SO heres what is available at our most dire positions and of course what positions I feel are most important to address. I will come on out and say I know little about many of the players available, but that is what the ensuing debate should uncover.
Scout.com info
I will list the info by (IMO) priority. I am up for debate on what is more important. I am struggling with the need for a Center over the need for an OLB on the priortiy chart
1.) Defensive Ends
2.) Vet QB (mentor / backup)
3.) Outside LB's
4.) Centers
5a.) Tight Ends
5b.) Wide Recievers
More of an informational list.. because if we get a top dog in 1 or 2 categories we need to look down list to fill other needs... Also knowing pretty well that all these needs will not be filled in Free Agency, and also knowing we have a few of our own guys to sign.
Scout.com info
I will list the info by (IMO) priority. I am up for debate on what is more important. I am struggling with the need for a Center over the need for an OLB on the priortiy chart
1.) Defensive Ends
Pos | Pos Rank | Rating | Name | Type | Yr | Ht/Wt | College | 2008 Team | Signed Team |
DE | NR | Terrell Suggs | UFA | 6 | Arizona State | Baltimore | |||
DE | NR | Julius Peppers | UFA | 7 | North Carolina | Carolina | |||
DE | NR | Chris Canty | UFA | 4 | Virginia | Dallas | |||
DE | NR | Kenechi Udeze | UFA | 5 | USC | Minnesota | |||
DE | NR | Kevin Carter | UFA | 14 | Florida | Tampa Bay | |||
DE | NR | Bertrand Berry | UFA | 11 | Notre Dame | Arizona | |||
DE | NR | Victor Adeyanju | RFA | 3 | Indiana | St. Louis | |||
DE | NR | Ebenezer Ekuban | UFA | 9 | North Carolina | Denver | |||
DE | NR | Antonio Smith | UFA | 5 | Oklahoma State | Arizona | |||
DE | NR | Dwan Edwards | UFA | 5 | Oregon State | Baltimore | |||
DE | NR | Earl Cochran | RFA | 4 | Alabama State | Houston | |||
DE | NR | Michael Montgomery | UFA | 4 | Texas A&M | Green Bay | |||
DE | NR | Otis Grigsby | RFA | 3 | Kentucky | Minnesota | |||
DE | NR | N.D. Kalu | UFA | 11 | Rice | Houston | |||
DE | NR | Jerome McDougle | UFA | 6 | Miami (FL) | NY Giants | |||
DE | NR | Orpheus Roye | UFA | 13 | Florida State | Pittsburgh | |||
DE | NR | Josh Thomas | UFA | 5 | Syracuse | Indianapolis | |||
DE | NR | Renaldo Wynn | UFA | 12 | Notre Dame | NY Giants |
Pos | Pos Rank | Rating | Name | Type | Yr | Ht/Wt | College | 2008 Team | Signed Team |
QB | NR | Kurt Warner | UFA | 11 | Northern Iowa | Arizona | |||
QB | NR | Kerry Collins | UFA | 14 | Penn State | Tennessee | |||
QB | NR | Chris Simms | UFA | 6 | Texas | Tampa Bay | |||
QB | NR | J.P. Losman | UFA | 5 | Tulane | Buffalo | |||
QB | NR | Jeff Garcia | UFA | 10 | San Jose State | Tampa Bay | |||
QB | NR | Matt Cassel | UFA | 4 | USC | New England | |||
QB | NR | Byron Leftwich | UFA | 6 | Marshall | Pittsburgh | |||
QB | NR | Kyle Boller | UFA | 6 | California | Baltimore | |||
QB | NR | Rex Grossman | UFA | 6 | Florida | Chicago | |||
QB | NR | Charlie Batch | UFA | 11 | Eastern Michigan | Pittsburgh | |||
QB | NR | Brooks Bollinger | UFA | 6 | Wisconsin | Minnesota | |||
QB | NR | Todd Bouman | UFA | 10 | Saint Cloud State | Jacksonville | |||
QB | NR | David Carr | UFA | 7 | Fresno State | NY Giants | |||
QB | NR | Ryan Fitzpatrick | UFA | 4 | Harvard | Cincinnati | |||
QB | NR | Charlie Frye | UFA | 4 | Akron | Seattle | |||
QB | NR | Luke McCown | UFA | 5 | Louisiana Tech | Tampa Bay | |||
QB | NR | Dan Orlovsky | UFA | 4 | Connecticut | Detroit | |||
QB | NR | Patrick Ramsey | UFA | 8 | Tulane | Denver | |||
QB | NR | Marques Tuiasosopo | UFA | 8 | Washington | Oakland | |||
QB | NR | Anthony Wright | UFA | 10 | South Carolina | NY Giants |
