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The Denver Broncos have a new sheriff in
town and he prefers quick, mobile quarterback who is as fleet a foot as they
are able to drive the ball down field. Buffalo, also has a
new head coach, who is far from verse in the offensive side of the ball but their
OC Greg Roman is a man whose resume reflects a man aware of the offensive line,
tight end and running backs. He wants a quarterback who is smart, with a
strong arm and someone who has the arm strength to deliver in the windy city of
Buffalo. Peyton has the resume to make Kubiak sit and wait a year
but Oseweiler suddenly is a square peg in a round circle. A move of
a two year deal with Mark Sanchez and the trade for Brock Oseweiler would
create QB competition and add two QBs that fit the new regime. EJ
sitting behind Peyton for a year then going to a system that will use his full
skill set makes this a likely win win trade for both teams
Contract talks have
broken down between Jeremy Maclin and the Eagles and it appears he will head to
free agency. There has to be a reason Chip drafted so
many wide receivers last year. Chip appears to believe his
system makes the player and not the other way around and I highly doubt he’ll
go above and beyond to bring Maclin back. On the other hand Andy
Reid prefers players he can trust and has a nice long history with Jeremy
Maclin. Maclin signing in Kansas City has all the making of a day
one signing especially with KC is need for a number one wide receiver.
With the looming suspension of Le’ Veon
Bell for the first two games of the season the Steelers need a veteran who can
fill that starting role for the games and then are a powerful number two punch
to their offense. Gore might get more money offers from other teams
but it’s likely anyone can nearly guarantee him a starting job for the first
two weeks of the season. Pittsburgh can and adding a vet like Gore
would also benefit as a mentor and motivation to Bell to stay on the right path.
During Ken Whisenhunt last
season in Arizona he signed Brian Hoyer to the roster with the hope to see what
he had to offer the rest of the season and the following camp. For
Hoyer, unfortunately Whisenhunt never made it to the next season and his time was
short lived in Arizona. Tennessee will look to add a
veteran QB to go with Zach Mettenberger and likely will draft a third to fill
out the roster but Hoyer’s resume has the making of that vet to hold down the
fort, lead the team to an 8-8 type record and keep the seat warm for a
franchise QB.
The Browns need a short term
answer at QB while they sit and wait if Manziel is another bust or if he can
get his act together and succeed in the NFL. McCown has the tools
to be a starter and likely would take the job early in camp but will need some
more tools to have any long term success. Adding McCown and Michael
Crabtree would be a good start in improving the talent on the team and giving
the Browns some players with a track record of success to route for as they
wait on Gordon and Manziel.
6. Jermey Parnell to the Washington
Cowboys
have an enormous amount of free agents and can’t resign everyone. Parnell
is looking for a starting spot and starter money and his old position coach is
now in DC. Like Jason Hatcher and Stephen Bowen before him the appeal of
taking someone from the Cowboys will be again too hard to pass up for the gang
in the nation’s capital. Cowboys likely plan to keep Free,
groom his replacement and let Parnell walk so the Redskins won’t have to outbid
them but may have some competition within the division (NY Giants).
Snyder loves overspending so this is a day one or day two signing in my book.
7. CJ Spiller to the NY Jets
Obvious connection to Jets new offensive coordinator, Chan
Gailey, makes this appear to be a layup for a nice three year deal. With Ryan in place in Buffalo I am not
thinking CJ is any sort of priority to the new regime in Buffalo. Ryan prefers running backs past their prime
or ones that never had it.
8. Mark Ingram to New England Patriots
It is a process of connecting the dots and looking at the
history of Coach Bill Belichick including his life prior to being head man in
New England. The feeling is Belichick
has to be growing leery of the running back of the moment and adding a talent
like Ingram would put the position in good hands with a young man Coach
Belichick has been familiar with long before he played for Bill’s close friend,
Nick Saban. Being the lead back on the
Super Bowl Champs with a coach he’s known his whole life makes signing in New
England easy for Mark Ingram.
9. Jermaine Gresham to Oakland Raiders
New coach Jack Del Rio saw the importance of a good tight
end during his time in Denver to both the passing and running game. Gresham in an under used player in Cincinnati
as 64 receptions is his career best for a season but he will turn 27 before the
start of the season and is entering his prime.
He would prove to be a nice safety valve for upcoming star QB, Derek
Carr.
10. Jake Locker to Philadelphia Eagles
If Chip can’t move up to get Marcus Mariota this move makes
a lot of sense. Mark Sanchez is
leaving, Chip is not 100% sold by any means on Nick Foles and Locker has a lot
more of the tools Chip prefers than any other QB on his current roster. Plus collecting Pac 10 QBs of the past
appears to be a thing Chip enjoys (Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley).
