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2014 NFL Free Agent Tracker

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FA tracking tool with player ratings & snaps...

2014 PFF Free Agency Tracker
PFF Analysis Team | January 7, 2014


Every year we launch into free agency with the aim to deliver the most comprehensive service out there. We’ve got rankings, breakdowns, team needs and some special features all coming up, but it starts here…

With the Pro Football Focus 2014 Free Agency Tracker.

We’ve got a rundown on all the available free agents with a breakdown of their 2013 snaps and player grades (though, note, grades aren’t ranking the free agent as they’re just a part of the evaluation process for what makes a desirable free agent).

This year we’re making it even easier for you to find what you’re looking for by breaking the pages down a number of ways:

Free agent lists by position:

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Free agent lists by team:

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Now for some disclaimers:

- The overall ratings only tell part of the story and feature no weighting for specific facets of play.

- All ratings and snap counts are from the 2013 regular season only and ratings between players of two different positions are not meant to be compared.

- Sorting players by position and ranking won’t necessarily get you the same order we’ve used in some of our articles. That’s because we’ve done more to put the numbers into context. The grades require intelligence applied to them.

- This list of players consists only of players who ended the season on a roster in 2013 and are scheduled to become free agents when the 2014 league year begins, or players who have been released during the offseason; players that are exclusive rights free agents are not included.

- Player ages are as of September 1, 2014.
 
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JB

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Thanks for posting this. Looks like some good young tackles going to be available.
 

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Rotoworld offense on one page: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/45947/309/2014-nfl-free-agents

Rotoworld defense on one page: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/45947/309/2014-nfl-free-agents?pg=2

OverTheCap 2014 FAs starting w/QBs showing prior salaries:

http://overthecap.com/freeagents.php?Position=QB&Year=2014

**Offseason dates**

Jan. 18: East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Jan. 25: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.

Feb. 17: First day for clubs to designate franchise or transition Players.

Feb. 19-25: Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

March 8-11: Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2013 player contracts at 4 p.m. ET on March 11. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4 p.m. ET on March 11.

March 11: New league year, free agency begins

March 11: Before 4 p.m. ET, clubs must exercise options for 2014 on all players who have option clauses in their 2013 contracts.

March 11: Before 4 p.m. ET, clubs must submit qualifying offers to their restricted free agents with expiring contracts.

March 11: Before 4 p.m. ET, clubs must submit a minimum salary tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2013 contracts and who have fewer than three accrued Seasons of free agency credit.

March 11: All clubs must be under the 2014 salary cap before 4 p.m. ET.

March 23-26: Owners meeting, Orlando, Fla.

April 7: Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2013 regular season may begin off-season workout programs.

April 21: Clubs with returning head coaches may begin off-season workout programs.

May 2: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.

May 7: Deadline for prior club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.

May 8-10: NFL Draft, New York, Radio City Music Hall. First round begins at 8 p.m. ET.
 
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MSR.

Thanks.

These PFF ratings are cumulative, right?

It'd be nice if they'd standardize them per snap. For example: (rating/snaps)100.

As it is listed, you have Bell with the best rating at 15.1 followed by Blount (10.1), Moreno (9.9), Brown (6.9) and Leonard (6.3).

But, if you standardize them, Blount scores considerably better than all with 3.49. For reference, Bell (2.68), Leonard (2.07), Brown (1.82) and Moreno (1.36).

Also, Dwyer, who's 8th with 4.1 would score 2.90 standardized (better than all of the above but Blount).
 

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These PFF ratings are cumulative, right?
Yes, positive or negative rating per play added up.

But RBs, for instance, are graded on running/receiving/blocking(pass block/screen block/run block)/penalties and then those 4 grades are added to get an overall rating per game. Drilling down even further you can see how many QB sacks/hits/hurries were due to that particular RB; how many missed tackles they caused; complete receptions mapping, targets, YAC, % caught, INTs when targeted, missed tackles in pass game, drops, etc. Then each RB has an offensive snaps summary for run/pass/run block/pass block.

So more snaps gives the potential for higher positive and lower negative overall totals. Like Watt had to have a lot of snaps to get his +111.6 overall rating. But as far as crunching the numbers further than what PFF presents, I think you can end up confusing the message they originally give.
 

HOU-TEX

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I heard HOU-TEX will be a free agent this year. I say we pick him up on a 1 year 19.5 million guaranteed tryout
 

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Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet
Hakeem Nicks is not the only player to be late & miss treatment. He’s not a bad guy. But in a contract year, this frustrated #Giants.