Pos | Pos Rank | Rating | Name | Type | Yr | Ht/Wt | College | 2008 Team | Signed Team |
OLB | NR | Bart Scott | UFA | 7 | Southern Illinois | Baltimore | |||
OLB | NR | Michael Boley | UFA | 4 | Southern Miss | Atlanta | |||
OLB | NR | Leroy Hill | UFA | 4 | Clemson | Seattle | |||
OLB | NR | Angelo Crowell | UFA | 6 | Virginia | Buffalo | |||
OLB | NR | Marques Harris | UFA | 4 | Southern Utah | San Diego | |||
OLB | NR | Clark Haggans | UFA | 9 | Colorado State | Arizona | |||
OLB | NR | Willie McGinest | UFA | 15 | USC | Cleveland | |||
OLB | NR | Keith Ellison | RFA | 3 | Oregon State | Buffalo | |||
OLB | NR | Rashad Jeanty | RFA | 3 | UCF | Cincinnati | |||
OLB | NR | D.D. Lewis | UFA | 7 | Texas | Seattle | |||
OLB | NR | Shantee Orr | UFA | 5 | Michigan | Cleveland | |||
OLB | NR | Darryl Blackstock | UFA | 4 | Virginia | Cincinnati | |||
OLB | NR | Troy Evans | UFA | 7 | Cincinnati | New Orleans | |||
OLB | NR | Gilbert Gardner | 5 | Purdue | Chicago | ||||
OLB | NR | Gary Stills | UFA | 10 | West Virginia | St. Louis | |||
OLB | NR | Sam Williams | UFA | 6 | Fresno State | Oakland |
Pos | Pos Rank | Rating | Name | Type | Yr | Ht/Wt | College | 2008 Team | Signed Team |
C | 1 | Matt Birk | UFA | 11 | Harvard | Minnesota | |||
C | 2 | Jeff Saturday | UFA | 10 | North Carolina | Indianapolis | |||
C | 3 | Jason Brown | UFA | 4 | North Carolina | Baltimore | |||
C | 4 | Eric Heitmann | UFA | 7 | Stanford | San Francisco | |||
C | 5 | Richie Incognito | UFA | 4 | Nebraska | St. Louis | |||
C | 6 | Brad Meester | UFA | 9 | Northern Iowa | Jacksonville | |||
C | 7 | Tom Nalen | UFA | 15 | Boston College | Denver | |||
C | 8 | Eric Ghiaciuc | UFA | 4 | Central Michigan | Cincinnati | |||
C | 9 | Melvin Fowler | UFA | 7 | Maryland | Buffalo | |||
C | 10 | Jeremy Newberry | UFA | 11 | California | San Diego | |||
C | 11 | Rudy Niswanger | RFA | 3 | LSU | Kansas City | |||
C | 12 | Matt Lehr | UFA | 8 | Virginia Tech | New Orleans |
Pos | Pos Rank | Rating | Name | Type | Yr | Ht/Wt | College | 2008 Team | Signed Team |
TE | NR | Owen Daniels | RFA | 3 | Wisconsin | Houston | |||
TE | NR | L.J. Smith | UFA | 6 | Rutgers | Philadelphia | |||
TE | NR | Bo Scaife | UFA | 4 | Texas | Tennessee | |||
TE | NR | Jim Kleinsasser | UFA | 10 | North Dakota | Minnesota | |||
TE | NR | Leonard Pope | RFA | 3 | Georgia | Arizona | |||
TE | NR | Jerramy Stevens | UFA | 7 | Washington | Tampa Bay | |||
TE | NR | Jeb Putzier | UFA | 7 | Boise State | Denver | |||
TE | NR | Bubba Franks | UFA | 9 | Miami (FL) | Green Bay | |||
TE | NR | Will Heller | UFA | 6 | Georgia Tech | Seattle | |||
TE | NR | John Madsen | 3 | Utah | Cleveland | ||||
TE | NR | Mark Bruener | UFA | 14 | Washington | Houston | |||
TE | NR | Mark Campbell | UFA | 10 | Michigan | New Orleans | |||
TE | NR | Tony Curtis | RFA | 3 | Portland State | Dallas | |||
TE | NR | Darnell Dinkins | UFA | 6 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland | |||
TE | NR | Joel Dreessen | RFA | 4 | Colorado State | Houston | |||
TE | NR | John Owens | UFA | 6 | Notre Dame | Detroit | |||
TE | NR | Tony Stewart | UFA | 8 | Penn State | Oakland | |||
TE | NR | Daniel Wilcox | UFA | 7 | Appalachian State | Baltimore | |||
TE | NR | Justin Peelle | UFA | 7 | Oregon | Miami |
More of an informational list.. because if we get a top dog in 1 or 2 categories we need to look down list to fill other needs... Also knowing pretty well that all these needs will not be filled in Free Agency, and also knowing we have a few of our own guys to sign.
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