Who should we go for in Free Agency?

Just to be clear, you would sign Baluga for 8-9M/year even though his current team wouldn't match $7M/yr?

Short answer: Yes.

Now, what does what the Packers are willing to pay for him have to do with what some other team is willing to pay? They apparently have a another plan for RT. Good for them.

Please don't tell me that they are best able to judge his worth. First of all, they are a small market team not noted for spending. Secondly, for some reason they just re-signed a slot receiver for $10MM per season so I guess that about takes care of FA for them.

Again, I would do it but Scot most likely won't.

Just to be clear, you would sign Baluga for 8-9M/year even though his current team wouldn't match $7M/yr?

Fuck no I wouldn't. Dude is always hurt. Missed 7 games in 2012. Missed all of 2013, and missed a game in 2015. We've already been down this road with Jamaal Brown. You'd think Skins fans would learn a lesson.

I swear some of you probably miss Vinny.

Fuck no I wouldn't. Dude is always hurt. Missed 7 games in 2012. Missed all of 2013, and missed a game in 2015. We've already been down this road with Jamaal Brown. You'd think Skins fans would learn a lesson.

Well Jamal Brown was a trade. We lost draft picks out of that deal. Wouldn't be the case with Bulaga.

Just to be clear, you would sign Baluga for 8-9M/year even though his current team wouldn't match $7M/yr?

I say no. Bulaga is best in the run game and struggles more in pass pro. We already have tackles who fit that description.

Jake Long released by the Rams.....

Jake Long released by the Rams.....

if he is healthy, and the price is right, sign Long for 3 years

I say no. Bulaga is best in the run game and struggles more in pass pro. We already have tackles who fit that description.

Per Pro Football Focus:

"This past season was easily the most important for Bulaga’s career. Coming off of consecutive season-ending injuries, he needed to prove that he could stay on the field and perform up to his peak 2011 level. To tell the story of his season you need to break it into two halves. Over the first half Bulaga graded at -0.7 overall, but after the bye in Week 9 he found his groove and turned into the Pro Bowl level talent he was prior to his injuries.

From Weeks 10-17 his +12.6 grade ranked ninth out of all tackles and topped all right tackles. His 97.1 Pass Blocking Efficiency rating over that time ranked sixth overall. This second-half run was exactly the finish he needed to propel him towards free agency.

Bryan Bulaga struggled as a rookie and then turned into a Pro-Bowl level tackle in 2011. He then suffered two lost seasons via injury before finally hitting his groove again the second half of last season.

If Bulaga can continue to stay healthy he has the ability to be a Top 10-15 tackle, and perhaps even more. He is also one of the few who plays well both in the run game and in pass protection."

Long is 30, has had two ACL tears, is being released one year into a four year contract, and has not played a full season since 2010.

Moving on.

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Per Pro Football Focus:

"This past season was easily the most important for Bulaga’s career. Coming off of consecutive season-ending injuries, he needed to prove that he could stay on the field and perform up to his peak 2011 level. To tell the story of his season you need to break it into two halves. Over the first half Bulaga graded at -0.7 overall, but after the bye in Week 9 he found his groove and turned into the Pro Bowl level talent he was prior to his injuries.

From Weeks 10-17 his +12.6 grade ranked ninth out of all tackles and topped all right tackles. His 97.1 Pass Blocking Efficiency rating over that time ranked sixth overall. This second-half run was exactly the finish he needed to propel him towards free agency.

Bryan Bulaga struggled as a rookie and then turned into a Pro-Bowl level tackle in 2011. He then suffered two lost seasons via injury before finally hitting his groove again the second half of last season.

If Bulaga can continue to stay healthy he has the ability to be a Top 10-15 tackle, and perhaps even more. He is also one of the few who plays well both in the run game and in pass protection."

Good to know. I had read analysis and watched him play differently.