Multiple sources tell me Hakeem Nicks was fined repeatedly for being late to meetings & missing treatment. He battled thru several injuries

From #NFLGameDay: WR Hakeem Nicks is not expected back with #Giants. Besides disappointing play, he was fined multiple times by the team
 

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Good, extensive list by Silva

Cut & Restructure Candidates

With salary and bonus information gleaned from the NFL Players Association and media reports, I've compiled a list of potential 2014 offseason contract restructures and salary cap casualties. The fact that a player is listed here does not necessarily mean I think they'll be released. It means I believe their 2014 scheduled payments may be deemed by their team to no longer match their on-field value. Ultimately, I'd guess around half of the players here get released outright, and more than half will be approached by their club about an offseason restructure or pay cut...
Offense: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/46063/309/cut--and--restructure-candidates

Defense: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/46063/309/cut--and--restructure-candidates?pg=2
 

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This is How NFL free agency "really" works
Free agency is our (agents) time to shine for our clients. It’s extremely difficult for players to get to a second or third contract so everything has to be orchestrated perfectly for the client to score a lifetime setting deal. On the team side, a few bad free agent signings can get GMs fired, weigh heavy on the cap and hurt a team for several years beyond the signing(s).

Free agency is supposed to work like this:

Teams looking to resign their own players may initiate talks in October or November. Negotiations for top players can take several months to complete. Some teams purposely slow play the process to keep the player on the hook so they stay in consideration. A team is supposed to have exclusivity in talking to its own players but that’s not really the case. If another team contacts the player (usually via his agent), it’s considered tampering and that team will be fined and lose draft picks for doings so.

In 2014, free agency officially begins on March 11th. However, Players/agents are allowed to start negotiating with other teams starting March 8th.
This is how free agency really works...
 

bah007

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He should have been in the discussion for SB MVP. Couldn't believe the guys at PFT think the Seahawks have all the leverage with him.
I agree. There's no way. Seattle will have to choose between Bennett and Clemons, and Bennett will probably be too expensive.
 

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Adam Caplan ‏@caplannfl
Earl Mitchell could be this year's Ricky Jean-Francois (8.5 M guaranteed, $5.5 M Apy). Every year are a few surprise deals in free agency.

Agree with former #Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik: DT Earl Mitchell is a good value for free agency. Better fit for 4-3?
 

b0ng

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Adam Caplan ‏@caplannfl
That seems extremely high for a guy who has been at best "middling" next to one outstanding DE and one above average DE. I am under the impression he was here during Bush's last year before Phillips came in and didn't really do anything (granted, he might've been a rookie if he was here at that time).
 

bah007

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That seems extremely high for a guy who has been at best "middling" next to one outstanding DE and one above average DE. I am under the impression he was here during Bush's last year before Phillips came in and didn't really do anything (granted, he might've been a rookie if he was here at that time).
He's been playing out of position for us. I think his best fit is as a nose in a 43. In a 34 he should be playing end.
 

Marshall

Not pretty, but ALIVE!
He's been playing out of position for us. I think his best fit is as a nose in a 43. In a 34 he should be playing end.
I will plead ignorance here. I'm not used to the term 4-3 NT. I have always associated NT with lining up over the center in a 3-4 or 5-2. Of course when I played a base 4-3 we were called Defensive Guards at the inside positions and Defensive Tackles at the outside positions.

But I'm so old I played both ways and wore 13 as an interior lineman. And the goal posts were still on the goal line. (Nice extra blockers if you used them.)
 

bah007

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I will plead ignorance here. I'm not used to the term 4-3 NT. I have always associated NT with lining up over the center in a 3-4 or 5-2. Of course when I played a base 4-3 we were called Defensive Guards at the inside positions and Defensive Tackles at the outside positions.

But I'm so old I played both ways and wore 13 as an interior lineman. And the goal posts were still on the goal line. (Nice extra blockers if you used them.)
A traditional NT is head up on the center. In a 43 defense it is not necessary. But a lot of teams use a 43 Over, made famous by the Tampa 2 defensive style, which shifts the strongside DT into a three technique and the weakside DT shades the center. Because of this formation, the weakside tackle must be a little bit stronger at the point of attack than a traditional DT. He is often called the NT to distinguish him from the quicker three tech.
 

Dutchrudder

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Adam Caplan ‏@caplannfl

Earl Mitchell could be this year's Ricky Jean-Francois (8.5 M guaranteed, $5.5 M Apy). Every year are a few surprise deals in free agency.

Agree with former #Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik: DT Earl Mitchell is a good value for free agency. Better fit for 4-3?
Whaaaaaaaaat? No way. Not gonna happen.

If Earl Mitchell gets 4 years, 22 million from a team in free agency, I'll eat SWTBound's hat.
 

