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Lakers offseason moves

This is what I would do if I was in Rob Palinka’s shoes as the Lakers GM. Obviously this season has been nothing short of a disaster for the Los Angeles Lakers, being co-favorites with the Brooklyn Nets as the best chances to win the NBA title it’s safe to say the Lakers need to make some big changes to this roster in the offseason. With 4 games left in the season the Lakers are most likely going to miss the playoffs and not even make the play in games.    

    With multiple players missing a hefty amount of games with Lakers season has been a rollercoaster to say the least, even with LeBron James leading the league in scoring in year 19 and playing at a top 3 player level this season the Lakers must be aggressive to get another championship out of Lebron and it all starts with the players around him, my first move i would make and many others would agree is trading Russell Westbrook or asking him to take a significant pay cut to stay in L.A, if it comes down to trading WestBrook i would look for either any single draft compensation even if its a 2nd round pick in five years or some overpaid 3 and D Guards or wings. Next I would explore the trade market for Anthony Davis but be very hesitant to give him up. If I was to get a player of AD’s caliber like Damian Lillard or Karl Anthony Towns and a key role player I would consider it. 

The Key to winning championships with LeBron has always been putting good shooters around Lebron and letting him drive to the paint, at this point in LeBron’s career he cant play all 82 games so he needs his co star to be durable enough to play 70ish games a year. The Lakers have a couple options this offseason, they can retool this team by trading some players but keep LeBron and AD which is what i think they’ll do, or they could blow the whole roster up by trading everyone and starting early on a rebuild with young players and picks, they could bring back the roster and have another go at it, or lastly the could trade everyone but keep AD and rebuild around him like New Orleans tried to do. 

The Lakers are in a very tough spot heading into this offseason and it will either make or break this franchise for the foreseeable future but Lakers fans shouldn’t be discouraged as in the franchise won a championship not that long ago.

NFL weekend news

The Patriots traded for Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker. Dolphins are sending veteran wide receiver DeVante Parker and a fifth round draft pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for a third round pick.

       The New Orleans Saints are bringing back veteran defensive back P.J Williams and are also adding former Houston Texans defensive lineman Jaleel Johnson on a one year contract.

       Frank Gore intends to sign a one day contract to officially retire as a San Francisco 49er. The league’s 3rd all time leading rusher will get his wish and officially retire as a 49er and will now join the 49ers front office. 

Former first round pick Jarred Davis is getting a second chance with his former team the Detroit Lions, the 2017 first round pick started 45 games in his four seasons but largely came up short for his first round potential.

Xavien Howard signs five year extension with Dolphins

After some offseason drama last year Dolphins star cornerback Xavien Howard was frustrated with the compensation he and the Dolphins had agreed to before his breakout season in 2020. It was reported the Dolphins and Howard could be moving in different directions sooner than later last season but the two sides managed to work it out.

Now being one of the top paid corners in the league Howard doesn’t have much to complain about with the Dolphins making big splashes this offseason with the Tyreek Hill trade and other big signings. Howard’s new deal is a five year 90 million with 50.691 million in new money that will give him an average of 25.345 million in the last 2 years of his five year contract.

Bobby Wagner singing with the Rams

The new middle linebacker is now joining a star studded team in Los Angeles, Wagner once competitors against Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey will now be joining them to wreak havoc in the league. Wagner’s new deal is very team friendly, consisting of a 5 year $50 million dollar deal worth up to $64 million with added bonuses and incentives.  

After being cut by the Seahawks at the start in free agency Wagner wasn’t in a hurry to sign with a team, after having meetings with the Rams and Ravens Wagner decided to stay in the NFC West and continue to chase a ring. With Seattle trading star QB Russell Wilson and cutting Bobby Wagner it was only a matter of time to see where he would land and now he’ll be battling his former team twice a year.

Bruce Arians stepping down as head coach

As the now former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bruce Arians will now be stepping down as the head coach and taking a role in the front office, now naming Todd Bowles as head coach, Bowles will now be getting a five year extension to now put him in line with other head coaches, Bowles was the defensive coordinator of the Bucs for the last couple years and was one of the highest paid D coordinators.        

