tyler735 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Looks like Juwan Johnson resigned today. Solid move here as he was a quality receiving threat for us last year and could still get better with another year under his belt making the transition to TE from WR just a couple years ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Glad to have Juwan back. Hopefully he can build on last season and become a reliable threat for us in the passing game. I'm expecting the Michael Thomas and David Onyemata extensions to happen soon as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler735 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Yep Michael Thomas definitely sounds like he wants to be back with the Saint and seems very hungry to make an impact on the field again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, tyler735 said: Yep Michael Thomas definitely sounds like he wants to be back with the Saint and seems very hungry to make an impact on the field again. The moment he started chirping at Nick Underhill on Twitter I figured he was returning. Hopefully it's a heavily incentivized deal and he earns every dollar of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodatOL Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Onyemata and Tuttle are getting paid. Huge numbers for both of the IMO. IDL is such a huge need, hope we get someone cheap as a veteran presence there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raves Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Glad both of them are getting paid. Now it's time for: #40 + 2024 1st for #18 and #81 of Detroit #18-Calijah Kancey, DT Pittsburgh #29-Mazi Smith, DT Michigan Boom our IDL is actually better than Tuttle/Onyemata and cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 3 hours ago, whodatOL said: Onyemata and Tuttle are getting paid. Huge numbers for both of the IMO. IDL is such a huge need, hope we get someone cheap as a veteran presence there. Way way more than I though they would get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Raves said: Glad both of them are getting paid. Now it's time for: #40 + 2024 1st for #18 and #81 of Detroit #18-Calijah Kancey, DT Pittsburgh #29-Mazi Smith, DT Michigan Boom our IDL is actually better than Tuttle/Onyemata and cheaper. With how much IDL is getting paid, double dipping in the draft feels like a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raves Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, JMG5 said: With how much IDL is getting paid, double dipping in the draft feels like a must. Plus if we ended up with Kancey and Smith our IDL would be downright nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, Raves said: Plus if we ended up with Kancey and Smith our IDL would be downright nuts. I like the way you think, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler735 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 The good news is that there are still several quality options available in free agency at DT/DE. We also have shown patience to not overpay in free agency in recent years (. I don't think we need to trade up or "double dip" in the draft. I think we will create enough cap space to come away with 1 or 2 free agent signings on the DL and probably use a high draft pick on one as well. A list of top DL still available below. DE: Yannick Ngakoue Jadeveon Clowney Arden Key Leonard Floyd Calais Campbell Melvin Ingram Samson Ebukam Frank Clark Justin Houston DT: Poona Ford Fletcher Cox Sheldon Rankins A'Shawn Robinson Greg Gaines Larry Ogunjobi Not saying all of those guys are perfect scheme fits, but there is plenty of talent available at DL. If some of these guys make it a few more days (highly likely) past the first couple big waves of free agency spending, it's much more likely we can work out some good deals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 10 hours ago, tyler735 said: The good news is that there are still several quality options available in free agency at DT/DE. We also have shown patience to not overpay in free agency in recent years (. I don't think we need to trade up or "double dip" in the draft. I think we will create enough cap space to come away with 1 or 2 free agent signings on the DL and probably use a high draft pick on one as well. A list of top DL still available below. DE: Yannick Ngakoue Jadeveon Clowney Arden Key Leonard Floyd Calais Campbell Melvin Ingram Samson Ebukam Frank Clark Justin Houston DT: Poona Ford Fletcher Cox Sheldon Rankins A'Shawn Robinson Greg Gaines Larry Ogunjobi Not saying all of those guys are perfect scheme fits, but there is plenty of talent available at DL. If some of these guys make it a few more days (highly likely) past the first couple big waves of free agency spending, it's much more likely we can work out some good deals. We need to sign at least 1 or 2 vets before the draft. I don't want us to feel forced into drafting a player and reach as a result, especially in the 1st if the best DT prospects are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler735 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 47 minutes ago, JMG5 said: We need to sign at least 1 or 2 vets before the draft. I don't want us to feel forced into drafting a player and reach as a result, especially in the 1st if the best DT prospects are gone. I agree and think the front office is on that now that they got the cap situation worked out and got Carr/Thomas figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler735 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 Looks like we just signed a DT. Would love to add a guy like Fletcher Cox, Poona Ford, or even Sheldon Rankins still, but this is at least a solid start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 10:41 AM, whodatOL said: Onyemata and Tuttle are getting paid. Huge numbers for both of the IMO. IDL is such a huge need, hope we get someone cheap as a veteran presence there. Yep one of those things where they weren’t bad players by any means and now we have holes there…. But both were overpays and I’m glad they aren’t here for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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