09-30-2020, 12:21 PM
The big free agents in the 2021 off season are:
William Jackson III
Carl Lawson
Kevin Huber
AJ Green
Randy Bullock
Brandon Wilson
Mackensie Alexander
Clark Harris
Alex Erickson
LeShaun Sims
Josh Bynes
Shawn Williams
The above order is the priority for re-signing them, in my opinion. Lawson has always been our wild card on the defensive line. Showing true game changing ability when he's healthy, but often incapable of being healthy. I would give him a 3 year deal with high value but low guarantees and see how he performs in the next year or 2. I don't know if he'd go for that, but that'd be my starting point.
WJIII is my top priority because our CB group is already really thin and WJIII has shown legitimate shutdown capability in the past and, without looking at the numbers, my eyes tell me he has performed well in the first three games of this year. He's remained relatively healthy since he rookie year and I would welcome him back with a 4 year contract easy.
Huber will likely be an easy re-sign but a critical one, as he's one of the best punters in the league even though he's pretty old.
I list Green as 4th but, honestly, unless he improves over the course of the year he will continue to fall down the list.
Three of the remaining priority free agents are via 1 year contracts that have, so far, worked out relatively well (well enough to justify re-signing, in my opinion) with Alexander, Bynes and Sims (Bynes is the lowest of the three because we do have a young group of high potential linebackers, so I understand if he loses his starting role by the end of the year and is no longer needed next year, but I still think his leadership will help the young guys).
And then there's Bullock, who we could re-sign and probably should, Wilson, who is the best returner in the league, Erickson, who's a solid punt returner and spot play WR, Harris, who is our long snapper (why fix what isn't broken) and then Williams who...we probably don't need. He has been replaced by Bell and I don't think they're using him much in a reserve role so we could afford to lose him, I think. But he's still a good player so he belongs on the list.
All of our other free agents are pretty much not required. Guys like John Ross, Cethan Carter, Alex Redmond, Torry McTyer, Mike Thomas, Greg Mabin and Jordan Evans can all go with little or no consequence.
William Jackson III
Carl Lawson
Kevin Huber
AJ Green
Randy Bullock
Brandon Wilson
Mackensie Alexander
Clark Harris
Alex Erickson
LeShaun Sims
Josh Bynes
Shawn Williams
The above order is the priority for re-signing them, in my opinion. Lawson has always been our wild card on the defensive line. Showing true game changing ability when he's healthy, but often incapable of being healthy. I would give him a 3 year deal with high value but low guarantees and see how he performs in the next year or 2. I don't know if he'd go for that, but that'd be my starting point.
WJIII is my top priority because our CB group is already really thin and WJIII has shown legitimate shutdown capability in the past and, without looking at the numbers, my eyes tell me he has performed well in the first three games of this year. He's remained relatively healthy since he rookie year and I would welcome him back with a 4 year contract easy.
Huber will likely be an easy re-sign but a critical one, as he's one of the best punters in the league even though he's pretty old.
I list Green as 4th but, honestly, unless he improves over the course of the year he will continue to fall down the list.
Three of the remaining priority free agents are via 1 year contracts that have, so far, worked out relatively well (well enough to justify re-signing, in my opinion) with Alexander, Bynes and Sims (Bynes is the lowest of the three because we do have a young group of high potential linebackers, so I understand if he loses his starting role by the end of the year and is no longer needed next year, but I still think his leadership will help the young guys).
And then there's Bullock, who we could re-sign and probably should, Wilson, who is the best returner in the league, Erickson, who's a solid punt returner and spot play WR, Harris, who is our long snapper (why fix what isn't broken) and then Williams who...we probably don't need. He has been replaced by Bell and I don't think they're using him much in a reserve role so we could afford to lose him, I think. But he's still a good player so he belongs on the list.
All of our other free agents are pretty much not required. Guys like John Ross, Cethan Carter, Alex Redmond, Torry McTyer, Mike Thomas, Greg Mabin and Jordan Evans can all go with little or no consequence.
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