Free Agency Begins in a Week, Whats the Plan?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

You are gonna have to pay people, especially someone who you would consider a cornerstone in your defense. No one is saying pay him 100million, but you would have a hard time convincing me why the top safety in the game isn't worth 40-45 million over 5 years at 27 years of age. People didnt wanna pay Garcon 42 million. Just baffles me, so if Byrd and Weddle arent worth 40 million each, what are they worth?

I don't think 5/$45 for Byrd is too much. I think it's right around what he's worth.

But if you sign him for that price...then what? Keep going until all the holes are filled and all the cap dollars are used, or still play it close to the vest after adding a talented player like Byrd who is already in his prime years?

You could go either way, I suppose, but there's a difference between signing Jairus Byrd just so you'll have Jairus Byrd and signing him in an effort to put a much better defense on the field.

Basically, do you grab Byrd, Spikes, and Linval Joseph (overpaying all three if necessary), or is Byrd the end game?

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I don't think 5/$45 for Byrd is too much. I think it's right around what he's worth.

Last year, TB signed Dashon Goldson to a 5 year/$41.25MM contract with $18MM guaranteed. I think it's reasonable to expect Byrd's contract to exceed Goldson's.