Sierra Foothills Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) Because there's a bit of staleness in the topics, I thought it would be a good time to mention that The Athletic released their ranking of Top 150 NFL Free Agents. They provide summaries for all of the players including a brief bio, measurables, stats, advanced stats and projected free agent contracts so it's quite a comprehensive work. Out of respect for their intellectual property, I will only list their Top 30 free agents. This amounts to less than 5% of the article's content. I'll add that the subscription price for The Athletic (introductory is $2/month) is excellent as is their product. They comprehensively cover all of the major sports and most all of the teams have dedicated beat writers. Their writing is also generally excellent and they're among the ever-shrinking pool of employers for professional sports journalists. They provide perspectives from many different angles including journalism, business, fandom, betting and analytics. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/ Another media outlet that is actually free, and that you should bookmark and subscribe to is The Ringer. This is the most recent offering from the Boston-based media figure Bill Simmons. Again the content is excellent and it's free. The content is sports-centric but also delves heavily into pop culture (today's edition features a story on the great actor, Robert Duvall). Anyone who cares about consuming and supporting high-quality journalism should support these enterprises. https://www.theringer.com (Again, The Ringer is free. Today's lead article is "Adam Silver's NBA is starting to crack") The Athletic's Top 30 Free Agents Rank Player Team Position 1 Trey Hendrickson CIN EDGE 2 Breece Hall NYJ RB 3 Jaelan Phillips MIA EDGE 4 Devin Lloyd JAC LB 5 Daniel Jones IND QB 6 Tyler Linderbaum BAL C 7 Mike Evans TAM WR 8 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB 9 Malik Willis GB QB 10 Travis Etienne JAC RB 11 Alec Pierce IND WR 12 Odafe Oweh LAC EDGE 13 Rasheed Walker GB OT 14 Khalil Mack LAC EDGE 15 Kyle Pitts ATL TE 16 Jermaine Eleumunor NYG OT 17 John Franklin-Myers DEN DT 18 Alontae Taylor NO CB 19 Braden Smith IND T 20 Isaac Seumalo PIT G 21 Kevin Byard CHI S 22 Wan'Dale Robinson NYG WR 23 Jauan Jennings SF WR 24 Connor McGovern BUF C 25 Kam Curl LAR S 26 Riq Woolen SEA CB 27 Devin Bush CLE LB 28 Boye Mafe SEA EDGE 29 Jalen Nailor MIN WR 30 Romeo Doubs GB WR Edited February 18 by Sierra Foothills 8 Quote
PetermansRedemption Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Me thinks whichever team puts their eggs in that Malik Willis basket is going to be hurting. 1 1 Quote
HappyDays Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Breece Hall #2?? That's crazy talk. He can run fast in a straight line if he happens to hit the correct hole which is a 50/50 proposition. 1 3 1 Quote
dave mcbride Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 minute ago, HappyDays said: Breece Hall #2?? That's crazy talk. He can run fast in a straight line if he happens to hit the correct hole which is a 50/50 proposition. Yeah, I don't get it, but lots of people seem to think he's elite. Maybe he's a product of the terrible team he's on and would blow up in a good offense; I don't know. He doesn't look the part, but lots of informed people think he is the part. 1 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted February 18 Author Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: Me thinks whichever team puts their eggs in that Malik Willis basket is going to be hurting. Willis is a really interesting case. It's funny that on one hand people chalk up the Green Bay QB numbers as being system-driven and on the other hand talk about the possibility that Matt LaFleur was on thin ice in Green Bay. FWIW, Willis was 0-1 as a starter, largely because the Packers gave up 41 points to the Ravens in that game. However in his 1 start and 3 other limited appearances (14 total pass attempts) Willis completed 85.7% of his passes, and threw for 3 TDs and 0 INTs. He also rushed 22 times for 123 yards (5.6 ypc) and 2 TDs. By all accounts he played very well but yes, it's a small sample size. 1 1 Quote
HappyDays Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) 9 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Yeah, I don't get it, but lots of people seem to think he's elite. Maybe he's a product of the terrible team he's on and would blow up in a good offense; I don't know. He doesn't look the part, but lots of informed people think he is the part. I think it is just the scrimmage yards which are largely a byproduct of the situation around him. Don't get me wrong he has his place in an offense but the Athletic article compares his situation to Saquon Barkley going from NY to Philly... And that is just so far off the mark I don't even know where to begin. Edited February 18 by HappyDays 1 1 Quote
Gregg Posted February 18 Posted February 18 10 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Breece Hall #2?? That's crazy talk. He can run fast in a straight line if he happens to hit the correct hole which is a 50/50 proposition. I think he ends up a Chief. Quote
HappyDays Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 minute ago, Gregg said: I think he ends up a Chief. Fine by me. They need OTs and WRs. If they instead make a one trick pony RB their big investment, color me satisfied. 3 3 Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted February 18 Posted February 18 27 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: Me thinks whichever team puts their eggs in that Malik Willis basket is going to be hurting. With the Dolphins hiring a GM and HC from Green Bay, the rumor is that they are in play, so I hope you're correct lol 16 minutes ago, Gregg said: I think he ends up a Chief. Except it rarely works like that. Everyone and their Gramma is going to think that but it will be some team no one saw coming that offers him a huge deal that signs him. Teams like Arizona, Minnesota, Pittsburgh or a team not keeping their own RB like Seattle or Denver. 1 Quote
