The start of the 2020 free agency period is about a week away. There are a whole bunch of stars and even more solid starters potentially hitting the market this offseason, which could lead to a huge amount of change for the league. With that in mind, we're going to spend this week walking through the types of moves each and every team can make. But rather than go by division or conference, we're going through the list in order of potential spending power.Below, we're digging into the teams with $60 million in cap space or more, allowing them to
Darius Bazley Jersey be the most active squads when the market opens next week. ($94 million)Here's an excerpt from the introduction to our Dolphins offseason tracker:All that cap space gives the Dolphins the option of splashing the pot for priority free agents, and perhaps even front-loading contracts to give players money up front and not weigh down the books in the future. With so many other teams concentrated on the explosive quarterback market and Miami likely sitting that derby out, the Dolphins can move aggre sively for players at other positions.Of course, they could also elect to largely sit out the free-agent derby for another year, rolling the cap space over to next offseason while continuing to stockpile picks and young players.Tearing the roster down to the studs while hoarding cap space and picks ensured that the Dolphins have more player-acquisition capital than any team in the NFL. Nothing is off the table for them this offseason, which makes them the most interesting team in the league to watch over the next several weeks.All of that remains true. How the Dolphins elect to approach things will probably have a lot to do with how confident they are that they can land their preferred quarterback in the draft, and how ready that player is to play right away. Whether it's Tua Tagovailoa or Justin Herbert (or Jordan Love, I suppose), it's unlikely that time will be next year, so even though the Dolphins have the most cap room in the league, they may not be quite as aggre sive and you'd think. They're aware that their rebuild is a multi-year proce s, and presumably will not want to vaporize all of their future cap space to get better in a season where it's likely that their quarterback of the future will either play very little or not even be on the team yet.That said, there are some players that appear to be excellent fits. guard , for example, would help upgrade the offensive line, and obviously has the New England connection with Brian Flores. The same is true of , , and , who could become available if the Pats decide they have to spend their money on upgrading their offensive skill
Frank Jackson Jersey positions to make things more comfortable for . If they can't land any of those players, I'd expect the Dolphins to focus heavily on the offensive and defensive lines, as well as the defensive backfield, which was a disaster for much of last season. They seem a likely trade suitor for as well, as long as the draft-compensation price tag isn't too high. ($86 million) The cap space hoarding plan described above is the one the Colts have enacted for the past few years. Chris Ballard has been extremely patient building the roster, though of course, nobody could have predicted that the foundational piece of the roster ( ) would suddenly retire.He's lucky to have protected that cap space now because there are a ton of potential options for the Colts at quarterback if they decide is not their guy ( makes sense from a schematic standpoint, given his experience with Frank Reich and Nick Sirianni), as well as deep crops of talent at positions of need like receiver (A.J. Green, if he's not franchise-tagged, as well as would be excellent fits) and defensive line ( , , and ). They also have enough space to bring back Castonzo, as well as rotational defenders like Sheard and Geathers. If they want to stick with their dual-tight end offense
Andre Roberson Jersey they might make Ebron a priority re-sign, but he's not the most consistent or reliable player and is likely to be overpaid relative to his usefulne s, so they could probably land a lower-cost option to pair with . ($85 million)The Bucs have been pretty open about their desire to see what else is out there at quarterback. If they were sold on Jameis Winston, that wouldn't be happening. They are considered more likely to use the franchise tag on Barrett, who had a breakout season rushing the pa ser. With the wealth of quarterback options potentially on the market, that strategy makes sense, though they could get shut out on Tom Brady and Philip Rivers, then be left paying Winston more than they want to. They're one of the teams that would benefit most from the CBA not pa sing before the start of the league year (along with the and ), which would allow them to use the transition tag on Winston and reserve the right to match any offer he receives. With some of their other edge guys up for free agency this offseason as well, dipping into the market to find a
Dennis Schroder Jersey better (or even just younger) complement for Barrett is an idea that has some merit. Perhaps they want to try to go the same route they did with Barrett last year and sign a recent high draft pick who has been a bit of an under-performer, like . They have a probable need at offensive tackle whether Demar Dotson walks or not, and they could definitely use more depth on the interior of the offensive line as well.The running back spot was also an outright disaster for the Bucs last season, and though it would not be the best use of resources to see them spend significant dollars at the position this offseason, it seems somewhat likely that they will do so. Is there a single team that seems like a more logical destination for ? ($83 million) The Bills probably had the most succe sful 2019 free-agency period of any team in the . In particular, the investments they made in , , , and paid off and helped lift their offense from the bottom of the league to something closer to "slightly below average," which in turn helped the team make a run to the playoffs.Buffalo has a bit more to worry about in terms of in-house free agents this time around, but general manager Brandon Beane, head coach Sean McDermott, and co. still have significant resources to add talent on both sides of the ball and continue taking advantage of relatively low cap hit for a starting quarterback. The team likes but still tried to add to the tight end position with last offseason. Perhaps they could be a fit for someone like , who could give Allen a reliable target over the middle who can also stretch the field and help open things up for Beasley underneath. Continuing to add to the offensive line and thus keep Allen well-protected would also be a good investment.Buffalo had one
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