In most free agency periods we can only guess which teams got markedly better or worse. We follow the hype and overlook the substance. Who would have thought, back in 2017, that Kyle Juszczyk would have been a more important offseason acquisition than Alshon Jeffery, Dontari Poe or Terrelle Pryor that year? This year is different. When Russell Wilson changes teams, Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill find new destinations and there are top-five-caliber left tackles on the board, life in the NFL changes in a hurry.
So, the natural reaction when the landscape shifts is to … RANK POWER. For a deeper dive into one substantive shift that has taken place around the NFL, you can check out our piece on running back value in the drop-eight-into-coverage era. For deeper dives into a lot of these moves individually, you can also subscribe to The MMQB NFL Podcast.
But for now, here’s a quick snapshot of where the league stands and where each team lies as we inch toward draft season.