With Arians out as head coach we can now look back at his time in Tampa Bay and many would say it was a success with winning a Super Bowl and finishing with a 80-48-1 record, Arians was mostly known for his “no risk it no biscuit” method. As Arians explained the reasoning for stepping down he said this “The simple answer is that I have accomplished more than I ever dreamed I could during this incredible coaching journey,” Arians said, in part. “Winning Super Bowl LV at our home stadium, with my mom and family in attendance, was really the last item I wanted to check off my career bucket list. For me, this is about more than just trying to add more wins to my coaching record.

“This team is in a much better place than it was three years ago due to Jason’s great work and the Glazer family’s commitment to winning. Before you start thinking this is about my health, don’t. This is the best I have felt in many years and I’m looking forward to helping this team continue winning through my new role.”

Arians continued to say: “I want to focus on what I can give back to this incredible game that has provided so much for me and my family. I really began thinking about my personal transition plan earlier this offseason. I wanted to ensure when I walked away that Todd Bowles would have the best opportunity to succeed. So many head coaches come into situations where they are set up for failure, and I didn’t want that for Todd. Tom (Brady)’s decision to come back, along with Jason and his staff doing another great job of keeping the core of this team intact during free agency, confirmed for me that it was the right time to pass the torch to Todd. I began conversations with Jason and the Glazer family a few weeks ago about a possible succession plan. Their understanding and support mean the world to me.”

Each NFL NFCTeams biggest need looking into the Draft

With Free Agency winding down teams around the league are starting to look into the draft, with some teams having a surplus of picks and other teams having a shortage of picks we will look into each NFC team’s biggest needs and predictions into what position they might actually draft. 

NFC East

  • Dallas Cowboys 

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:DL

  • Washington Commanders

Biggest Need:S

Draft Prediction:QB

  • Philadelphia Eagles

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:WR

  • New York Giants

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

NFC West

  • Los Angeles Rams

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

  • San Francisco 49ers

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:DL

  • Arizona Cardinals

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:WR

  • Seattle Seahawks

Biggest Need:QB

Draft Prediction:QB

NFC North

  • Green Bay Packers

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction:WR

  • Minnesota Vikings

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:CB

  • Chicago Bears

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

  • Detroit Lions

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

NFC South

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:CB

  • New Orleans Saints 

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:QB

  • Carolina Panthers

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

  • Atlanta Falcons

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:QB

Each NFL AFC Teams biggest need looking into the Draft

With Free Agency winding down teams around the league are starting to look into the draft, with some teams having a surplus of picks and other teams having a shortage of picks we will look into each AFC teams biggest needs and predictions into what position they might actually draft. 

AFC East

  • Buffalo Bills

Biggest Need:RB

Draft Prediction:RB

  • New England Patriots

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction:CB

  • Miami Dolphins

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

  • New York Jets

Biggest Need:S

Draft Prediction:S

AFC West

  • Kansas City Chiefs

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction: WR

  • Los Angeles Chargers

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

  • Denver Broncos

Biggest Need:MLB

Draft Prediction:OL

  • Las Vegas Raiders

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:CB

AFC North

  • Cleveland Browns

Biggest Need:C

Draft Prediction:WR

  • Baltimore Ravens

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

  • Pittsburgh Steelers

Biggest Need:S

Draft Prediction:QB 

  • Cincinnati Bengals

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:MLB

AFC South

  • Indianapolis Colts

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction:WR

  • Tennessee Titans

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

  • Houston Texans

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

  • Jacksonville Jaguars 

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

Ranking each NFL NFC team in order

Each team will be ranked in order of ceiling and floor for this upcoming season.

