The original content and analysis produced by the PFR staff during the past week:
- The Vikings, Bears, Lions, and Packers all had eventful offseasons, with each team’s coaching staff seeing major changes. I asked PFR readers which NFC North team had the best offseason and recapped the eventful spring that each team had.
- Sam Robinson reflected on the Patriots’ long run of dominance in the AFC and asked readers which AFC team would be the biggest threat to the Patriots’ supremacy moving forward.
- Zach Links took a look at the running backs left on the market and asked readers which free agent running back would be the best option for a team in 2018.
- Zach explained what it all means when you hear teams talking about “restructuring contracts” and provided some info on how teams maneuver around the cap.
- Zach broke down which teams had signed all of their 2018 draft picks.
- There are still a lot of veteran players out there waiting to be signed, with many holding out for more money. Zach defined contract incentives and how they play a large role in contracts given out to veterans who need to prove they still have something left.
- Zach examined which draft picks still hadn’t signed, and how fifth-year options work.
- We covered five notable moves in our This Date In Transactions History series:
- I reflected on the day Matt Cassel signed with the Patriots. Cassel hadn’t started a game since high school when suddenly he was thrust into being the starter for the Patriots after Tom Brady suffered a torn ACL in 2008. Cassel would lead the Patriots to an 11-5 record that year and go on to be traded to the Chiefs for a second round pick.
- Ben Levine took a look at the Rams’ decision to release longtime quarterback Marc Bulger and his subsequent signing with the Ravens. The Rams decided to start a new era that year by taking Sam Bradford number one overall in the draft.
- Zach dug into the Redskins’ signing of actor Terry Crews. Crews had a short stint in the NFL before he realized that football wasn’t for him and decided to pursue a career in Hollywood.
- Ben took a glance at a pair of signings from the Ravens’ 2010 draft class.
- Zach noted how the Bengals released Terrelle Pryor, back when he was still a quarterback before he successfully transitioned to a wide receiver.