Dortohs FA wish list

[Hotrod]

I know I know there is no way we are signing all these guys. Its my dream list or a list of who we IMO should atleast make a run at/test the waters

Brandon Jacobs
Albert Haynesworth
Jeff Saturday
Shaun Cody
Terrell Suggs
Nnamdi Asomugha
Dawan Landry
Jermaine Phillips

[TheDave]

Originally Posted by Dortoh

I know I know there is no way we are signing all these guys. Its my dream list or a list of who we IMO should atleast make a run at/test the waters

Brandon Jacobs
Albert Haynesworth
Jeff Saturday
Shaun Cody
Terrell Suggs
Nnamdi Asomugha
Dawan Landry
Jermaine Phillips

Sure... 45 minutes into FA you'll be screaming from the mountain tops.

OMG!... *&GHD !!@#$ WE ARE TEH SUCK&!!!

and by the way if we make a Run at Asomugha I'm going to **** myself

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by TheDave

Sure... 45 minutes into FA you'll be screaming from the mountain tops.

OMG!... *&GHD !!@#$ WE ARE TEH SUCK&!!!

and by the way if we make a Run at Asomugha I'm going to **** myself

[Crushaholic]

I know that people are raving about our offensive line (and they have done a pretty good job, especially in pass protection). However, Jeff Saturday would help us out TREMENDOUSLY. We still have trouble opening holes for the running backs.

[Traveler]

Unless he has some type of stipulation that the Faid can't franchise him again, Asomugha won't even sniff free agency.

[bowtown]

Originally Posted by Crushaholic

I know that people are raving about our offensive line (and they have done a pretty good job, especially in pass protection). However, Jeff Saturday would help us out TREMENDOUSLY. We still have trouble opening holes for the running backs.

Saturday will cost a ton. I'd rather use that money one the other side of the ball.

[Traveler]

Originally Posted by Crushaholic

I know that people are raving about our offensive line (and they have done a pretty good job, especially in pass protection). However, Jeff Saturday would help us out TREMENDOUSLY. We still have trouble opening holes for the running backs.

If they looked for more power at the G position, you'd get no argument from me.

[MagicHef]

Atogwe.

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

Atogwe.

He probably should have made my list.

We probably wont get Albert but Cody could play the NT position and atleast one of those safetys should be brought in. Suggs if we can land him and we are well on our way.

[socalorado]

FS ATOGWE
LB SUGGS
DT CODY

Every level of the defense is addressed.

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by bowtown

Saturday will cost a ton. I'd rather use that money one the other side of the ball.

Yes he probably will and the dolts will probably find away to resign him. Yet with Casey looking at retirement the position must be addressed.

[Kaylore]

Originally Posted by Traveler

Unless he has some type of stipulation that the Faid can't franchise him again, Asomugha won't even sniff free agency.

He actually has such a stipulation. They cannot franchise Nnamdi.

[PRBronco]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

He actually has such a stipulation. They cannot franchise Nnamdi.

I didn't know that, that's awesome The one good thing they've got going for them and he's on his way out!

[Traveler]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

He actually has such a stipulation. They cannot franchise Nnamdi.

Really? Last I heard from the talking heads at ESPN, the only player to have that type of language in his contract was Haynesworth.

If true, Asomugha is about to get paid!


I did find this...


Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:23 am EST

Raiders likely to slap Asomugha with franchise tag. Nnamdi Asomugha. Shane Lechler. One or the other. Take your pick. Can't have both. Both players are Pro Bowl selections. Both are unrestricted free agents at season's end. Only one is likely to be back with the Oakland Raiders next season, according to the Oakland Tribune.

Such is the poor timing of matters that two of the Raiders' most valuable players are potential free agents in the same year, and only one can be prevented from signing with another team.

Cornerback Asomugha figures to be that player for the second straight season. The Raiders used the exclusive franchise tag on him this season. That guaranteed him $9.765 million and prohibited other teams from pursuing him.

As for Lechler, he knows nothing other than the Raiders in terms of NFL experience. He was drafted by the Raiders in 2000 and is one of their two longest-tenured players - along with kicker Sebastian Janikowski. Lechler is on the verge of free agency unless the Raiders offer a contract extension that he accepts between now and the end of February.

