The original content and analysis produced by the PFR staff during the past week:
- Although premier players typically aren’t available at this point in the NFL calendar, teams can still attempt to make incremental roster improvements via the players that are on the market. With that in mind, I took a look at the the best remaining free agents on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Colin Kaepernick, Chris Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Gary Barnidge, Dwight Freeney, and Darrelle Revis are among the top players still available.
- The Jets are likely to roll with Josh McCown under center (at least to begin the season), but in PFR’s latest Community Tailgate segment, Rory Parks asked readers to discuss how Gang Green will proceed at the quarterback position for the long term. While Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg are conceivably incumbent options, the Jets could also target another passer in the 2018 draft.
- In PFR’s second Community Tailgate piece of the week, Zach Links wondered whether Raiders quarterback Derek Carr should have pressed for a larger contract. Yes, Carr is now the highest-paid NFL player in terms of annual salary, but his cash flow doesn’t match up to that of Andrew Luck. For what it’s worth, Carr said he took less money in order to help Oakland lock up other players.
- The Titans haven’t earned a postseason berth since 2008, but following a successful offseason, Connor Byrne asked PFR readers whether the club will head back to the playoffs this year. Tennessee addressed both sides of the ball, adding Corey Davis, Taywan Taylor, and Eric Decker on offense while bringing in Jonathan Cyprien, Logan Ryan, and Adoree’ Jackson on defense. As such, more than three-quarters of respondents think the Titans will make a postseason appearance in 2017.
- With the 2017 draft nearly two months in the rearview mirror, Zach asked PFR readers which top-10 pick will have the most career success. So far, the voting is extremely tight, as Leonard Fournette (Jaguars), Mitch Trubisky (Bears), Jamal Adams (Jets), Myles Garrett (Browns), and Christian McCaffrey (Panthers) all received more than 10% of the vote.
- Only a handful of 2017 draft choices remain unsigned (11 of 253 at last count). I examined those remaining unsigned picks and went over possible reasons why they haven’t reached deals.