PFF List of Top Available Free Agents

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

By the way, I don't see many on that list who will actually be on the market. Maybe Solder or Butler, as they will both be looking to get paid and NE just doesn't have much money left. However, the rest will get tagged or signed by their current team, most likely. What I would like to see is the list of second-tier players, like 20-30, to see who we would realistically be looking at.

Agree.....I did read somewhere that Miami has issues with cap space and will have trouble signing Landry but I imagine they will tag him.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

Agree.....I did read somewhere that Miami has issues with cap space and will have trouble signing Landry but I imagine they will tag him.

You are correct about Miami.

Teams with less than $30M in cap space from overthecap.com:

Broncos $29,168,245
Chargers $24,152,385
Giants $23,331,735
Packers $23,076,166
Panthers $22,501,216
Cowboys $18,470,415
Jaguars $17,441,446
Falcons $16,642,062
Patriots $16,454,238
Raiders $14,869,663
Seahawks $14,369,950
Ravens $10,995,225
Cardinals $10,847,439
Dolphins $8,742,046
Steelers $2,978,775
Eagles ($7,423,089)
Chiefs ($8,587,312)

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

Agree.....I did read somewhere that Miami has issues with cap space and will have trouble signing Landry but I imagine they will tag him.

I don't want Landry. He always seems to be bitching about something, and he's really nothing more than a possession receiver.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I don't want Landry. He always seems to be bitching about something, and he's really nothing more than a possession receiver.

I am not.excited about paying a WR big money in FA, way too many other bigger holes.

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by Butter

I am not.excited about paying a WR big money in FA, way too many other bigger holes.

I agree. I think we will add a WR in free agency but I'm thinking they will target an Amendola-like guy on a modest contract

[Indiana V2]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

I agree. I think we will add a WR in free agency but I'm thinking they will target an Amendola-like guy on a modest contract

This seems plausible.

[1965southpaw]

Ballard on his approach to 2018 free agency...........

“I’ve said this all the time: we want to grow our own, and we want to build with homegrown Colts guys we draft. So we’ll be very selective,” Ballard told Andrew Walker of Colts.com. “You want to try to plug as many holes as you can going into the draft so you’re not driven for a need. But, saying that, we want to make sure we’re a good drafting team, and you’ve got to be very careful in free agency.”

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2018/...chris-ballard/

[Spike]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

Ballard on his approach to 2018 free agency...........

“I’ve said this all the time: we want to grow our own, and we want to build with homegrown Colts guys we draft. So we’ll be very selective,” Ballard told Andrew Walker of Colts.com. “You want to try to plug as many holes as you can going into the draft so you’re not driven for a need. But, saying that, we want to make sure we’re a good drafting team, and you’ve got to be very careful in free agency.”

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2018/...chris-ballard/

Grab O-linemen in free agency, draft Chub and the Colts are in great shape. Overpay for premium guards in free agency, I don't give a shit, Colts and Luck need this O-line to be good for a change. I like Kelly and Castanzo, but the rest can be upgraded.

[indycolts2]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

I agree. I think we will add a WR in free agency but I'm thinking they will target an Amendola-like guy on a modest contract

Could that be Moncrief? If he is expecting a huge payday he's making a mistake.

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by indycolts2

Could that be Moncrief? If he is expecting a huge payday he's making a mistake.

My knee jerk reaction is no.....I just don't like his attitude and for anyone to underperform in a contract year is hard to understand. That said, he clearly has some athletic ability and who knows, maybe McDaniels and his staff will help bring a new sense of discipline to the organization. Venturi has argued a few times for bringing Moncrief back. He thinks there will be no market for him externally based on what he's shown this year so we should be able to resign him cheap and he argues that based on Chud/Pagano's "coloring book" scheme we really don't have enough data to judge his true potential. Net, net.....I'm not going to be upset if they resign him on a modest contract. I also wont shed any tears if Ballard shows the same cold blooded approach as Belicheck.....you don't perform, you get cut.