Here are the UFA and RFA LB's

[Syracusecards]

Keith Adams - Philly
Hakim Akbar - Jag's - RFA
Brian Allen - Carolina
James Allen - NO - RFA
Jessie Armstead - Carolina
Akin Ayodele - Jags - RFA
Monty Beisel - KC
Kendrell Bell - Pitt
Marcus Bell - Houston
Kevin Bentley - Browns - RFA
Keith Burns - TB
Rockey Calmus - Tenn - RFA
Quinton Caver - KC
Frank Chamberlin - Cincy
Chris Claiborne - Minn
Donte' Curry - Lions
Andra Davis - Browns - RFA
Don Davis - NE
Jamie Duncan - Atlanta
Justin Ena - Tenn - RFA
Troy Evans - Houston - RFA
Mark Fields - Carolina
Larry Foote - Pitt - RFA
Scott Fujita - KC - RFA
Barry Gardner - Browns
Jason Gildon - Jags
Jason Glenn - Jets
Morlon Greenwood - Miami
Nick Greisen - G-men - RFA
Ed Hartwell - Ravens
Sedrick Hodge - NO
Warrick Holdman - Cleveland
Orlando Huff - Seattle
Eric Johnson - Atlanta
Tim Johnson - Oakland - RFA
Fred Jones - KC
Brad Kassell - Tenn - RFA
Roger Knight - NO - RFA
Paris Lenon - GB - RFA
Wesley Mallard - G-Men - RFA
Lemar Marshall - Skins - RFA
Torrance Marshall - GB
Brandon Moore - SF
Zeke Moreno - SD
Rob Morris - Colts
Hannibal Navies - GB
Ryan Nece - TB - RFA
Jim Nelson - Colts
Keith Newman - Minn
Julian Peterson - SF
Antonio Pierce - Skins
Carlos Polk - SD
Dashon Polk - Houston
Tommy Polley - Rams
Wali Rainer - Lions
Saleem Rasheed - SF - RFA
Ike Reese - Philly
Nick Rogers - GB - RFA
Bart Scott - Ravens - RFA
TJ Slaughter - Ravens
Donnie Spragan - Denver
Matt Stewart - Atlanta
Benjamin Taylor - Browns - RFA
David Thornton - Colts - RFA
Jeremiah Trotter - Philly
Artie Ulmer - Atlanta
Eric Westmoreland - Browns
Marcus Wilkins - Cincy - RFA
Will Witherspoon - Carolina - RFA
Kenyatta Wright - Jets

Now hear are PFW's projected LB's that get cut -

Peter Boulware - Ravens - Injuries - Due to make about $6 millions
Kevin Hardy - Cincy - Injuries
Sam Cowart - Jets - Lost job to Vilma
Nate Wayne - Philly - Liability against the run, inconsistent.
Chad Brown - Seattle - Cap hit is $5 million and injuries. Plus he's 35.
Derrick Brooks - TB - Due to make $5.75 million next year.


While this position is certainly not a priority on the shoppers list, we do need someone to man the middle. Until I see Hayes do it, I'm not sold on him. MLB is all instincts. Sometimes Mac's got em, sometimes not. Whenever we get gashed up the middle, you can almost always count on it being because Ronny Mac hit the wrong gap or was late getting to the right one. Even though Chad Brown has some injury problems, if we can get him cheap, that would be great. He has great instincts and always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Another interesting one would be Edgerton Hartwell.

 

[cdex99]

The way Hayes has played on special teams, I think he'd do just fine in the middle.

 

[Syracusecards]

The way Hayes has played on special teams, I think he'd do just fine in the middle.

ST really doesn't indicate how good his instincts are(See Mike Stone). The MLB has a split second to pick the gap they need to hit. If anything, I'd like to put Darling in the middle because he's bigger and put Hayes in his spot to see how he performs at OLB.

 

[Rocco]

we'll need someone next year - either thru FA or the draft - if Ronnie Mac isn't resigned. I hope Hayes can start inside but we've yet to see any real evidence that he can. We'll still need a backup though, assuming Darling stays outside.

