The 2026 Free Agency Thread

[heisenberg]

Keim was saying that it’s funny how on Monday, a bunch of free agents will almost immediately agree to deals, even though the legal tampering period just began. “I wonder how that happens”.

In any case, I hope that’s us. Big news Monday and Tuesday.

Because they're full of shit when they say they're not talking to agents about players who are under contract, they always have been, thats where this ridiculous two day legal tampering thing came from in the first place.

Did you see the Adam peters interview at the combine when he was asked about free agency?
he said we talk to agents about our own free agents and not about other free agents because that would be tampering and we dont do that.



Its the very first question hes asked and if you believe him you got a seat at my poker table any time you want.

 

[Riggo44]

One thing we know about this franchise is that the people willing to critique them are usually wrong and the people who give the homer-adjacent benefit of the doubt usually end up right, of course

Sure, but I'd rather skew positive, and try to find actual solutions, than bitch and moan at every turn, basically waiting (and probably hoping) for people to get fired. But that's just me.

And anything prior to July 2023 no longer applies.

 

[skinsinparadise]

 

[KDawg]

Sure, but I'd rather skew positive, and try to find actual solutions, than bitch and moan at every turn, basically waiting (and probably hoping) for people to get fired. But that's just me.

And anything prior to July 2023 no longer applies.

We have no impact on finding solutions to the Commanders moves.

 

[Riggo44]

We have no impact on finding solutions to the Commanders moves.

Really?! You mean no one in the front office cares what we think?! Get right out of town!

 

[KDawg]

Really?! You mean no one in the front office cares what we think?! Get right out of town!

Well, you are the one who suggested you’d rather skew positive and find solutions, not me.

 

[skinsinparadise]

Good player but coming off a rare bad season

 

[Riggo44]

Well, you are the one who suggested you’d rather skew positive and find solutions, not me.

Yeah you got me. I should lose my mind over whether a certain offensive lineman will sign or not...or even be on the roster in September.

 

[skinsinparadise]

If they sign Jauan Jennings or Saheed, its proof that the FO does read my posts here.

 

[Riggo44]

If they sign Jauan Jennings or Saheed, its proof that the FO does read my posts here.

Well given you're actually John Keim...

 

[Conn]

Sure, but I'd rather skew positive, and try to find actual solutions, than bitch and moan at every turn, basically waiting (and probably hoping) for people to get fired. But that's just me.

And anything prior to July 2023 no longer applies.

None of us have the power to find solutions, we’re just chatting about football. Some are more critical or skeptical than others. Some find it more comforting to “skew positive”. I think we’re all just attempting to call it how we see it, and people have varying levels of tolerance for those that see it differently from themselves, across the board.

 

[skinsinparadise]

Well given you're actually John Keim...

Keim would be taking it up a notch if he both hints on rumors AND can dictate what this team does. If that is me, I'd take it.

 

[Riggo44]

None of us have the power to find solutions, we’re just chatting about football. Some are more critical or skeptical than others. Some find it more comforting to “skew positive”. I think we’re all just attempting to call it how we see it, and people have varying levels of tolerance for those that see it differently from themselves, across the board.

And some of us have low tolerance for unrealistic panicky bullshit, but to each their own.

 

[Conn]

And some of us have low tolerance for unrealistic panicky bullshit, but to each their own.

Why do you default to acting attacked by the extremely neutral statement I posted? It’s unnecessary

So when someone is more critical than you (what they’d probably call “realistic”), the scale goes from your “skews positive” right to unrealistic panicky bullshit? Interesting view of your peers you’ve got there.

 

[NickyJ]

It's getting kind of weird having an unpaid Baghdad Bob getting angry at us for not praising the supreme leader while we gossip about why the supreme leader sacked one of his generals. I think it's enough to ask why it was done without needing to interject "but I'm sure it was for good reasons" every other sentence.

 

[RedWolf]

Bros, chill...it's Friday. Happy Friday!

 

[Riggo44]

Why do you default to acting attacked by the extremely neutral statement I posted? It’s unnecessary

So when someone is more critical than you (what they’d probably call “realistic”), the scale goes from your “skews positive” right to unrealistic panicky bullshit? Interesting view of your peers you’ve got there.

Not all of them, just the ones who complain constantly...about everything...all the time.

 

[Riggo44]

YoureBros, chill...it's Friday. Happy Friday!

 

[Riggo44]

Keim would be taking it up a notch if he both hints on rumors AND can dictate what this team does. If that is me, I'd take it.

You should ask for a retainer

 

[Canuck]

Good player but coming off a rare bad season

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