In free agency, no big news, but a couple risk-free signings:
S Matthew Knauls, a guy I actually signed a couple years ago
and wrote about then... well, our DB situation is changed, and he might have a shot to stick and play. Oddly, he's coming off a pretty effective year, despite seeming to have no ability to cover anybody in any style of defense. Hmmmmm.
Also,
LB Brendan Franklin joins up as a $5m cut-friendly guy, who likely moves to the inside and gets some real playing time. It's like not love, but this is the sort of guy who makes up the midsection of my teams, really... somebody cut/ignored him once it became clear he wasn't going to be a real star, and decided to keep their stiff 6th round pick instead. Now he lands with me, where he's a fit for chem and for need, and in all likelihood he'll play enough to hold out after a couple of seasons. 75+ RunD, fully developed, and great chemistry...all well within our spending capacity? Yes, please.