2024 Free Agency and Free Agents Signings

[BigKen]

The draft is always the big event of the spring with free agency a very close second.

We are 61 days from the open market on free agents and as of January 2024, the New England Patriots are expected to have around $100 million in cap space to spend in 2024. The 2024 NFL salary cap is $256 million, which is up from the $224.8 million in 2023.

Let's openly discuss what the team needs and who that money should and eventiually does buy.

 

[BigKen]

Here's one list of the top ten in every position

2024 NFL Free Agents by Position: Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, and Mike Evans Headline Top Options

Who are the top 2024 NFL free agents available at each position? Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, and Mike Evans are among the best players hitting the market.

www.profootballnetwork.com

 

[YankeeRebel]

The draft is always the big event of the spring with free agency a very close second.

We are 61 days from the open market on free agents and as of January 2024, the New England Patriots are expected to have around $100 million in cap space to spend in 2024. The 2024 NFL salary cap is $256 million, which is up from the $224.8 million in 2023.

Let's openly discuss what the team needs and who that money should and eventiually does buy.

100 Mil????

NFL 2024 Salary Cap Tracker

A real-time look at the 2024 salary cap totals for each NFL team, including estimated cap space.

www.spotrac.com

 

[BigKen]

I think I'd start by trying to get Kyle Dugger and Michael Owenu to sign before they become free agents and offer Josh Uche a decent contract.

That could eat up about $30M but would leave a pile to get at least one top WR and a solid #2.
I'd go hard for Ridley, Evens, G. Davis and Osborn.

If I was successful in resigning Owenu, I'd take a shot at both Donovan Smith and Becton.

I think that there would still be between #30M - $40M to get fill-ins and fillers for the holes that would still be in the roster.

ODDBALL IDEA: Try to sign Jackoby Brissett with him knowing that he'd always be the 3rd, non roster QB. BUT he'd also be the QB Coach and let him work with then QBs and teach them what they'll be facing and be a resource on the sideline every game.

 

[BigKen]

100 Mil????

NFL 2024 Salary Cap Tracker

A real-time look at the 2024 salary cap totals for each NFL team, including estimated cap space.

www.spotrac.com

Yours assumes the 2024 Salary cap will be $242M. Mine says $256M.

 

[Southieinnc]

Ouch! Not very exciting and not very hopeful......

 

[Southieinnc]

I think I'd start by trying to get Kyle Dugger and Michael Owenu to sign before they become free agents and offer Josh Uche a decent contract.

That could eat up about $30M but would leave a pile to get at least one top WR and a solid #2.
I'd go hard for Ridley, Evens, G. Davis and Osborn.

If I was successful in resigning Owenu, I'd take a shot at both Donovan Smith and Becton.

I think that there would still be between #30M - $40M to get fill-ins and fillers for the holes that would still be in the roster.

ODDBALL IDEA: Try to sign Jackoby Brissett with him knowing that he'd always be the 3rd, non roster QB. BUT he'd also be the QB Coach and let him work with then QBs and teach them what they'll be facing and be a resource on the sideline every game.

We need to resign Onwenu and Duggar. Ueche is all but gone......
I'm not thrilled with overpaying for WR's - we have already tried that!
Becton sucks. Why would you want him?
Would Donavan Smith be a bridge and would he take a 1 year contract?
We let Elemanuer walk and he is better than either of these guys?????

 

[YankeeRebel]

Yours assumes the 2024 Salary cap will be $242M. Mine says $256M.

So where did you get your information?

 

[Southieinnc]

So where did you get your information?

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Here's one list of the top ten in every position

2024 NFL Free Agents by Position: Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, and Mike Evans Headline Top Options

Who are the top 2024 NFL free agents available at each position? Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, and Mike Evans are among the best players hitting the market.

www.profootballnetwork.com

I'll take QB #2 and WR's #1 &#2 please to start.
Resign TE #3 and replace TE #4 with TE #2, Resign Tackle #1 and accept your recommendations on any other T or G.

