The Las Vegas Raiders are trimming their roster in preparation for the 2021 season with Josina Anderson reporting that the team will cut guard Gabe Jackson and Ian Rapoport saying that they are also shopping right tackle Trent Brown. The Jackson release was one that I expected to happen even before this year began. Jackson […]
[adsenseyu1] The big news of the day came down when the Cleveland Browns traded RB Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts for a first round draft pick. This is an extremely unique trade for a number of reasons. One is that in season trades for starting quality players is an event that never happens. Secondly […]
Its been a big two days of free agency and there are plenty of things to discuss, but I wanted to take a little chance today to talk about the very surprising Browns trade for Brock Osweiler. Im a bit late to the party on this one but with the volume of contracts coming in […]
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 […]
From my perspective as someone who, again, isn’t an agent yet, I find Richardson’s signing with the Raiders to be an interesting case study in some of the thoughts I have on different ways to look at player’s contract. Like with the Suh article I wrote yesterday, I don’t think I have all the answers […]
[adsenseyu1] Estimated 2015 Cap Space: $48.8 million ($140M cap limit)Roster Overview Players Under Contract: 55 Pro Bowlers: 3 Unrestricted Free Agents: 10(4 with 50%+ playtime) Draft Selection: 12 Salary Cap Breakdown Free Agents to Re-sign The team faces an interesting decision with cornerback Buster Skrine. They drafted a replacement for him but Skrine is the […]
[adsenseyu1] The focus of today’s best and worst contracts is the Cleveland Browns. Best Contract: Ben Tate From the moment the Browns traded RB Trent Richardson all we heard was how hot they were for Ben Tate. At the time Tate, a member of the Texans, was one of the higher regarded backup runners in […]