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I was going to get around to this, but I slept a lot. So...let's get it on, shall we?
Cut
Jared Cook, Rodger Saffold, Kenny Britt, Akeem Ayers, Chris Long.
Nobody shocking except for Long...but he saves us money in the long-run, he hasn't been healthy, and Hayes has outplayed him when he has been healthy.
Restructure
James Laurinaitis.
He's going to be making a lot of money. Might need to restructure to extend others.
Franchise
Janoris Jenkins.
The one guy we can't afford to lose this year. I'm willing to franchise him, as he seems willing to test free agency.
Extend
Michael Brockers (four years)
T.J. McDonald (four years)
Both of them are essential to this defense and will need to be re-signed anyway. Why not now?
Re-sign
Trumaine Johnson (three years)
Mark Barron (four years)
Tim Barnes (two years)
William Hayes (one year)
Eugene Sims (one year)
Cory Harkey (three years)
Daren Bates (RFA)
Benny Cunningham (RFA)
Justice Cunningham (ERFA)
Cody Davis (RFA)
This is the first time I'm re-signing Hayes or Sims. It'll only be a stop-gap, but with Chris Long gone, I can't afford to lose more veteran leadership for a young group this year. Hayes and Sims are leaders and good quality depth that we can ill-afford to lose.
Let Go
Rodney McLeod
Nick Fairley
Chase Reynolds
Greg Zuerlein
Brian Quick
Zuerlein and McLeod are the only surprises. Zuerlein has been far too inconsistent for me to give him a contract. McLeod asks for too much and goes somewhere else.
Convert
Lamarcus Joyner (CB-FS)
Joyner makes a perfect replacement for McLeod as the starting safety.
Free Agency
Coby Fleener, TE, Indianapolis Colts (five years, nine million per year).
Yes, he's twenty-seven, but he hasn't had major injuries, he's a good athlete, and unlike Cook, he catches the ball and blocks. He's the type of tight end, like Greg Olsen and Antonio Gates, who will age well.
Trade
Lance Kendricks to the New York Giants for a 2016 third round pick.
The Giants' tight ends are all free agents. Daniel Fells' career is pretty much over, and Larry Donnell is a lesser Jared Cook. With Coughlin possibly gone after this year, maybe now the Giants will actually want a good tight end - and with Fleener and Allen off the market, the Giants go to the trade route.
Draft
1. Josh Doctson, WR, TCU.
2 (Eagles). Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State.
2. Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona.
3 (Giants). De'Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State.
3. Max Tuerk, C, USC.
4. Briean Boddy-Calhoun, CB, Minnesota.
6. Brad Craddock, K, Maryland.
Thoughts are definitely welcome.
Cut
Jared Cook, Rodger Saffold, Kenny Britt, Akeem Ayers, Chris Long.
Nobody shocking except for Long...but he saves us money in the long-run, he hasn't been healthy, and Hayes has outplayed him when he has been healthy.
Restructure
James Laurinaitis.
He's going to be making a lot of money. Might need to restructure to extend others.
Franchise
Janoris Jenkins.
The one guy we can't afford to lose this year. I'm willing to franchise him, as he seems willing to test free agency.
Extend
Michael Brockers (four years)
T.J. McDonald (four years)
Both of them are essential to this defense and will need to be re-signed anyway. Why not now?
Re-sign
Trumaine Johnson (three years)
Mark Barron (four years)
Tim Barnes (two years)
William Hayes (one year)
Eugene Sims (one year)
Cory Harkey (three years)
Daren Bates (RFA)
Benny Cunningham (RFA)
Justice Cunningham (ERFA)
Cody Davis (RFA)
This is the first time I'm re-signing Hayes or Sims. It'll only be a stop-gap, but with Chris Long gone, I can't afford to lose more veteran leadership for a young group this year. Hayes and Sims are leaders and good quality depth that we can ill-afford to lose.
Let Go
Rodney McLeod
Nick Fairley
Chase Reynolds
Greg Zuerlein
Brian Quick
Zuerlein and McLeod are the only surprises. Zuerlein has been far too inconsistent for me to give him a contract. McLeod asks for too much and goes somewhere else.
Convert
Lamarcus Joyner (CB-FS)
Joyner makes a perfect replacement for McLeod as the starting safety.
Free Agency
Coby Fleener, TE, Indianapolis Colts (five years, nine million per year).
Yes, he's twenty-seven, but he hasn't had major injuries, he's a good athlete, and unlike Cook, he catches the ball and blocks. He's the type of tight end, like Greg Olsen and Antonio Gates, who will age well.
Trade
Lance Kendricks to the New York Giants for a 2016 third round pick.
The Giants' tight ends are all free agents. Daniel Fells' career is pretty much over, and Larry Donnell is a lesser Jared Cook. With Coughlin possibly gone after this year, maybe now the Giants will actually want a good tight end - and with Fleener and Allen off the market, the Giants go to the trade route.
Draft
1. Josh Doctson, WR, TCU.
2 (Eagles). Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State.
2. Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona.
3 (Giants). De'Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State.
3. Max Tuerk, C, USC.
4. Briean Boddy-Calhoun, CB, Minnesota.
6. Brad Craddock, K, Maryland.
Thoughts are definitely welcome.
