War Room: Top 99 Free Agents

[Crazy Canuck]

10 Leonard Davis OT 6-6 365 7.8 Unrestricted Arizona
17 Marc Colombo OT 6-8 320 5.0 Unrestricted Dallas

I think I’ll stick with Big.

 

[WildBB]

I'm all over Asante Samuel..

 

[Buckybird]

add CB Samuel, DE Charles Grant, LB Shawn Phillips and we are on our way
to Super Bowl!!! Yes, I said it. Sounds great.

 

[PAQ77]

I want Asante Samuel as a big name, then we need to fill out the roster with several mid-tier solid guys that will get more reasonable contracts.

Bring in an OT, LB, FB, TE, PUNTER,

I don't think there's any way Belicheck let's Samuel go... He's a top notch shut down corner.

 

[kerouac9]

Isn't Marc Columbo an RT anyway? He doesn't play on the left side for the Cowboys. Flozell Adams does.

 

[Mulli]

add CB Samuel, DE Charles Grant, LB Shawn Phillips and we are on our way
to Super Bowl!!! Yes, I said it. Sounds great.

I picked out those three as well

 

[General Chaos]

I like Nick Harper, he isn't great but could easily step into our starting lineup.

 

[imaCafan]

I like Nick Harper, he isn't great but could easily step into our starting lineup.

I don't want someone who can just step in because we are so bad at corner. I want someone who can take our CB position to the next level. Our biggest weakness is at corner and if we can solve that we will have a playoff caliber D.....

 

[General Chaos]

I don't want someone who can just step in because we are so bad at corner. I want someone who can take our CB position to the next level. Our biggest weakness is at corner and if we can solve that we will have a playoff caliber D.....

That would be great but it's hard to find those guys. The new rules have really exposed most corners in the league. I really like Samuel but he is going to cost an arm and a leg.

 

[imaCafan]

That would be great but it's hard to find those guys. The new rules have really exposed most corners in the league. I really like Samuel but he is going to cost an arm and a leg.

I'll give the arm if you can find someone to give a leg.......

 

[GoCardsGo]

I'll give my leg.....

 

[Gambit]

No Tory James, please.

As a Bengals fan, I've seen him singlehandedly lose games. He literally falls down when they throw against him and the game is on the line.

 

[BigDavis75]

I don't think that they have updated the grades (e.g. Jeff Garcia), but the rankings are updated.

Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
1 Dwight Freeney DE 6-1 268 9.4 Unrestricted Indianapolis
2 Nate Clements CB 6-0 209 9.0 Unrestricted Buffalo
3 Lance Briggs LB 6-1 240 8.6 Unrestricted Chicago
4 Adalius Thomas LB 6-2 270 7.5 Unrestricted Baltimore
5 Eric Steinbach G 6-6 290 8.3 Unrestricted Cincinnati
6 Asante Samuel CB 5-10 185 8.0 Unrestricted New England
7 Jeff Garcia QB 6-1 200 5.1 Unrestricted Philadelphia
8 Tory James CB 6-2 192 8.0 Unrestricted Cincinnati
9 Kevin Curtis WR 5-11 186 7.9 Unrestricted St. Louis
10 Leonard Davis OT 6-6 365 7.8 Unrestricted Arizona
11 Leonard Little DE 6-3 263 7.7 Unrestricted
12 Daniel Graham TE 6-3 257 7.6 Unrestricted New England
13 Patrick Kerney DE 6-5 273 8.4 Unrestricted Atlanta
14 Shaun Phillips LB 6-3 262 6.8 Restricted San Diego
15 Kawika Mitchell LB 6-1 253 7.7 Unrestricted Kansas City
16 Randy Starks DT 6-3 312 7.7 Restricted Tennessee
17 Marc Colombo OT 6-8 320 5.0 Unrestricted Dallas
18 Michael Turner RB 5-10 237 6.7 Restricted San Diego
19 Damon Huard QB 6-3 218 4.9 Unrestricted Kansas City
20 Jamal Lewis RB 5-11 245 7.5 Unrestricted Baltimore
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
21 London Fletcher-Baker LB 5-10 245 7.3 Unrestricted Buffalo
22 Charles Grant DE 6-3 290 7.3 Unrestricted New Orleans
23 Al Johnson C 6-5 311 7.3 Unrestricted Dallas
24 Tommy Kelly DT 6-6 300 7.3 Restricted Oakland
25 Sean Locklear G 6-3 301 7.3 Restricted Seattle
26 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 237 7.0 Restricted Atlanta
27 Ian Scott DT 6-3 302 7.3 Unrestricted Chicago
28 Donte' Stallworth WR 6-0 196 7.2 Unrestricted Philadelphia
29 Jerramy Stevens TE 6-7 265 7.4 Unrestricted Seattle
30 Demorrio Williams LB 6-0 232 7.4 Restricted Atlanta
31 Josh Brown K 6-0 202 7.2 Unrestricted Seattle
32 Derrick Dockery G 6-6 345 7.2 Unrestricted Washington
33 Cato June LB 6-0 227 7.0 Unrestricted Indianapolis
34 Max Starks OT 6-8 337 7.2 Restricted Pittsburgh
35 Gibril Wilson S 6-0 209 7.2 Restricted NY Giants
36 Lawrence Tynes K 6-1 202 7.0 Restricted Kansas City
37 Stacy Andrews G 6-7 342 6.9 Restricted Cincinnati
38 Deon Grant S 6-2 210 7.0 Unrestricted Jacksonville
39 Ken Hamlin S 6-2 209 7.1 Unrestricted Seattle
40 Chris Kelsay DE 6-4 275 6.9 Unrestricted Buffalo
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
41 David Macklin CB 5-10 206 7.1 Unrestricted Arizona
42 Alvin McKinley DT 6-3 294 7.4 Unrestricted Cleveland
43 Justin Smith DE 6-4 275 7.1 Unrestricted Cincinnati
44 Ahman Green RB 6-0 218 7.0 Unrestricted Green Bay
45 Kyle Johnson RB 6-0 242 7.0 Restricted Denver
46 Rian Lindell K 6-3 235 7.0 Unrestricted
47 Chris Gray G 6-3 308 6.9 Unrestricted Seattle
48 Dominic Rhodes RB 5-9 203 7.0 Unrestricted Indianapolis
49 Jared Allen DE 6-6 270 7.7 Restricted Kansas City
50 Drew Bennett WR 6-5 206 7.0 Unrestricted Tennessee
51 Cooper Carlisle G 6-5 295 7.0 Unrestricted Denver
52 Cosey Coleman G 6-4 310 7.0 Unrestricted Cleveland
53 Jason David CB 5-8 180 7.0 Restricted Indianapolis
54 Justin Griffith RB 5-11 232 6.8 Unrestricted Atlanta
55 E.J. Henderson LB 6-1 245 6.8 Unrestricted
56 Reggie Kelly TE 6-4 255 7.0 Unrestricted Cincinnati
57 Dan Koppen C 6-2 296 7.0 Unrestricted
58 Shantee Orr LB 6-0 250 7.0 Restricted Houston
59 Alex Stepanovich C 6-4 312 7.0 Restricted Arizona
60 Ernest Wilford WR 6-4 218 7.0 Restricted Jacksonville
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
61 Josh Bidwill P 6-3 220 7.0 Unrestricted
62 Nick Harper CB 5-10 182 7.0 Unrestricted Indianapolis
63 Antwan Peek DE 6-3 250 6.9 Unrestricted Houston
64 Kenderick Allen DT 6-5 328 6.9 Unrestricted Green Bay
65 Kris Dielman G 6-4 310 6.9 Unrestricted San Diego
66 Glenn Earl S 6-1 215 6.9 Restricted Houston
67 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 196 6.9 Unrestricted Philadelphia
68 Kendyl Jacox C 6-2 325 6.9 Unrestricted Miami
69 Landon Johnson LB 6-2 227 7.0 Restricted Cincinnati
70 Shaun O'Hara C 6-3 303 6.9 Unrestricted NY Giants
71 Cory Redding DT 6-4 290 6.9 Unrestricted Detroit
72 Darrion Scott DE 6-3 289 6.9 Restricted Minnesota
73 Ahmad Carroll CB 5-10 190 7.0 Unrestricted Jacksonville
74 Peter Sirmon LB 6-2 237 6.9 Unrestricted Tennessee
75 Andre Gurode G 6-4 312 6.7 Unrestricted Dallas
76 Patrick Pass RB 5-10 217 6.8 Unrestricted New England
77 Jordan Babineaux S 6-0 200 6.8 Restricted Seattle
78 Colby Bockwoldt LB 6-2 237 6.8 Restricted Tennessee
79 Kelly Butler OT 6-7 334 6.8 Restricted Cleveland
80 Drew Carter WR 6-3 200 6.4 Restricted Carolina
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
81 Jay Feely K 5-10 210 6.6 Unrestricted NY Giants
82 Travis Fisher CB 5-10 189 6.8 Unrestricted St. Louis
83 Brian Russell S 6-2 207 6.8 Unrestricted Cleveland
84 Jake Scott G 6-5 295 6.8 Restricted Indianapolis
85 Lenny Walls CB 6-4 192 6.8 Unrestricted Kansas City
86 D.J. Hackett WR 6-2 199 6.5 Restricted Seattle
87 Chris Draft LB 5-11 232 6.0 Unrestricted Carolina
88 Kevin Kaesviharn S 6-1 196 7.0 Unrestricted Cincinnati
89 Yeremiah Bell S 6-0 200 6.7 Restricted Miami
90 Donnie Spragan LB 6-3 242 6.7 Unrestricted Miami
91 Mike Adams S 5-11 195 6.7 Restricted San Francisco
92 Jason Fisk DT 6-3 300 6.8 Unrestricted St. Louis
93 Hank Fraley C 6-2 300 6.7 Unrestricted Cleveland
94 Justin Gage WR 6-4 212 6.7 Unrestricted Chicago
95 Michael Lewis S 6-1 222 8.2 Unrestricted Philadelphia
96 Ryan Lilja G 6-2 290 6.7 Restricted Indianapolis
97 Rien Long DT 6-6 300 6.7 Unrestricted Tennessee
98 Sean Mahan G 6-3 301 6.7 Unrestricted Tampa Bay
99 Damion McIntosh OT 6-4 320 6.7 Unrestricted Miami

