When it comes to free agency, offensive linemen are incredibly difficult to project, owing in part to the lack of traditional statistics to use as a benchmark. So as I provide an assist to Jason in continuing OTC’s series of previews for 2016’s free agency period, keep in mind that these projections originate strongly from […]
Due to the fact that rosters will remain mostly static between now and the preseason, I thought that this would be a good time to provide an update as to the status of the players for whom we provided a 2015 expected outcome earlier in the offseason. As a reminder, we ran the Expected Contract […]
Oakland has released defensive tackle Antonio Smith, who was slated to make $4 million this season. Smith started 16 games for the Raiders last season, notching 3 sacks and 18 tackles. The timing of the release seems to indicate the release is more about the player performance vs cost ratio than anything else. Normally when a […]
2015 ECV Expected Outcomes: AFC West NFC East AFC East NFC West As a reminder, the percentages listed in the second column represent the likelihood that the team will keep the player under contract for the 2015 season. Also, keep in mind that ECV has no idea whether or not the player is talented, valuable, […]
[adsenseyu4] (EDITORS NOTE: This was writted before I saw Joel Corry’s full breakdown of the contract. The numbers are slightly different, and more team friendly, than my estmates and what I discuss here but its very close and the analysis still holds up) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy agreed today on a new […]
[adsenseyu1] Moving on to a very unique team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers… Best Contract: Alterraun Verner The Buccaneers are one of the few teams that employ almost a pure cash model for their contracts which brings about both positives and negatives. Usually the biggest negatives that I associate with their system is that, due to […]
With NFL offseason programs beginning there seems to be a lot of talk about workout bonuses, so I thought it was worth putting up a post on the subject. Many teams use offseason workout bonuses to entice participation in “voluntary” workouts at the team facility during April and May. The bonuses are usually earned by […]