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(Message started by: BarnabyWilde on Feb 5th, 2003, 5:40pm)
Title: Pat Kirwan's Top 50 Free Agents
Post by BarnabyWilde on Feb 5th, 2003, 5:40pm
For those interested:

By Pat Kirwan
Special to NFL.com
   


(Feb. 3, 2003) -- I've been watching game tapes for the past week, talking to personnel, coaches and agents around the league. And with the season over, all interests have turned to the potential unrestricted free agents. The free-agency signing period starts on Feb. 28 and no one is sitting back and not preparing for this crucial time period.

Agents are struggling with contract offers to have players remain with their clubs or head to free agency. Club executives are deciding which of their own players they should re-sign, which ones they should let test the 'free-agent waters' and which ones they should just let go. As I pointed out last week, free agency played a big part in the success of both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders in this year's Super Bowl. And the 2003 season starts right now with good personnel decisions.

Of course, teams have the right to protect one player with a transition tag or a franchise tag. A transition tag means the player can test free agency when it starts but the home team can match any offer the player receives and retain the player. A franchise tag is a stronger position for the club, in that the club receives at least a first-round draft pick if the franchise player signs with another club.

Right now clubs aren't sure who will be tagged, so they have to prepare for every potential free agent. That means that the pro personnel people are setting up a value board just like the college personnel people do for the college draft. For years I was responsible to set up our free-agent value board at the Jets. It was based on our needs, the age, position, salary demands, health, and production of the free agents.

I've gone over the 2003 preliminary list with personnel people and this is my top 50 players at this point in the process. I doubt more than four of my top 10 will ever get to free agency but you never know:

Top 50 Free Agents  
No.  Player  Pos.  Team  
1.  Jake Plummer  QB  Cardinals  
2.  Orlando Pace  OT  Rams  
3.  Hugh Douglas  DE  Eagles  
4.  Peerless Price  WR  Bills  
5.  Walter Jones  OT  Seahawks  
6.  Takeo Spikes  LB  Bengals  
7.  Chris McAlister  CB  Ravens  
8.  David Boston  WR  Cardinals  
9.  Luke Petitgout  OT  Giants  
10.  Shawn Barber  LB  Eagles  
11.  Tebucky Jones  S  Patriots  
12.  Anthony Simmons  LB  Seahawks  
13.  John Carney  K  Saints  
14.  Vonnie Holliday  DE  Packers  
15.  Rosevelt Colvin  LB  Bears  
16.  Chris Claiborne  LB  Lions  
17.  Donovin Darius  S  Jaguars  
18.  Dre' Bly  CB  Rams  
19.  Kwamie Lassiter  S  Cardinals  
20.  Jeff Blake  QB  Ravens  
21.  Willie Whitehead  DE  Saints  
22.  Ike Hilliard  WR  Giants  
23.  Jake Delhomme  QB  Saints  
24.  Jamar Nesbit  OG  Panthers  
25.  Mike Hollis  K  Buffalo  
No.  Player  Pos.  Team  
26.  Shelton Quarles  LB  Bucs  
27.  Tod McBride  CB  Packers  
28.  Wayne Gandy  OT  Steelers  
29.  Mike Peterson  LB  Colts  
30.  Charlie Batch  QB  Steelers  
31.  Kevin Dyson  WR  Titans  
32.  Olandis Gary  RB  Broncos  
33.  Craig Hentrich  P  Titans  
34.  Daryl Gardener  DT  Redskins  
35.  Desmond Clark  TE  Dolphins  
36.  Jason Elam  K  Broncos  
37.  Ryan Young  OT  Texans  
38.  Jeff Zgonina  DT  Rams  
39.  Stacey Mack  RB  Jaguars  
40.  John Thornton  DT  Titans  
41.  Victor Green  S  Patriots  
42.  Rickey Dudley  TE  Bucs  
43.  Brian Finneran  WR  Falcons  
44.  Todd Sauerbrun  P  Panthers  
45.  John Thierry  DE  Falcons  
46.  Solomon Page  OT  Dallas  
47.  Lee Flowers  S  Steelers  
48.  Morten Andersen  K  Chiefs  
49.  Rodney Peete  QB  Panthers  
50.  Brian Mitchell  RB  Eagles  
Title: Re: Pat Kirwan's Top 50 Free Agents
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 5th, 2003, 6:48pm

on 02/05/03 at 17:40:03, BarnabyWilde wrote:
1.  Jake Plummer  QB  Cardinals  
4.  Peerless Price  WR  Bills  
22.  Ike Hilliard  WR  Giants  
32.  Olandis Gary  RB  Broncos  
35.  Desmond Clark  TE  Dolphins  
36.  Jason Elam  K  Broncos  
39.  Stacey Mack  RB  Jaguars  


Those are the guys that I feel, if they end up somewhere else, they could be huge fantasy players.

I really like Plummer and Gary ending up somewhere else and producing.
Title: Re: Pat Kirwan's Top 50 Free Agents
Post by BarnabyWilde on Feb 5th, 2003, 8:56pm
Elam resigned with Denver today...
Title: Re: Pat Kirwan's Top 50 Free Agents
Post by DirkDiggler on Feb 7th, 2003, 11:42am

Quote:
on Feb 5th, 2003, 5:40pm, BarnabyWilde wrote:

1.  Jake Plummer  QB  Cardinals  
4.  Peerless Price  WR  Bills  
22.  Ike Hilliard  WR  Giants  
32.  Olandis Gary  RB  Broncos  
35.  Desmond Clark  TE  Dolphins  
36.  Jason Elam  K  Broncos  
39.  Stacey Mack  RB  Jaguars  
 



Those are the guys that I feel, if they end up somewhere else, they could be huge fantasy players.


I agree with your list Barnaby.  I already made a move in our keeper league to get Stacey Mack.  I essentially traded Pittman for Mack.  Some view it crazy, but I was willing to take a chance.  I just don't see Pittman panning out in Tampa AND Mack is two years younger.


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