Winners and losers from free agency
Way back on Feb. 27, we came up with a list of the top 101 free agents set to hit the market. From that original list, one player from the top 30 remains -- . Only six from the top 50 are out there for the taking. There are still like and up for grabs. But it's safe to say the first wave of free agency ended Friday sometime around Tenne see's . With that in mind, let's look at some early winners and losers from the first week of free agency. Winners: We knew GM Ryan Grigson would be aggre sive, but we didn't know where the money would go. , and are on the other side of 30. Johnson fits perfectly opposite . Gore is among the most complete backs in the league with the power and pa sing down ability Indianapolis Colts Jersey the need. This is not a complete team yet, but they are going to be a lot of fun to watch. Cornerbacks: My two-month-old son is already working on his backpedal. In a pa s NFL Indianapolis Colts Jersey -first league, no one is getting overpaid more than mid-level cornerbacks. got $6.5 million per year. got $7 million! , one season removed from being unwanted, got $8 million per year. Same with , who has off-field i sues, durability problems and shaky experience. Solid starters like and set the market with superstar-money contracts and everyone else fell in line behind them.Perhaps the numbers are just a reflection of a market flush with cap space. is getting , and is getting $10 million guaranteed. Why not give a bonafide star some love? has to be watching this and smiling. He's the best player of the bunch, and he'll have a new contract sooner or later. Peterson is due $12.75 million in 2015, and there's every reason to believe he'll see that money. He might even see more. : This is why Ted Thompson hoards all that cap space. Two core draft picks hit free agency, and the were able to keep and . NFL fans: We may never again see like we did on Tuesday. But it's no coincidence that there have been seven meaningful trades in the last two weeks, which is more than we used to see for years. More salary cap room around the league makes trading big contracts a lot easier. It will never be the NBA, but we should get used to trades as a part of the NFL calendar. AFC East optimism: This has rarely been an interesting division since arrived, and . Miami, New York and Anthony Coyle Jersey Buffalo could now all lay claim to being the best defensive line in the league. Buffalo looks far more aggre sive under owner Terry Pegula and coach Rex Ryan. Miami somehow dumped 's contract, picked up and found room for . The trade of isn't a plus, but new head honcho Mike Tannenbaum has nicely dumped some onerous contracts. The may be spending too much to get the band back together, but they are undeniably better than they were a week ago. A non- team hasn't made the playoffs since 2010. Any team with Brady is the heavy favorite here -- he's won 11 straight division titles when healthy -- Donald Brown Jersey but that playoff streak is bound to end. ConflictedRex Ryan: The have spent big money to lock down , McCoy, and . That's the good news. The bad news is that the are systematically putting together the team Rex wanted in 2014, with and locking down the secondary. The also kept from fleeing to Buffalo. Losers continuity: New Orleans isn't "." They are still spending money, but dramatically changing their roster. It feels like a team acting out of emotion without a coherent plan. They gave big money, and then eight months later. They let walk, and then sign for . They are putting all their resources into solving their defense one offseason after believing their defense was in great shape. Houston: Cutting was . Watching him beat them at Lucas Oil Field as he finishes off his career will be tougher. I liked the signing, but it's hard to get excited about a competition with . :Royal getting $10 million guaranteed . And could be the latest defender to look a lot different away from Baltimore. It's also hard to get excited about a team that is so openly ambivalent about its starting quarterback.Joe Philbin:As Dan Hanzus noted in this, Philbin was conspicuous by his absence this week.Anyone that wasn't on the internet last weekend: Free agency starts on Coughlin time now. Recognize. Niners: The got better with , and more draft picks. The got , while the have . The , meanwhile, watched a lot of ers walk out the door.: A lot of ex- Mark Glowinski Jersey have made a lot of money in free agency, which should be considered an indirect compliment to Jason Garrett's program. The list of departures is large: Murray, , , and . The list of arrivals is not pretty: and .This free agency period is far from over, but you know this is killing Jerry Jones to sit on the sideline. The latest Podcast and breaks down which teams have been wise in free agency. Find more content on .
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