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I'm not sure about that. The upgrade from Sendlein to Mack would be much greater than from Okafor/Freeney to Vernon, who is about the best pass rusher left.

Veldheer, Iupati, Mack gives 3 pro bowl caliber linemen. Granted, the right side, assuming Humphries and Cooper are the guys, has a lot to prove but they are both talented 1st rounders. However, they yet to show it in the NFL.


Agreed. Mack would make Cooper better on the right side.

Besides, the draft is so talented this year for DE/LB. THere are 3 rounders grading out as first rounders. base salary would be around 650k....
 

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Agreed. Mack would make Cooper better on the right side.

Besides, the draft is so talented this year for DE/LB. THere are 3 rounders grading out as first rounders. base salary would be around 650k....

Mack close to sign with falcons
 

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general observation:

we are ~48 hours into free agency, and the board has kept its collective mind

thats about 45 hours longer than usual

i do sense some panic creeping in though..........
 

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Dang it Keim! Get Mack!


THEY.CANT.COMPETE.WITH.THE.MONEY.OTHER.TEAMS.ARE.DISHING.OUT !!!

Geez people come on. the cardinals will let this first wave of overpaid guys go then draft and pick up some vets. Hopefully mix in a couple extensions. Its fine....team won 13 games last year.
 

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THEY.CANT.COMPETE.WITH.THE.MONEY.OTHER.TEAMS.ARE.DISHING.OUT !!!

Geez people come on. the cardinals will let this first wave of overpaid guys go then draft and pick up some vets. Hopefully mix in a couple extensions. Its fine....team won 13 games last year.

They absolutely could thats a complete lie!
 

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THEY.CANT.COMPETE.WITH.THE.MONEY.OTHER.TEAMS.ARE.DISHING.OUT !!!

Geez people come on. the cardinals will let this first wave of overpaid guys go then draft and pick up some vets. Hopefully mix in a couple extensions. Its fine....team won 13 games last year.

Agree. Let Jacksonville, Miami, Oakland, and other bottom feeders win the offseason Lombardi award and get caught in crap deals for average players.

Why are teams like Seattle, AZ, NE, GB, etc. standing pat?
 

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Vernon expected to sign with the Jags. 4 years $75.5 million per ESPN
 

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Remember when we totally won the beginning of free agency right after the lockout? (image via Jurecki via ESPN)
 

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Remember when we totally won the beginning of free agency right after the lockout? (image via Jurecki via ESPN)

Thats great but none of them are close to a SB caliber team whose only needs one or two pieces to complete the puzzle.
 

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okay... that's too much money.

But would you say that if it garnered the trophy? Hard to Quantify a price if it works in your favor die say. Not saying he would but we'll never know.
 

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ESPN retracted the Vernon story..no deal imminent with Jags at this point..
 

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Meh...I have no problem with the direction the Cards are taking free agency. They put out competitive offers to JPP and Hali, and both guys decided to stay put. Oh well. Don't make a knee-jerk reaction by throwing money at the next guy on the list. Plenty of options available who are lower risk with similar upside. Alan Branch is worth a lower contract. Hayes from St Louis can rush. Ayers is a situational rusher, but that can work. The secondary will need work, but Jenkins is too risky for that money.

It is all good.
 

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Meh...I have no problem with the direction the Cards are taking free agency. They put out competitive offers to JPP and Hali, and both guys decided to stay put. Oh well. Don't make a knee-jerk reaction by throwing money at the next guy on the list. Plenty of options available who are lower risk with similar upside. Alan Branch is worth a lower contract. Hayes from St Louis can rush. Ayers is a situational rusher, but that can work. The secondary will need work, but Jenkins is too risky for that money.

It is all good.

Agree. Keim is letting the market come to him.

Graves would have probably bagged a guy like Mario Williams or Malik Johnson, only to discover in two years that restructuring/cutting the guy would create dead money on the cap.
 

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Agree. Keim is letting the market come to him.

Graves would have probably bagged a guy like Mario Williams or Malik Johnson, only to discover in two years that restructuring/cutting the guy would create dead money on the cap.

Graves agree to a contract on day one of FA??

:biglaugh:
 

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Jags are going to be in the signings every other signing, I'm guessing
 
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