 

[spanky1]

If we end up with a top 4 pick.......you can count on Green drafting Derrick Johnson from Texas as the next WLB. Darling would become the back up for both the WLB and the MLB position which will be Hayes' next year. Mac will be gone.

Hayes will become an awesome MLB. If we had Dansby and Johnson as the SLB and the WLB, we would have the strongest LB's in the league (as a group).

 

[HookemCards]

Keith Adams - Philly
Hakim Akbar - Jag's - RFA
Brian Allen - Carolina
James Allen - NO - RFA
Jessie Armstead - Carolina
Akin Ayodele - Jags - RFA
Monty Beisel - KC
Kendrell Bell - Pitt
Marcus Bell - Houston
Kevin Bentley - Browns - RFA
Keith Burns - TB
Rockey Calmus - Tenn - RFA
Quinton Caver - KC
Frank Chamberlin - Cincy
Chris Claiborne - Minn
Donte' Curry - Lions
Andra Davis - Browns - RFA
Don Davis - NE
Jamie Duncan - Atlanta
Justin Ena - Tenn - RFA
Troy Evans - Houston - RFA
Mark Fields - Carolina
Larry Foote - Pitt - RFA
Scott Fujita - KC - RFA
Barry Gardner - Browns
Jason Gildon - Jags
Jason Glenn - Jets
Morlon Greenwood - Miami
Nick Greisen - G-men - RFA
Ed Hartwell - Ravens
Sedrick Hodge - NO
Warrick Holdman - Cleveland
Orlando Huff - Seattle
Eric Johnson - Atlanta
Tim Johnson - Oakland - RFA
Fred Jones - KC
Brad Kassell - Tenn - RFA
Roger Knight - NO - RFA
Paris Lenon - GB - RFA
Wesley Mallard - G-Men - RFA
Lemar Marshall - Skins - RFA
Torrance Marshall - GB
Brandon Moore - SF
Zeke Moreno - SD
Rob Morris - Colts
Hannibal Navies - GB
Ryan Nece - TB - RFA
Jim Nelson - Colts
Keith Newman - Minn
Julian Peterson - SF
Antonio Pierce - Skins
Carlos Polk - SD
Dashon Polk - Houston
Tommy Polley - Rams
Wali Rainer - Lions
Saleem Rasheed - SF - RFA
Ike Reese - Philly
Nick Rogers - GB - RFA
Bart Scott - Ravens - RFA
TJ Slaughter - Ravens
Donnie Spragan - Denver
Matt Stewart - Atlanta
Benjamin Taylor - Browns - RFA
David Thornton - Colts - RFA
Jeremiah Trotter - Philly
Artie Ulmer - Atlanta
Eric Westmoreland - Browns
Marcus Wilkins - Cincy - RFA
Will Witherspoon - Carolina - RFA
Kenyatta Wright - Jets

Now hear are PFW's projected LB's that get cut -

Peter Boulware - Ravens - Injuries - Due to make about $6 millions
Kevin Hardy - Cincy - Injuries
Sam Cowart - Jets - Lost job to Vilma
Nate Wayne - Philly - Liability against the run, inconsistent.
Chad Brown - Seattle - Cap hit is $5 million and injuries. Plus he's 35.
Derrick Brooks - TB - Due to make $5.75 million next year.


While this position is certainly not a priority on the shoppers list, we do need someone to man the middle. Until I see Hayes do it, I'm not sold on him. MLB is all instincts. Sometimes Mac's got em, sometimes not. Whenever we get gashed up the middle, you can almost always count on it being because Ronny Mac hit the wrong gap or was late getting to the right one. Even though Chad Brown has some injury problems, if we can get him cheap, that would be great. He has great instincts and always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Another interesting one would be Edgerton Hartwell.

Other than Bell, Petersen, and Brooks none of those names don't really stand out. I think Petersen and Brooks would probably want more money than the Card's would be willing to pony up, considering all the other needs on the team. If we draft high enough, I'd love to see Green take Derrick Johnson, he just won the Nagurski award for best D player in the country, and is the favorite for 3 other post-season awards. He reminds me alot of Derrick Brooks. I still don't think Green will draft him because of the way the offense played this year, but the guy is a stud.