Free Agency 2012

When the Cowboys said goodbye to Montrae Holland and signed Nate Livings this offseason, did they truly upgrade at left guard? A quick scan of our rankings last season suggests they didn’t as Livings was ranked 56th while Holland finished 16th. That really doesn’t tell the whole story, though.

Pro Football Focus’ grades come as a result of watching and analyzing every play from the NFL season. However, without some thought and context, pointing solely to rankings can be dangerous, and we’re always encouraging people to dig deeper than simply one statistic.

Holland graded well last season, so Dallas’ decision to cut him loose and look for a replacement is an interesting one. That being said, he isn’t the youngest player around and I wouldn’t be too comfortable banging a drum for him based on around 600 snaps. That in mind, let’s instead focus on the player that now replaces him in the lineup: Nate Livings.

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Free Agency isn’t moving quite as fast as it once was and with that in mind we’re scaling things back, but we’ll still be here near enough round the clock providing you with quick hits style analysis on all things NFL as and when they happen.

You can check out our Top 75 Available Free Agents for a peek at the talent still on the market as you look to see what’s still available, or simply look at our Deal Grader to see how we’ve analyzed all the moves to date.

Want more? Well then here’s One-stop Shop for All Things Free Agency, and get in touch with us on Twitter for constant interaction.

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We’re here around the clock and will continue to sprinkle PFF flavor on all of the important happenings as they happen, so bookmark it and keep the auto-refresh working all day. You can also catch up on our analysis from earlier in free agency here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8 and Day 9.
Check out our Top 75 Available Free Agents for a peek at the talent still on the market as NFL teams go to work looking at the second wave of free agency.

Get in touch with us on Twitter and keep up to date with free agency moves by following our Free Agent Tracker . If you want more, click here for One-stop Shop for All Things Free Agency including team needs and rankings.

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The Jets’ 2011 season ran right off the rails and Mark Sanchez was in the wheelhouse pushing the buttons.

They flirted with the acquisition of Peyton Manning this offseason and, when that failed, re-worked Sanchez’ contract to make it look like a “financial apology.” In reality, it made it far easier for them to say goodbye to him down the road. Now they have blown a quiet Wednesday out of the water with a trade for Tim Tebow, the enigmatic quarterback deemed surplus to the requirements by the Broncos after the signing of  Manning.

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny that Rex Ryan’s Jets are always interesting.

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When it was announced that the Houston Texans had traded DeMeco Ryans for a fourth round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles, some were shocked, some were even angered.

Me? I was impressed.

Impressed that the Texans were able to turn a cap hit into a draft pick. Impressed that the Eagles were able to acquire a middle linebacker that they needed without paying inflated free agent prices. Impressed that Ryans would now have a role able to fully utilze his skill-set.

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We’re here around the clock and will continue to sprinkle PFF flavor on all of the important happenings as they happen, so bookmark it and keep the auto-refresh working all day. You can also catch up on our analysis from earlier in free agency here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, and Day 8.

Check out our Top 75 Available Free Agents for a peek at the talent still on the market as NFL teams go to work looking at the second wave of free agency.

Get in touch with us on Twitter and keep up to date with free agency moves by following our Free Agent Tracker . If you want more, click here for One-stop Shop for All Things Free Agency including team needs and rankings.

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We’re here around the clock and will continue to sprinkle PFF flavor on all of the important happenings as they happen, so bookmark it and keep the auto-refresh working all day. You can also catch up on our analysis from earlier in free agency here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, and Day 7.

Check out our Top 75 Available Free Agents for a peek at the talent still on the market as NFL teams go to work looking at the second wave of free agency.

Get in touch with us on Twitter and keep up to date with free agency moves by following our Free Agent Tracker . If you want more, click here for One-stop Shop for All Things Free Agency including team needs and rankings.

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And on the seventh day … well, in this case, Day 6 was apparently the NFL’s day of rest and Day 7 is a “Back to Work” Monday. Check out our Top 75 Available Free Agents for a peek at the talent still on the market as NFL teams go to work looking at the second wave of free agency.

You can catch up on our analysis from earlier in the week here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, and Day 6. We’re here around the clock and will continue to sprinkle some PFF flavor on all of the important happenings as they happen, so bookmark it and keep the auto-refresh working all day.

Get in touch with us on twitter and keep up to date with free agency moves by following our Free Agent Tracker . If you want more, click here for one stop shop for all things free agency including team needs and rankings.

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Not the typical NFL Sunday, but PFF plugs along anyway as free agency reaches Day 6. Who’s the big name that’ll decide on a new home today? Will it be the big name? Even if it’s not him, there’s a ton of talent bouncing around the country right now and there’s sure to be plenty of interesting news for us to address.

You can catch up on our analysis from earlier in the week here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5. We’re here around the clock and will continue to sprinkle some PFF flavor on all of the important happenings as they happen, so bookmark it and keep the auto-refresh working all day.

Get in touch with us on twitter and keep up to date with free agency moves by following our Free Agent Tracker that comes complete with player grades and snap count numbers from 2011. If you want more, click here for one stop shop for all things free agency including team needs and rankings.  Read the rest of this entry »

Some teams really don’t get how free agency works. In theory, free agency can be an invaluable opportunity to improve your roster with a careful selection of the right players at the right price in March.

Unfortunately, it can also be the perfect way to cripple your franchise by throwing wasted money at players that will never justify the contract.

Teams always like to try and build through the draft (with a couple of notable exceptions), but the real differentiator in the NFL is how badly teams can manage to screw up in free agency.

With that in mind, here are some thoughts from this first week of the madness.

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