We're just over a month away from this year's NFL draft, and teams have been quick to sign free agent players and make deals in an attempt to bolster their rosters and prepare for the 2019 campaign. In the last couple of days, there have been several more interesting signings, with some players who have been a staple of one team moving onto greener pastures, so to speak.
Matthews to the Rams. Long-time Green Bay Packer Clay Matthews, a staple on defence, has signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Matthews has been one of the premier defensive players for some time now, a terror for quarterbacks and running backs alike. The Rams already have a solid defence to begin with, and this could tip the scales in their favour. What remains to be seen is if the Rams also re-sign Ndamukong Suh to a short-term deal or not.
FitzMagic. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has signed with the Miami Dolphins for two years, and is a definite upgrade over Ryan Tannehill (who, in my opinion, has always been below average). The thing with this is that Fitzpatrick is not as consistent down the stretch. Yes, he'll have a lot of games where he puts up some solid numbers (especially against the woeful Bills and Jets), but he'll also have games where he becomes an interception machine, and games where he'll look completely out of place. I think this is another prime example of the Dolphins continually looking at the short-term picture rather than something long-term.
Burfict to the Raiders. Vontaze Burfict, the human penalty flag, has moved on from the Cincinnati Bengals, and signed with the Oakland Raiders. I don't see this as a good thing or a bad thing. Burfict will keep incurring stupid penalties, coaches will get angry, people will keep screaming at their TV because of him, and life will go on. Is he a good player? Mostly. Does he actually serve a purpose? Not really. If you look up the definition of 'personal foul', his picture is right next to it.
Bortles. What?! Someone ACTUALLY signed Blake Bortles? And it was the Rams?!?! That's it. I can't live in a world where someone finds Blake Bortles useful.
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