ChronicAndKnuckles Posted February 18 Posted February 18 30 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Yeah, I don't get it, but lots of people seem to think he's elite. Maybe he's a product of the terrible team he's on and would blow up in a good offense; I don't know. He doesn't look the part, but lots of informed people think he is the part. Sam Darnold is the perfect example for how dysfunctional the Jets organization truly is. If a team can’t even make the playoffs with a SB caliber QB then they are cooked. 1 Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted February 18 Posted February 18 38 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said: Because there's a bit of staleness in the topics, I thought it would be a good time to mention that The Athletic released their ranking of Top 150 NFL Free Agents. They provide summaries for all of the players including a brief bio, measurables, stats, advanced stats and projected free agent contracts so it's quite a comprehensive work. Out of respect for their intellectual property, I will only list their Top 30 free agents. This amounts to less than 5% of the article's content. I'll add that the subscription price for The Athletic (introductory is $2/month) is excellent as is their product. They comprehensively cover all of the major sports and most all of the teams have dedicated beat writers. Their writing is also generally excellent and they're among the ever-shrinking pool of employers for professional sports journalists. They provide perspectives from many different angles including journalism, business, fandom, betting and analytics. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/ Another media outlet that is actually free, and that you should bookmark and subscribe to is The Ringer. This is the most recent offering from the Boston-based media figure Bill Simmons. Again the content is excellent and it's free. The content is sports-centric but also delves heavily into pop culture (today's edition features a story on the great actor, Robert Duvall). Anyone who cares about consuming and supporting high-quality journalism should support these enterprises. https://www.theringer.com (Again, The Ringer is free. Today's lead article is "Adam Silver's NBA is starting to crack") The Athletic's Top 30 Free Agents Rank Player Team Position 1 Trey Hendrickson CIN EDGE 2 Breece Hall NYJ RB 3 Jaelan Phillips MIA EDGE 4 Devin Lloyd JAC LB 5 Daniel Jones IND QB 6 Tyler Linderbaum BAL C 7 Mike Evans TAM WR 8 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB 9 Malik Willis GB QB 10 Travis Etienne JAC RB 11 Alec Pierce IND WR 12 Odafe Oweh LAC EDGE 13 Rasheed Walker GB OT 14 Khalil Mack LAC EDGE 15 Kyle Pitts ATL TE 16 Jermaine Eleumunor NYG OT 17 John Franklin-Myers DEN DT 18 Alontae Taylor NO CB 19 Braden Smith IND T 20 Isaac Seumalo PIT G 21 Kevin Byard CHI S 22 Wan'Dale Robinson NYG WR 23 Jauan Jennings SF WR 24 Connor McGovern BUF C 25 Kam Curl LAR S 26 Riq Woolen SEA CB 27 Devin Bush CLE LB 28 Boye Mafe SEA EDGE 29 Jalen Nailor MIN WR 30 Romeo Doubs GB WR Any of: Doubs Curl Jennings Franklin-Myers Oweh Evans Would make me happy. I still don't think many of those top 30 see free agency. Weak FA class, plus weak draft, plus teams having a big salary cap bump this year will usually lead to teams retaining their own. 2 Quote
HomeTeam Posted February 18 Posted February 18 I've always liked Romeo Doubs the wideout from GB the few times I've watched him play. 1 Quote
boyst Posted February 18 Posted February 18 41 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said: Out of respect for their intellectual property, I will only list their Top 30 free agents. Luckily I don't respect them 3 Quote
SoonerBillsFan Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Sorry that is a bad list. They need to stop the day drinking over there. Quote
boyst Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 minute ago, SoonerBillsFan said: Sorry that is a bad list. They need to stop the day drinking over there. Joey bosa isn't on the list...but 32 yr old safety Kevin Byard is was up there. 1 Quote
reddogblitz Posted February 18 Posted February 18 42 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said: Willis is a really interesting case. It's funny that on one hand people chalk up the Green Bay QB numbers as being system-driven and on the other hand talk about the possibility that Matt LaFleur was on thin ice in Green Bay. FWIW, Willis was 0-1 as a starter, largely because the Packers gave up 41 points to the Ravens in that game. However in his 1 start and 3 other limited appearances (14 total pass attempts) Willis completed 85.7% of his passes, and threw for 3 TDs and 0 INTs. He also rushed 22 times for 123 yards (5.6 ypc) and 2 TDs. By all accounts he played very well but yes, it's a small sample size. Can anyone say Rob Johnson? I know QBs are the most important etc, but Daniel Jones at 5? Really? 2 Quote
dave mcbride Posted February 18 Posted February 18 22 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said: Sam Darnold is the perfect example for how dysfunctional the Jets organization truly is. If a team can’t even make the playoffs with a SB caliber QB then they are cooked. Yeah, that's kind of my point. They are a team that destroys players. 2 Quote
Sojourner Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) McGovern, Curl, Mafe and any of Doubs/Pierce/Nailor would be decent to me. Edited February 18 by Sojourner 1 2 Quote
BlueRed Posted February 18 Posted February 18 I like WR Nailor as another modest swing for the bills but I’m not sure I’d rank him over Doubs. 1 1 Quote
Sojourner Posted February 18 Posted February 18 58 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Yeah, I don't get it, but lots of people seem to think he's elite. Maybe he's a product of the terrible team he's on and would blow up in a good offense; I don't know. He doesn't look the part, but lots of informed people think he is the part. He gives me prime Kamara vibes. Elite receiver, decent on the ground. For the right team, one that isn’t constantly handcuffed by poor QB play and I think he does indeed blow up. Now. #2 on that list is rather high. 2 Quote
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