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As much as I would like to have him, Byrd is most likely getting the franchise tag so "getting" him is probably not going to happen.
Getting Newman and/or Woodson would be a huge upgrade over what we currently have or what we had least year. That is not something I suggest because of the long term ramifications and the direction of the team but it would still be an upgrade.
Newman is far from terrible. Sean Smith had a -3.5 rating and Newman had a +8.6. Newman is the 3rd highest rated FE CB available this year. There are about 50 FA CB's separating Smith and Newman on the FA list.
Newman had a nice comeback under the tutelage of Kevin Coyle and the Cincy defense...as did Pacman.
Aquib Talib had a -2.2 rating and most media people rate him as one of the top avaialble FA's. It just goes to show there is a lot more to the position than meets the eye....There is more to it than just getting interceptions.
This isn't fantasy football. We aren't trading draft picks for a guy with 200 yards and 2 TD's in 2012 (Chris Ivory) and we are probably not getting Byrd. Safeties are one of the easiest/affordable players to tag. Many of the top tier players will be franchised and come off the market....Byrd or Levitre, Clady, Dwayne Bowe or Brandon Albert, Henry Melton, Andre Smith, Loadholt, Dashon Goldson, Will Beatty or Martellus Bennett, Jared Cook....may all be off the market.