Then go into the draft looking for WR (MHJ), Oline (Alt or....it's deep), TE (Brock Bowers), QB (Maye if we hit on all others in FA, someone else later if we get Mayfield and miss on other positions).

 

[BigKen]

So where did you get your information?

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As of January 2024, the New England Patriots are expected to have around $100 million in cap space to spend in 2024. The 2024 NFL salary cap is $256 million, which is up from the $224.8 million in 2023.

 

[YankeeRebel]

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As of January 2024, the New England Patriots are expected to have around $100 million in cap space to spend in 2024. The 2024 NFL salary cap is $256 million, which is up from the $224.8 million in 2023.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?

 

[nefansince75]

The draft is always the big event of the spring with free agency a very distant second.

FIFY

 

[BigKen]

So far I've read four different numbers ranging from $72M to $96M.

I read your URL and it stated that their cap number was based on $242M there by giving the Patriots $77M. If it's $256M your source's number would be raised by $14M to $91M

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?

patriots 2024 cap space - Google Search

 

[molsaniceman]

its all guess work right now

The NFL Management Council's memo sent on Thursday indicated that could be the case again.
"The Management Council and NFLPA are in the process of addressing open matters that will impact the 2024 Salary Cap and therefore will not be able to project a range for the 2024 Salary Cap until those issues are resolved," the memo said. "The 2024 Salary Cap will be announced by memorandum, as has been done over the past two years, as soon as we are able to reach agreement but we do not anticipate that occurring until after the New Year."

 

[sharkymcwrath]

ODDBALL IDEA: Try to sign Jackoby Brissett with him knowing that he'd always be the 3rd, non roster QB. BUT he'd also be the QB Coach and let him work with then QBs and teach them what they'll be facing and be a resource on the sideline every game.

While I can appreciate your idea I have a really hard time believing Jacoby doesn't consider himself a starter or at the very worst a backup behind a top tier QB. Is he worse than Kenny Picket? Geno Smith? I imagine he considers himself better than at least 50% of the starting QB's in week 17.

He's gonna want quality QB2 money and he deserves it IMO. If your starter goes down he can fill in and not lose games for you.

Hell, if we got a quality starter I'd bring him in as the backup in a heartbeat. Good dude. Great work ethic. Genuinely liked. Plenty of starter experience.

 

[BigKen]

Just got a bad case of indigestion....................

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[Yankee Traveler]

Just got a bad case of indigestion....................

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No. Just fuckin no.

I'll sell...discard...all my patriots shit. Travel mugs, t shirts, hats, I'll even switch banks so I don't have a Patriots Debit card any more.

 

[cheerupcharlie]

No. Just fuckin no.

I'll sell...discard...all my patriots shit. Travel mugs, t shirts, hats, I'll even switch banks so I don't have a Patriots Debit card any more.

If I only had a few Patriots items, I’d do the same thing. I literally have a Patriots themed room. Clothes…. Mugs….car decor…. I can’t even imagine how much money I have in Patriots gear. For ever I got Patriots stuff for my birthday.. Xmas.

What’s weird though is that my most valued Patriots item that I’ve had for 37 years or so is the News Paper with the Patriots first Super Bowl. It has a dejected Tony Eason…. The Fridge celebrating his TD. I know it’s a bad memory for the most part. But it’s one of my oldest memories. Don’t get much Patriots news or games in Idaho in the late 70’s early to mid 90’s. So I’ve held onto it.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

If I only had a few Patriots items, I’d do the same thing. I literally have a Patriots themed room. Clothes…. Mugs….car decor…. I can’t even imagine how much money I have in Patriots gear. For ever I got Patriots stuff for my birthday.. Xmas.

What’s weird though is that my most valued Patriots item that I’ve had for 37 years or so is the News Paper with the Patriots first Super Bowl. It has a dejected Tony Eason…. The Fridge celebrating his TD. I know it’s a bad memory for the most part. But it’s one of my oldest memories. Don’t get much Patriots news or games in Idaho in the late 70’s early to mid 90’s. So I’ve held onto it.

Burn it.

Jewish lightning.