Post Trade Deadline Roster Upgrade Options

[w87r]

Only options to upgrade roster the rest of year.

 

Top 100 FA:

https://nfltraderumors.co/top-100-2023-nfl-free-agents-list/

 

Practice Squad Rosters:

https://www.footballdb.com/transactions/practice-squads.html

 

 

Will just post CBs as it is biggest clear NEED right now. That practice squad link is nice though 

 

Top FA CBs:

Desmond King(Bradley exp)

Casey Hayward (Bradley exp)

Anthony Brown(just released by 49ers)

Byron Jones(not sure of health?)

Bryce Callahan 

Grant Haley

Jarren Williams

Harrison Hand

John Reid 

William Jackson

Terrance Mitchell

Xavier Rhodes

Chris Harris

Myles Hartsfield

 

 

Top Practice Squad CBs:(will be all DBs as CBs and Ss are listed together, we could use both)

ARI:

Divaad Wilson

ATL:

Natrone Brooks

Lukas Denis

Arnold Tarpley

BAL:

Andrew Adams

Jeremy Lucien

Tre Swilling

BUF:

Kyron Brown

Ja'Marcus Ingram

Herb Miller

Josh Norman (although I think they might of put him on active roster)

CAR:

Matthias Farley

Lamar Jackson

Christian Matthew

Kendall Williamson

CIN:

Allan George

Sidney Jones

Michael Thomas

CLE:

A.J. Green

Tanner McCalister

DAL:

Josh Butler

Sheldrick Redwine

DEN:

Art Green

Devon Key

DET:

Anthony Averett

Brandon Joseph

GB:

Innis Gaines

Zyon Gilbert

Anthony Johnson

Benny Sapp

HOU:

Kris Boyd

Brandon Hill

D'Angelo Ross

Jason Verrett(Bradley exp)

JAC:

Tevaughn Campbell

Erick Hallett

Amani Oruwariye

Ayo Oyelola

KC:

Ekow Boye-Doe

Deon Bush

Keith Taylor

LV:

Cornell Armstrong

Jaydon Grant

Troy Pride

Sam Webb

LAC:

Matt Hankins

Mark Webb

Chris Wilcox

LAR:

Tanner Ingle

Shaun Jolly

Cameron McCutcheon

Michael Ojemudia

MIA:

Ethan Bonner

Verone McKinley

Parry Nickerson

MIN:

Jaylin Williams

JoeJuan Williams 

NE:

Joshuah Bledsoe

Breon Borders

Azizi Hearn

NO:

Johnathan Abrams

Cameron Danztler

Faion Hicks

Daniel Sorensen

NYG:

Kaleb Hayes

Stantley Thomas-Oliver

NYJ:

Kalon Barnes

Trey Dean

Tae Hayes

Craig James

PHI:

Mekhi Garner

Mario Goodrich

Tristin McCollum

Kindle Vildor

PIT:

Luqman Barcoo

Tariq Carpenter

Jalen Elliott

Trenton Thompson

SF:

Tayler Hawkins

Shemar Jean-Charles

SEA:

Lance Boykin

Ty Okada

Jonathan Sutherland

TB:

Keenan Isaac

Richard LeCounte

Derreck Pitts

TEN:

Shyheim Carter

Dane Cruikshank

Tay Gowan

WAS:

Tariq Castro-Fields

Sean Chandler

Joshua Kalu

Nick Whiteside

 

 

 

 

Granted I fully expect the team to take a long look at Speed, Hall and Lammons as well.

[ProblChld32]

If they were going to make a move it would’ve happened by now, so I’m not holding my breath tbh.

[w87r]

15 minutes ago, ProblChld32 said:

If they were going to make a move it would’ve happened by now, so I’m not holding my breath tbh.

There's constant roster churn going on, especially on the PS. Won't be any major move, but I imagine we definitely will have to pick up another at some point.

It won't be flashy as you can tell by list above.

 

King would be about as flashy as it gets although I do like a few of those practice squad guys. Have to sign them to active roster though , which is fine, because Baker's spot can be had anytime. 

[VikingsFanInChennai]

4 hours ago, w87r said:

Only options to upgrade roster the rest of year.

 

Top 100 FA:

https://nfltraderumors.co/top-100-2023-nfl-free-agents-list/

 

Practice Squad Rosters:

https://www.footballdb.com/transactions/practice-squads.html

 

 

Will just post CBs as it is biggest clear NEED right now. That practice squad link is nice though 

 

Top FA CBs:

Desmond King(Bradley exp)

Casey Hayward (Bradley exp)

Byron Jones(not sure of health?)

