturner]

If you had your choice of 1 from each, who would you take?

95% will probably be resigned but in my personal opinion, Dez Bryant, Trent Williams, and Muhammed Wilkerson