Yesterday, I wrote about the DJ Moore and Trent McDuffie trades from the perspective of the four teams involved www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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Yesterday, I wrote about the DJ Moore and Trent McDuffie trades from the perspective of the four teams involved www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
New column: Breaking down the D.J. Moore and Trent McDuffie trades www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas joked about Aston Martin’s lack of form. Asked to pick title contenders, he listed Alonso and Stroll alongside Mercedes’ George Russell -- who’s widely considered one of the favorites -- and suggested Mercedes wouldn’t catch Aston Martin until the final race of the season. “They’re going to beat Aston at the very end in Abu Dhabi,” he said.
i'm crying
D.J. Moore trade always made sense for the Bears. They ended up paying $20 million of his extension before it even kicked in, but they get out of $49 million over the next two years, which didn't make sense for them with Moore being their fourth option in the pass game.
New podcast: @natetice.bsky.social joins to break down the Trent McDuffie trade, why it makes sense for the Rams, why it's a curious (but unsurprising) trade for the Chiefs, and then we run through the free agents we think could exceed expectations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=twgk...
A.J. Brown's rank amongst all receivers in Receiver Score (espnanalytics.com/receivers) each year he's been in the league
2nd
5th
7th
1st
2nd
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6th
that one was actually too good because then people started suggesting I worked for the team
The Rams have two first-round picks after trading down in last year's draft, and having come bitterly close to making it back to the Super Bowl this past season, GM Les Snead has to be thinking about what he can do to get his organization over the top. Matthew Stafford just turned 38, and though he's coming off an MVP campaign, the Rams don't know when their veteran quarterback will call it quits. Loading up to try to build a title-winner while Stafford is still slinging makes sense. Their biggest weakness is at cornerback, a position Snead has tried to address via trades for young stars in the past. The Rams sent second- and fourth-round picks to the Chiefs for Marcus Peters, and though that didn't work out, Snead followed up by sending two first-round picks to the Jaguars for Jalen Ramsey. That one did. I'm not sure there's a cornerback available worth that sort of haul, but would the Rams use one of their first-rounders to get an immediate difference-maker? McDuffie fits that bill as a feisty, aggressive cornerback with the ability to play near the line of scrimmage. The Rams have spent at one of the league's lowest rates over the past two years on defense, and they would have no trouble absorbing a potential extension for McDuffie, let alone his $13.6 million fifth-year option in 2026. McDuffie might be best in the slot, where the Rams use Quentin Lake, but he's plenty effective as an outside cornerback, too.
Why would the Chiefs, who also expect to compete for a Super Bowl, trade McDuffie? Well, Brett Veach hasn't been too interested in paying cornerbacks during his time as general manager. The Chiefs traded Peters after three seasons, one year removed from a first-team All-Pro nod. They developed L'Jarius Sneed into a standout, but at the end of his rookie deal, they franchise-tagged him and traded him to the Titans for a third-round pick. McDuffie is better than Peters or Sneed, but if the Chiefs aren't planning on extending their top corner, getting something significant for him now makes more sense than losing him in free agency for nothing more than a 2028 compensatory pick. In acquiring the No. 29 selection, the Chiefs would have three of the top-40 picks in this year's draft, which would give them the ability to add multiple rookie contributors and/or move around for specific players. I'd rather see the Chiefs give an extension to one of their best players, but until Veach pays a cornerback top-tier money, I'm not counting on that to occur. The Chiefs have spent just $112.2 million in cash at cornerback since the start of 2018, the third-lowest total for any team over that span. And it's scary to think about trading a sure thing for nothing more than draft capital but remember that the Chiefs initially landed McDuffie by moving up with some of the picks they got from Miami in the Tyreek Hill trade.
Pitched Trent McDuffie to the Rams in the trade proposals column from last month. Logical decision for both sides given their history
New column: Sorting through the defensive free-agent class by tiers. It's rough out there! www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
it's complex dan
New column: Sorting through the defensive free-agent class by tiers. It's rough out there! www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
The Jets defense was very generous
United would win the title if they just hired a different former player every six weeks
One factor that might have helped lead the Jets to the T'Vondre Sweat trade: this free-agent defensive tackle class is *rough*. Not the year to be looking for starters there.
I mean, it's going to take some time to get Jason Spezza to the arena, let alone get him ready to fight
Trent Williams situation:
He's due $31 million unguaranteed. $10 million on 3/20, nine days after free agency begins, when other teams have already spent their money. Doesn't want to get cut then. Wants to know now whether the 49ers are going to pay that.
49ers leveraging that into a pay cut.
New podcast: @greggrosenthal.bsky.social joins to pick dream free agents signings for each team in the NFC! tinyurl.com/3udmhwt7
He should be in Tier 3 - think I had a cut and paste error! Thanks for letting me know.
New column: Free-agent tiers for offensive players www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
oh hell yeah
it's a good website
dos eh cero
RIP Rondale Moore, an undeniable college football player at 5-7, 180 pounds. Awful news.
oh definitely not
oh hmm
I'm mad you're mad at this.
New podcast: @sethwalder.bsky.social and I pick ideal free agent signings for each AFC team, including players like Jaelan Phillips, Malik Willis, and Tyler Linderbaum! tinyurl.com/4nmepwum
oh good call
I admire that Southland Tales made so many weird choices but it would have been nice if any of those choices had led to a coherent movie