Bryce Callahan 

Grant Haley

Jarren Williams

Harrison Hand

John Reid 

William Jackson

Terrance Mitchell

Xavier Woods

Chris Harris

Myles Hartsfield

 

 

Top Practice Squad CBs:(will be all DBs as CBs and Ss are listed together, we could use both)

ARI:

Divaad Wilson

ATL:

Natrone Brooks

Lukas Denis

Arnold Tarpley

BAL:

Andrew Adams

Jeremy Lucien

Tre Swilling

BUF:

Kyron Brown

Ja'Marcus Ingram

Herb Miller

Josh Norman (although I think they might of put him on active roster)

CAR:

Matthias Farley

Lamar Jackson

Christian Matthew

Kendall Williamson

CIN:

Allan George

Sidney Jones

Michael Thomas

CLE:

A.J. Green

Tanner McCalister

DAL:

Josh Butler

Sheldrick Redwine

DEN:

Art Green

Devon Key

DET:

Anthony Averett

Brandon Joseph

GB:

Innis Gaines

Zyon Gilbert

Anthony Johnson

Benny Sapp

HOU:

Kris Boyd

Brandon Hill

D'Angelo Ross

Jason Verrett(Bradley exp)

JAC:

Tevaughn Campbell

Erick Hallett

Amani Oruwariye

Ayo Oyelola

KC:

Ekow Boye-Doe

Deon Bush

Keith Taylor

LV:

Cornell Armstrong

Jaydon Grant

Troy Pride

Sam Webb

LAC:

Matt Hankins

Mark Webb

Chris Wilcox

LAR:

Tanner Ingle

Shaun Jolly

Cameron McCutcheon

Michael Ojemudia

MIA:

Ethan Bonner

Verone McKinley

Parry Nickerson

MIN:

Jaylin Williams

JoeJuan Williams 

NE:

Joshuah Bledsoe

Breon Borders

Azizi Hearn

NO:

Johnathan Abrams

Cameron Danztler

Faion Hicks

Daniel Sorensen

NYG:

Kaleb Hayes

Stantley Thomas-Oliver

NYJ:

Kalon Barnes

Trey Dean

Tae Hayes

Craig James

PHI:

Mekhi Garner

Mario Goodrich

Tristin McCollum

Kindle Vildor

PIT:

Luqman Barcoo

Tariq Carpenter

Jalen Elliott

Trenton Thompson

SF:

Tayler Hawkins

Shemar Jean-Charles

SEA:

Lance Boykin

Ty Okada

Jonathan Sutherland

TB:

Keenan Isaac

Richard LeCounte

Derreck Pitts

TEN:

Shyheim Carter

Dane Cruikshank

Tay Gowan

WAS:

Tariq Castro-Fields

Sean Chandler

Joshua Kalu

Nick Whiteside

 

 

 

 

Granted I fully expect the team to take a long look at Speed, Hall and Lammons as well.

S Xavier Woods is with Carolina...

 

You meant Xavier Rhodes? 

[jimmy g]

I’m a Penn St fan, so naturally I’d like to see if Castro-Fields could develop. He has fantastic speed and can cover tall receivers, but reports are he is way too inconsistent.  His Combine report said he’d become a reliable backup/Special Teamer.  6’1”/197 runs 4.3 40.  His best reason to take him is he’s young, and moldable. He was good enough in college to be a 6th round pick by SF. Now good enough to be on the Commanders PS, which I’m guessing is a tougher Defense than ours.   Of course, in college he played with All Americans, and maybe his numbers were good because Joey Porter Jr covered the best receivers?
 

 

A J Green is still in the NFL??????   Tremendous Prospect- always just a millisecond behind….. (as is every CB on a PS)

[RollerColt]

I think Ballard is quietly and passively tanking. We all saw what happened with the Bengals. With just two bad seasons back to back they were able to right a lot of their wrongs and take off. 

[jimmy g]

5 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

I think Ballard is quietly and passively tanking. We all saw what happened with the Bengals. With just two bad seasons back to back they were able to right a lot of their wrongs and take off. 

I see that a lot.  I don’t believe today’s Colts can compare with the Bengals getting Burrow, and two really good receivers in a short time.  Our record will probably put us in the top ten draft order, but the Bengals were #1.  Too late to tank that bad.  I doubt we can even get up high enough now for Marvin Harrison Jr, and that or someone like him is needed for sure!

[RollerColt]

1 minute ago, jimmy g said:

I see that a lot.  I don’t believe today’s Colts can compare with the Bengals getting Burrow, and two really good receivers in a short time.  Our record will probably put us in the top ten draft order, but the Bengals were #1.  Too late to tank that bad.  I doubt we can even get up high enough now for Marvin Harrison Jr, and that or someone like him is needed for sure!

Yeah, I don't think it will be as fast of a turnaround like what Cincy did. But I hope between this year's draft group (which has been pretty good so far) and next year we can at least get more competitive again. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

18 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

Yeah, I don't think it will be as fast of a turnaround like what Cincy did. But I hope between this year's draft group (which has been pretty good so far) and next year we can at least get more competitive again. 

Why. When you have your QB it can turn around very fast.

[RollerColt]

7 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Why. When you have your QB it can turn around very fast.

I love Richardson already, but I view next season as his first true rookie season. This year was more of a redshirt year. 

