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NFL Free Agency 2020: 5 Best, 5 worst deals handed out so far

By Cody Williams

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 29: Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips shakes hands with inside linebacker Cory Littleton #58 of the Los Angeles Rams during pregame warm up for the game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 29: Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips shakes hands with inside linebacker Cory Littleton #58 of the Los Angeles Rams during pregame warm up for the game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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Pick Analysis. QB. player. Scouting Report. Philip Rivers. B. 46. 1-yr/$25 million

When Andrew Luck was thought to be the Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback, they were getting Super Bowl sleeper buzz. That’s the type of roster general manager Chris Ballard had built. But then Luck shockingly retired and Jacoby Brissett wasn’t ready to make that type of run. Philip Rivers, however, is.

Rivers isn’t the same caliber of player as Luck and no one should make that assumption. However, his time with the Chargers was always shrouded by the cloud that he was good enough to compete for championships but the team around him was never on the level he truly needed at the right times.

Now he’s playing behind the best offensive line he’s ever had, has T.Y. Hilton as a true No. 1 and has a young, hungry defense that’s improved dramatically and just added DeForest Buckner. Rivers joining the Colts takes them from fringe playoff team to legitimate contender.

50. OT. 5-yr/$50 million. W. Halapoulivaati Vaitai. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis

Halapoulivaati Vaitai has been discussed as a trade target for quite some time as he’s been a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles. In spot starts and fill-in duty, he’s performed adequately and, subsequently, it was always floated that he could help an offensive line-needy team at the trade deadline.

What Big V isn’t, however, is an offensive tackle you pay $10 million per year in NFL free agency. Yet that’s what the Detroit Lions have done here after they released starting right tackle Rick Wagner just a few days prior.

Vaitai isn’t going to be a disaster but he’s far from a player that you can plug in and forget about. He’s the exact type of player that straddles the line between starter and backup and, while that can be a valuable asset on an offense, this contract is an egregious overpay on the part of the Lions.

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