Die "offseason" kann seit gestern so richtig beginnen.
Es sieht so aus, dass ein "uncapped year" höchstwahrscheinlich kommen wird, insofern werden viele Spieler, die eigentlich den Status des "unrestricted free agent" gehabt hätten, damit lediglich "restricted free agents". Ein paar werden dennoch frei auf dem Markt kommen und der Übersicht wegen, liste ich hier die "besseren" dieser Zunft auf. Darüber hinaus folgen in der Regel ja auch noch Entlassungen von vertraglich zu teuer gewordenen Spielern.
QB:
Chad Pennington, QB, Dolphins. Age: 34
Charlie Batch, QB, Steelers. Age: 35
David Carr, QB, Giants. Age: 31
A.J. Feely, QB, Panthers. Age: 33
Jeff Garcia, QB, Eagles. Age: 40
Daunte Culpepper, QB, Lions. Age: 33
Chris Redman, QB, Falcons. Age: 33
Rex Grossman, QB, Texans. Age: 30
Kyle Boller QB, St. Louis. Age: 28
Josh McCown, QB, Panthers. Age: 31
RB:
Willie Parker, RB, Steelers. Age: 29
Chester Taylor, RB, Vikings. Age: 30
Kevin Faulk, RB, Patriots. Age: 34
Tatum Bell, RB, Broncos. Age: 29
Larry Johnson, RB, Bengals. Age: 30
FB:
Tony Richardson, FB, Jets. Age: 38
WR:
Derrick Mason, WR, Ravens. Age: 36
Antonio Bryant, WR, Buccaneers. Age: 29
Terrell Owens, WR, Bills. Age: 36
Nate Burleson, WR, Seahawks. Age: 29
Plaxico Burress, WR, Giants. Age: 33
Donald Driver WR, Packers. Age 34
Chris Chambers, WR, Chiefs. Age: 32
Muhsin Muhammad, WR, Panthers. Age: 37
TE:
Ben Watson, TE, Patriots. Age: 29
Alge Crumpler, TE, Titans. Age: 32
Ben Hartsock, TE, Jets. Age: 30
Reggie Kelly, TE, Bengals. Age: 33
OT:
Mark Tauscher, OT, Packers. Age: 33
Chad Clifton, OT, Packers. Age: 34
Mike Gandy, OT, Cardinals. Age: 31
Jeremy Bridges, OT, Cardinals. Age: 30
Tony Pashos, OT, 49ers. Age: 30
Jon Jansen, OT, Lions. Age: 34
Artis Hicks, OT, Vikings. Age: 31
Cornell Green, OT, Raiders. Age: 34
OG:
Bobbie Williams, G, Bengals. Age: 33
Eugene Amano, G, Titans. Age: 28
Stephen Neal, G, Patriots. Age: 33
Rex Hadnot, G, Browns. Age: 28
Keydrick Vincent, G, Panthers. Age: 32
Ben Hamilton, G, Broncos. Age: 33
Chester Pitts, G, Texans. Age: 31
Russ Hochstein, Broncos. Age: 32
Wade Smith, G/C, Chiefs. Age: 29
OC:
Kevin Mawae, C, Titans. Age: 39
Casey Rabach, C, Redskins. Age: 32
DE:
Julius Peppers, DE, Panthers. Age: 30
Aaron Kampman, DE, Packers. Age: 30
Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE, Titans. Age: 31
Reggie Hayward, DE, Jaguars. Age: 31
Adewale Ogunleye, DE, Bears. Age: 33
Leonard Little, DE, Rams. Age: 35
Jimmy Wilkerson, DE, Buccaneers. Age: 29
Jevon Kearse, DE, Titans. Age: 34
Ryan Denney, DE, Bills. Age: 33
DT:
Vince Wilfork, NT, Patriots. Age: 28
Casey Hampton, NT, Steelers. Age: 32
Aubrayo Franklin, NT, 49ers. Age: 30
Richard Seymour, DE/DT, Raiders. Age: 30
Ryan Pickett, NT, Packers. Age: 30
Cory Redding, DT, Seahawks. Age: 29
Jason Ferguson, NT, Dolphins. Age: 35
Dwan Edwards, DE/DT, Ravens. Age: 29
Kendrick Clancy, DT, Saints. Age: 32
Tank Johnson, DT, Bengals. Age: 28
Jimmy Kennedy, DT, Vikings. Age: 31
Hollis Thomas, NT, Panthers. Age: 36
Travis Kirschke, DE/DT, Steelers. Age: 35
Fred Robbins, DT, Giants. Age: 33
OLB:
Keith Bulluck, OLB, Titans. Age: 33
Jason Taylor, DE/OLB, Dolphins. Age: 36
Derrick Burgess, DE/OLB, Patriots. Age: 32
Tully Banta-Cain, DE/OLB, Patriots. Age: 30
Mike Vrabel, DE/OLB, Chiefs. Age: 35
Scott Fujita, OLB, Saints. Age: 31
Bryan Scott, OLB/S, Bills. Age: 29
