Free Agents Discussion

[Wyatt]

@JordanRaanan
Reached out to sources around league and found that DT Johnathan Hankins is asking for A LOT of money. A lot as in more than $10M per year.

[smitty46953]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

@JordanRaanan
Reached out to sources around league and found that DT Johnathan Hankins is asking for A LOT of money. A lot as in more than $10M per year.

Ouch !!!

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

@JordanRaanan
Reached out to sources around league and found that DT Johnathan Hankins is asking for A LOT of money. A lot as in more than $10M per year.

So, he's only 24 and, if I'm not mistaken, had 8 sacks last year, and he's healthy. It's not like the Colts don't have the money.

[FatDT]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

So, he's only 24 and, if I'm not mistaken, had 8 sacks last year, and he's healthy. It's not like the Colts don't have the money.

On the contrary, he had 3 sacks and missed 7 games in 2015 with a torn pectoral. He did play all of 2016.

I dunno. I wouldn't pay him $10+ million. Brandon Williams was the best FA NT available and didn't get $10 mil/year.

[natagu23]

Watch a little bit of the guy's tape. NTs who can stack and shed and make a tackle are hard to come by. Ask Grigson.

There is no f**king chess being played here when you're leaving key positions unfilled. Sign the guy and move on down the checklist.

F**k.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by natagu23

Watch a little bit of the guy's tape. NTs who can stack and shed and make a tackle are hard to come by. Ask Grigson.

There is no f**king chess being played here when you're leaving key positions unfilled. Sign the guy and move on down the checklist.

F**k.

You don't pay the guy so much more than the market deems he's worth, you just don't.

When you do, it bites you in the ass and you end up cutting the player in 1-2 yrs.

So why do a short term rental on a 24 yr. old player? Those are the guys, that ideally you want to sign long term.

[natagu23]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

You don't pay the guy so much more than the market deems he's worth, you just don't.

When you do, it bites you in the ass and you end up cutting the player in 1-2 yrs.

So why do a short term rental on a 24 yr. old player? Those are the guys, that ideally you want to sign long term.

I get what you're saying but its free-agency.

Every other decent player gets overpaid. We track it every year where an entire position market gets inflated.

My point is, get the player. Yes try the bring the price down, but get the player.

There are no good NTs in the draft.

[natagu23]

Its been how long since we've been trying to get a true NT to make this whole 34 sh*t work?

Yes, its been half a f**king decade.

Im tired of it.

Its either you get the pieces to fit your scheme or change to a different one.

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by FatDT

On the contrary, he had 3 sacks and missed 7 games in 2015 with a torn pectoral. He did play all of 2016.

I dunno. I wouldn't pay him $10+ million. Brandon Williams was the best FA NT available and didn't get $10 mil/year.

Sorry, my bad, I was looking at his 2014 stats and was even wrong with those as he only had 7 sacks. I still would sign him, he could anchor the defense for years to come.