In this everyday show This offseason, Jack Duffin and the OBR staff will examine each and every free agent to see whether and how they suit the Cleveland Browns’ future needs.
The 633 unrestricted free agents who are scheduled to reach the market on March 11 at noon ET—when teams can start negotiating with them—will all be covered in this daily series. Even yet, a lot of agreements will be worked up before to then, with the combine marking the beginning of the unofficial tampering window. Some won’t make it there because they were either extended by their current team or franchise tagged before the deadline of 4 p.m. ET on March 5.
Before someone complains and tosses their toys out the stroller, let me explain why we are covering x position when a player is not required there. Examining every aspect of a roster is crucial since your options for trades, extensions, and the draft are all influenced by what you may obtain in free agency.
A team like the Cleveland Browns, who are fighting to win now rather than developing a starter as the season progresses, uses free agency and trades to fill any starting places on the roster. Keep an eye on who they might replace next year when Andrew Berry is selecting players later in the offseason since they plan to develop future starters from their backup and depth positions.
We will go over every name of unrestricted free agents at every position and explain why we think some players are targets and which ones are intriguing but in the gray area. Since they frequently return, players who are restricted free agents and exclusive free agents are not featured because it is doubtful that they will reach free agency and this is not something that should be the focus.
The format for these pieces will change daily as we examine every starting quality player, including wide receivers, tight ends, tackles, guards, centers, edges, defensive tackles, linebackers, cornerbacks, and safeties.
The rotational/backup players—quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, tackles, guards, centers, edges, defensive tackles, linebackers, cornerbacks, and safeties—will then be introduced, one by one.
After that, we’ll publish two pieces per day to make the final set:
Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, Tackles, Guards, Centers, Edges, Defensive Tackles, Linebackers, Cornerbacks, and Safeties are the possibilities for depth or special teams.
Additionally, there is a VIP set of articles in which every positional player on the OBR team—quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, tackles, guards, centers, edges, defensive tackles, linebackers, cornerbacks, and safeties—adds what they would do this offseason.
Since I have committed to look at all 633 players, I will then write one more post to wrap up covering specialists.
