Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:29 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

Absolutely key for us if its true. He is a fantastic player. Could realistically be the best centre in the NFL for the next 10-15 years. I'd love us to get his brother this year, not that we need a centre, but they can both play anywhere on the line.

Big boost for us. BJ Raji could have an even bigger impact now both getting to Big Ben and stopping Mendehall.

What you think your biggest draft need is?

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:49 pm  

El Pac Carnegie wrote:

Yeah that D was unbelievable. Genuinely shocked when they conceded double figures

Killed us. Did the Rams ever play them?

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:51 pm  

Mark wrote:

What you think your biggest draft need is?

I don't think we have any big needs so we can do anything really. Personally though i think i'd target two areas.

1)OLB- we could do with another premier pass rusher opposite Clay.
2)O-Line Depth- Keeping Rodgers up is priority #1.

We could do alot in FA. Get Woodley opposite Clay and Aso (best friends with Woodson) and we'd be complete!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:26 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

We could do alot in FA. Get Woodley opposite Clay and Aso (best friends with Woodson) and we'd be complete!

Would be possible...if not for free agency rules and playoff teams same reason why the Jets can't get Nnamdi unless they let like half their free agents walk.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:06 pm  

Gaslight wrote:

Would be possible...if not for free agency rules and playoff teams same reason why the Jets can't get Nnamdi unless they let like half their free agents walk.

I was under the impression that free agency rules only applied previously because of the number of years left on the CBA and this season DO NOT apply.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:10 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I was under the impression that free agency rules only applied previously because of the number of years left on the CBA and this season DO NOT apply.

From what I can make of it all the only rule is you can't sign any free agent that wasn't on your team the previous season OR make trades for players while there's no CBA...so it could be a very boring off-season if the is a lock out

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:13 pm  

Gaslight wrote:

From what I can make of it all the only rule is you can't sign any free agent that wasn't on your team the previous season OR make trades for players while there's no CBA...so it could be a very boring off-season if the is a lock out

Yeah. Assuming we have a new season, and therefore a new CBA, then the free agency rules are IIRC back to normal rather than you have to lose one to sign one.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:16 pm  

7 injured, 1 critically at Cowboys Stadium today when ice fell off the roof. Not the best start to Super Bowl weekend

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:17 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

Yeah. Assuming we have a new season, and therefore a new CBA, then the free agency rules are IIRC back to normal rather than you have to lose one to sign one.

Wasn't there always a rule in place though for the final 4 and Superbowl teams in regards to free agency signings (to stop them building even stronger teams).

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:20 pm  

Gaslight wrote:

Wasn't there always a rule in place though for the final 4 and Superbowl teams in regards to free agency signings (to stop them building even stronger teams).

To be perfectly honest I have absolutely no idea. I always thought it was you could just sign whoever you wanted. (Maybe i'm wrong).