I am proud to announce what we have did this off-season in Free Agency.
- Traded 2009 4th and 6th round draft pick for LG Russ Hochstein
- Signed CB Nnamdi Asomugha 5yrs/42 mil
- Signed FS Ken Hamlin 4yrs/17 mil
- Signed OLB Kawika Mitchell 4yrs/19 mil
- Traded CB Fred Bennet to New Orlean Saints for 2nd round(40th) pick
- Signed RG Ben Noll 4 yrs/19 mil
- Signed LB Odell Thurman 5yrs/14.5 mil
- Signed P Mitch Berger 1yr/1 mil
- Signed OLB Victor Hobson 2 yr/4.40 mil
I am proud that we signed so many key veterans to our squad. I know we spent a TON of money, but I think we still have enough to sign our draft picks. We were only able to gain a few extra draft picks not a lot as I hoped but we also addressed a ton of needs.
Nnamdi Asomugha is probably one of the best pure cover corners in the league and is very underrated. He should be able to start right away and help the defense greatly improve. Ken Hamlin is another Pro Bowl safety who came from Dallas in what he helped revamp that defense, hopefully he can do the same. He has a knack for the ball. Kawika Mitchell comes over with a Super Bowl Ring which gives us a ton of experience, he is an underrated pass rusher as a LB who can really bring on some pressure for us.
Getting rid of Fred Bennet I wasn't really too thrilled about but we needed to get some more draft picks to be effective. That backs up my earlier statements of no-one is safe for what you get anymore. If there is a good deal. I will not hesistate to jump on it. Trading for Hochstein and signing Noll was huge boost to our very poor offensive line. These two strong men can really help pave-way for a hopeful run game this season. Hobsob can be a great 2-way player playing either side strong or weak while also being as great back-up. Odell Thurman I decided to give a chance, he has been in trouble but still has the talent to hopefully help us out.