A recent run of signings in the NFL this March is going to bring into question the way in which we are valuing contracts. Usually, one of the first things we look at when valuing the contract of a player is the average per year (APY) of the contract. While it certainly is not a […]
In a stunning turn of events the Browns went from being out of the Deshaun Watson trade discussion to landing the superstar quarterback via trade with the Texans. As part of the trade Watson secured a new contract that is worth $230 million over five years and is fully guaranteed. I guess as they say […]
Rather than putting a number of posts about restructures, I thought it would be good to just take a quick look at where teams stand with the salary cap as of Monday morning. Team’s have until Thursday to be under the salary cap for the year though almost everyone is now under the cap. Last […]
The concept of trading up in the NFL Draft is always a hot topic. Almost every team that trades up gives up far too much for a trade up but the trade is quickly defended because of the player that is selected. The basic defense is every draft pick made by every other team is […]
The other day there was an interesting tweet by Michael Lopez about valuation in the draft not taking into account the high end probabilities of draft picks. This is a topic I’ve touched on before in old posts and something Brad and I looked at a bit in our book, but the question is should […]
Dallas continues to have an active offseason with the restructuring of the contracts of Tyron Smith, Zack Martin, and La’el Collins accoring to Todd Archer of ESPN The Cowboys have restructured the contracts for offensive lineman Zack Martin, Tyron Smith and La'el Collins creating roughly $17 million in cap room, according to a source. The […]
With Dak Prescott having signed a record breaking contract the focus immediately turned to the future of the Cowboys and how will they keep things together. Speculation started about when they will exit the contracts of players like Amari Cooper, Ezekiel Elliott, and others. It’s probably a bit early for that conversation (and Dallas signed […]