Franchise Quarterback

It is not a stretch to say that the 2018 NFL Draft will be the most important draft in the league for many years. There are six  quarterbacks who could legitimately be drafted in the first round this year, and many teams could use them on their team. Not to mention if your team does not need a quarterback, you won't have a hard time finding elite talent on the board. Game changers like Saquon Barkley, pocket passers like Josh Rosen, shutdown corners like Denzel Ward, and game wreckers like Bradley Chubb.  With the draft looming, our experts have compiled their own mock drafts to predict what will transpire in Dallas on Thursday, April 26 in the first round. Trades are  allowed, because trades actually happen in the draft. 1. Cleveland Browns Sam says: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming The Browns get their signal caller with the first pick in the draft. Ben says: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming The media seems to think it's a foregone conclusion Sam Darnold will be the pick...

Written by Ben Slavin The Eagles' Philadelphia-burning Super Bowl win was the product of savvy free agency moves and aggressive trades. This league is full of copycats and no one has been able to replicate the New England dynasty, so the next best thing is trying to follow the Philly plan. The lack of a quality free agents available and the widespread cash to spend mean that everyone is getting overpaid and trading for veterans is becoming a necessity. That all led to one of the most chaotic free agency periods in a while. Winners Los Angeles Rams No team tried harder to replicate the big moves made by the Eagles last year than the Rams. They had to make a tough decision in letting Trumaine Johnson go, but traded for Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib -- two players whose combined 2018 salaries are far lower than Johnson’s alone. Instead of franchising Johnson for the third straight year, they elected to keep versatile Lamarcus Joyner via the tag. Not settling with those m...