Who Should We Lock Up Long Term

on the line, I look at Bell , Roos and then Stewart

depending on the season I lock up BJ

and to the contrary regarding guys with less tha 3 years service, it's not out of the question to be pro-active on some of these guys before hitting RFA and getting suitors

 

yeah but who resigns a person with more than 1 year on their contract?

 

It would cost us much more to resign anyone from last year than to let them keep working on their current contract. Really, roos should have at least two more years on his contract, Stewart and Bell are more immediate concerns. Finnegan and Hall should stick with what they've got for now.

 

You want to lock up solid starters before they break out and cost you bank. After they have consecutive productive years they will command lots of money on the market. That said, you don't want to pay for someone who is a character problem (Haynesworth), an injury concern (Givens), or at the peak of his potential (KVB).

I'd look to lock up Starks, Finnegan (why not? worst case he seems to be a long term solution at nickelback), Roos, Stewart (if he's in the last year of his deal), Bell, Hall (fb's are cheap), and even Rey Hill (at worst, he is solid depth and he hasn't done anything to date to warrant a large number).

I'd wait on Haynesworth. If he doesn't have a monster year, there won't be many people looking to add someone with his injury and character history (especially in light of recent suspensions). I think we could probably get a long term deal done after he finds out he isn't worth what he thinks he is in FA.

 

they are locked up long term.