NFL Free Agency 2020: Grades for every team after first wave

The Dallas Cowboys offseason has been all over the place. That they haven’t signed Dak Prescott to a long-term deal and had to franchise tag him is troublesome, as was the fact that they let Amari Cooper flirt with free agency. Moreover, Travis Frederick shockingly retiring is a big blow to the offensive line and they also lost high-impact defenders in Byron Jones and Robert Quinn in free agency.

At the same time, the Cowboys retained Cooper on a long-term deal eventually and have worked well on defense. Landing Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe on modest deals is huge for this defense, as is re-signing Sean Lee and Blake Jarwin, even if the latter was on a far more expensive deal than expected. Overall, though, Dallas should be ready to rebound as Mike McCarthy takes over and are in a good position to fill remaining holes in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Overall, the Denver Broncos have done a terrific job in trying to get their defense back to championship-caliber as they now form themselves around young quarterback Drew Lock. Trading for A.J. Bouye and Jurrell Casey are high-impact moves with low costs in terms of draft capital while re-signing Shelby Harris also helps the defense. On top of that, Graham Glasgow may have been overpaid but he helps improve the interior of the offensive line.

My big question with the Broncos this offseason, however, is why they handed out the two-year, $16 million deal to Melvin Gordon. It seems unnecessary with Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman already in the mix and at a pretty expensive price. Throw in that they’re fully banking on less than half a season from Lock and that keeps Denver from getting an “A” for the 2020 offseason.