Falcons: Jay Glazer reports Falcons have signed Ray Edwards (5 years $30 mil)

[JDaveG]

(07-29-2011 02:46 PM)xstealth Wrote:  news of this signing crashed the saints forum lol

Sort of like Drew Brees' torso is gonna get crashed this season.

[Beef]

(07-29-2011 02:36 PM)dmo_dlo Wrote:  There is no way to know because a breakdown of yearly salaries for the new contracts are not released. My guess is we're around 8-9 mil under. 3 mil will go to Grimes and Weems (I doubt we'll sign them before the season). Also this is before 3 mil exemption for veterans which we should qualify for. We can also borrow 3 mil from next year. We can also release Davis and save about 2.5 mil. So we should have around 5-14.5 million left depending on what we want to do. I don't think we're done.

Wait, wut?!?

Jonathan Joseph signed with the Texans for 5 year $48.5M and you think we'll get Grimes for $3M/year??

Sorry, but no.

[Gritz]

(07-29-2011 02:38 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  WOW, Gritz in a good mood about football now. The moon MUST be blue today

I apologize for the months-long funk I have been in....



and you kids get off of my f***in' lawn!!

[Peyton]

(07-29-2011 03:05 PM)Beef Wrote:  Wait, wut?!?

Jonathan Joseph signed with the Texans for 5 year $48.5M and you think we'll get Grimes for $3M/year??

Sorry, but no.

We will this year.

[NCFalconfan]

How things went down in the free agent DE deal between Dimitroff and Marty Hurney at CAR:

[dmo_dlo]

(07-29-2011 03:05 PM)Beef Wrote:  Wait, wut?!?

Jonathan Joseph signed with the Texans for 5 year $48.5M and you think we'll get Grimes for $3M/year??

Sorry, but no.

That's the value of his RFA tender. I meant that we will try to sign him next year.

[pauliwood]

(07-29-2011 03:05 PM)Beef Wrote:  Wait, wut?!?

Jonathan Joseph signed with the Texans for 5 year $48.5M and you think we'll get Grimes for $3M/year??

Sorry, but no.

And Charles Johnson signed for 76 million
Meanwhile Edwards got 30 million

[Beef]

How is a 1st round tender only $3M? I had no idea it would be that low. Isn't Grimes going to feel like he's getting screwed? Doesn't he have any other options?

[Peyton]

(07-29-2011 03:23 PM)Beef Wrote:  How is a 1st round tender only $3M? I had no idea it would be that low. Isn't Grimes going to feel like he's getting screwed? Doesn't he have any other options?

LOL yeah he has other options. He should ask Vincent Jackson and Logan Mankins how that works out before he takes that route though.

[bF™]

It would be cool if a couple of guys like gonzo restructure their deals to open up a little more space.