daveR

Do the old rules still apply to FAs? If a guy was franchised, you could sign him, but it cost you 2 #1s. If so, why not spend the 2 picks on Dak instead of 4 on Watson?

I wanna point out that the "ongoing Odell Beckham Jr. drama" is not due to anything he or the team has said. The fans and talking heads are the ones fanning this fire.

Not sure if this was part of the update, but an extensive search function would be excellent! BTW, as I typed this, I got a pop-up asking to "join", etc. I had to close the window, which at that point, contained a portion of my comment, and retype that portion.

Here's the latest iteration, tiered and ranked... tm talent sched off season PIT +++ + LAC + + TEN ++ BUF + ++ NYJ + BAL + ++ NE + TB ++ DEN + KC + CHI ++ - MIA - - ++ +++ IND ++ CLE - + + SF ++ - - LAR + - - GB + - - - NO + - - - JAC - + + MIN DET + HOU + NYG - ++ DAL - + CIN - + LV - + ARI - ++ SEA - - + PHI - WAS - - ATL - - - CAR - - -

Here's some numbers to contemplate. They are 2019 PF in the 2020 schedule. Ex: Browns scored 335 in 2019. Every place they occur in the 2020 schedule gets replaced by 335. I did this for all teams and totaled the results to get a rudimentary SOS for 2020 team defense. TEAM 2019 PA TEN 5914 MIA 5927 IND 5948 LAC 5961 CLE 5989 BUF 6031 PIT 6042 JAX 6063 NYJ 6074 BAL 6075 CIN 6099 LV 6102 DEN 6128 NE 6143 DET 6172 KC 6177 HOU 6213 DAL 6279 MIN 6318 NYG 6322 TB 6338 ARI 6340 WSH 6340 CHI 6341 CAR 6348 LAR 6364 GB 6374 PHI 6374 SF 6375 SEA 6403 NO 6467 ATL 6519 More refinements coming..

If I read this right, you're suggesting that Sam should be better protected, but don't count on Bell returning to top-5 status. Right?

Your O-line. What do you think? They poured a lot into it, so it's gotta be improved. How much & how soon?

NFL transaction tracker here.

What players were lost to injury or suspension who will make an impact in their return in 2020? What about trades?

Number of players drafted in rounds 1-4. Draft Off def ARI 1 3 ATL 1 4 BAL 4 3 BUF 2 1 CAR 0 4 CHI 1 1 CIN 2 2 CLE 2 3 DAL 2 3 DEN 4 2 DET 3 2 GB 3 0 HOU 1 3 IND 3 1 JAC 2 5 KC 2 2 LAC 2 1 LAR 3 2 LVR 4 3 MIA 4 3 MIN 2 5 NE 2 3 NO 2 1 NYG 2 2 NYJ 5 2 PHI 3 2 PIT 3 1 SEA 3 2 SF 2 1 TB 2 1 TEN 2 1 WAS 3 1

Net change in significant Free Agents. I arbitrarily set the threshold at players garnering contracts of $5M per year. FA net Off net Def ARI 0 +2 ATL -1 -2 BAL 0 0 BUF 0 +4 CAR +1 -3 CHI +1 -2 CIN -1 +3 CLE +3 -3 DAL +1 -2 DEN +1 -2 DET -1 +1 GB -1 -1 HOU +1 0 IND 0 0 JAC +2 +1 KC 0 -2 LAC -1 +2 LAR -1 0 LVR +1 +4 MIA +2 +4 MIN 0 -2 NE -1 -2 NO 0 -1 NYG 0 +3 NYJ +1 0 PHI -2 0 PIT +1 -2 SEA +1 -1 SF +1 0 TB 0 -1 TEN -2 +1 WAS -1 0 The first column is offensive FAs. The second is defensive FAs.

According to my manipulation of 2019 stats, the best DEFs vs the pass were NE, BAL, BUF, PIT & KC. The worst were NYG, MIA, WAS, OAK, and ARI on the bottom. The best against the run were NYJ & TB, with a gap to PIT. Worst were CLE, JAX, and CAR. How did the off season affect defenses? Who will make the biggest jump (forward or back)? How big a difference will new coaches make?

My $.02 on Perriman: good signing. He had hands problems in Baltimore, but overcame them in CLE. He was actually re-signed to stay in CLE prior to the Browns acquiring OBJ.

Dude, get the wrist checked out. If it's broken, you need to get it pinned early, otherwise they'll have to re-break it. Not worth it. My $.02...