Blake

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I wont be surprised when the Texans sign Josh McCown or Chad Henne to a Alex Smith sized contract (3/24/9) which allows them to take Clowney @ 1. followed by either a QB of the future in rounds 2 or 3 or just fill big holes at NT and TE.

Sign Josh McCown

Draft:
1 Jadeveon Clowney
2 Austin Seferian-Jenkins
3 Tajh Boyd
4 Daniel McCullers
5 Seantrel Henderson
6 Bryn Renner
7 Jeremy Gallon
 

infantrycak

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I wont be surprised when the Texans sign Josh McCown or Chad Henne to a Alex Smith sized contract (3/24/9) which allows them to take Clowney @ 1. followed by either a QB of the future in rounds 2 or 3 or just fill big holes at NT and TE.
What in the world have McCown or Henne done to deserve an Alex Smith sized contract? They are closer to out of the league than starter money even low starter money. McCown played last year for $865k, Henne for $3.4 mil. McCown upped his stock some as a backup. Henne did not improve his with his completely normal for his career 76 QB rating which is almost the same as Schaub's miserable year at 73.
 

Blake

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What in the world have McCown or Henne done to deserve an Alex Smith sized contract? They are closer to out of the league than starter money even low starter money. McCown played last year for $865k, Henne for $3.4 mil. McCown upped his stock some as a backup. Henne did not improve his with his completely normal for his career 76 QB rating which is almost the same as Schaub's miserable year at 73.
I think they are the cream of the crop in this years free agent QB class. 9 million guaranteed for a vet QB for 2 years isnt a bad deal for a team looking to develop a QB. They can both still play and start in this league IMO. And supply and demand commands the price.
 

infantrycak

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I think they are the cream of the crop in this years free agent QB class. 9 million guaranteed for a vet QB for 2 years isnt a bad deal for a team looking to develop a QB. They can both still play and start in this league IMO. And supply and demand commands the price.
So it is the concept of not drafting a QB high you are bolstering.

I don't know about you but if I go to the grocery store and all they have is mealy soft tomatoes at the same price as normal I walk on by rather than figuring "well they're the cream of the crop right now." This is a crap FA class. Even if I bought into the placeholder QB theory I wouldn't be offering full price for the mealy tomatoes.
 

Blake

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So it is the concept of not drafting a QB high you are bolstering.

I don't know about you but if I go to the grocery store and all they have is mealy soft tomatoes at the same price as normal I walk on by rather than figuring "well they're the cream of the crop right now." This is a crap FA class. Even if I bought into the placeholder QB theory I wouldn't be offering full price for the mealy tomatoes.
I am not bolstering anything. I am merely suggesting it is a possibility that would not surprise me.

You would buy the tomatoes if they were the only tomatoes left in the country, and you needed tomatoes to fix your famous dish for an extremely important guest.
 

infantrycak

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I am not bolstering anything. I am merely suggesting it is a possibility that would not surprise me.

You would buy the tomatoes if they were the only tomatoes left in the country, and you needed tomatoes to fix your famous dish for an extremely important guest.
Nope because I would know the dish wouldn't come out right.
 

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**Offseason dates**

Feb. 17: First day for clubs to designate franchise or transition Players.

Feb. 19-25: Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
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And it begins... :doot:

Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
And ... b) Where clubs have continued tagging is at positions where tag is cheap (ex: DT, TE, S). Cheap tag = less need for long-term deal.

So ... a) With the cap having been relatively flat lately, clubs are more reluctant to use the tag and dump big figures in to a single year.

One trend to keep an eye on ... In 2011, 10 of 14 tagged players got multi-year deals. In '12, 12 of 21 got deals. Last year? Just 1 of 8.
 
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TexansFTW

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What do yall think of Alex Carrington's fit in a Romeo Crennel system?

Not a HUGE space eater, but 6'5 - 301, can likely put on more weight if needed. He is plenty big enough IMO. He's a solid fit as a DT in a 3-4 and I like what he brings. Bills obviously can't afford him with the deal in place for Mario and they just dished out a contract to Branch. I think he can be a solid fit here. What say yall?

http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/7359/previewing-the-bills-free-agent-class
 

MistaRed

Rookie
Texans have interest in Paul Soliai?

http://www.stateofthetexans.com/blog/2014/02/14/is-paul-soliai-on-the-texans-wish-list
 

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**Offseason dates**

Feb. 17: First day for clubs to designate franchise (tag) or transition Players.

May 2: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.

May 7: Deadline for prior club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.
Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
... And here are the franchise tag projections (again, based on $126.3M cap):

QB $16.06M,
RB $9.06M,
WR $11.52M,
TE $6.70M,
OL $11.07M.

