2013 FA Thread (Updates on OP) New: Merling, Brace, Pashos, Trueblood, EJBig, Tapp, White, Williams, MATTHEWS; Re-up: Rex, Hall, Davis, Paulsen, DY, RJax, Lich, Sundberg, Baker, Sav, Golston, Kehl, Polumbus; Paycuts: Carriker, Moss, BMeri, J. Wilson

[DC9]

HTTR24-7.com‏@HTTR24_7

Best news I heard so far today.FS/SS-Corey Lynch on the #Redskins radar. Would be a value signing that could play big. http://httr24-7.com/blog/free-agent-safety-corey-lynch/ …

I love that! Going into the op. Thanks!

[bowhunter]

Tweet from TK if so insanely good news

TK‏@TKextremeskins

60% chance Skins get some Salary Cap money back at the upcoming Owners meeting. Could be why they haven't restructured anyone yet

*this part edited out to avoid clutter and confusion* I'm hoping that if a penalty reduction occurs, that it is announced early enough for us to make some moves.

[RWJ]

Tweet from TK if so insanely good news

TK‏@TKextremeskins

60% chance Skins get some Salary Cap money back at the upcoming Owners meeting. Could be why they haven't restructured anyone yet

I think the teams have to be under the cap before or by March 12th. If so, we better have cuts/resturctures done.

[DC9]

This meeting begins on March 12? The same day that FA begins? I'm hoping that if a penalty reduction occurs, that it is announced early enough for us to make some moves.

The meeting is on the 17th. Five days after FA.

[RWJ]

The meeting is on the 17th. Five days after FA.

Unless I missed something. I just looked up the dates and it mentions that the meetings start on March 12th. Someone please confirm.

[pjfootballer]

I'd like to introduce you all to London Fletcher Jr. - I'd love to take a flier on this dude.

Solomon Elimimian

6'0, 230
College: Hawaii
26 years old

2010 Rookie of the Year for the BC Lions
2011 Voted CFL's "Hardest Hitter"

Finished the 2011 season with 98 tackles, 4 sacks and 2 interceptions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ9OtEizjP8

I watched him his rookie year when NFLN was showing alot of CFL games during the lockout. He spent this past season in Cleveland's practice squad, but I noticed he was back with BC at the end of their season. I think he's more of a pressure guy, then a tackling guy. Every BC game I saw, he was around the QB. But very good player and nice find.

[bowhunter]

The meeting is on the 17th. Five days after FA.

Thanks for the update. I got that date here: http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2013/2/...eason-schedule

I was afraid it was too good to be true. (I will however gladly take whatever relief we can get)

[DC9]

Thanks for the update. I got that date here: http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2013/2/...eason-schedule

I was afraid it was too good to be true. (I will however gladly take whatever relief we can get)

Like I said in the other thread, too, the benefit we have this season is that we can start talking to players early on (9-11 March) about enterting into contracts. So, FWIW, we can probably ask a couple of guys to hold off and wait a few days. Not sure how much that helps, but I don't think we'll be in the running for any of the HUGE name guys that typically go first.

EDIT: If we even get any money back at all.

---------- Post added February-19th-2013 at 01:51 PM ----------

Unless I missed something. I just looked up the dates and it mentions that the meetings start on March 12th. Someone please confirm.

Confirm it on the OP. Where it says "Annual League Meeting 17-20 March, Pheonix, AZ."

Everyone is getting the date mixed up with the start of free agency.

[RWJ]

Confirm it on the OP. Where it says "Annual League Meeting 17-20 March, Pheonix, AZ."

Everyone is getting the date mixed up with the start of free agency.

Got it. Thanks, DC9. Just over excited, I guess.

---------- Post added February-19th-2013 at 06:58 PM ----------

Well, whatever relief we get I would think we could carry it over into 2014? I hope.

[DC9]

Well, whatever relief we get I would think we could carry it over into 2014? I hope.

We could do some damage this season, but absolutely we could carry anything over. I think that we could contend this year, but 2014 I expect us too, so timing would be perfect.

[WhoRUSupposed2Be]

According to LL... He writes "Best news I heard so far today. FS/SS- Corey Lynch on the Redskins radar. Would be a value signing that could play big.

[RWJ]

According to LL... He writes "Best news I heard so far today. FS/SS- Corey Lynch on the Redskins radar. Would be a value signing that could play big.

He'd be the perfect P/U. He has really only played on ST so he hasn't been beat up per se by playing time.

[Skinsinparadise]

HTTR24-7.com‏@HTTR24_7

ICYMI yesterday.. CB Greg Toler is on the #Redskins radar. Local kid

[RWJ]

HTTR24-7.com‏@HTTR24_7

ICYMI yesterday.. CB Greg Toler is on the #Redskins radar. Local kid

Yep, was just getting ready to post this from twitter. Also tweeted that Carriker being cut woudln't be a surprise.

[Skinsinparadise]

http://arizonasports.com/40/1611128/...ee-agents-list

CBSSports.com: Cardinals CB Greg Toler tops under-the-radar free agents list

This may or may not be news to the Arizona Cardinals front office but the team has a gem in its secondary, and his name isn't Patrick Peterson.
Or at least that's what CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco thinks.

This week, Prisco mined the pool of potential free agents and through his findings concluded that cornerback Greg Toler was the top under-the-radar player set to hit the market this spring. After being selected in the fourth round out St. Paul's College (Virginia) by Arizona back in 2009, Toler didn't take long moving up the ranks of the Cardinals secondary. In 2010, Toler earned 13 starts opposite Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and recorded a career-high 90 tackles.

However, after missing the entire 2011 campaign due to an ACL injury sustained in the preseason, Toler has been limited in his ability to prove his worth as a must-have cornerback (only two starts in 2012). Still, Prisco said that based on Toler's film, the 28-year-old impresses with his man-to-man coverage skills and a rare willingness to tackle. That's the one thing that surprised me on tape: His willingness to tackle. He throws his body around, but he's also more than capable of staying with good receivers. He can play press-man, off-man and he seems comfortable playing zone.

Toler, who had 27 total tackles and two interceptions last season, signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals in March 2012 for $1.26 million. Despite his previous health concerns and an incomplete body of work, Prisco believes Toler should command a decent chunk of change in free agency. Toler has a ton of talent. He is physical. He is fast. And he can cover. With a little polish, he has a real chance to be a quality corner in the league -- one worth a solid deal in free agency, but not necessarily the huge dollars.

http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/201...zona-cardinals

Here is what Sando says about the Cards needing to keep Toler in the desert:

The Cardinals' defense will undergo something of a makeover with new coordinator Todd Bowles calling the shots, but that's more likely to affect the front seven. A good, big, young cornerback is tailor-made for any defense, and Toler improved during his fourth season in 2012. He shouldn't break the bank, either. Toler played very well for the Cards last season, earning a +8.8 pass coverage grade from Pro Football Focus. The only problem is that he played in just eleven games and took 308 snaps.

Because of that, it will be interesting to see what the Cardinals decide to do with him. He has already been linked to the Browns and joining former defensive coordinator Ray Horton, so the Cardinals will want to avoid a bidding war. But as Sando says, he shouldn't be overly expensive, partially due to his extensive injury history. The Cardinals don't have a ton of depth behind him, as William Gay is a prime candidate to be cut and Jamell Fleming may not be ready. Toler could be the only guy the Cardinals have across from Patrick Peterson.