The Raiders all but tipped their hand on which way they are leaning in terms of applying the franchise tag designation by signing free agent punter Ricky Schmitt on Monday. Teams with four-time Pro Bowl punters don't sign undrafted free agent punters without any NFL experience.

That is, unless there's a chance of losing the Pro Bowl punter. On Thursday, Raiders coach Tom Cable admitted as much, saying Schmitt was signed, in part, as a "just-in-case."

Source: Oakland Tribune

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/p...urn=nfl,130684

[Smiling Assassin27]

How Gale Sayers, Jack Lambert, and Ronnie Lott didn't make your list is beyond me...

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by Smiling Assassin27

How Gale Sayers, Jack Lambert, and Ronnie Lott didn't make your list is beyond me...

I had to make some difficult decissions no doubt.

[CBF1]

Shane Lechler should of made your list. Dort, you are slipping man

[BroncoBuff]

Originally Posted by socalorado

FS ATOGWE
LB SUGGS
DT CODY

Every level of the defense is addressed.

Well-focused list ... at least you didn't throw in any offensive players like some of these big-spenders

I dunno about Cody, I think Carlton Powell can be what Shaun Cody is in a year or two. I just re-read Powell's player capsules, and he is a BEAST stuffing the run. Both him individually and Va. Tech as a team led the nation in average per carry against (the individual ranking is a strange stat, but impressive nonetheless). I think all of us here should start focusing more on whether Powell can add 10-15 pounds and play NT. Until he's ready, Dewayne Robertson is a proven 3-4 NT. Meantime, draft Ron Brace in Round 2 or 3.

For Suggs, I need to know whether he is a Will or a Sam in the 3-4 ... anybody? We just paid Boss to play Sam, and Jarvis Moss would presumably be lined up for a shot to backup Boss at Sam in the 3-4. Plus, DJ should be set as the Will in the 3-4 or 4-3. We just paid DJ too, so he's not going anywhere, although maybe he'll move inside in a 3-4.

So I guess what I'm saying is, neither Suggs nor Cody, unless Suggs can play Sam or DJ moves inside.

Atogwe is the right choice, though ... safeties are fairly inexpensive in free agency. At least they were before Al Davis overpaid Gibril Wilson.

[SoDak Bronco]

give me Jason Hanson, the dude still has one of the strongest legs in the league, he ws 95% last year and still has 3-4 more years before he calls it a career.
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21

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95.5

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56

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

Well-focused list ... at least you didn't throw in any offensive players like some of these big-spenders

I dunno about Cody, I think Carlton Powell can be what Shaun Cody is in a year or two. I just re-read Powell's player capsules, and he is a BEAST stuffing the run. Both him individually and Va. Tech as a team led the nation in average per carry against (the individual ranking is a strange stat, but impressive nonetheless). I think all of us here should start focusing more on whether Powell can add 10-15 pounds and play NT. Until he's ready, Dewayne Robertson is a proven 3-4 NT. Meantime, draft Ron Brace in Round 2 or 3.

For Suggs, I need to know whether he is a Will or a Sam in the 3-4 ... anybody? We just paid Boss to play Sam, and Jarvis Moss would presumably be lined up for a shot to backup Boss at Sam in the 3-4. Plus, DJ should be set as the Will in the 3-4 or 4-3. We just paid DJ too, so he's not going anywhere, although maybe he'll move inside in a 3-4.

So I guess what I'm saying is, neither Suggs nor Cody, unless Suggs can play Sam or DJ moves inside.

Atogwe is the right choice, though ... safeties are fairly inexpensive in free agency. At least they were before Al Davis overpaid Gibril Wilson.

Good stuff Buff

Just to clairfy I'm not saying sign everyone on my list but any one or two of them would make me happy.

[Br0nc0Buster]

Atagwe definitely.
Suggs it depends, I would rather now break the bank to get him, I want to make sure we have plenty of cap room to sign our own guys before we start handing out contracts to FAs.

