With the bulk of free agency behind us and the NFL Draft yet to come now is a good time to take stock of the moves teams in the NFC East have made. After the draft, we can revisit these teams to see what new moves they have made.

Philadelphia Eagles

Additions/Losses: Coming off a Super Bowl championship less is more for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles lost Trey Burton and LeGarrette Blount to free agency and traded Torrey Smith to Carolina. The Eagles signed Mike Wallace, a pretty significant upgrade from the jettisoned Torrey Smith.

Outlook: Carson Wentz is still a QB1 going into 2018 as a QB1. Zach Ertz nothing to see here, he’ll be a top 5 Tight end in 2018. Nelson Agholor is still flying under the radar with an ADP of 58.33 in February mock drafts. For comparison, Alshon Jeffery went off the board at 31.67. Considering that Jeffery finished as the WR27 scoring 11.9 fantasy points per game(fppg) and Agholor finished ahead of Jeffery as the WR25 with 12.1 fppg, Agholor is a strong buy for me. If you can trade Jeffery for Agholor and get say a late 1st or early 2nd rookie pick I would pounce.

The addition of Mike Wallace seemingly kills any chance Mack Hollins had for a breakout in 2018. Hollins now slots in behind, Jeffery, Ertz, Agholor and Mike Wallace. No LeGarrette Blount doesn’t necessarily mean that Jay Ajayi is a buy in dynasty. With an ADP of 49.33, I doubt any significant increase in volume will come Ajayi’s way. Corey Clement showed well last season in limited regular season action and exploded in the Superbowl. Additionally there are rumblings that Darren Sproles is ready to come back for one more season as well. Expect Ajayi to remain in a committee and sell high to anyone who believes otherwise.

Washington

Additions/Losses: Alex Smith replaces Kirk Cousins, Paul Richardson was also added while wide receivers Terrelle Pryor and Ryan Grant left via free agency.

Outlook: Last season saw Alex Smith finish as the QB4 (fantasy points per game) in FFToday’s scoring and Kirk Cousins finish 8th, with just 1 point per game separating them. Alex Smith was afforded the opportunity to throw the ball to Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce and Kareem Hunt in 2017. Cousin’s big three consisted of Jamison Crowder, 10 games of Chris Thompson, and 6 games of Jordan Reed. Cousins did also have Ryan Grant, Vernon Davis and the (as yet) underperforming Josh Doctson. I think it’s fair to state that Smith had much better offensive weapons than Cousins. If Jordan Reed can stay healthy in 2018, a question going into every season, and Chris Thompson comes back at full health then Smith might be able to replicate or at least near his 2017 totals.

The addition of Paul Richardson hurts Josh Doctson, at least I think it does. When trying to determine if I would buy either Richardson or Doctson, I keep running into walls. Doctson was a 1st round draft pick just two years ago, but Richardson just signed a contract that likely keeps him in Washington through 2021. On the one hand, it took Richardson four full seasons to finally reach 700 yards in a season, his age 25 season. On the other hand, because he was an older prospect, Doctson is also 25 and has never hit the 700-yard threshold. At this point, I’ll buy whichever player costs less to trade for, though I do still lean towards Doctson based on his physical abilities.

New York Giants

Additions/Losses: No offensive losses of note. The Giants did add Nate Solder formerly of the Patriots as a free agent to be their starting left tackle. Solder will help improve the pass protection for Eli Manning and run blocking for whatever running back ultimately is the Giants starter.

Outlook: The Giants offer buy low opportunities in every direction. Eli Manning should get arguably the best receiver in football back in Odell Beckham. With Beckham, Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard Eli will have one of the best rosters of pass catchers in the league. Another buy-low player is Brandon Marshall. Though his 2016 season was terrible and he missed most of 2017 to injury Marshall has shown to be a top end wide receiver when healthy and engaged. Wayne Gallman is another interesting stash. In 6 of his 12 games, Gallman exceeded 10 ppr points per game.

Now that Shane Vereen has moved on Gallman should have a stranglehold on the receiving back role, at a minimum, in New York. Don’t go crazy trading for any of the players noted above, but if you can get them for a 3rd or 4th round rookie pick go for it. If anyone is panicking over Beckham’s recent video exploits, pounce on that fear and get a discount on the #1 asset in dynasty football.

Dallas Cowboys

Additions/Losses:

Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson have been added to the wide receiver room.

Outlook: After striking out on any big name wide receivers, namely Sammy Watkins, the Cowboys largely sat on their hands. Lucky for them the Jaguars decided to part way with Allen Hurns and what would have been a $7 million cap hit. Though Hurns has largely disappointed since his breakout 2015 season, 1,064 yards on 64 receptions, his addition does improve the talent of the wide receivers on the roster. Hurns battled through injury in 2017(and in 2016 for that matter) and only accounted for 484 yards on 39 receptions.

Both totals would have been good enough for 4th on the Cowboys behind Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, and Jason Witten. Hurns was able to achieve his totals in only 10 games played while the Cowboys trio needed a full 16 games to pad their stats. Hurns 12.4 yards per reception would have led the all Cowboys receivers with 16 receptions or more in 2017. If you need a low-end flex or 4th WR, you could do worse than Hurns who at least reached that status when he played last season. Dez Bryant is due to meet with Jerry Jones Friday and there have been rumblings all off-season of his imminent release. If Bryant is released expect some owners to panic sell on him. If I have a contending roster and can get Dez for a late 1st I’d make that move.

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