Which NFL team had the best offseason so far? Which has had the worst?

[Mr. WEO]

2 hours ago, dorquemada said:

I'll vote for Cleveland as the worst.  What's already a circus of incompetence is going to get more circus and more incompetence

 

Has to the first time in history where a team with no starting QB drafted 2 backup QBs in the same draft.

[Big Blitz]

Best:

Bills

Giants 

Patriots 

Ravens 

Cardinals

Worst:

 

Saints 

Jets 

Miami

Vikings 

 

 

[noacls17]

Best: Buffalo Bills

Worst: Cleveland Browns

[RobbRiddick]

2 hours ago, dorquemada said:

I'll vote for Cleveland as the worst.  What's already a circus of incompetence is going to get more circus and more incompetence

You can see why Stefanski looked pissed when they announced the pick. Clearly an owner order, and as soon as the Browns lose a few games you know the talk of Deion becoming their new HC will start. 

 

I'd be amazed if that doesn't end up a disaster for them. If he doesn't start the season the chants for him will begin as soon as the starter has a bad game. If he does play well he'll be demanding more money. If he plays and plays badly Deion will say it's because they're not using him the right way. Urgh, definitely a circus waiting to happen

[Redblood]

I like the giants offseason so far

 

 

not crazy about the browns- all they have done is collect qbs that no one wants ( and keeping Garrett was a mistake imo)

[Mister Defense]

Duh.

 

But is this a trick question??

 

[CSBill]

The sideshow in Cleveland masquerading as an NFL football team just got more hilarious, so I pick them as the biggest winners and losers in the off-season.

[Cray51]

Teams that had bad offseasons:

Atlanta - did very little in FA, overpaid for Floyd and Diablo.  However, their draft was quite solid.

Bengals - nothing to address 0-line, pay a ton to keep Higgins, and their defense is still poor.  Drafted Stewart who had no production in college, and nothing else stood out from the draft.  They are wasting Burrow's prime years with bad management

Browns - bad FA signings, and draft was a cluster

Dallas - very middling, expect another 5-7 win season

Jets - Fields is your hope and you draft TE early second with other more important options on the board?  Expect them to be bad again

 

[ddaryl]

17 hours ago, GASabresIUFan said:

 

 

That said, I don't think the Bills are the most improved team this offseason.  Then again, they didn't need to be.  So who has had the best offseason so far?  Who has had the worst?  

 

 

 

Yeah that is pretty much impossible to pull off when you are in the playoffs every year. You can improve, but most improved usually goes to a non playoff team, at least at this junction of the evaluation period

[Taro Nimbus]

16 hours ago, dorquemada said:

 

If he throws for 6000 yards and 40 TDs over his first 4 years I'll come here and issue an apology to all the vocal Shedeur superfans

I’ll take that bet.  He could do that in 2 years as a starter 

[nosejob]

17 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

NE is going to be #2 in the AFCE by end of season.

 

 

I 'm looking forward to the other 3 teams splitting with each other this year.

[RyanC883]

15 hours ago, BullBuchanan said:

Cleveland is giving themselves as many kicks at the QB can as they can. I can't fault them for doing it as they clearly understand that without an answer, they are finished before they start. Every team that doesn't have certainty at the position should do the same thing.

agreed, but not sure you want Sanders when employing a multi-qb strategy

32 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

Teams that had bad offseasons:

Atlanta - did very little in FA, overpaid for Floyd and Diablo.  However, their draft was quite solid.

Bengals - nothing to address 0-line, pay a ton to keep Higgins, and their defense is still poor.  Drafted Stewart who had no production in college, and nothing else stood out from the draft.  They are wasting Burrow's prime years with bad management

Browns - bad FA signings, and draft was a cluster

Dallas - very middling, expect another 5-7 win season

Jets - Fields is your hope and you draft TE early second with other more important options on the board?  Expect them to be bad again

 

the Bengals may be the worst.  Wasting an elite QB with horrid roster management 

[GunnerBill]

14 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

Has to the first time in history where a team with no starting QB drafted 2 backup QBs in the same draft.

 

To add to the two backup QBs they already had..... seriously it's soooo bizarre. I'm pretty confident if it is a genuine competition Sanders will win the job. But I got the strong sense that the GM and HC don't want him to so I doubt it is a genuine competition. 

