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Old 08-01-2011, 06:27 PM   #11
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Yahoo sports has some pretty terrible writers there. I'm not surprised the Pats weren't on the list. I don't think a team that went 14-2 last year is going to somehow miss the post season in 2011
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Yahoo is useless when it comes to reading up on sports. Seriously, all of us here could offer more insite to anything sports related.
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Here is the Sporting News attempt:

Market masters: These 10 teams grade out highest in free agency - NFL - Sporting News

I still fail to see how the Pats can be included in this when neither Haynesworth nor CJ were free agents..

The Pats have added no one via free agency other than re-signing Matt Light and bringing in the normal amount of UDFA..
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Both Ochocinco and Haynesworth were acquired through trades, so it wouldn't make any sense to take these moves into account when grading how teams performed in free agency.
Kolb was traded...bush was traded....a lot of guys were traded. I think of FA as acquiring players in the offseason via trades or if contract is up. Maybe I missed your point, as it didn't seem like the writer was only referring to those players that were UFA'S....
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the only thing AZ did this offseason was bend over and let philly give it to em
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The Pats have added no one via free agency other than re-signing Matt Light and bringing in the normal amount of UDFA..
Because "free agency," in this specific context, is often taken to mean "all offseason moves other than the draft."
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The Yahoo article is obviously considering any addition (free agent or trade) since they talked so much about the Cardinals' trading for Kevin Kolb. While Arizona did address a gaping hole at quarterback, I'm really not sure why they are being portrayed as 'winners' considering what they gave up.

Yahoo also did a Losers! The five teams to which free agency was not kind column. Interestingly the Jets are included due to their not signing Asomugha, Brad Smith leaving, and the swap of Plaxico Burress for Braylon Edwards. Id on't know why so much weight is given to kick and punt returner, and frankly I think adding Burress in exchange for Edwards is a positive for them, especially when you also take into account their salaries.

In the Sporting New article right off the bat they made it clear they were considering both traded and free agent signings, but one thing neither column really touched on was re-signing your own free agents. It's as if that is considered to be a given unless the player stinks; zero points for re-signing your own but negative points if he signs elsewhere. I never really understood that philosophy other than I guess it makes it much easier for the writer to do these little rankings. At least Sporting News acknowledged the Patriots' moves, even if they're not totally convinced on the effect they will have. And I'll give them a bit of a pass because the column was put together prior to the re-signings of Matt Light and Kevin Faulk.
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