By John Sarianides The Patriots signed free agent defensive end Lawrence Guy to a four year, $20 million dollar contract on Saturday. The 26 year old Guy was drafted in the 7th round of the 2011 draft by the Green Bay Packers. Guy has played for the Colts, Chargers and Ravens in his career. He has been a career rotation player but he did make ten starts for the…
By John Sarianides The Patriots acquired wide receiver Brandin Cooks and a fourth round pick (#118) from the New Orleans Saints last night for a 1st round pick (#32) and a third round pick (#103). The acquisition of Cooks gives the Patriots a much needed vertical threat that can make big plays after the catch. They haven’t had a receiver that can consistently challenge coverage vertically since Randy Moss. Cooks…
By John Sarianides The Patriots acquired defensive end Kony Ealy and a third round pick from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a second round pick. New England will only move down eight spots in the trade so they didn’t give up a lot in terms of draft position. The 25 year old Ealy is entering his fourth season in the league. He is best remembered for his performance in…
By John Sarianides The first day of the new year in the NFL usually features record breaking contracts being handed out to skill guys. Those contracts were given out but it is the money that free agent offensive lineman got that caught my attention. Several biggies got big money deals. The biggest contract of the day was handed out by the Cleveland Browns who gave former Cincinnati Bengals guard Kevin…
By John Sarianides Free agent cornerback Logan Ryan has decided to sign a 3 year, $30 million dollar contract with the Tennessee Titans. The cornerback out of Rutgers was a valuable member of two Super Bowl teams in New England and one of the more unheralded members of the team in recent years. Ryan was a great scheme fit for the Patriots as a squat cover two corner. He was…
By John Sarianides Contrary to what we have thought in recent years, the Cleveland Browns do in fact have a plan and it is starting to come to fruition. After suffering through a 1-15 season in 2016, many people thought the Browns were going to be stuck in football purgatory forever. Fast forward two months later and the Browns are the toast of the football world today. Thanks to an…
The Browns brain trust was active on the first day of free agency. By John Sarianides Day one of the new year league has been as busy as we thought it would be. Here are some thoughts on what has gone down so far. 1. Stephon Gilmore signing a five, $60 million dollar deal with the Patriots is surprising. Belichick threw us a 12 to 6 curveball and we didn’t see…
By John Sarianides Bill Belichick just threw all of us a 12 to 6 curveball and we took it looking for strike three. In a stunning signing that has left a lot of people scratching their heads, the Patriots signed free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore to a deal worth $14 million per season. The Patriots don’t normally dive into free agency head first on day one but for whatever reason,…
By John Sarianides The Patriots acquired tight end Dwayne Allen along with a 2017 sixth round pick from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2017 4th round pick. Allen became available after the Colts re-signed tight end Jack Doyle to a three year, $19 million dollar contract yesterday. The Colts chose to sign Allen over Coby Fleener last off-season and a year later they picked Doyle over Allen. It simply comes…
By John Sarianides The insanity that is free agency is upon us. The money will start flowing at 4pm tomorrow and there will be plenty to go around. Here are my top 30 free agents and where I think they will end up. 1. Brandon Williams, NT, Baltimore: Williams is a precious commodity in today’s NFL. A run stuffing nose tackle who can also rush the passer. The Giants broke the…