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It's Friday so my weekly post about today being the last Day to make Initial bids in the final week of BDL FA is here.

Any new bids due by 11:59pm EST.

Everything should be current with all of todays closing bids times noted.

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BDL POST FREE AGENCY POSITIONAL RANKINGS

WR

1. Berlin

Franchise Cornerstone: Brandon Aiyuk

Quality Starter: Drake London, Garrett Wilson+, 

Competitive Starter: Jayden Reed

Quality Depth: Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas

Total Points: 20pts

Berlin probably boasts the deepest WR group in the league with Aiyuk making the jump to Cornerstone status over the last couple of seasons. This group might even be rated better after this season if London, Wilson and Reed continue their upward trajectory. Even Doubs and Douglas are players with upside.

 

2.Svalbard

Franchise Cornerstone: Davante Adams

Quality Starter: Chris Godwin, DeVonta Smith+ 

Quality Depth: Gabe Davis, Jakobi Meyers, KaVonte Turpin, Jauan Jennings 

Incomplete Evaluation: Luke McCaffrey 

Total Points: 20pts

Aside from DeVonta Smith, a bit of an aging group and the top but still good enough to be in the conversation for the best in the league. It’ll be interesting to see if they can hold on to this status by this time next year.

 

3. Ivory Coast

Franchise Cornerstone:  Amon Ra St. Brown

Quality Starter: Terry McLaurin+, Jordan Addison,

Quality Depth:Jalin Hyatt

Incomplete Evaluation: Jermaine Burton

Replacement Level: John Metchie 

Total Points: 17pts

A strong top 3 with even more room for them to grow. Some depth might be needed in the tank though.

 

4. Cuba

Franchise Cornerstone: Justin Jefferson+

Quality Starter: Puka Nakua+, Zay Flowers

Incomplete Evaluation: Marvin Mims, Jacob Cowing 

Replacement Level: Tyquan Thornton

Total Points: 17pts

This is a top heavy group but when you have the best WR in the league and the player that set the rookie receiving record that is enough to put you in the top 5 by itself. A could extra pieces in the tank and this could easily be the #1 group heading into the season.

 

5. Las Vegas

Franchise Cornerstone: Deebo Samuel, Mike Evans

Quality Depth: Treylon Burks, DJ Chark, Josh Downs

Replacement Level: Jalen Tolbert 

Total Points: 17pts

This group is getting propped up a bit by two franchise cornerstones with Deebo and Mike Evans, but they are two players that might be on the downturn from this status. There isn’t much depth outside of that, so after the tank I could see them dropping down the list.

 

6. Quebec

Franchise Cornerstone: AJ Brown

Quality Starter: Nico Collins

Competitive Starter: Rashid Shaheed

Quality Depth: Trey Palmer, Tyler Boyd, Bo Melton, 

Incomplete Evaluation: Tez Walker, Malik Washington, Taj Washington

Replacement Level: Isaiah Hodgins

Total Points: 16pts

Headlined by AJ Brown and Nico Collins this is a deep group but not much that moves the needle a ton after that top duo.

 

7.  Greenland

Franchise Cornerstone: Ceedee Lamb  

Quality Starter:Michael Pittman Jr

Competitive Starter: Christian Watson, Odell Beckham Jr

Incomplete Evaluation: Xavier Worthy 

Total Points: 15pts

Lam and Pitman is a formidable duo. Watson has shown flashes to go up a tier but can’t put him higher than this with the current information. OBJ is certainly at the end but is still a competitive starter. Overall a nice group to go into the season with.

 

8. CWM

Franchise Cornerstone: Tyreek Hill+

Quality Starter: Tee Higgins

Quality Depth: Jameson Williams,, Alec Pierce, 

Incomplete Evaluation: Ladd McConkey, Xavier Leggette, Johnny Wilson

Total Points: 14pts

Tyreek and Higgins is a strong duo, there is a lot of unproven and rookie players after that, but they are players I’d be excited to take bets on. This group could be even higher than this by this time next year.

 

9. Cancun

Franchise Cornerstone: DK Metcalf

Quality Starter: Chris Olave+

Quality Depth: Elijah Moore,Dontayvian Wicks

Incomplete Evaluation: Andrei Iosivas 

Replacement Level: Lance McCutchen, Velus Jones

Total Points: 14pts

Cancun traded for Metcalf to go along with Olave which helps put them in the top 10. Wicks is an interesting piece in that crowded Green Bay receiving corps. If I was them, I’d be looking to add another significant piece in the tank to keep pace.

 

10. Lancaster

Franchise Cornerstone: Ja’Marr Chase

Quality Starter: Hollywood Brown

Quality Depth: Skyy Moore, Cedric Tillman, Parker Washington

Incomplete Evaluation:  Keon Coleman, Malachi Corley

Replacement Level: Dyami Brown, Kyle Phillips, Ben Skowronek

Total Points: 13pts

Lancaster made the big trade to go get Chase this offseason to give them a true cornerstone. But beyond him, there isn’t much to rely on. Lancaster would need Coleman and Corely to be significant year 1 contributors.


 

11. Rome

Quality Starter: Amari Cooper+, Jaylen Waddle+

Quality Depth: , Josh Palmer, Jonathan Mingo, Khalil Shakir

Incomplete Evaluation: Ricky Pearsall, Brendan Rice, Ainas Smith

Total Points: 13pts

Cooper and Waddle are fringe cornerstone players, but there is a lack of impact beyond them.

