AFC North Free Agency Scoreboard

The Gipper

Tramon Williams, Randy Starks signings noted.

The Gipper

Must be the St. Patrick's day holiday.....per what I have been following not a single transaction has taken place in the NFL today...at least not yet.

The Gipper

Ravens cutting Bernard Pierce RB and resigning of DEs Chris Canty and Lawrence Guy noted.

The Gipper

Ravens resign Morgan Cox OC

The Gipper

Bengals resign RFA Devon Sills DE

Zombo

@the-gipper said:
Ravens resign Morgan Cox OC

So Flacco has to reach under Cox to get the ball?

Zombo

The Gipper

Zombo said:

So Flacco has to reach under Cox to get the ball?

Zombo

Dude at times has rocked the gay porn star stache.

The Gipper

Remember to check original post for all AFCN transactions.

I do wonder what the Ravens are gonna do. They have lost 10 players off their roster, and only replaced one.

They have resigned a few, but, are they going to fill that roster with all new rookies and UDFAs?

Or do you think they will make some late signings of veteran FAs? Perhaps they will try to pick up some dregs....errrr, I mean, nuggets, just before training camp.

The Gipper

Signing of Dwayne Bowe by Browns noted

The Gipper

Bengals sign CB Brandon Ghee noted.

The Gipper

Bengals still seem the most ahead of the game.....signing good players in AJ Hawk, Michael Johnson, Ghee. Only loss is below average player Marshall Newhouse.

I assess Browns in the Equilibrium thread.

Ravens continue to bleed. They have lost 10 players, a few above average, acquired only one average at best player.

Steelers are just in stagnation mode. Signed just one player. An aged, but possibly useful backup RB. Lost one average DB to another team (who may have actually been their best DB) and one decent LB to retirement.

But....I note that they have about 10 UFAs on their team that nobody else seems to want. Only Brice McCain, that DB was signed by someone else.

To rank at this point I would say:

1. Bengals, slightly over Browns

2. Browns

3. Steelers

4. Ravens

The Gipper

Bernard Pierce picked up immediately by Jaguars.

The Gipper

Browns lose FB Ray Agnew to Dallas and Ahtyba Rubin to Seattle, noted.

gumby73

@the-gipper said:
Browns lose FB Ray Agnew to Dallas and Ahtyba Rubin to Seattle, noted.

Say it with me Mud. Draft FB Tyler Varga.. Yale Football Rules!!

Mudfly

@gumby73 said:

Say it with me Mud. Draft FB Tyler Varga.. Yale Football Rules!!

Im all in on him......tho he is creeping up the boards now.....no longer a 7th round sleeper.....pushing high 5th(maybe 4th)?.....

Tour2ma

But are there plans to use him as a RB?

@the-gipper said:
Browns lose FB Ray Agnew to Dallas...

Addition by subtraction...

The Gipper

@gumby73 said:

Say it with me Mud. Draft FB Tyler Varga.. Yale Football Rules!!

The FB the Ravens drafted from Harvard, Jusczyk I believe, did quite well. He went to Cloverleaf HS in Medina Count.

(and is this Varga another son of Huggie Bear?)

Mudfly

@tour2ma said:

But are there plans to use him as a RB?

well....he is a FB who can run.....(and block and catch)...(and he plays like a Brown)...(really)....

But no, not your TE hybrid type.....I know....

Still like him.....gritty, smart, strong, tough, versatile......there's gotta be spot for him.....

Tour2ma

Point was that he runs around a 4.6 with good acceleration and decent agility. So he's on the high end of the RB range as far as speed goes, but he's on the small side at 5'11, 222 for a NFL FB or H-back.

Just seems to me more of a RB candidate... not sure about being a 5th Rnd RB candidate tho...

gumby73

Two words, Smash mouth. Let him lead block for Crow or West, he's blowing up somebody. Good hands for screens flipo style. Build like a brick shithouse.. Great to see D. Sills a Bengal, great news on his daughter Stay Strong...