e16bball Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) Michael Pittman…we meet again. He was my WR4 in 2020, behind Lamb/Jeudy/Jefferson. Loved him. With the guy that went one pick behind him (Tee Higgins) now being franchised, Pittman is now the top WR on the market — though I think there’s now a chance that IND will franchise him, given the cap number that just came out. Spotrac says 4/$90M. I think folks would have been on board with Higgins at that price. My guess is folks will feel uncomfortable paying Pittman that much. Interestingly, they’re almost identical in receiving yards through 4 years: Higgins is at 3684 yards, Pittman is at 3662 yards. Higgins did it almost exclusively with Joe Burrow, though he had to share targets with Chase and Boyd. Pittman was pretty much IND’s only target for most of those years, resulting in a ton of targets, but he did it with Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Sam Ehlinger, Nick Foles, Anthony Richardson, and Gardner Minshew. Edited February 24 by e16bball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTMONK HOF Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 28 minutes ago, e16bball said: Michael Pittman…we meet again. He was my WR4 in 2020, behind Lamb/Jeudy/Jefferson. Loved him. With the guy that went one pick behind him (Tee Higgins) now being franchised, Pittman is now the top WR on the market — though I think there’s now a chance that IND will franchise him, given the cap number that just came out. Spotrac says 4/$90M. I think folks would have been on board with Higgins at that price. My guess is folks will feel uncomfortable paying Pittman that much. Interestingly, they’re almost identical in receiving yards through 4 years: Higgins is at 3684 yards, Pittman is at 3662 yards. Higgins did it almost exclusively with Joe Burrow, though he had to share targets with Chase and Boyd. Pittman was pretty much IND’s only target for most of those years, resulting in a ton of targets, but he did it with Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Sam Ehlinger, Nick Foles, Anthony Richardson, and Gardner Minshew. I agree that most people would pay that 22m per for TH over MP. That’s why I would love to have Gabe Davis who has a projected market value of 13.5, 9 million less than MP. He has only 900 less yds but has 12 more tds. and did have JA as his QB but had to share targets with S. Diggs and D. Knox. Market Value is an estimate/guess and could change based on a teams need/evaluation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Tough one, pay $8 to $10 mil more for Pittman who is probably a #2 WR on our team after Terry, or sign Gabe Davis who is likely to continue to produce as he has the last few years as he was the Bills #2 Wr. I lean towards Gabe Davis bc of the $ difference. Michael Pittman is not going to see the targets he saw in Indy if he comes here so, I don’t think that Pittman can live up to that contract should he sign in DC bc he’ll have to share targets with Terry, Jahan & Logan or whatever TE we sign if we want to upgrade Logan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Slot CB Isaiah Oliver was cut by the 49ers. He could be someone we sign in March, he also played for Atlanta. He was drafted by the Falcons in the 2nd round in 2018 when Dan Quinn was their HC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I just stumbled upon another FA we should sign. Tyrell Dodson was a back up LB for years in Buffalo, but this year for 10 games he was called on to start. He finished with the best PFF grade of any LB in the NFL. He’ll be 26 in June. He started 10 games last year in Buffalo and finished the season with 74 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks & 6 QB hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavar703 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 7 hours ago, e16bball said: Michael Pittman…we meet again. He was my WR4 in 2020, behind Lamb/Jeudy/Jefferson. Loved him. With the guy that went one pick behind him (Tee Higgins) now being franchised, Pittman is now the top WR on the market — though I think there’s now a chance that IND will franchise him, given the cap number that just came out. Spotrac says 4/$90M. I think folks would have been on board with Higgins at that price. My guess is folks will feel uncomfortable paying Pittman that much. Interestingly, they’re almost identical in receiving yards through 4 years: Higgins is at 3684 yards, Pittman is at 3662 yards. Higgins did it almost exclusively with Joe Burrow, though he had to share targets with Chase and Boyd. Pittman was pretty much IND’s only target for most of those years, resulting in a ton of targets, but he did it with Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Sam Ehlinger, Nick Foles, Anthony Richardson, and Gardner Minshew. I just don’t see anyway the colts let him walk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 58 minutes ago, lavar703 said: I just don’t see anyway the colts let him walk. Me neither & he’s going to be really expensive. I don’t think it makes sense to pay two WRs top WR $. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTMONK HOF Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Star runningbacks Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley, Austin Ekeler, Derrick Henry and Tony Pollard will NOT be franchise tagged, per @AdamSchefter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 25 minutes ago, ARTMONK HOF said: 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Star runningbacks Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley, Austin Ekeler, Derrick Henry and Tony Pollard will NOT be franchise tagged, per @AdamSchefter One of these doesn't belong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offbyone Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/23/2024 at 10:07 AM, ARTMONK HOF said: Tom Pelissero The NFL announced today that the 2024 Salary Cap will be $255.4 million per club, with an additional $74 million per club payment for player benefits, which includes Performance Based Pay and benefits for retired players. Current cap space after the increase to $255M (Over the Cap): Commanders: $87M Patriots: $83M Bears: $80M Titans: $78.6M Bengals: $72.8M Colts: $72M Texans: $67.5M Lions: $63.7M Cardinals: $55M Raiders: $48.6M Rams: $46M Buccaneers: $45.5M Panthers: $40M Falcons: $38.4M Vikings: $37.8M Giants: $32.8M Eagles: $32M Chiefs: $27.7M Jaguars: $24.7M Ravens: $18.5M Jets: $15M Seahawks: $13M Packers: $8.1M Steelers: $7.4M 49ers: $834K ——- Browns: -$6.2M Cowboys: -$8.1M Broncos: -$10.7 Chargers: -$22M Dolphins: -$38.5M Saints: -$40M Bills: -$41M With the Salary Cap increasing this much we should really be thinking about holding onto players like Leno. Current contracts will naturally be cheaper than new ones. The market rate for all positions just went up relative to the salary cap increase, but existing contracts don't change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 13 hours ago, offbyone said: With the Salary Cap increasing this much we should really be thinking about holding onto players like Leno. Current contracts will naturally be cheaper than new ones. The market rate for all positions just went up relative to the salary cap increase, but existing contracts don't change. It was an absolutely worst-case scenario increase for our situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e16bball Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Shaq Barrett released by the Bucs. If they can’t land one of these higher-end FA EDGE types, he’d probably be an interesting backup target for the Leo role. Pretty ho-hum sack rate and pressure rate last year, so maybe the 2022 Achilles injury sapped the juice that he once had. But he’s always been a good run defender for his size, so there might be a fit there if they want to bet on the legs coming back a bit with another year clear of the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSkinGM Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 18 hours ago, MKnight82 said: One of these doesn't belong. been puzzlin' on this.. which one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 21 minutes ago, RSkinGM said: been puzzlin' on this.. which one ? How is Pollard a "star" RB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSkinGM Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 14 minutes ago, MKnight82 said: How is Pollard a "star" RB? Pretty good career stats over 5 years ..but agree- calling him a STAR is a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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