DT $9.2M,
DE $12.45M,
LB $10.88M,
CB $11.24M,
S $8.0M,
K/P $3.38M
 

steelbtexan

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What do yall think of Alex Carrington's fit in a Romeo Crennel system?

Not a HUGE space eater, but 6'5 - 301, can likely put on more weight if needed. He is plenty big enough IMO. He's a solid fit as a DT in a 3-4 and I like what he brings. Bills obviously can't afford him with the deal in place for Mario and they just dished out a contract to Branch. I think he can be a solid fit here. What say yall?

http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/7359/previewing-the-bills-free-agent-class
I like Carrington as a cheap replacement for Antonio.
 

Hottoddie

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If Seattle releases Red Bryant as is being rumored, I'd sure like to take a look at getting him for the NT position.
 

TexansFTW

Veteran
I wont be surprised when the Texans sign Josh McCown or Chad Henne to a Alex Smith sized contract (3/24/9) which allows them to take Clowney @ 1. followed by either a QB of the future in rounds 2 or 3 or just fill big holes at NT and TE.

Sign Josh McCown

Draft:
1 Jadeveon Clowney
2 Austin Seferian-Jenkins
3 Tajh Boyd
4 Daniel McCullers
5 Seantrel Henderson
6 Bryn Renner
7 Jeremy Gallon
If this happened I would give up on the Texans until their 1.01 pick in 2015.

A solid Free Agent to watch this year is Sidney Rice. I know we have no need for him, but I think the dude still has a lot in the tank, but Wilson couldn't see him open half the time.

Regardless where he goes, he is one of my fantasy football sleepers. I think he has an awesome year. 65/1000/6
 

thunderkyss

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D'Qwell Jackson making the rounds.

Free agent D'Qwell Jackson's phone apparently has been on a constant vibrate since the Cleveland Browns released the linebacker Wednesday.

A person informed of Jackson's plans tells NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport that the eight-year veteran already has scheduled visits with five teams, including the Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos.
 

WolverineFan

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Falcons & Jaguars both interested. I'd think 4-3 is best fit.
Agreed. And JAX could really benefit from having a better pass rusher like Mitchell at their DT spot. If they can find a good pass rusher on the outside then Mitchell will be freed up inside to get after the QB.
 

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Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
Seahawks announce they've released WR Sidney Rice and DL Red Bryant.
Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter
Panthers using franchise tag on DE Greg Hardy, per ESPN source.

WR Jeremy Maclin and Eagles have reached agreement on a one-year deal, per source.
 

htownfan32

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Could Red Bryant play DT for us? I'd love to have a solid Aggie player on the team for once, other than Lechler lol
 

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Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
Official franchise tag numbers for '14 (Offense):

QB $16.912M
WR $12.312M
OL $11.654M
RB $9.54M
TE $7.035M

Official franchise tag numbers for '14 (Defense/ST):

DE $13.116M
CB $11.834M
LB $11.455M
DT $9.654M
S $8.433M
K/P $3.556M

Official transition tag numbers for '14 (Offense):

QB $14.666M
WR $10.176M
OL $10.039M
RB $8.033M
TE $6.106M

Official transition tag numbers for '14 (Defense/ST):

DE $10.633M
CB $10.081M
LB $9.754M
DT $8.060M
S $7.253M
K/P $3.205M
Tag numbers I tweeted out were given to clubs. Transition #'s relevant this year b/c they = 5th-year options for Top 10 picks in '11 draft.
 

WolverineFan

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Busy day...


Bears re-signed CB Kelvin Hayden to 1-year deal

Cardinals released ILB Jasper Brinkley

Chargers re-signed ILB Donald Butler to a multi-year deal

Cowboys released DE Everett Brown, OG/C Phil Costa, OG Ray Dominguez, DT Corvey Irvin, and T/G Jeff Olson

Dolphins are interested in trading Dion Jordan, Cameron Wake, and Mike Wallace.
Dolphins hosted FS Louis Delmas on a free agent visit. He visited the Saints yesterday.

Eagles re-signed WR Jeremy Maclin to 1-year deal

Jets franchise tagged K Nick Folk

Panthers franchise tagged DE Greg Hardy
Panthers re-signed K Graham Gano to 4-year deal

Patriots released S Steve Gregory

Raiders re-signed OG Khalif Barnes to 1-year deal.

Ravens re-signed TE Dennis Pitta to a 5-year deal
Ravens released FB Vonta Leach and ILB Jameel McClain

Redskins re-signed DL Chris Baker to 3-year deal

Saints franchise tagged TE Jimmy Graham

Seahawks released DE Red Bryant
 
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