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NFL experts debate free agency: Best bargain deals, most head-scratching signings and our favorite moves
The biggest moves in free agency are over, so our experts are here to break it all down.
This a huge article so I will only post parts concerning Rams or NFC west.
The main reason I'm posting this is because there is a stat about our new WR that is MIND BLOWING!!
What was the most head-scratching signing of free agency?
Clay: TE Will Dissly to the Seahawks. Seattle acquired 24-year-old, standout tight end Noah Fant in the Russell Wilson trade and then proceeded to sign backup Dissly to a three-year, $24 million contract. That makes him one of the position's top-15 highest-paid players. It's a big commitment to a player who missed most of his first two pro seasons due to injury (10 games played during 2018-19) and who doesn't offer much as a pass-catcher (46 receptions for 483 yards and three touchdowns during the 2020-21 seasons).
Fowler: TE Will Dissly to the Seahawks. This deal was truly shocking. Even the player was shocked. Dissly is a nice player and worked hard for this, but he has never caught more than 24 passes in any of his four seasons. He is a stout blocker against the run or the pass, and tight ends who do this effectively are considered rare in the modern game. All it took was for a few teams to come in hot and Seattle had to pay a big price to keep him. This one might have been more surprising than the Kirk deal, honestly.
Graziano: QB Russell Wilson being traded by the Seahawks. I get why they did it -- they looked a year down the road and anticipated a frustrating contract negotiation) -- and I like the return they got. But all we heard last offseason was that the Seahawks wouldn't make this move without knowing where they were turning next at quarterback. And it doesn't appear they do. They didn't get involved in the Deshaun Watson trade, which is fine, good for them. But right now it's Drew Lock and maybe a draft pick? Or maybe a Baker Mayfield thrown into the mix at some point? With a 70-year-old coach and a fan base used to contending every year, it seemed odd for Seattle to just jump off the high dive into the deep end the way they did.
* Side Note. keeping Carroll and trading Wilson will go down as one of the biggest blunders in team history.
The new basement custodians of the WEST. JMHO
What was the best overall free-agent signing?
Bell: WR Allen Robinson II to the Rams. I love the improvements from the Bills and Bengals, and the Rams fall into that same bucket in rescuing Robinson from Chicago. It's fair to say that despite the ultimate success of Matthew Stafford's 2021 season, he wasn't exceptionally precise when throwing the ball downfield (27th in deep pass accuracy). Enter Robinson, who dropped just one (one!) deep pass on his 128 deep targets in Chicago. He's a player who will win 50-50 balls and is still in his prime (he turns 29 in August). The rich get richer, much to the dismay of the rest of the NFC West.
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Side note on above stat WTF!!!!
Graziano: WR Allen Robinson II to the Rams. And they got him for less than the Jaguars are paying Christian Kirk! Robinson is basically the wide receiver version of what Matthew Stafford was last offseason -- a guy we all feel pretty sure is very good but has been held back by his circumstances for way too long. The list of quarterbacks from whom Robinson has had to try to catch passes during his career is too depressing to get into right now, but it suffices to say he has never had a quarterback like Stafford. In Sean McVay's offense, with Cooper Kupp drawing attention, Robinson could have a career year.
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