 

He'll still be learning from the bench, but he's going to play like a rookie at times when he comes back. 

[Indeee]

Let it go. 

 

No more upgrades for this season. Just roll with whatever comes about. 

 

I would hope that behind the scenes all involved realizes that this team needs a true overhaul in players and coaches and won't try to Band-Aid this thing for a couple extra possible wins that won't matter at all in the bigger picture. 

[DougDew]

1 hour ago, jimmy g said:

I’m a Penn St fan, so naturally I’d like to see if Castro-Fields could develop. He has fantastic speed and can cover tall receivers, but reports are he is way too inconsistent.  His Combine report said he’d become a reliable backup/Special Teamer.  6’1”/197 runs 4.3 40.  His best reason to take him is he’s young, and moldable. He was good enough in college to be a 6th round pick by SF. Now good enough to be on the Commanders PS, which I’m guessing is a tougher Defense than ours.   Of course, in college he played with All Americans, and maybe his numbers were good because Joey Porter Jr covered the best receivers?
 

 

A J Green is still in the NFL??????   Tremendous Prospect- always just a millisecond behind….. (as is every CB on a PS)

Agreed.  C-F was a name I saw last spring as having both some production in college AND traits Ballard likes.  Already been released by SF, though.  Seems like he might have the same issues as Darius Rush.

[DougDew]

1 hour ago, RollerColt said:

I think Ballard is quietly and passively tanking. We all saw what happened with the Bengals. With just two bad seasons back to back they were able to right a lot of their wrongs and take off. 

I think that is smart.  Unless some great player drops out of the sky, I think he'd be just churning the bottom of the roster while playing each game with the backup QB....not going anywhere anyway.  Any position that needs improvement will likely see a greater investment in the offseason than what would be invested now.  The guy he picks up will likely never be part of the solution, and I don't think it matters to Irsay if we lose two games more than if we had this bottom of the roster player...as if he would even matter.

[DougDew]

9 minutes ago, Indeee said:

Let it go. 

 

No more upgrades for this season. Just roll with whatever comes about. 

 

I would hope that behind the scenes all involved realizes that this team needs a true overhaul in players and coaches and won't try to Band-Aid this thing for a couple extra possible wins that won't matter at all in the bigger picture. 

Perfectly said.

[CoachLite]

You go to war with the army you have. Quit making excuses, and learn to play the game.

[RollerColt]

5 minutes ago, CoachLite said:

You go to war with the army you have. Quit making excuses, and learn to play the game.

And let the rookies cut their teeth. In a few years, they'll be battle hardened and experienced players. 

[throwing BBZ]

1 hour ago, RollerColt said:

I think Ballard is quietly and passively tanking. We all saw what happened with the Bengals. With just two bad seasons back to back they were able to right a lot of their wrongs and take off. 

 

 Given the circumstances, doing nothing to improve, is the only logical thing to do. We desperately need to be drafting ahead of as many teams as possible.

 Pray we get to see Cross, Woods, Ogletree, Mallory, Freeland, and Pierce get a lot of reps hoping they can be solid parts for a real contender.

 

[jimmy g]

16 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

And let the rookies cut their teeth. In a few years, they'll be battle hardened and experienced players. 

That was supposed to be the plan last year when they said Sam would finish out the year. Jeff Saturday quashed that. In truth, Sam probably wasn’t going to be much anyway, but now it seems we’ll never know….

[Solid84]

I didn’t think we’d trade for anyone before the deadline and I don’t think we’ll bring anyone in that’s a serious option to start now or during the season. 
 

I hope we’ll see Speed or Hall this week against the Panthers. 

[richard pallo]

3 hours ago, RollerColt said:

Yeah, I don't think it will be as fast of a turnaround like what Cincy did. But I hope between this year's draft group (which has been pretty good so far) and next year we can at least get more competitive again. 

I think we have been very competitive.  Our turnovers, especially Minchew’s  have been killing blows as they usually are.  Of course don’t forget our friends the refs.  Lol.

[OLD FAN MAN]

On 11/2/2023 at 9:00 AM, RollerColt said:

Yeah, I don't think it will be as fast of a turnaround like what Cincy did. But I hope between this year's draft group (which has been pretty good so far) and next year we can at least get more competitive again. 

ballard has had 7 years of drafts and we keep getting worse

[Smonroe]

CB had three shots to pick up a very needed pass rusher.  Each one would have cost no more than a 2 or 3, and if he worked out we could have signed him to an extension.  

 

I'm not pretending that it would have turned around this season, but we need to build for next season.  (Not to mention that any of those prospects are already better than anyone CB has drafted in the last five years)

 

Yes, they would have been expensive if they worked out, but a franchise pass rusher is worth it. 

 

Yes, Montez reportedly had a heart issue (which was misdiagnosed).  And he's missed less games than Kwity.  

 

Each one had an issue, but who doesn't?  Well worth the risk.