FA Activity/Rumor Thread

[wab]

Figured I'd start a thread about free agency.

First big rumor is that the Bears are close to a deal with Bridgewater. Per the Twitter

[wab]

Browns have signed Hooper

Wonder if this means Njoku becomes available.

[cblaz11]

What does that say about Njoku if the Browns gave all that money to Hopper. Smoke means fire...hard pass

I’d kick the tires in Ingram from NY though lol

[wab]

Ereck Flowers setting the market for guards and getting a boatload of cash from the Dolphins. Probably prices guys like Glasgow and Thuney out of the Bears range.

[Drone7]

Thuney was tagged.

[Moriarty]

Figured I'd start a thread about free agency.

First big rumor is that the Bears are close to a deal with Bridgewater. Per the Twitter

That would be crazy.
Spotrac has his contract/market value estimated at 21.5M. Even Carr would be (financially, leaving out the draft pick) cheaper.

Who's saying it?

[Moriarty]

Ereck Flowers setting the market for guards and getting a boatload of cash from the Dolphins. Probably prices guys like Glasgow and Thuney out of the Bears range.

Yeah, that was always going to have to be dealt with via a draft pick, in my mind.

[wab]

Figured I'd start a thread about free agency.

First big rumor is that the Bears are close to a deal with Bridgewater. Per the Twitter

That would be crazy.
Spotrac has his contract/market value estimated at 21.5M. Even Carr would be (financially, leaving out the draft pick) cheaper.

Who's saying it?

Several people on the Twitter (no one super reliable). But Chris Simms seems to think it's happening too.

[wab]

David Johnson traded to the Texans.

[wab]

Arik Armstead returning to the Niners on a 5 year deal

[BR0D1E86]

Falncons released Devonta Freeman.

Derrick Henry got tagged.

[wab]

David Johnson traded to the Texans.

This is a bad deal.

#Texans get:
David Johnson
2020 2nd-rd pick
2021 4th-rd pick

#AZCardinals get:
DeAndre Hopkins
4th-rd pick TBD

[The Cooler King]

Whoa, if they sign Bridgewater. That'd tell you everthing you need to know about how they feel about Trubisky. He is gonna command decent payment.

That said, I'm struggling to find a repuatable source tweeting it.

[BR0D1E86]

That seeems like a pretty monumentally stupid deal for Houston, unless I'm missing something.

[wab]

Whoa, if they sign Bridgewater. That'd tell you everthing you need to know about how they feel about Trubisky. He is gonna command decent payment.

That said, I'm struggling to find a repuatable source tweeting it.

Yeah, doesn't feel like there is much traction behind it. But hey, we're all stuck at home and FA is here.

[wab]

Well then...

[Drone7]

Hopkins might be my favorite WR in the league to watch...sounds like they are shedding a big contract up the road knowing they'll be forking over a lot for Watson soon. That was Watson's go-to WR. Deep receiver draft though.

[wab]

Kwit headed to the Raiders.

[RichH55]

Hopkins might be my favorite WR in the league to watch...sounds like they are shedding a big contract up the road knowing they'll be forking over a lot for Watson soon. That was Watson's go-to WR. Deep receiver draft though.

Watson just magically got worse at football

[cblaz11]

Hopkins might be my favorite WR in the league to watch...sounds like they are shedding a big contract up the road knowing they'll be forking over a lot for Watson soon. That was Watson's go-to WR. Deep receiver draft though.

My initial thought as well...then I thought I read that their salaries (Hopkins/Johnson) we’re almost identical. Is that true?

[crueltyabc]

@spotrac
We’ve seen tampering period deals fall through before. How many NFL GMs are on the horn with Houston right now offering a WAY better deal for DeAndre Hopkins? Nothing officially official until Wednesday afternoon...

This is the only way you can make sense of it. This was a trial balloon???

[IotaNet]

I would have no problem with Teddy Bridgewater. Smart, tough, accurate, takes care of the football, OUTSTANDING work ethic, and excellent locker room guy. He's not going to light up the field with long bombs but I think he'd be excellent running Nagy's offense.

[Mikefive]

Well then...

I've never been a TeddyB fan. But Packer fan son is telling me I'm nuts and that this is a really good move for us, because...
1. TB is better than MT (true).
2. With a good defense, we need a competent game manager (he is).
3. Maybe we can trade 10 for a late draft pick and get something for him.
4. $21M is cheap for a starting QB these days.

[BR0D1E86]

Well then...

I've never been a TeddyB fan. But Packer fan son is telling me I'm nuts and that this is a really good move for us, because...
1. TB is better than MT (true).
2. With a good defense, we need a competent game manager (he is).
3. Maybe we can trade 10 for a late draft pick and get something for him.

All true, and trading Trubisky would save about 4.5 million. Not that I'm in love with the idea because I've never been especially high on Teddy B either. He is most assuredly better than our current starter though.

[The Cooler King]

3. Maybe we can trade 10 for a late draft pick and get something for him.

Wouldn't need much. Whatever cap saving they can get is enough (I don't think they're on the hook for the full amount in a trade).

Teddy is gonna cost good money. I'm sure Pace will backload some (and he may get smaller guarantees with his injury history), but Pace has already been pretty aggressive with the little space he has with Jackson and Trevathan.

[Drone7]

Bridgewater isn't good enough to Save Face er Pace.

[wab]

Looks like Hayden Hurst is heading to ATL in a trade.

[wab]

Bridgewater isn't good enough to Save Face er Pace.

It's.... getting old.

[BR0D1E86]

Bridgewater isn't good enough to Save Face er Pace.

Why? Undiagnosed mental illness?

[BR0D1E86]

Looks like Hayden Hurst is heading to ATL in a trade.

Basically for a 2nd. They also exchanged 4th and 5th round picks.