10 NFL teams who could change their fortunes via Free Agency
By Andrew Garda
We’re on the cusp of NFL free agency, which is normally quiet. Not this year, because the Buffalo Bills and new head coach Rex Ryan are keeping us busy trading for LeSean McCoy and Matt Cassel, which are two names I never expected to type in the same sentence like that.
While Rex and the Bills are already moving, most teams are just writing down their hit list so come the beginning of free agency, they can get the guys they want on the phone.
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Many teams will just be looking for one or two pieces to enhance what they have. There are some who will be looking to turn their fortunes around via free agency, and that’s who we’re focusing on today.
It’s not just the hapless teams who dwell near the bottom of the standings though. Some of these teams are good – but not quite great – and are hoping to get the pieces they need now so they can put themselves over the top for a championship.
Of course, sometimes those are the guys most prone to messing things up.
I’ve broken each section of the article down into three sub-sections.
Overview: A general look at where the team stands, how much cash they have to spend and how much dead cap space they have.
Pros: Anything from different players they can target to areas of need they are most likely to attack successfully. Strategy also gets covered here sometimes.
Cons: Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it but everyone always thinks they won’t go Dan Snyder and screw their team up. So here we talk about some of the pitfalls a team has a tendency to make, or the limitations they might be under because of position availability, money or anything else.
None of these are either sure things or sure-fire disasters. But they’re my choice for teams who can make a huge difference in their 2015 with some judicious spending.
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