Last year the Cowboys extended Tyron Smith to a contract worth $12.2 million a season that was the new standard bearer for the position. However, when looked at much closer, it really wasnt the market mover many thought as the Cowboys negotiated a contract that would trail Joe Thomas of the Browns in every key metric. While […]
With the main slate of preseason games about to get underway and teams begin looking at their strengths and weaknesses I wanted to take a quick look at the top players who were released this offseason and signed to another team. More often than not street free agents do not make the big impact that […]
The deadline for teams to exercise 5th year options on 1st round selections in the 2017 draft is quickly approaching. As part of the new rookie wage scale introduced in the 2011 CBA, 5th year options are included in all first-round rookie contracts. A team’s window to exercise a player’s 5th year option opens after […]
Terrance Williams is set to hit free agency once the 2017 league year begins. Will teams pay him as a #1 receiver or has he already defined himself as a secondary option? The answer depends on what data set you choose to favor. Williams has played 10 games in his career without Dez Bryant in […]
As the NFL juggernaut steams toward the most exciting part of the season, General Managers are spending time formulating various virtual team roster models that stretch out as many as three years into the future, beginning with the 2017 league year. One of the important components of a roster model involves decisions revolving around unrestricted free agents. […]
[adsenseyu1] Much publicity was made about WR Mike Williams $40.25 million dollar contract he signed with the Buccaneers on Wednesday. There was talk about how he was the first ever to reach that number without a 1,000 yard season (I would have thought that was Percy Harvin but maybe they mean all purpose yards). There […]
I thought in the coming weeks I would go over some of the contracts signed during free agency, share some thoughts on the deals, and see what if anything we can learn about the market going forward. I thought I would start with cornerback and see how things have gone so far for the position […]