[JP51]

I think Cleveland, Miami and Pittsburgh probably the worst... Cleveland because... well they are Cleveland, Miami because it sounds like they have a bit of a locker room issue, Pittsburgh because they are literally in QB hell...  I think it gets worse if they sign Rodgers... that will just put off the inevitable...  

 

Best I don't know really, I think New England getting adult supervision in their coaching ranks and some very interesting signings may have done well...   and I will actually give the Bills some props.. sometimes retaining your own and not losing key players is about as good as anything... 

[LEBills]

I want to submit Steelers as the weirdest off-season.

 

Pay big bucks for DK to pair with Pickens only to have Mason Rudolph, Will Howard or the ghost of Aaron Rodgers throw to them. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

I think the Panthers had a sneaky good off season. They did pay a bit much for some of their FAs, but I think they made up for that with a solid draft. 

 

Rams had a good draft and upgraded with Adams. 

[Ralonzo]

The usual suspects drafting the guys I had an eye on - Ravens, Eagles, that goes without saying. The Seahawks grabbed a few of those guys, and again as UDFAs after the draft so I like their haul by and large.

 

The biggest surprise to me was the Raiders, since we usually count on them for making Matt Millen-worthy picks (ht: Walter Football) even when Matt Millen isn't there. But I pretty much loved all their picks:

 

Las Vegas Raiders (11 picks)

Round 1, pick 6: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Round 2, pick 58: Jack Bech, WR, TCU 

Round 3, pick 68: Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State

Round 3, pick 98: Caleb Rogers, OT, Texas Tech

Round 3, pick 99: Charles Grant, OT, William & Mary

Round 4, pick 108: Dont'e Thornton Jr., WR, Tennessee

Round 4, pick 135: Tonka Hemingway, DL, South Carolina

Round 6, pick 180: JJ Pegues, DL, Ole Miss

Round 6, pick 213: Tommy Mellott, QB, Montana State

Round 6, pick 215: Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State

Round 7, pick 222: Cody Lindenberg, LB, Minnesota

[GunnerBill]

A team that hasn't been mentioned for worst that belongs in the conversation is the 49ers. He is their list of losses since last season:

 

Deebo Samuel - starting WR

Aaron Banks - starting LG

Javon Hargrave - starting DT

Maliek Collins - starting DT

Leonard Floyd - starting DE

Dre Greenlaw - starting LB

Charvarius Ward - starting CB

Talanoa Hufanga - starting S

 

That's a ton of talent walking out of the door in one go. They went big on DL in the draft to replenish there but I'm not a huge Mykel Williams guy and I think both of the DTs they took are more 1Ts than the penetrating 3T Robert Saleh's defense needs. But everywhere else I think they are worse. There is a lot riding on McCaffrey and Aiyuk returning to (and maintaining) health otherwise this looks like another season of relative struggle. I don't think they are a playoff team in 2025. 

[DrBob806]

16 minutes ago, JP51 said:

I think Cleveland, Miami and Pittsburgh probably the worst... Cleveland because... well they are Cleveland,. 

The Browns actually had a solid draft outside of those QB picks. Two solid RBs, two top-rated defenders.

 

The truth is nobody really knows how much these 32 teams will improve or not until they get on the field.

[JP51]

17 minutes ago, DrBob806 said:

The Browns actually had a solid draft outside of those QB picks. Two solid RBs, two top-rated defenders.

 

The truth is nobody really knows how much these 32 teams will improve or not until they get on the field.

You are correct, no one really knows... but what fun would it be on an opinion speculation thread to say... we dont know ask me in 3 years...   

 

With respect to the Browns, I am also factoring in the locker room... and despite being terrible, needing to install a new offense with Dorsey gone or go back to Stephanik's... Watson still being there is a permanent stain on this team that keeps giving etc...  then drafting 2 QBs , losing Brissett and bringing back Flacco at 78 years old LOL... I just think is a lot of offseason uncertainty to an offense that was very fragile to begin with...  Locking up Myles Garrett was a plus... but have they encouraged players to go public to the media to express their displeasure so they can get new contracts... that is a slippery slope... all and all I think Cleveland has a greater chance of getting worse this year than better...