2025 Free Agency

[NCF]

[Labrev]

Terrible move... unless the plan is to tank for Arch, then it is a great move.

[lake shark]

Terrible move... unless the plan is to tank for Arch, then it is a great move.

Not what I would have done but not that bad considering you have to start with a QB.

[BF004]

[lupedafiasco]

Damn government computers dont get X links anymore.

[NCF]

OF COURSE, he does.

[Yoop]

Terrible move... unless the plan is to tank for Arch, then it is a great move.

I been doing this stuff for over 70 years, my pops was dragging me to Packer games since I was 4, and if there is any one thing I know, it's that people including me (coaches, GM's, scouts included) never really know when a QB will get it all figured out.

Darnold was doing OK, till he failed to decipher pre snap pass rush, and he panicked once it got the best of him.
no different than the first 6 or so games for Love, and the main reason most QB's fail, being able to see and decipher where the rush will come from, and alluding it with poise to deliver on schedule accurate passes is just as important as the physical skills.

It's what makes Rodgers still worth a contract, and Darnold worth more time in Minnesota, he just needs more time in the saddle

[NCF]

[Yoop]

Sweat and Williams were two I thought Guty might make a run at

[go pak go]

Terrible move... unless the plan is to tank for Arch, then it is a great move.

I actually don't hate the move. $33.33 million is getting pretty low for a starting veteran. Darnold showed he is servicable but likely not ever going to be Top 5. Top 10 to Top 15 is probably his ceiling but that's still not a terrible ceiling.

In the meantime it allows the Hawks to not be a liability the next two years and I am sure the contract is set up where Seattle can have it be more of a 2 year deal if they want.

You gotta have a starting QB. It makes no sense having a guy like Sam Howell because you are then so bad that you can't evaluate anyone else.

[Labrev]

Darnold looked good on a team with a tremendous supporting cast on offense (good OL, good running game, and four-deep in quality receiving options) and an elite offensive-minded head coach. His play fell off a cliff once defenses succeeded in getting consistent pressure on him.

Now he goes to a Seattle team that for years has been and continues to be unable to protect the QB (which Geno Smith masked with his mobility), whose only above average receiving target is a slot guy, and whose coach is a D guy. That's a recipe for disaster if I ever saw it.

Honestly, might as well just play Sam Howell. Darnold starts strong but then falls off, so he will play well enough to screw them out of Manning while leading to the same practical result.

[Yoop]

missed this post entirely The Hawks will risk that he will decipher the pass rush and become Arron Favre ish

[NCF]

Damn.

[Yoop]

Darnold looked good on a team with a tremendous supporting cast on offense (good OL, good running game, and four-deep in quality receiving options) and an elite offensive-minded head coach. His play fell off a cliff once defenses succeeded in getting consistent pressure on him.

Now he goes to a Seattle team that for years has been and continues to be unable to protect the QB (which Geno Smith masked with his mobility), whose only above average receiving target is a slot guy, and whose coach is a D guy. That's a recipe for disaster if I ever saw it.

Honestly, might as well just play Sam Howell. Darnold starts strong but then falls off, so he will play well enough to screw them out of Manning while leading to the same practical result.

or everything clicks for him and the only people who see it coming is the Hawk staff

[NCF]

[NCF]

This is kind of weird for the Texans, right?

[lake shark]

TJ Slayton to Bungles 2yr $15m

[APB]

DT Milton Williams to the Panthers.

Can't wait to see the numbers.

Not so fast...

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports “other teams around the league are showing strong interest in landing Milton Williams right now.”

This announcement comes shortly after Russini reported Williams and the Panthers had agreed to a deal. Now, it appears multiple teams are still making a push to sign the 26-year-old tackle who recorded two sacks in the Eagles’ Super Bowl win over the Chiefs. While the Panthers are clearly one of the teams in play for Williams, a deal between the two sides is not imminent at this time.

This is apparently now official. Williams is a Patriot.

Patriots agreed to terms with DT Milton Williams, formerly of the Eagles, on a four-year, $104 million contract.

And for an hour or two, formerly of the Panthers. Ian Rapoport reports the Patriots are giving Williams $26 million a year, Adam Schefter reported that the Patriots would give Williams $63 million in guarantees. The Patriots reportedly beat out Carolina and Arizona for Williams’ services. Williams had a 91.7 PFF pass rush grade as part of an Eagles rotation with Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis inside, picking up five sacks in 653 defensive snaps. He’ll add some pocket push to a Patriots defense that had almost nothing of this caliber inside in 2024, and team with Harold Landry to try to get New England’s defense back to the prestige it enjoyed during the Bill Belichick years.

[APB]

Good. I didn’t want Gutekunst to get tempted.

[go pak go]

I thought Slaton was a $7 to $8 million guy. Landed right there. Overall I think moving on is best. He was a great value though. Enjoyed TJ