 

12. Hungary

Quality Starter: Calvin Ridley, DeAndre Hopkins+

Competitive Starter: Diontae Johnson

Incomplete Evaluation: Bryce Ford Wheaton, Javon Baker

Replacement Level:Terrance Marshall, Calvin Austin, Hunter Renfrow

Total Points: 11pts

What an interesting group. I don’t think Hopkins is elite anymore but is still very good. Is Calvin Ridley looked like a rising star until is gentleman’s intermission in his career, now….what is he really? Is there a WR that is more frustratingly inconsistent than Diontae Johnson? Beyond that there is a lot of names but nothing that gives Hungary any points yet.



 

13. Akureyri

Quality Starter: George Pickens, Tank Dell

Competitive Starter: Jahan Dotson

Quality Depth: Rashod Bateman

Incomplete Evaluation: Adoni Mitchell, Troy Franklin

Replacement Level Player: Tyler Scott, Rondale Moore

 Total Points: 11pts

Another fascinating group. A top 3 to get excited about but there are questions about all 3. Bateman is sliding towards full bust status and a couple of intriguing rookies make me wonder how we will feel about this group by season’s end. I’d be cautiously optimistic about this group if it were me.

 

14. New Orleans

Quality Starter: DJ Moore

Competitive Starter: Rashee Rice

Quality Depth: Michael Wilson, Wan’Dale Robinson

Incomplete Evaluation: Brian Thomas Jr, Charlie Jones, Jalen McMillian

Total Points: 8pts

New Orleans boasted a strong WR group that has been stripped down to DJ Moore and friends. Rice’s eventful offseason puts an even bigger cloud other this squad. Luckily New Orleans has plenty of tank resources to push them up the list.

 

15. Raleigh

Quality Starter: Cortland Sutton

Quality Depth:, Darius Slayton, Quentin Johnston, Tutu Atwell, Jake Bobo 

Incomplete Evaluation: Marvin Harrison Jr, Roman Wilson, Ja’Lynn Polk

Replacement Level: David Bell, Justyn Ross

Total Points: 8pts

Raleigh really needs Marvin Harrison Jr to be as good as advertised and a couple of the other young receivers to take a leap otherwise this group could really hold them back.

 

16. Anchorage

Competitive Starter: Jaxon Smith Nijgba+

Quality Depth: Tre Tucker, AT Perry

Incomplete Evaluation: Malik Nabors, Rome Odunze

Total Points: 5pts

Anchorage made the decision to shed their established WR’s and go with inexpensive youth at the position. It’s going to be fascinating to see if it works out for them. For now, they are at the bottom of the list because we know so little about most of this group.

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4 minutes ago, Blue said:

Welcome to KJ Britt and Darious Williams, hope y'all enjoy the beach

Darious was very polite and said that while the money was enticing he simultaneously doesn't enjoy the Vegas party atmosphere and he had a better offer to sit on a Mexican beach

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I'm going to demand a recount here. One year of production versus probably the most solid #2 in deep scoring? Davis should at least be a Competitive Starter. He is going to do wonders for TLaw this year.

Competitive Starter: Jayden Reed 

Year    Team    Games    Receiving    Rushing    Fumbles
GP    GS    Rec    Yds    Y/R    Lng    TD    Att    Yds    Y/A    Lng    TD    Fum    Lost
2023    GB    16    13    64    793    12.4    59    8    11    119    10.8    32    2    2    0

 

Quality Depth: Gabe Davis ?

General    Receiving    Fumbles
Year    Team    GP    GS    Tgt    Rec    Yds    Avg    Lng    TD    Fum    Lost
2020    BUF    16    11    62    35    599    17.1    56    7    1    0
2021    BUF    16    4    63    35    549    15.7    49    6    0    0
2022    BUF    15    15    93    48    836    17.4    98    7    1    1
2023    BUF    15    15    76    43    746    16.9    57    7    1    1

 

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10 minutes ago, SirA1 said:

 

I'm going to demand a recount here. One year of production versus probably the most solid #2 in deep scoring? Davis should at least be a Competitive Starter. He is going to do wonders for TLaw this year.

Competitive Starter: Jayden Reed 

Year    Team    Games    Receiving    Rushing    Fumbles
GP    GS    Rec    Yds    Y/R    Lng    TD    Att    Yds    Y/A    Lng    TD    Fum    Lost
2023    GB    16    13    64    793    12.4    59    8    11    119    10.8    32    2    2    0

 

Quality Depth: Gabe Davis ?

General    Receiving    Fumbles
Year    Team    GP    GS    Tgt    Rec    Yds    Avg    Lng    TD    Fum    Lost
2020    BUF    16    11    62    35    599    17.1    56    7    1    0
2021    BUF    16    4    63    35    549    15.7    49    6    0    0
2022    BUF    15    15    93    48    836    17.4    98    7    1    1
2023    BUF    15    15    76    43    746    16.9    57    7    1    1

 

Recount denied

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Deebo Samuel cornerstone?   Lol. 1000 receiving yards once in five seasons?

Meanwhile I got two wr, one has never had below 1000 yards in his three seasons and the other has 4 of the past five above 1000.  Not cornerstone

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I for one applaud Pete for having the courage to post his terrible takes in public. Some of you will simply denigrate players whom you will then bid outrageous sums of money on in the following offseason.

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16 minutes ago, Blue said:

I for one applaud Pete for having the courage to post his terrible takes in public. Some of you will simply denigrate players whom you will then bid outrageous sums of money on in the following offseason.

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