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Old 03-06-2015, 10:05 AM  
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Barnwell grades 2014 free agents
As FA is nigh upon us, and we're currently walking one past-FA signing after another to the gallows...a look back:

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/fr...ls-honor-roll/

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Oakland Raiders

Re-signed: Darren McFadden, Charles Woodson

Arrived: Austin Howard, Justin Tuck, LaMarr Woodley, Donald Penn, Tarell Brown, Carlos Rogers, Antonio Smith, Maurice Jones-Drew

Departed: Jared Veldheer, Lamarr Houston, Rashad Jennings

General manager Reggie McKenzie had more cap space than he could possibly use, with the likes of Jared Allen turning down larger offers from the Raiders to head elsewhere. McKenzie ended up with the sort of players you get when you have nothing more than money to entice people: veterans looking to get one more payday before retiring. Both Veldheer and Houston refused to re-sign with the team, while a massive move for Rodger Saffold was taken off the books when he “failed his physical.” McKenzie nailed his 2014 draft, but this was an underwhelming way to spend millions of dollars.

Grade: D-plus
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Atlanta Falcons

Re-signed: Corey Peters, Jonathan Babineaux

Arrived: Dwight Lowery, Paul Soliai, Tyson Jackson, Jon Asamoah, Devin Hester

Departed: Thomas DeCoud, Asante Samuel

General manager Thomas Dimitroff, desperately in need of a pass-rusher, somehow managed to sign several big-name free agents during the offseason without adding a single player who might be expected to take down opposing quarterbacks. Atlanta ended up with just 22 sacks, as Kroy Biermann led the team with a whopping total of just 4.5. Soliai and Jackson were brought in to improve the run defense, but neither managed to suit up for 50 percent of Atlanta’s defensive snaps. Those defensive woes kept Atlanta out of the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

Grade: D-plus
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Kansas City Chiefs

Re-signed: Husain Abdullah

Arrived: Joe Mays, Vance Walker, Chris Owens

Departed: Tyson Jackson, Branden Albert, Dexter McCluster, Geoff Schwartz, Jon Asamoah, Dunta Robinson, Brandon Flowers, Akeem Jordan

Cap woes from the huge contracts afforded core talents like Eric Berry and Dwayne Bowe forced the Chiefs to let the likes of Albert and Jackson leave in free agency, while the team eventually cut Flowers as part of the efforts to re-sign Alex Smith. With little wiggle room, there just wasn’t much general manager John Dorsey could do besides bring in bit parts like Mays and Owens.

Grade: C-plus
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Denver Broncos

Re-signed: Andre Caldwell, Chris Harris

Arrived: Aqib Talib, T.J. Ward, DeMarcus Ware, Emmanuel Sanders, Will Montgomery

Departed: Zane Beadles, Eric Decker, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Mike Adams, Robert Ayers, Knowshon Moreno, Wesley Woodyard, Champ Bailey, Shaun Phillips

The Broncos made an uncommon number of player-for-player swaps last offseason and won virtually all of them. A year later, you would rather have Sanders than Decker, and Talib over Rodgers-Cromartie, and Harris over Bailey, and it’s not really close. Ware was obviously a massive upgrade over the likes of Phillips, and Ward helped upgrade what ended up as the league’s third-best run defense. With key contributors like Terrance Knighton and Julius Thomas about to hit free agency, John Elway will need to pull a similar high-wire act this offseason.

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New England Patriots

Re-signed: Julian Edelman, Michael Hoomanawanui, Ryan Wendell

Arrived: Darrelle Revis, Patrick Chung, Brandon Browner, Will Smith

Departed: Aqib Talib, LeGarrette Blount, Brandon Spikes, Dane Fletcher

The champs, perhaps not coincidentally, end up with Denver at the top of the free-agency charts. Replacing Talib with Revis worked to perfection, as Bill Belichick naturally managed to get the most out of the most talented cornerback he’s ever coached. Browner provided a physical presence across from Revis and allowed the Patriots to play the most aggressive man coverage they’ve used since the glory days of Ty Law, while Chung was a surprisingly important part as a run-stifling safety. And while most of the additions were improvements for the defense, it’s worth remembering that nobody in the league was willing to give Edelman even $1 million in free agency two years ago; he signed a four-year, $17 million deal last offseason, and the league’s best secondary couldn’t find a way to stop Edelman in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.

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Old 03-06-2015, 10:09 AM   #2
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A C+ for signing 1/3 guys in FA that had any effect on the team seems a bit generous.
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Denver won free agency 3x in a row and it got them a one-and-done again last year
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Money or no money to spend, that FA sucked. Giving it a passing grade is mind blowing.
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Denver won free agency 3x in a row and it got them a one-and-done again last year
They at least try to win it all every year...
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Ware and Ward were absolutely invisible in the playoff game. Talib got TORCHED. It was hilarious.
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