Cody would be a decent pick up as well I think, and Canty if he is not too expensive

[gyldenlove]

Originally Posted by Crushaholic

I know that people are raving about our offensive line (and they have done a pretty good job, especially in pass protection). However, Jeff Saturday would help us out TREMENDOUSLY. We still have trouble opening holes for the running backs.

Here is from football outsiders, their OL ranking for runs for the 2008 season:
rank team adj line yrd RB yards Power succ% power rnk Stuffed stuffed rnk
1 Den 4.92 4.96 70% 11 17% 1

Left End YPA Rank
5.94 1

Left Tackle YPA Rank
4.95 5

Mid/Guard YPA Rank
4.69 4

Right tackle YPA Rank
4.45 10

Right End YPA Rank
5.29 2


Passing:

Team Rank Sacks Adj Sacks allowed
DEN 4 12 3.3%


Our offensive line is pretty damn good, spending a ton of cash on improving an offensive line that is top 5 in the league is just not bright. I agree we need to prepare for life without Nails and Wiegman, but we don't do that by committing a ton of money to Jeff Saturday.

I would much rather spend money on quality help on defense where we really need the help.

Looking at the playoffs this year is certainly a good indication that a strong defense will get you futher than a high power offense. The Chargers are gone, Broncos and Saints didn't even make the first round. Meanwhile the Ravens and Steelers and their pedestrian offenses are going to settle who represents the AFC.

[gyldenlove]

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

Well-focused list ... at least you didn't throw in any offensive players like some of these big-spenders

I dunno about Cody, I think Carlton Powell can be what Shaun Cody is in a year or two. I just re-read Powell's player capsules, and he is a BEAST stuffing the run. Both him individually and Va. Tech as a team led the nation in average per carry against (the individual ranking is a strange stat, but impressive nonetheless). I think all of us here should start focusing more on whether Powell can add 10-15 pounds and play NT. Until he's ready, Dewayne Robertson is a proven 3-4 NT. Meantime, draft Ron Brace in Round 2 or 3.

For Suggs, I need to know whether he is a Will or a Sam in the 3-4 ... anybody? We just paid Boss to play Sam, and Jarvis Moss would presumably be lined up for a shot to backup Boss at Sam in the 3-4. Plus, DJ should be set as the Will in the 3-4 or 4-3. We just paid DJ too, so he's not going anywhere, although maybe he'll move inside in a 3-4.

So I guess what I'm saying is, neither Suggs nor Cody, unless Suggs can play Sam or DJ moves inside.

Atogwe is the right choice, though ... safeties are fairly inexpensive in free agency. At least they were before Al Davis overpaid Gibril Wilson.

Powell did face quite a bit of double teams in college and he does have good lower body strength. The one thing I worry about is that he won't be able to generate enough push that he will command double teams on every play which will free up the MLBs to do their job.

To be honest I would like Powell on the outside, I think he would do better as a DE with a huge monster in the middle. My feeling is that we will play the 2-gap version of the 3-4 front which requires big strong ends who can stop the run and plug lanes. Essentially our version of Ty Warren or Justin Bannan from Baltimore.

Suggs tends to line up on the weak side, so he only has to face a RB blocking and doesn't have to cover the TE.

I think we have to make a concentrated effort to acquire at least 2 players who can start on D in UFA, that way we don't have to force too many rookies into starting roles.

[vancejohnson82]

the only thing I've read here that I disagree with is that Dewayne Robertson is a proven 3-4 NT....the reason the Jets were so ready to dump him (and Vilma) was because they were moving into a 3-4 and those two guys were being eaten up....

we are going to have another horrible defense next year as we make the transition to the new scheme...our personnel isn't even close to ready in order to fill the 3-4 out sufficiently....

we need a NT...and we need some LBs that can play the run....

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by vancejohnson82

the only thing I've read here that I disagree with is that Dewayne Robertson is a proven 3-4 NT....the reason the Jets were so ready to dump him (and Vilma) was because they were moving into a 3-4 and those two guys were being eaten up....

we are going to have another horrible defense next year as we make the transition to the new scheme...our personnel isn't even close to ready in order to fill the 3-4 out sufficiently....

we need a NT...and we need some LBs that can play the run....

Cody/Baji/Peterson/Powell NT problem solved