0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/18/2012
Rex Grossman recently told ESPN 980 that he’d be “a good soldier.” Grossman, of course, was referring to the Redskins almost certainly drafting Robert Griffin III. It’s great to see a guy willing to help the guy that’s coming in to replace him, but it got me thinking. Who are some of the “bad soldiers” […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/17/2012
In virtually every offseason, there’s one or two hot quarterbacks that a number of teams will bust the bank to acquire. 2012 seems to be the exception. The free agent quarterback market is remarkably saturated this offseason, although it may not seem like that from the outside looking in. I’ll explain. Peyton Manning is the […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/16/2012
A report from Mike Klis of the Denver Post indicates that an NFL source believes Peyton Manning’s contract will be for around $60 million with $30 million guaranteed over the course of five years. The source also said that this was the parameters of the deal that both the Broncos and the Titans were working […]
0 comments by Will Horton
Despite opening the Peyton Manning free agent sweepstakes as the early favorites, per Adam Schefter and the rest of the twitter world, Manning contacted the Dolphins to inform them he will not be joining their team. It has been 13 years since the Dolphins have had a true franchise QB, and the QB needy Dolphins […]
0 comments by Will Horton
With one big exception – Peyton Manning – most of the big names of free agency have landed already. But none of the players signed so far stand to have as big an impact as Brandon Marshall, acquired by the Chicago Bears in trade. Is it too early to declare da Bears the big winners […]
0 comments by Will Horton
With one big exception – Peyton Manning – most of the big names of free agency have landed already. But none of the players signed so far stand to have as big an impact as Brandon Marshall, acquired by the Chicago Bears in trade. Is it too early to declare da Bears the big winners […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/15/2012
We see it all the time. A once great team manages to keep all of its key components, but inexplicably, that team appears to be just a shell of its former self. The most recent case was the 2011 Indianapolis Colts. Yes, I realize that the biggest key of all, Peyton Manning, was absent, but […]
0 comments by Tom Gower
The Buffalo Bills surprisingly landed the biggest non-Peyton Manning fish in free agency, as the first overall pick in the 2006 draft, Mario Williams, has reportedly agreed to sign a six-year deal worth up to $100 million, with a whopping $50 million guaranteed. Williams had been compared to Reggie White as the rare dynamic and […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons
Since free agency began Tuesday, the Jacksonville Jaguars have been relatively quiet. They have not, however, been silent. They’ve recently re-signed key defensive players like Dwight Lowery and Jeremy Mincey. Their only big free agent signings have been that of former Cowboys wide receiver Laurent Robinson and former Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne. The Jaguars signings […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/14/2012
There’s a saying that some subscribe to that wide receivers are a dime a dozen. That may be true, but from time to time a receiver comes along that needs to be paid like he’s the best player on the team, and Calvin Johnson is such a player. According to the Lion’s team website, Calvin […]
0 comments by Will Horton
Free agency opened with a frenzy yesterday, a shopping-spree worthy of any Black Friday with GMs and agents blasting through the doors to negotiate early deals. First off the table? The crop of available A- and B-list wide receivers. Those shelves are nearly empty now, less than 24 hours after the official start of free […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/13/2012
With all the hullabaloo over the Washington Redskins trade with the St. Louis Rams this week it is as good a time as any to look back on some of the best trades to go down in the NFL. While it remains to be seen if and how the “Robert Griffin III for a whole […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown
The NFL threw the Washington Redskins and the Dallas for a combined $46 million salary cap loss at the start of the new NFL League Year. The league took the action because the two teams were the most aggressive in pushing player income into the 2010 uncapped year to create more cap room under the […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/12/2012
Teams will be looking to avoid adding free agent busts like Albert Haynesworth when free agency starts March 13th. Tomorrow, teams around the NFL will begin a feeding frenzy when free agency officially starts and it becomes legal to sign players without contracts. It’s one of the most exciting events in the NFL offseason, and […]
0 comments by Will Horton
In the first week of the Scouting Mailbag, I’ll go over some of the best questions I’ve received from the previous week. If you have your own NFL Draft questions, tweet at me (@OptimumScouting.
