Melton close to signing

@RapSheet: Meanwhile, #Seahawks and DT Henry Melton are deep in negotiations tonight, per source. We’ll see if he makes it to Dallas for his visit

Just heard that on Q13 News. Good addition if true.

ray:

Probably means no Jared Allen if it goes through. Would love to be wrong. "Deep negotiations" doesn't sounds like he's going to settle for a bargain deal, unless you consider 1/5 a bargain (I wouldn't).

We have 17 mil in cap space why cant we sign allen still

Seaswab":xsd64o31 said:

We have 17 mil in cap space why cant we sign allen still

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E.T, Sherman, Wilson....

Rollover...plus I want players that are a little hungry to prove something...after ACL I think Melton has that chip

Sign Melton to a Bennett like 1 year deal to re-establish himself and there's still money left to sign Jared Allen.
It can done as it was last off-season with Bennett and Avril.

I think it takes an Avril deal the sticking point is the number. I think 17 million is the floor.

kearly":3amx0prj said:

Probably means no Jared Allen if it goes through. Would love to be wrong. "Deep negotiations" doesn't sounds like he's going to settle for a bargain deal, unless you consider 1/5 a bargain (I wouldn't).

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Jared Allen was never a possibility if he's being serious. I mean 12 million? Get real or retire Jared.

If Melton signed a 1 yr prove it deal, he would be setting himself up to fail. Listen to the interview with Clemons over on jaguars.com for a feel on how long it takes a normal athlete to get back in the groove. AP could bounce back in a matter of several months but I think most players are like Clemons.

Clemons said it wasn't until late in the season that he felt normal and until the playoffs before he felt he was playing at a high level. Melton has been out 5 months or so and should be ready for training camp, but I think he isn't going to get right until late in the season or next. Tough call on how many years at what value to give him. We will see if the FO can come up with a number everyone can feel good about.

kearly":3845fdp8 said:

Probably means no Jared Allen if it goes through. Would love to be wrong. "Deep negotiations" doesn't sounds like he's going to settle for a bargain deal, unless you consider 1/5 a bargain (I wouldn't).

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Why do you want Allen so bad? His decline is starting to set in. Many of his sacks just seemed to be coverage sacks last year, not a product of his skills.

Allen is Kearly's guilty pleasure.

I just cannot see how the team can justify in their mind to cut a guy making $7.5M and replace him with a guy that requires a contract > $30M over 3 years. But the team had sniffed around Allen early according to the folks claiming to be in the know. It is kind of telling that the Broncos supposedly had an offer out to him but put it on hold for Ware. Peppers signed as well. Will be of interest to see how Allen's fate turns out.

theascension":1mn3vxua said:

Seaswab":1mn3vxua said:

We have 17 mil in cap space why cant we sign allen still

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Our cap space next year more than covers those players

We all know how good the D is, but adding Allen would make it scary. Surely he can't be all about the money and not want to come here with a great chance at ring.

Maybe Allen starts considering a bargain deal with the addition of Melton

Seaswab":181o1ups said:

theascension":181o1ups said:

Seaswab":181o1ups said:

We have 17 mil in cap space why cant we sign allen still

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E.T, Sherman, Wilson....

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Our cap space next year more than covers those players

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RW and Sherman alone is what 20+ mill? We need to be frugal

hawksfansince90":3gkcf80d said:

We all know how good the D is, but adding Allen would make it scary. Surely he can't be all about the money and not want to come here with a great chance at ring.

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It comes down to a matter of pride thing. His agent spoke about him retiring if he cannot get the number he wants. If Peppers and Ware can get 3 for $30M, his stats are better than theirs over the course of their careers. He may do as you say but I will be surprised.

Got a big ol thread on it