NFL free agency is a beautiful time — everyone waits for Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport to drop bombs over the course of a few days, eagerly standing by to see which teams make power plays. Some of the acquisitions pay great dividends and some have poor return on investment, causing setbacks for the franchise. That being said, these are the 2020 free agents that carry the most risk:
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Not a bad career though and not too many players make it to a third contract. However, not many players find the fountain of youth once they turn 30.
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Henry falls into the category of RB's I wouldn't pay top dollar for, so I get it. His style of play doesn't translate to longevity. That said the last sentence in their assessment is way off - Tannehill wasn't the reason they made the playoffs, Henry rushing as well as he did, allowing for Tannehill to have almost no pressure. They won 5 of their last 6 with Henry rushing for over 100 in each of the wins (along with 10 TDs).
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Reason enough not to sign him.
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For the most part, the point of the list is to mention players who are good enough and have skills in demand that they may tempt teams to pay them a lot of money; possibly more money than the author of the article thinks they may be worth.
Williams isn't on the list because he isn't that good and his 0.5 sack total for 2019 isn't exactly sexy.
No GM in right mind should be tempted to pay him a lot of money, let alone give up two draft picks for essentially nothing.
Anyone who's earned a big contact.
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Contrarily, PFF does not seem very bullish on Leonard.
Ranked as their 34th best UFA (29th if you remove quarterbacks), fourth among interior defensive lineman. The Chiefs’ Chris Jones heads the class in the DI group.
Wanna bet that doesn’t happen? Most of these guys will end up “overpaid.”
The don’t overpay logic is flawed, at times, or not nearly as simple and cut n dried as so many insist on believing. I’ll continue saying that.
Never that easy. Never.