From my perspective as someone who, again, isn’t an agent yet, I find Richardson’s signing with the Raiders to be an interesting case study in some of the thoughts I have on different ways to look at player’s contract. Like with the Suh article I wrote yesterday, I don’t think I have all the answers […]
Estimated 2015 Cap Space: $15M ($143M cap limit)Roster Overview Players Under Contract: 58 Pro Bowlers: 2 Unrestricted Free Agents: 11(2 with 50%+ playtime) Draft Selection: 25 Salary Cap Breakdown Free Agents to Re-sign I don’t believe there is a compelling case for the Panthers to retain any notable free agents. Dwan Edwards and Colin Cole can […]
2015 ECV Expected Outcomes: NFC South NFC East AFC East NFC West AFC 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 […]
Introducing Expected Contract Value Part 3: Contract Comparison Part 1: Justification, Theory, & “Contract Analytics” Part 2: Inputs & Outputs In order to expand upon Part 1 and Part 2, and demonstrate how Expected Contract Value can be helpful in comparing contracts, let’s take a look at an article from this website in June 2014 […]
[adsenseyu1] We finish our best and worst contract series with the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks Best Contract: Max Unger I know this is going to be a complete rehash of last year’s post on Seattle but there is really no reason to change anything with this selection. Max Unger is one of the top centers […]
[adsenseyu1] We move to the Final Four with a familiar pair of selections for the New England Patriots Best Contract: Sebastian Vollmer The choice for this came down to the contracts of Tom Brady and Sebastian Vollmer and I can easily understand why Brady would be considered a no brainer choice. Brady is grossly underpaid […]
[adsenseyu1] We take our first look at the NFC North contracts with the Minnesota Vikings Best Contract: John Sullivan Though he does not have the name recognition of Ryan Kalil, Alex Mack, or Maurkice Pouncey, John Sullivan is every bit as good if not better than the biggest name (and highest paid) Centers in the […]