Originally posted by Scott MS
Macklin signed, Rudd goes to Oakland. I don't believe there are any other outstanding offers.
Any news/rumors on any more players the Cards are bringing in??
Reggie Swinton.Originally posted by Skkorpion
We have an offer on the table to that restricted kick returner, names escapes me. He likes it but won't sign it because he's afraid his original team will match and he doesn't want to play for them.
Originally posted by Scott MS
Macklin signed, Rudd goes to Oakland. I don't believe there are any other outstanding offers.
Any news/rumors on any more players the Cards are bringing in??
Originally posted by AzCards21
I bet we're done until the draft.
Originally posted by spanky1
I agree. A cautious, but never the less, productive FA.
Originally posted by JeffGollin
Re: Now that Macklin's Happy to be Card, What's Next?
It's not likely to happen, but how about Bobby Taylor or Troy Vincent happy to become a Card?
Originally posted by ajcardfan
I think the deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets from another team is towards the end of this month, early April. I'm 98% certain it is before the draft. A guy like Swinton, who didn't get a boffo offer from the Cards, might as well wait to sign.
Originally posted by Stout
Ugh, I'm hearing a LOT of stuff that we heard last year on this thread. The good thing is (or disturbing thing, depending on perspective) is I'm hearing it from fans, not from the team. Stuff like we're probably done until after the draft, we can pick up a vet WR after the draft, there will be some great bargains before the season, etc...ugh!
Am I happy that we signed who we did? Absolutely. Having Berry is a thrilling addition. Macklin? At least solid depth, same for that FB. King? Probably the best out of a weak vet backup QB FA pool.
Problem is...we had plenty of opportunity to do so much more constructive...and yet we failed. We didn't add a shutdown corner, a NEED for us (Starks wasn't doing it when healthy). We didn't add anyone to the right side of the OL (another need for us, though some think that JUST an OL coach will make all the difference...boy, I hope they're right). We NEED a solid DT. We NEED a burner WR (not a burner grocery boy like Gilmore).
Were we going to fill all those needs in FA? No, but I damn sure bet, with all the cap money we had, we could have gotten more than ONE sure-fire starter. Oh well. We'll keep using uncreative contracts and la-de-da around.
Wow, I just read how negative this is. Well, I'm being positive about the upcoming season, but I guess I can't help but be negative about FA. We got one starter. Big deal. We should have at least ended up with three.
Originally posted by Stout
year, and we ended up not even going for one of the better ones, and settled for a middle-tier corner at that. Why not try and actually USE the cap space and sign a starter...there were plenty available!!!
Originally posted by Stout
Oh, and I'm sorry, but:
3-Who are our starting CBs going to be? We have one on this team, IMO, and he's coming back from major surgery. Starks? We HOPE he's back to form. Check that, BETTER than back to form, because his form wasn't good enough for a #1 CB when he was healthy. Macklin? He's a damn good nickle back, but I don't want him forced to start, especially counting on Starks opposite. Hill? Again, damn fine nickel back, but not a solid starter. Who else? A rookie? Good luck for next season if we're counting on rookies starting at CB!!!
The FA market for corners was very good this year, and we ended up not even going for one of the better ones, and settled for a middle-tier corner at that. Why not try and actually USE the cap space and sign a starter...there were plenty available!!!
Originally posted by joeshmo
This is what I dont get how do we know that we didnt try. Becuase they werent in for visits. We cant control an agent or Player from saying flat out "no, no matter wha,t we will not visit you, or you are last on our visit list so we will visit 10 other teams first and if we dont like the contracts they offer then we will give you a shot." And they would say this no matter what we sold them over the phone. If I were a betting man I would I would bet that we did call 10 of the top FA's and they all said this or saw the name on the caller ID and didnt even answer. But Graves or Green would never admit it becuase it shows a bad light on the team, so we will never know.
We got to start drafting well, keep on extending deals and signing draft picks on time and be respectable at 7-9 first to change the preception, then these so called top notch FA's will start taking our phone calls.
Originally posted by Scott MS
Macklin signed, Rudd goes to Oakland. I don't believe there are any other outstanding offers.
Any news/rumors on any more players the Cards are bringing in??