First round picks are rarely traded in the NFL for existing players. The first round pick has generally been classified as gold by NFL teams and for good reason- first round players have the best chance to be standout players and for the first four years of their career are dirt cheap. Normally it requires […]
I actually wrote this up a few weeks ago when Tom Brady’s wife mentioned him playing with concussions and there was talk on the prospect of players hiding injuries because contracts are not guaranteed. I’m not sure why I never got around to publishing it, but it kind of fell by the wayside. With the […]
I thought it might be fun during the draft to put up our contract estimates for each player but to also show where they should rank by contract annual value. While we all expect a lot from our draft picks and anyone who is not a star is generally considered a bust, in reality we […]
49ers right tackle Anthony Davis retired last season, but almost immediately upon doing so left the door open for his return at a later date. Yesterday Davis tweeted out something indicating he is indeed ready to return but that dealing with the 49ers general manager has not been easy. I’ll be filing for reinstatement to […]
The following table displays the likelihood of each player with a salary cap number of $2 million or more remaining under contract for 2016, as calculated by Expected Contract Value 2.0. Pay cuts and retirements are considered releases for purposes of Expected Contract Value. Players subject to 5th year team options of rookie contracts are not […]
UPDATE, March 10: Questions regarding compensatory picks and the transition tag have been added. Read this article for reference. Introduction For details on the basics and methodology of projecting compensatory picks in general, please reference this article. To kick this off, 2016 marks the first year in which I have used, as suggested by the […]
These are the notes for #MooresLaw2 that will be coming after I land in Austin, Texas on Wednesday for Saturday’s Red River Shootout in Dallas, so either on Wednesday or Thursday I’ll be putting a podcast up! I am attempting to make this a weekly show, but learning as a go along. As you’ll see from […]