BmoreBird22

How desperate?

How desperate?

I'm running the 3-4 and have 0. I'd like ideally 3 or 4

Sorry my good man... I'll get to trade happy and cut happy like I did last year..

 

 

Depth is everything and Cinci has a LOT of it...

 

 

And 30+ million in space I think..

 

 

Now if I could just get a QB.......

With that said, the Denver Broncos are in desperate need of a good inside linebacker. Like really desperate

I do like what I've done so far.. 

 

Even though I lost a good FS I added a great pass rusher and 2 LBs that excel in a 4-3 D.

 

Free Agency is going to be fun....

The Denver Broncos are looking to trade for good 3-4 inside linebackers. Picks, playere, both in play for a trade

The almighty Blaine Gabbert is on the block (2 stars).

I feel bad for him. He could have been good with a good quarterback to sit behind and a better offensive line than the Jaguars

Total Savings: 10 stars

Champ Bailey (9 stars)

Wes Welker (3 stars)

Chris Kuper (5 stars)

Jacob Tamme (3 stars)

Joe Dreessen (2.5 stars)

Also, where are we able to view cut players?

Champ Bailey, Wes Welker, Joel Dreessen, Jacob Tamme, and Chris Kuper. 

Players who are off the trade block UNLESS you make an amazing offer:

Ryan Clady, Demaryius Thomas, Virgil Green, Julius Thomas, Manny Ramirez, Orlando Franklin, Louis Vasquez, Von Miller, Sylvester Williams, Terrance Knighton, Peyton Manning, Danny Trevathon, Chris Harris Jr. (RFA), Rahim Moore, and Duke Ihenacho.

I have my official depth chart already, so feel free to look around and offer up some trades.

Can someone tell me what we're using to determine our cap space for 2014? I just read an article from February 7th saying that the Denver Broncos have $25 million due to a $6.6 million dollar cap rollover from last season. Any validity to this?

De'Anthony Thomas at the moment is a sixth rounder, just about. Unless he absolutely blows people away in interviews, he's down there.

I'm surprised the Lions are off the board.  They aren't as good off as they appear, I think they're over the cap at the moment and might have to get rid of Suh.  Interesting teams taken so far.  For what it's worth, I think SAM made a great choice because the Bengals don't have a lot of holes and can just focus on getting the best players.

The Bengals were my second pick behind the Browns. My third is still up there

You can cut him after this season and only eat 7.5M and then we can still sign them then.

I think they can find a way to make it work without cutting/trading Ngata.  It's certainly possible that we could sign one of them to a deal that simply kicks in after 2014, with the 2014 salary staying the same.  Even if we don't, there's always ways you can work with the structure to make things work.  I don't see anyway Ngata isn't on the team in 2014, but 2015 is when it becomes questionable.

I think he'll be cut next season if he has a repeat of 2013, but I do see him on the team next year. I'm just confused why don't hear the possibility of that happening over cutting Suggs

My bad.  I misunderstood you.  Either way, we'd still be eating that $7.5M the following year.  I just don't see it happening.

You still eat the money, it just postpones it to the next season. Either way its not a smart move.

The Ravens would eat $8 million, then $7.5 million, which I think better than two straight seasons of $16 million if we can get draft picks. I'm just thinking about resigning the two Smiths

You questioned above why we don't look to trade Ngata.  If we do trade him, we eat $15M this year.  That's all I was saying.

Post June 1st trade. Why is that so hard to get? We would save $8 million and eat $8 million

Its hard to say Suggs is playing more consistent than Ngata after the disappearing act he pulled in the second half of 2013. More-so it comes down to the contract though. We would eat 15M by cutting or trading Ngata. With Suggs its only 4.6M because he is in the last year of his contract.

Because another team would have to want to trade for him. I doubt many teams will be lining up for Ngata and his $16 million dollar cap number at this point in his career. Suggs at least has some value from the outside looking in. I doubt either gets traded though. Restructure is much more likely.

Yeah I know that.  I think too many people are looking at cutting Suggs to keep Jones or sign a big name FA.  It's not going to happen.  If we cut him, it will be the post June 1st designation and that would be used for Torrey or Jimmy only.  I still highly doubt it happens.

If we trade Ngata, the bonus accelerates and we're on the hook for $15M to not have him on the team.  The only way Ngata isn't going to be on the team next year is if they really want to designate him as a post June 1st cut for an extension for one of the Smiths.

And, I never said eat $15 million in cap. I have only ever referred to post June 1st as a move to keep the Smiths next offseason

We're talking about Terrell Suggs getting traded (who I think has a better chance of getting extended than Ngata), but why not look to trade Ngata? He has a higher cap hit and it would save us like the same amount of money in either scenario. It's just, at least Suggs' heart is still in it and he is playing more consistently than Ngata.

can probably get two 1st rounders from Oakland for him.

Aren't they super happy with Sio Moore or what ever his name is? I don't think they'd give up a first round pick at all for Suggs, although you might be acting sarcastic.

It frees up $8 million post June 1st. I've been saying this is an option cause Jimmy Smith and Torrey Smith would be coming up in the next year and that $8 million could be rolled over to have those two signed. If the Ravens exercise Jimmy's fifth year clause, that's $8 million right there.

I don't think the going rate for an older pass rusher would be a second round pick. I floated that around before. Maybe getting a third would be good depending on the team