Free Agents Discussion

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Day 7:

From NFL.com Top 101 Free Agents:

#04 ILB Dont'a Hightower, NE
#08 RB Adrian Peterson, MIN
#10 NT Dontari Poe, KC
#11 DT Johnathan Hankins, NYG
#18 FS T.J. McDonald, LAR
#20 ILB Zach Brown, BUF
#34 TE Jared Cook, GB
#35 QB Jay Cutler, CHI
#37 WR Michael Floyd, NE
#39 ILB Kevin Minter, ARI
#42 RB Jamaal Charles, KC
#44 CB Morris Claiborne, DAL
#50 DE Jared Odrick, JAX
#52 RB Latavius Murray, OAK
#54 QB Brandon Carr, DAL
#56 RB LeGarrette Blount, NE
#57 DE Mario Williams, MIA
#60 DE Dwight Freeney, ATL
#63 SS Bradley McDougald, TB
#66 OC Nick Mangold, NYJ
#75 OT Ryan Clady, NYJ
#76 QB Colin Kaepernick, SF
#79 QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ
#81 OG D.J. Fluker, LAC
#84 OLB Erik Walden, IND
#86 QB Geno Smith, NYJ
#89 RB Christian Michael, GB
#90 RB DeAngelo Williams, PIT
#91 DE Devin Taylor, DET
#94 CB Nickell Robey-Coleman, BUF
#97 DE Chris Long, NE
#98 SS Jarius Byrd, NO
#100 CB/S Darius Butler, IND

3 ILB on that list (Hightower, Brown, Minter) and I would add Gerald Hodges, SF, to that list as being quality, full time starters that are all UFA. Still a good change that the Colts can sign one of them.

Poe or Hankins at NT. That is what we are down to if we are going to get help at the position in free agency.

T.J. McDonald, Morris Claiborne, Bradley McDougald, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Jarius Byrd or Darius Butler from that list for secondary help. I would love for us to see Butler back along with, perhaps, T.J. McDonald. I think top end CB help is going to have to come from the top of our draft with rookie growing pains.

Cheers,