The bolded are the guys I like out of the FA group.

 

[Mulli]

Leonard Little? Really? Say it isn't so.

 

[ViSSiV]

I think I wait a little longer to see who resigns with their current teams. I just find it hard to believe, after getting Edge last year, that we are going to end up with another big name player like....Samuel or Briggs. Those guys are not going to be easy. I am just going to wait to see the announcement when they are signed before I think about it, or I will start getting all worked up and excited.

 

[BACH]

I think I wait a little longer to see who resigns with their current teams. I just find it hard to believe, after getting Edge last year, that we are going to end up with another big name player like....Samuel or Briggs. Those guys are not going to be easy. I am just going to wait to see the announcement when they are signed before I think about it, or I will start getting all worked up and excited.

Exactly. I think that it will be like last year. One name and two or three young solid players.

Maybe something like CB Samuels, LB EJ Henderson and FS Grant

 

[Young Card]

A couple lower profile guys I like:

Justin Griffith (FB)
Kris Dielman (G)
Andre Gurode (G)
Deon Grant (FS)

Samuels had a career year and is not worth the $. Harper is a Cover-2 corner and would not do well one on one.

 

[BigDavis75]

A couple lower profile guys I like:

Justin Griffith (FB)
Kris Dielman (G)
Andre Gurode (G)
Deon Grant (FS)

Samuels had a career year and is not worth the $. Harper is a Cover-2 corner and would not do well one on one.

Money isn't an issue, I think Samuel has progressed every year in his career and is now showing his true form. There aren't a lot of options for CB this year.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I like the two safeties, Grant and Hamlin,Charles Grant at DE,Steinbach for the OL, and Samuels to go along with the usual guys that everyone likes.

 

[Young Card]

Money isn't an issue, I think Samuels has progressed every year in his career and is now showing his true form. There aren't a lot of options for CB this year.

Well, I would say you could bring in, at least, Griffith and Grant for the price of Samuels. I also feel that this was a career year for him and doubt he will do so well next year. If we want to overpay a corner go for Clements who is also a return man.

 

[BigDavis75]

Well, I would say you could bring in, at least, Griffith and Grant for the price of Samuels. I also feel that this was a career year for him and doubt he will do so well next year. If we want to overpay a corner go for Clements who is also a return man.

I'm not arguing that you could bring in several players for the price of Samuel, but those players will not neccessarily be of the same quality. Grant is a pretty average FS IMO. CB is a position of great need to this team and a position that has had a premium placed on it and Samuels is arguably the best CB available. I think it would be a good decision to pick him up and overpay some for him.

 

[lobo]

A couple lower profile guys I like:

Justin Griffith (FB)
Kris Dielman (G)
Andre Gurode (G)
Deon Grant (FS)

Samuels had a career year and is not worth the $. Harper is a Cover-2 corner and would not do well one on one.

very good thinking!!! conceptually. i think we will spread the money around more than we did last year and not necessarily look for a home run...maybe two doubles....if you know what i mean...we are loaded with guards and i don't think fb is a top need....i like grant...it is far too early to tell what will be what but i would rather see some better than average quality guys that only one home run hitter...particuarly with a new staff coming in....we might get some better insite from the diversity of the new assts.

 

[kerouac9]

Gurode plays center.

 

[Duckjake]

I've always wanted the Cardinals to sign Josh Bidwill.

That way when the yahoos come on here and gripe about Bidwill I could ask them what our punter had to do with contracts and personell decisions.

 

[Skkorpion]

Sign Big and forget the rest.