Cato June, OLB, Bears. Age: 30
Danny Clark, OLB, Giants. Age: 33
Derrick Brooks, OLB, Buccaneers. Age: 37
MLB:
Karlos Dansby, MLB, Cardinals. Age: 28
Gary Brackett, MLB, Colts. Age: 30
Larry Foote, MLB, Lions. Age: 30
CB:
Leigh Bodden, CB, Patriots. Age: 28
Dunta Robinson, CB, Texans. Age: 28
Rod Hood, CB, Titans. Age: 28
Dre' Bly CB, San Francisco. Age: 32
Nate Jones, CB, Dolphins. Age: 28
Anthony Henry, CB, Lions. Age: 33
Ken Lucas, CB, Seahawks. Age: 31
Deshea Townsend, CB, Steelers. Age: 34
Nick Harper, CB, Titans. Age: 35
FS:
Darren Sharper, FS, Saints. Age: 34
Sean Jones, SS, Eagles. Age: 28
Jermaine Phillips, S/OLB, Buccaneers. Age: 31
Ryan Clark, FS, Steelers. Age: 30
Tyrone Carter, S, Steelers. Age: 34
Will Allen, S, Buccaneers. Age: 28
Roy Williams, SS, Bengals. Age: 30
K:
Sebastian Janikowski, K, Raiders. Age: 32
Jeff Reed, K, Steelers. Age: 31
Shayne Graham, K, Bengals. Age: 32
Neil Rackers, K, Cardinals. Age: 34
Jay Feely, K, Jets. Age: 34
Olindo Mare, K, Seahawks. Age: 37
Quelle: walterfootball bzw. football.about.com
Durch das bescheuerte "uncapped year" geht eine vermeintlich lukrative "free agency", man beachte "RFA" (bei
http://www.walterfootball.com/freeagents.php oder
http://football.about.com/od/nationalfootballleague/a/freeagentQB.htm), die eigentlich heuer "UFA" geworden wären, verloren. Wobei man noch nicht sicher weiß, wer noch wegen zu hoher vertraglich anstehender Summen entlassen wird, bzw. wie viel diverse Teams an sich interessanten "RFA" an "picks" auferlegen bzw. im Gegenzug zu zahlen bereit sind. Trotzdem bleiben auch so viel versprechende Kandidaten übrig. Am stärksten erscheinen mir die "NT" im Allgemeinen. Selbst ohne einen "franchise tag" für Franklin gibt es da durchaus Alternativen. Wilfork fällt wohl sicher weg (FT), aber Hampton oder Ryan Pickett wären mitunter Ersatzmänner, wobei ich davon ausgehe, dass wir Franklin in letzter Konsequenz heuer halten. Ohne ihn hätten wir ein "deftiges need" mehr (neben der "RT-Position"). Ansonsten, selbst im "uncapped year", "erregen" bei mir folgende Spieler relativ Aufmerksamkeit:
Eugene Amano, G, Titans. Age: 28
Chester Pitts, G, Texans. Age: 31
Julius Peppers, DE, Panthers. Age: 30
Reggie Hayward, DE, Jaguars. Age: 31
Vince Wilfork, NT, Patriots. Age: 28
Casey Hampton, NT, Steelers. Age: 32
Aubrayo Franklin, NT, 49ers. Age: 30
Richard Seymour, DE/DT, Raiders. Age: 30
Ryan Pickett, NT, Packers. Age: 30
Karlos Dansby, MLB, Cardinals. Age: 28
Leigh Bodden, CB, Patriots. Age: 28
Dunta Robinson, CB, Texans. Age: 28
Rod Hood, CB, Titans. Age: 28
Dre' Bly CB, San Francisco. Age: 32
Sean Jones, SS, Eagles. Age: 28
(Cory Redding, DT, Seahawks. Age: 29)
(Jason Ferguson, NT, Dolphins. Age: 35)
(Rex Hadnot, G, Browns. Age: 28)
(Bobbie Williams, G, Bengals. Age: 33)
(Stephen Neal, G, Patriots. Age: 33)
(Keydrick Vincent, G, Panthers. Age: 32)
(Ben Hamilton, G, Broncos. Age: 33)
(Tony Richardson, FB, Jets. Age: 38)
(Antonio Bryant, WR, Buccaneers. Age: 29)
(Terrell Owens, WR, Bills. Age: 36)
(Nate Burleson, WR, Seahawks. Age: 29)
(Aaron Kampman, DE, Packers. Age: 30)
(Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE, Titans. Age: 31)
(Jason Taylor, DE/OLB, Dolphins. Age: 36)
(Derrick Burgess, DE/OLB, Patriots. Age: 32)
(Darren Sharper, FS, Saints. Age: 34)
(Jermaine Phillips, S/OLB, Buccaneers. Age: 31)