#1- Los Angeles Rams

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: Divisional Round

#2- Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender

Floor: Divisional Round

#3- Minnesota Vikings 

Ceiling: NFC Championship Game

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#4- San Francisco 49ers

Ceiling: NFC Championship Game

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#5- Green Bay Packers

Ceiling: Divisional Round

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#6- Arizona Cardinals

Ceiling: Divisional Round

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#7- Philadelphia Eagles

Ceiling: Playoffs one and done

Floor: Miss the Playoffs

#8- Dallas Cowboys

Ceiling: Divisional Round

Floor: Miss the Playoffs

#9- New Orleans Saints

Ceiling: 9-8 Record

Floor: 6-11 Record

#10- Washington Commanders

Ceiling: Playoffs one and done

Floor: 6-11 Record

#11- New York Giants

Ceiling: 8-9 Record 

Floor: Top 3 draft pick

#12- Carolina Panthers

Ceiling: 7-10 Record 

Floor: Top 5 Draft Pick

#13- Chicago Bears

Ceiling: 7-10 Record 

Floor: Top 5 Draft Pick

#14- Detroit Lions

Ceiling: 6-11 Record 

Floor: #1 Draft Pick 

#15- Atlanta Falcons

Ceiling: 5-12 Record 

Floor: Top 3 Draft Pick

#16- Seattle Seahawks

Ceiling: 4-13 Record

Floor: #1 Draft Pick

Ranking each NFL AFC team in order

Each team will be ranked in order of ceiling and floor for this upcoming season.

#1- Buffalo Bills

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: playoffs with a win

#2- Cincinnati Bengals

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender

Floor: playoffs with a win 

#3- Kansas City Chiefs

Ceiling: AFC Championship Game

Floor: playoffs one and done 

#4- Denver Broncos 

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: playoffs with a win

#5- Baltimore Ravens

Ceiling: AFC Championship Game

Floor: playoffs one and done 

#6- Los Angeles Chargers

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: playoffs one and done 

#7- Indianapolis Colts

Ceiling: playoffs with a win

Floor: Playoffs 

#8- Tennessee Titans

Ceiling: playoffs with a win 

Floor: 2nd place in division 

#9- Las Vegas Raiders

Ceiling: Playoffs with a win 

Floor: 9-8 record

#10- Miami Dolphins 

Ceiling: playoffs one and done 

Floor: 8-9 record 

#11- Pittsburgh Steelers

Ceiling: playoffs one and done 

Floor: 9-8 record 

#12- Cleveland Browns

Ceiling: AFC Championship Game

Floor: 6-11 record

#13-  New England Patriots

Ceiling: Playoffs one and done

Floor: 6-11 record

#14- Jacksonville Jaguars 

Ceiling: .500

Floor: 5-12 record 

#15- New York Jets

Ceiling: .500

Floor: top 3 draft pick

#16- Houston Texans

Ceiling: .500

Floor: #1 draft pick

NFL early riser predictions

This list is made as of 3/25 barring any huge moves, I predict teams will land in this order per division and make the playoffs.

AFC EAST

1.Buffalo Bills -#1 seed bye 

2.Miami Dolphins

3.New England Patriots 

4.New York Jets

AFC SOUTH

1.Indianapolis Colts -#2 seed

2.Tennessee Titans 

3.Jacksonville Jaguars 

4.Houston Texans

AFC NORTH

1.Cincinnati Bengals -#3 seed

2.Baltimore Ravens -#5 seed

3.Pittsburgh Steelers

4.Cleveland Browns 

AFC WEST 

1.Kansas City Chiefs -#4 seed

2.Los Angeles Chargers -#6 seed

3.Denver Broncos -#7 seed

4.Las Vegas Raiders 

NFC EAST

1.Philadelphia Eagles -#5 seed

2.Dallas Cowboys -#6 seed 

3.Washington Commanders

4.New York Giants

NFC SOUTH

1.Tampa Bay Buccaneers -#2 seed

2.New Orleans Saints

3.Carolina Panthers

4.Atlanta Falcons

NFC NORTH

1.Minnesota Vikings -#3 seed

2.Green Bay Packers -#4 seed

3.Chicago Bears

4.Detroit Lions

NFC WEST

1.Los Angeles Rams -#1 seed bye

2.San Francisco 49ers -#7 seed

3.Arizona Cardinals

4.Seattle Seahawks