Any Big Signings today?

[Cringer]

[/b]Free Agency Week 7

Player	Team	Pos	Transaction	Terms
Howlett, Lou	LRK	DT	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$2.41 mil., 3 yrs.
Howlett, Lou	LAW	DT	turned down a contract offer	$2.90 mil., 3 yrs.
Driskell, Antoine	MNT	WR	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$1.46 mil., 2 yrs.
Driskell, Antoine	CLE	WR	turned down a contract offer	$2.10 mil., 2 yrs.
Driskell, Antoine	REN	WR	turned down a contract offer	$3.00 mil., 2 yrs.
Driskell, Antoine	VAN	WR	turned down a contract offer	$3.05 mil., 2 yrs.
Driskell, Antoine	IWC	WR	turned down a contract offer	$3.05 mil., 2 yrs.
McNamee, George	HAR	G	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$690,000, 1yr.
McNamee, George	MAD	G	turned down a contract offer	$1.05 mil., 1yr.
McNamee, George	NFK	G	turned down a contract offer	$1.22 mil., 1yr.
Phillips, Willie	VAN	RB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from ANC	$1.51 mil., 2 yrs.
Phillips, Willie	BUR	RB	turned down a contract offer	$950,000, 1yr.
Plotz, Ike	HAR	DT	signed as a free agent	$310,000, 1yr.
Sprotte, Tim	CBA	TE	signed as a free agent	$1.67 mil., 3 yrs.

[Warhammer]

YES! I got another guy who can take the splinters on the bench for the team.

Also, interesting that McNamee resigned with me. He was disgruntled last year for some reason...

[dberner30]

Cleveland sucks. You can call scoreboard all you want. Seems like we shut your ass down too. You wont repeat as division champ. Looks like you might finish 3rd at best. The Outlaws are circling those dates with Cleveland......

10 mil. 1 guy. Better hope he is just that damn good. :twisted:

[Kcin]

Wichita or Bichita

Wichita or Bichita

I guess we will find out in the season ...

[Cringer]

Free Agency Signings, Weeks 8, 9 & 10.

