The common line of thinking in the NFL is that you need a great quarterback to succeed, which has driven the league to the point where half the NFL every year pays over 10% of the cap to about half of the league’s quarterbacks. Every quality of quarterback is in this group, yet only one […]
Last week I looked at the value of QB play in the NFL and this week I turned my attention to running backs. My valuation process was pretty similar. Players are awarded salary values are based on total net output both rushing and receiving, how that output compared to the average output, snaps played, and […]
So, here’s how it works out when you break it down by the years: Figure 1: Ryan Tannehill’s Contract and Projected Cap Figures (Remember: Click on the figures to open them up and enlarge them.) So on Tuesday, when I saw this contract, I was the guy I HATE, the Stephen A. Smith type, provocative […]
This will be more of a discussion of what the teams did positionally, rather than a debate on the player himself. We don’t know why certain teams drafted certain players because we don’t have all of that information available to us, but we can see what needs and positions teams should address.I’m going to take […]
Check the First Half of the Mock Draft here! San Diego Chargers (9-7) No. of selections: 6 Draft picks: Round 1 (17), Round 2 (48), Round 3 (83), Round 4 (117), Round 5 (153), Round 6 (192)The Chargers have a few needs to address after another near .500 season. The Chargers are in like a circle of […]
2015 @ZackMooreNFL’s Mock DraftI do my mock draft a little different than how most members of the NFL media do it. Pair that with the exciting work we do at Over the Cap during the offseason, we have a lot more to cover than most people this time of year as well. While everyone does […]
Wow. The Jets with an absolutely terrific move today trading Brandon Marshall for a fifth round pick.Reports state that Percy Harvin will be released and cost the Jets a sixth round pick to the Seahawks as they’re reportedly going to release him and free up $10.5 million in cap space. Considering that they signed slot […]