Who's the best/worst free agent we've ever signed?

ramp1028 · #1 06-23-2009, 02:47 PM

which list does Eric Moulds fit on?

papabear · #2 06-23-2009, 03:15 PM

I've got to go with Todd Wade for worse. Green was a calculated risk that didn't work out. I was actually a fan of the Wade signing, and was appropriately humbled by it. Every time I get too excited one way or the other about a FA/draft pick I remind myself how happy I was when we got Wade.

First, I think Wong's up there, but I've got to go with Kevin Walter as the best. He was an absolute steal as an RFA. Brown is a good one but he's a kicker. McKinney stands out as well. Demps upgraded the position, even though he didn't "fix" that postion. Low cost+upgrade= good signing.

Keith · #3 06-23-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ramp1028

which list does Eric Moulds fit on?

In terms of good vs. bad, the bad list. But he was technically traded for, though it was a sign-n-trade, which ought to mean he was more like a FA in that regard.

I'd maybe put him #5 on my bad list, but you have to consider that he had David Carr throwing to him. Ask Steve Smith's stats what it's like to have Carr throwing to him. That said, Moulds signed a contract that was scheduled to pay him through 2009, and he's already been out of football for two years... so yeah, bad trade and signing for sure.

dadmg · #4 06-24-2009, 09:24 PM

Wade's a no-contest for the worst, IMO. Big money contract, yet was the weak link on a couple weak-mediocre offensive lines. Oh how I laugh when Casserly gets trotted out as an "expert analyst" - guess it pays to be friendly with the media.

NBT · #5 07-04-2009, 05:58 PM

Chris Brown is going to work his way on to the worst FA list before it is all said and done.

barrett · #6 07-05-2009, 01:58 AM

No way can you put Green #1. Todd Wade got $10 million to play RT a number of years ago when the cap was far lower than when Green got $7 million to play RB. The Wade signing was worse than even the Babin or Buchanon trades. A collossal failure in the pro scouting department.

Walter is far and away the #1. Low money and the minimal cost. And the total opposite of Wade in that our pro scouting guys deliberately plucked a gem from another team who was wasting him.

TheMatrix31 · #7 07-05-2009, 05:33 AM

I really love that we signed Matt Turk...