Player	Team	Pos	Transaction	Terms
Evans, Monte	VAN	DT	signed as a free agent	$1.51 mil., 2 yrs.
Reiser, Douglas	BUR	C	signed as an unrestricted free agent from TUL	$650,000, 1yr.
Reiser, Douglas	FAR	C	turned down a contract offer	$1.15 mil., 2 yrs.
Geer, Ed	CBA	G	signed as an unrestricted free agent from PIT	$4.22 mil., 3 yrs.
Geer, Ed	BOS	G	turned down a contract offer	$3.72 mil., 3 yrs.
Geer, Ed	NFK	G	turned down a contract offer	$3.00 mil., 2 yrs.
Geer, Ed	BUR	G	turned down a contract offer	$1.05 mil., 1yr.
Dooley, Gary	FAR	OLB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from TEX	$1.21 mil., 2 yrs.
Cargile, Freeman	BUR	ILB	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$1.57 mil., 2 yrs.
Sullivan, Darrick	NFK	DE	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$650,000, 1yr.
Sullivan, Darrick	CLE	DE	turned down a contract offer	$570,000, 1yr.
Sullivan, Darrick	ANC	DE	turned down a contract offer	$600,000, 1yr.
Blades, Zack	CBA	G	signed as an unrestricted free agent from HAR	$760,000, 1yr.
Johnson, Clarence	TEX	FB	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$1.32 mil., 2 yrs.
Brownell, Weldon	CLE	TE	signed as an unrestricted free agent from FAR	$2.53 mil., 1yr.
Brownell, Weldon	NWK	TE	turned down a contract offer	$2.89 mil., 2 yrs.
Brownell, Weldon	FAR	TE	turned down a contract offer	$1.30 mil., 2 yrs.
Brownell, Weldon	AQU	TE	turned down a contract offer	$2.70 mil., 1yr.
Brownell, Weldon	REN	TE	turned down a contract offer	$2.25 mil., 2 yrs.
Brownell, Weldon	VAN	TE	turned down a contract offer	$940,000, 1yr.
Banks, Andrew	LOU	S	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$750,000, 1yr.
Banks, Andrew	NWK	S	turned down a contract offer	$1.04 mil., 2 yrs.
Banks, Andrew	POR	S	turned down a contract offer	$1.45 mil., 2 yrs.
Banks, Andrew	VAN	S	turned down a contract offer	$2.62 mil., 2 yrs.
Hill, Brendan	FRE	DT	signed as an unrestricted free agent from SLC	$3.00 mil., 3 yrs.
Hill, Brendan	HOU	DT	turned down a contract offer	$2.54 mil., 3 yrs.
Lee, Roscoe	STL	DE	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$1.67 mil., 2 yrs.
Wynne, Roscoe	VAN	S	signed as a free agent	$640,000, 1yr.
Shoop, Odis	NWK	G	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$1.46 mil., 2 yrs.
Dashiell, Jarod	CBA	DE	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$3.05 mil., 2 yrs.
Dashiell, Jarod	MUR	DE	turned down a contract offer	$3.00 mil., 1yr.
Sisson, Dong	NFK	ILB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from WIC	$1.05 mil., 1yr.
Sisson, Dong	VAN	ILB	turned down a contract offer	$620,000, 1yr.
Costa, Albert	FRE	K	signed as an unrestricted free agent from VAN	$1.11 mil., 2 yrs.
Spangler, Chris	NFK	CB	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$2.76 mil., 3 yrs.
Spiker, Emery	CLE	RB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from BUR	$590,000, 1yr.
Spiker, Emery	BUR	RB	turned down a contract offer	$650,000, 1yr.
Paine, Derrick	VAN	T	signed as a free agent	$450,000, 1yr.
Paine, Derrick	IWC	T	turned down a contract offer	$460,000, 1yr.
Wilson, Tyrone	ANC	QB	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$3.80 mil., 3 yrs.
Wilson, Tyrone	CLE	QB	turned down a contract offer	$1.00 mil., 1yr.
Smith, Lawrence	LOU	DT	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$3.50 mil., 3 yrs.
Smith, Lawrence	BUR	DT	turned down a contract offer	$3.43 mil., 3 yrs.
Engleman, Jacinto	BUR	DE	signed as an unrestricted free agent from FRE	$990,000, 1yr.
Engleman, Jacinto	CLE	DE	turned down a contract offer	$840,000, 1yr.
Engleman, Jacinto	NFK	DE	turned down a contract offer	$2.06 mil., 2 yrs.
Paulus, Hershel	CLE	FB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from ORL	$1.74 mil., 2 yrs.
Paulus, Hershel	FAR	FB	turned down a contract offer	$1.85 mil., 2 yrs.
Paulus, Hershel	IWC	FB	turned down a contract offer	$1.85 mil., 2 yrs.
Simmers, Michale	AQU	FB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from BOS	$650,000, 1yr.
Parkman, Quinn	VAN	WR	signed as a free agent	$860,000, 1yr.
Parkman, Quinn	LRK	WR	turned down a contract offer	$880,000, 1yr.
Benavidez, Stephen	HAR	CB	signed as a free agent	$300,000, 1yr.
Benavidez, Stephen	BOS	CB	turned down a contract offer	$320,000, 1yr.
Doucet, Paul	LRK	G	signed as an unrestricted free agent from WVA	$2.42 mil., 1yr.
Doucet, Paul	TUL	G	turned down a contract offer	$4.00 mil., 2 yrs.
Doucet, Paul	NWK	G	turned down a contract offer	$4.34 mil., 3 yrs.
Doucet, Paul	STL	G	turned down a contract offer	$3.70 mil., 2 yrs.
Doucet, Paul	AQU	G	turned down a contract offer	$3.00 mil., 1yr.
Doucet, Paul	BUR	G	turned down a contract offer	$2.45 mil., 1yr.
Moore, Roderick	MUR	ILB	resigned as an unrestricted free agent	$1.16 mil., 2 yrs.
Puleo, Luther	CBA	FB	signed as a free agent	$1.31 mil., 2 yrs.
Puleo, Luther	AQU	FB	turned down a contract offer	$1.06 mil., 2 yrs.
Mask, Timothy	LRK	CB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from SLC	$520,000, 1yr.
Bove, Brian	BUR	S	signed as an unrestricted free agent from NFK	$850,000, 1yr.
Searle, Carl	BUR	QB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from CLE	$1.28 mil., 1yr.
Wolters, Marquis	LOU	K	signed as an unrestricted free agent from PIT	$7.15 mil., 5 yrs.
Wolters, Marquis	VAN	K	turned down a contract offer	$6.63 mil., 5 yrs.
Rayburn, Rodney	POR	WR	signed as a free agent	$350,000, 1yr.
Rayburn, Rodney	BOS	WR	turned down a contract offer	$320,000, 1yr.
Roberson, Deon	BOS	G	signed as a free agent	$330,000, 1yr.
Flynn, Preston	VAN	CB	signed as a free agent	$550,000, 1yr.
Hostetler, Larry	CLE	WR	signed as a free agent	$1.31 mil., 2 yrs.
Paul, Thomas	WVA	ILB	signed as an unrestricted free agent from IWC	$1.53 mil., 2 yrs.
Paul, Thomas	VAN	ILB	turned down a contract offer	$1.51 mil., 2 yrs.
Snyder, Pete	POR	DT	signed as a free agent	$350,000, 1yr.
Snyder, Pete	HAR	DT	turned down a contract offer	$310,000, 1yr.
Snyder, Pete	AQU	DT	turned down a contract offer	$310,000, 1yr.
Burgess, Bruce	VAN	DE	signed as a free agent	$1.17 mil., 2 yrs.

