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(8 hours ago)J24 Wrote: Hold on for a second; Who considered BJ the best DT in free agency?
No one. But lots of places had him top 5.
PFF had Hill 4th at DT, Higgins #1 at WR, Gesicki #2 at TE, and Hilton #7 at CB.
FWIW, at G, Scherff #7 and Hernandez #10.
A FA had to be top 125 to be listed.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-top-2025-free-agents-every-position-free-agency
I have been as negative as anyone this offseason, particularly the draft. But I actually think we did a pretty decent job retaining talent. If Trey was done and Tee/Chase structured better, I'd have given it an A-/B+. Not thrilled about Moss/Stone decisions or Pratt $$ not getting reinvested in the squad so far. But we wllere always gonna have to live with some stuff.
I was less impressed with the outside FA's. But grading on a curve, since we had less $$$ available due to the poor Tee/Chase structures, it was not horrible. I like Burks. I like Patrick better as a backup. Or a bridge. I liked bringing Perine back. If we have enough to sign one more guy (G, S, CB, WR, TE, DT) then I could go C+.
Still hate the draft. But not necessarily the players. Good value on Day 3 even if it was all double/triple dipping. D+ max. But if Stewart and Fairchild hit, it will be a lot higher. And we should give them a chance to play first.
