I would assume Gannon would play plenty of three-safety lineups, so theoretically there is room for Wallace to get some snaps. Of course that would likely mean we didn’t draft a safety early. 

 

1 minute ago, Peppersmacks said:

Why does Johnston not count?  And you're incorrect on Ford.  A contract will first cancel out a lost player at the same or less salary.   Only if there is no contract left to cancel out will it cancel out a higher value contract.

A contract has to be enough to qualify first. I don’t know for sure if Fords is enough, if it is he will count towards the formula, if it’s not he won’t. Andrew Adams contract definitely won’t qualify so that’s why we can sign him and other vet min guys that don’t matter towards comp picks. 
 

Johnston doesn’t count because he was a RFA and they chose not to tender him. 

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

A contract has to be enough to qualify first. I don’t know for sure if Fords is enough, if it is he will count towards the formula, if it’s not he won’t. Andrew Adams contract definitely won’t qualify so that’s why we can sign him and other vet min guys that don’t matter towards comp picks. 
 

Johnston doesn’t count because he was a RFA and they chose not to tender him. 

Yep, good point - forgot about Johnston being an RFA.

 

Ford's contract is well over the minimum so I'm fairly confident it will be a qualifying contract.

3 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I would assume Gannon would play plenty of three-safety lineups, so theoretically there is room for Wallace to get some snaps. Of course that would likely mean we didn’t draft a safety early. 

Also a decent chance that McLeod starts the year on PUP.  I still want to draft a safety in the first three rounds.

Its just 1 nice move. So far....

It would be a shame if Howie proved you all wrong and showed that he really can change gears and go back to making great short term, cap conscious signings that always got everyone in here excited all the time.

I really dont think the guy just forgot how to be a great GM. 

 

1 minute ago, Peppersmacks said:

Also a decent chance that McLeod starts the year on PUP.  I still want to draft a safety in the first three rounds.

Im still good with that. A 29 year old to pair with injury prone and aging McLeod is clearly not the long term solution. But the signing is good enough to buy time for another rookie to acclimate to the NFL before you move on from McLeod. 

3 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Its just 1 nice move. So far....

It would be a shame if Howie proved you all wrong and showed that he really can change gears and go back to making great short term, cap conscious signings that always got everyone in here excited all the time.

I really dont think the guy just forgot how to be a great GM. 

 

Lol. Would be nice if he signed players that might help us when we’re good in three years...

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I know Jackson isn’t going to missed in Tennessee.  But he has to be better than what we put out there oppo Slay.  Not to mention his "to the house” ability if he gets a pic 

yep. itd be a good signing. 

His stats are good. And I know it doesnt mean much, but I remember watching a Titans game and the announcers really hyping the guy as a pro bowl talent. I suspect maybe attitude is a bigger issue than on field performance.

If you get him for a year or 2 while the team is kind of a mess anyway.... he either straightens out and matures, or you move on. In the meantime, he improves that #2 CB position immensely. 

 

Ive been thinking of Slay, Jackson, and Baker... all that speed at CB would match up well with the NFCE WRs. 

Just now, ManuManu said:

Lol. Would be nice if he signed players that might help us when we’re good in three years...

When the time comes he can do that.

Right now these are bridge years.

Hes not going to let this team suck its way to a top 10 pick again. Hes gonna make nice little moves like this Harris signing so we are somewhat respectable.

But, hes going to ensure he regains cap flexibility. And when the time is right, the big moves will come again.

Obviously right now, he cant sign a young player to a long term deal. Theres no money for it this offseason.

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

When the time comes he can do that.

Right now these are bridge years.

Hes not going to let this team suck its way to a top 10 pick again. Hes gonna make nice little moves like this Harris signing so we are somewhat respectable.

But, hes going to ensure he regains cap flexibility. And when the time is right, the big moves will come again.

Obviously right now, he cant sign a young player to a long term deal. Theres no money for it this offseason.

This is just a circular argument because Howie is why we don’t have the money...

Jeepers people it's not like Howie signed the guy for 5 years. We still need players this year. It's a good player signing,  quit yer beetching.

3 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

This is just a circular argument because Howie is why we don’t have the money...

because it was a different phase for the team. And now he can go back to the phase where he makes these solid to great cap conscious moves to build the team back to contention. 

Its only circular if you understand simple logic to understand the concept of a cycle. If not, then its a dead end argument where you are stuck looking foolish. 

Seeing all these pics of Howie just now and it dawned on me who he resembles:

Mark 'Rat' Ratner

 

Just now, Iggles25 said:

Seeing all these pics of Howie just now and it dawned on me who he resembles:

Mark 'Rat' Ratner

 

I dont know who that is, but youre right!

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

I dont know who that is, but youre right!

From the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

The actor is Brian Backer.

The booze is kicking in.

14 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

When the time comes he can do that.

Right now these are bridge years.

Hes not going to let this team suck its way to a top 10 pick again. Hes gonna make nice little moves like this Harris signing so we are somewhat respectable.

But, hes going to ensure he regains cap flexibility. And when the time is right, the big moves will come again.

Obviously right now, he cant sign a young player to a long term deal. Theres no money for it this offseason.

Wr should want the top ten pick next yr

So this is what? 5M? for Harris?

How far under the cap were we actually? I didnt think we had that much, especially after a Killins deal, the former president we signed to play safety... and the millions we will need to sign Rookies. 

There could be void years on the Harris deal to make the cap hit more manageable. 

Just now, ToastJenkins said:

Wr should want the top ten pick next yr

Not too worried about it. If our coach is any good, we will be fine. 

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

So this is what? 5M? for Harris?

How far under the cap were we actually? I didnt think we had that much, especially after a Killins deal, the former president we signed to play safety... and the millions we will need to sign Rookies. 

Maybe Ertz trade incoming? Not sure how they could sign him either.

1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said:

Wr should want the top ten pick next yr

Yeah, from the Colts. If you're suggesting it's good for a team to have 2 consecutive completely trash seasons, I adamantly disagree.

1 minute ago, Iggles25 said:

Maybe Ertz trade incoming? Not sure how they could sign him either.

Friday night would be the perfect time to announce an undesirable return for Ertz.

5 mil for Harris is a reaaaaallly good pickup

1 minute ago, Saltpeter said:

Yeah, from the Colts. If you're suggesting it's good for a team to have 2 consecutive completely trash seasons, I adamantly disagree.

Long term its definitely good to have another bad record

2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Stunned you even needed to explain it.  

im not that old.