[sovstar]

Let's see here:

Dashiell - check
Puleo - check
Geer - check

Nice!

[Cringer]

and i got my good back up guard/mentor

[Kobeck]

Dashiell, Jarod CBA DE resigned as an unrestricted free agent $3.05 mil., 2 yrs.
Dashiell, Jarod MUR DE turned down a contract offer $3.00 mil., 1yr.


I really wanted that ivory back scratcher - in my best Montgomery Burns voice.

[sovstar]

Dashiell, Jarod CBA DE resigned as an unrestricted free agent $3.05 mil., 2 yrs.
Dashiell, Jarod MUR DE turned down a contract offer $3.00 mil., 1yr.


I really wanted that ivory back scratcher - in my best Montgomery Burns voice.

I'm curious to know how much of a bonus you offered him. Anywhere near 1 million? There were other factors at play as well, ie loyalty, play for winner, closer to Columbia.

[ThomasG]

Anyone care to check if one single FA signed with another team when their previous team made an offer (independent of how much more you had to offer)? Not for me... :?

Latest example: RB John Feliciano. There were two offers about $2.6M. He signed for $1.3M with no bonus (average loyalty).

I don't think I'll bother giving offers anymore, when the ex-team does... :roll:

[sovstar]

Anyone care to check if one single FA signed with another team when their previous team made an offer (independent of how much more you had to offer)? Not for me... :?

Latest example: RB John Feliciano. There were two offers about $2.6M. He signed for $1.3M with no bonus (average loyalty).

I don't think I'll bother giving offers anymore, when the ex-team does... :roll:

I know that free agency isn't perfect in this game, but it is possible to pry players from their current teams even when that team is trying to retain them. On example I know of off the top of my head is Wilber Pedigo.

If you want a guy bad enough, then you've got to separate your bid from the others however many. I almost put in a bid for Feliciano because it appeared that guys weren't all that serious about signing him.

[Jave]

but it is possible to pry players from their current teams even when that team is trying to retain them

Translated......offer crazy amounts of cash for little to no commitment on the part of the player. The entire FA is just based on the greed of the player. I find it much simplier to show patience, draft quality players, and re-sign then a year before their contract runs out. IF a team works free agency heavy for multiple years, I can guarantee that your team will end up broke, without a ring.

[roadrash]

but it is possible to pry players from their current teams even when that team is trying to retain them

Translated......offer crazy amounts of cash for little to no commitment on the part of the player. The entire FA is just based on the greed of the player. I find it much simplier to show patience, draft quality players, and re-sign then a year before their contract runs out. IF a team works free agency heavy for multiple years, I can guarantee that your team will end up broke, without a ring.

There is a balance between FA and the Draft. It's not one or the other. Someone who depends on FA is going to have CAP trouble, and have a hard time winning, I agree with this. But a team that only drafts talent and limits signings to current personnel is doomed to have constant trouble. Between busts, and slow development you could have serious holes in a portion of your gamplan for years. ON the other hand, if you sing a big money FA to fill that hole immediatly, you can continute to compete.

[dberner30]

Balance is king.

[Hammett]

I sang "Please Come to Boston" to a lot of free agents and they said "No...you guys always freeze"