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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts sign WR Hakeem Nicks
Hakeem Nicks, a 2009 1st round pick, looked like one of the best young receivers in the NFL from 2009-2011. He ranked 8th in yards per route run in both 2009 and 2010, doing so on just 344 routes run as a rookie and then developing into a starter with…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots re-sign WR Julian Edelman
I thought that Julian Edelman should have been higher on the Patriots’ off-season to do list than Aqib Talib. Talib is an overrated player who can’t stay healthy and was sure to be overpaid on the open market. A cornerback trio of Alfonzo Dennard, Logan Ryan, and Kyle Arrington would…
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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers sign OLB Julius Peppers
This contract is officially 26 million over 3 years (with another 4 million available through incentives), which seems pretty weird for a player going into his age 34 season. However, this deal has no guaranteed money after the first year, in which he’ll make 8.5 million. The Packers can easily…
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Continue reading →: Oakland Raiders sign OT Austin Howard
This is an overpay for Austin Howard, who has been a solid, but unspectacular right tackle for the Jets in 2 seasons as a starter, grading out 31st among offensive tackles on Pro Football Focus in 2012 and 47th in 2013. Giving him 30 million over 5 years with 15…
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Continue reading →: Oakland Raiders sign WR James Jones
James Jones seemed like a prime candidate to get overpaid this off-season, coming over from Green Bay’s explosive passing offense and as a member of a wide receiver class in free agency that lacked difference makers after Eric Decker and Golden Tate. He has been a featured wide receiver in…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans trade QB Matt Schaub to Oakland Raiders
Trade for Oakland: I understand the Raiders need to spend a certain amount of money over the next 3 seasons to get to the salary floor for the 2013-2016 period (after being unable to spend much cash last season because of all the dead money on their cap). However, the…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos sign DE Demarcus Ware
DeMarcus Ware has had a fantastic career. From 2008-2011, he was a top-4 3-4 outside linebacker on Pro Football Focus in every season. However, he’s going into his age 32 season and he’s shown some cracks and signs of decline over the last 2 seasons. In 2012, he was “just”…
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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars sign DE Chris Clemons
Chris Clemons struggled last year on 585 snaps, but that was because he was coming off of a torn ACL suffered in January. That, combined with his age (going into his age 33 season), his salary, and the presence of Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett in Seattle, got him cut.…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Seahawks re-sign DE Michael Bennett
Every off-season it’s the same thing. Teams with bad general managers like the Vikings overpaid guys like Everson Griffen (5 years, 42.5 million), while teams with good general managers like the Seahawks are able to get guys like Michael Bennett (4 years, 28.5 million) on good values. Part of the…
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Continue reading →: St. Louis Rams re-sign G Rodger Saffold
Rodger Saffold originally signed a 5-year, 42.5 million dollar deal with the Raiders, which would have made him the 2nd highest paid left tackle this off-season on a loaded left tackle market, which would have been an atrocity. However, Saffold failed his physical when Raider team doctors (possibly at the…
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