There are a number of ways to look at roster construction in the NFL, and Nick recently did a great job with his roster texture charts(which you should read if you haven’t already), but today I wanted to look to see how teams really derive their value when they build a roster. Normally when we […]
The Miami Dolphins announced an extension for Ryan Tannehill that will pay him $96 million over the next 6 years which works out to $77 million in new contract money. According to Pro Football Talk, Tannehill will receive $21.5 million in full guarantees with an additional $45 million in guarantees possible to earn based on […]
I’m jumping the gun a day early in adding in a few players for tracking the 2016 compensatory draft picks, but since the teams themselves have jumped the gun themselves in free agency (and caused the NFL to issue a strongly worded letter telling them how very, very angry it was), I figured it wouldn’t […]
Estimated 2015 Cap Space: -$1.7M ($140M cap limit)Roster Overview Players Under Contract: 67 Pro Bowlers: 4 Unrestricted Free Agents: 14(6 with 50%+ playtime) Draft Selection: 18 Salary Cap Breakdown Free Agents to Re-sign Justin Houston is a must sign if the Chiefs have any intention of keeping their defense as a strength of team. Houston […]
Updates January 19 (11:39 AM ET): The projections have been altered to include CJ Wilson (originally missed as a qualifying player), and to change a cutoff point between the 5th round and 6th round. Subtracted information has been struck out and updated information bolded. February 4: Added UFAs originally missed that were signed between April […]
[adsenseyu1] Today’s best and worst entry features the New York Giants Best Contract: Walter Thurmond For the most part picking through the Giants best contracts comes down to identifying short term deals that seem like good values. Many of their longer term contracts are heavier on bonus money and/or guarantees that lead to a much more […]
[adsenseyu1] Key Additions: Vance Walker ($3.3M per year), Joe Mays($3M) Key Re-Signings: Husain Abdullah($1.1M per year) Key Losses: Branden Albert (Dolphins), Tyson Jackson (Falcons), Jon Asamoah (Falcons), Geoff Schwartz (Giants), Dexter McCluster (Titans) Major Cuts: Dunta Robinson ($3.1M cap savings) Free Agency Thoughts: Free agency for the Chiefs was more about the state of their […]