It will be roughly five weeks until the 2024 NFL Draft. After a frenzied start, free agency has significantly cooled off, and despite the presence of a few big names and unresolved potential trade scenarios, the attention of scouts is now directed towards the collegiate talent pool.
The Power Rankings for the summer are designed to take into account both the teams’ early offseason actions and the lessons we gained about them during the previous season. That clearly includes coaching decisions as well, some of which were unfinished when we last attempted to establish a league standings.
Essentially, the majority of these rankings are based on coaching and quarterback upgrades. Although it’s not everything, at this time of year, that matters a lot. Furthermore, even though this version won’t be our exact preseason order in late July, it might not be too far off.
Whether it comes from rookies or veterans added during the three-day football extravaganza, the draft is undoubtedly good for a shake-up in the hierarchy, but the general picture of which teams regard themselves as contenders and which ones appear to be a year or more away is beginning to emerge.
With Chris Jones sticking put, the only things left to resolve are the draft and L’Jarius Sneed’s circumstances, which must be a satisfying feeling for the champions. Even if they might not be everyone’s favourite club to start the following season and losing Sneed in a trade would be difficult, the Chiefs are still the finest quarterback in the world. At receiver, Patrick Mahomes hasn’t received any significant upgrades yet (the Hollywood Brown deal could be a big hit, but Brown is such a wild card, having ended the previous season poorly). Nevertheless, the Chiefs are still my top pick because they haven’t significantly declined from a season ago, and we’ve now
Early in free agency, the front seven players were thrown into the blender. The Niners are starting Maliek Collins and Jordan Elliott inside in place of Arik Armstead, Javon Kinlaw, and Sebastian Joseph-Day. They’re relying on Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos to take the role of Clelin Ferrell, Randy Gregory, and Chase Young on the edge. Will those changes be improvements? Hard to say. The 49ers also plan to strengthen their defence. perhaps at quarterback as well. Although San Francisco aggressively signed Sam Darnold a year ago, and they might search for a similar reclamation effort, Brandon Allen is returning to support Brock Purdy. There, Kyle Shanahan’s eyes are always roaming.
I considered putting the Ravens at the top or second, and they certainly deserve such a high ranking, but I also want to watch how they manage the loss of depth, and it won’t be easy to replace the impact of former defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, who left to lead the Seahawks. Indeed, Eric DeCosta and a superb scouting team seem to find a way almost every time. They frequently write flawless drafts and have an excellent eye for reclamation initiatives. They retained Lamar Jackson and have the potential to assemble a strong team around him in Derrick Henry and Justin Madubuike. That being said, the ship is simply taking in a little water at this time; it is not listing. May is when the Ravens could
It will be roughly five weeks until the 2024 NFL Draft. After a frenzied start, free agency has significantly cooled off, and despite the presence of a few big names and unresolved potential trade scenarios, the attention of scouts is now directed towards the collegiate talent pool.
The Power Rankings for the summer are designed to take into account both the teams’ early offseason actions and the lessons we gained about them during the previous season. That clearly includes coaching decisions as well, some of which were unfinished when we last attempted to establish a league standings.
Both losing Jonah Jackson to free agency and bidding farewell to C.J. Gardner-Johnson were setbacks. However, it’s difficult not to grin at the apparent value the Lions received by strengthening their secondary and defensive front even before April arrived. Marcus Davenport and Amik Robertson appear to be potential upside values, while D.J. Reader and Carlton Davis will provide assistance right away. I would gladly give the Chiefs and Bengals the No. 29 pick in exchange for Tee Higgins or L’Jarius Sneed if I were general manager Brad Holmes—which I am not. Those seem like unattainable goals, and it’s unclear if each player is actually available. However, even if the Lions had to make the arrangement a little sweeter, they still have