DreamKid Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) Edited May 9, 2019 by DreamKid Update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp6488 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Sounds like it's $5MM guaranteed with incentives making it potentially $13MM total. Depending on the likelihood of the incentives being hit, I am somewhat glad we didn't pay that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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berlin calling Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 EDC is forming his front office. Several moves announced today, of most interest to me: Taken from BR.com: Matteo oversees day-to-day salary cap matters and general roster transactions. He joined the Ravens in January after working 10 years for the National Football League, where he was a member of the NFL’s Management Council. In that role, Matteo served as the senior director of labor operations and as a main point of contact for NFL club executives on various subjects, including player contracts, salary cap matters and collective bargaining agreement issues. sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sp6488 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 44 minutes ago, DreamKid said: Dang. Sort of surprised we didn't bring him back at that number. Maybe he wouldn't want to come back (probably more opportunities in AZ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp6488 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Any interest in the following edge guys: Nick Perry Shane Ray Adrian Clayborn Aaron Lynch Pernell McPhee Also: Jamie Collins I wouldn't hate bringing McPhee back to help ease Ferguson's transition. Perry and Ray may have some untapped potential as well. I don't love any of these guys and there's a reason they remain unsigned. That said, I don't know that I see us going into the season with only 4 edge guys (we've typically had 5 IIRC). Collins is an intriguing option as he sort of straddles ILB/OLB. Some of the things I've heard about his discipline and ability to play within the scheme concerns me, though. Sleeper - Markus Jones, UDFA from Angelo State is interesting. 6'3" 260lb EDGE with meh athleticism but awesome low-level (Div II) production. 17.5 sacks and 36.5 TFL in his senior season. Edited May 11, 2019 by sp6488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rein Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I’m actually in favour of bringing in Jamie Collins. The versatility and athleticism could fit quite well into this defense and I believe we somewhat need a physical tone-setter, which Collins CAN be. The questions is effort and whether or not he can be trusted within the defense and I don’t believe we as a team has had any with players like that since Lewis/Reed left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berlin calling Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 it's an interesting thought if the locker room is still strong enough to include players with questionable personalities and get them focused. not much left of the old guard and nobody who i'd immediately consider a leader... ET maybe but he just joined so... not sure if Yanda would even bother to put up with a guy like Collins tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 11 hours ago, berlin calling said: and nobody who i'd immediately consider a leader Why? Because we don't have stand out personalities like Sizzle or Ray anymore? We have plenty of leaders across multiple positions, as well as super high character players. The coaches have the respect of their players, Wink especially. That's what having a strong locker room means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danand Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 36 minutes ago, DreamKid said: Why? Because we don't have stand out personalities like Sizzle or Ray anymore? We have plenty of leaders across multiple positions, as well as super high character players. The coaches have the respect of their players, Wink especially. That's what having a strong locker room means. It seems most of the secondary consist of leaders, Thomas, Jefferson, Levine, Smith and Carr. The linebacker group is young, but Kenny Young is a very eloquent person and could develop into a vocal leader. Brandon Williams is mentioned as the veteran and leader of the dline although he still has a goofy personality. On offense it is a little different, where I have only seen Yanda mentioned as a leader while the addition on Ingram should help the skill players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Ronnie Stanley and James Hurst have also been touted by players as big influences. Stanley is the team's players rep as well. Ozzie hit it out of the park with the selection of Orlando Brown Jr. who loomed large as a leader with his fellow OU lineman, and now he will do the same for us. Chris Moore has clearly earned the respect of past and current players, with so many calling for him to start and also championing his work ethic. Zach Sieler said in an interview that Michael Pierce was a direct mentor to him last season. I mean the team specifically drafts high football character players that usually were respected leaders on their college teams. Almost to a fault. The only position that jumps out at me as possibly lacking is EDGE, and even that is nitpicking. Team cohesion and locker room stability are last on my list of concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danand Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, DreamKid said: Ronnie Stanley and James Hurst have also been touted by players as big influences. Stanley is the team's players rep as well. Ozzie hit it out of the park with the selection of Orlando Brown Jr. who loomed large as a leader with his fellow OU lineman, and now he will do the same for us. Chris Moore has clearly earned the respect of past and current players, with so many calling for him to start and also championing his work ethic. Zach Sieler said in an interview that Michael Pierce was a direct mentor to him last season. I mean the team specifically drafts high football character players that usually were respected leaders on their college teams. Almost to a fault. The only position that jumps out at me as possibly lacking is EDGE, and even that is nitpicking. Team cohesion and locker room stability are last on my list of concerns. What I can understand is that people look for that face of the franchise as Ray Lewis, jonathan ogden, Ed reed, Terrell Suggs and veteran with a big presence as a Steve Smith, but some of those was also generational types of leaders as well as a Brian Dawkins for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Danand said: What I can understand is that people look for that face of the franchise as Ray Lewis, jonathan ogden, Ed reed, Terrell Suggs and veteran with a big presence as a Steve Smith, but some of those was also generational types of leaders as well as a Brian Dawkins for instance. Exactly, if "Leadership" is boiled down to players like them. And simple football loving high character but low profile players are excluded, then the entire league is in a crisis of leadership lol. The steelers had plenty of "franchise faces" these past couple seasons, along with a "name" coach. Yet dysfunction was pervasive in their ranks. I don't think you can ask for much more than what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 As a Browns fan I’m also a fan of you guys bringing in Jamie Collins. To say he had a discipline problem is an understatement. He simply cannot do the right things. Constantly out of position, constantly missing tackles, can’t take on blocks...he makes 1-2 splash plays every game so people think he’s good. He is a horrible linebacker from a fundamental standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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