The 2024 NFL Offseason has brought a ton of change for many teams, and a few moves stick out as being the very best. Every single year, teams hit a home-run in the offseason and build for the present or future, while some teams end up having quite poor offseasons. The status of those offseason won't be known for a while, but for example, I think we can all agree that the Houston Texans 2023 offseason was one for the ages.
But the Denver Broncos 2022 offseason in trading for Russell Wilson and hiring Nathaniel Hackett was a historically bad one. Among all of the moves that have been made in the 2024 NFL Offseason, which five are the best?
5 best moves of 2024 NFL Offseason: Diggs trade and Caleb Williams top the list
5. Denver Broncos drafting QB Bo Nix
Laugh all you want; the Denver Broncos got their guy and the guy who can run Sean Payton's offense the way Payton wants it run. Why are so many people trashing this selection? I personally don't get it. Nix comes into the NFL with a ton of collegiate experience. He had to learn several new offenses during his time at Auburn and Oregon and plays best when he's in rhythm and on time, which is what Payton covets.
Nix's mobilty an off-schedule ability are quite underrated and a nice sprinkle into his game. For the Denver Broncos, they finally get what they were looking for; a potential cost-controlled, long-term, franchise QB.
4. New York Jets investing heavily into offensive line
Jets GM Joe Douglas is very good at what he does, even if he did whiff on the Zach Wilson draft pick back in 2021. The Jets OL was just downright painful to watch during 2023, and Douglas got to work quickly in the offseason, signing LT Tyron Smith, trading for RT Morgan Moses, and signing OG John Simpson.
He continued to add to his OL in the 2024 NFL Draft, taking Olu Fashanu in the first round. With Joe Tippmann and Alijah Vera-Tucker returning, the Jets may actually end up with one of the best OL units in the NFL, and that is exactly what Aaron Rodgers will need at this point in his career.
3. Los Angeles Chargers hiring Jim Harbaugh
The Los Angeles Chargers were the team that was able to lure Jim Harbaugh away from his cushy job coaching Michigan at the collegiate level. Harbaugh returns to the NFL after being a head coach from 2011-2014 with the San Francisco 49ers. Everywhere Harbaugh has gone to coach, he's gotten immediate success, and the recently underachieving Chargers are going to benefit from this hire.
Harbaugh should be able to do enough to ensure that the team maximizes what they have with QB Justin Herbert. He's an old-school, no-nonsense coach.
2. Texans going all-in with Diggs trade and Hunter signing
This is exactly the type of offseason that CJ Stroud was surely hoping for. Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio hit a grandslam when he took Stroud during the 2023 NFL Draft, and adding Will Anderson Jr on the defensive side was also a great pick.
Both Stroud and Anderson proved quickly why they belong in the NFL, and the Texans run to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs in 2023 have given Caserio all the reason to go all-in this year, and all-in he has gone. The trade for WR Stefon Diggs was perfect, and they made a huge free agency signing in DE Danielle Hunter.
Lesser free agents signings like CJ Henderson and Jeff Okudah might have flown under the radar but could contribute as valuable depth pieces late in the season. The Texans have been riding the wave the right way.The
1. Chicago Bears drafting Caleb Williams
Duh. The Chicago Bears had one job this offseason and were able to do that job. Caleb Williams was the consensus No. 1 player in the 2024 NFL Draft and quite easily the best QB in quite some time coming out of college. The team all but guaranteed that Williams was going to be the pick when they traded draft bust Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Bears also doubled-down on their offense when they took Rome Odunze with the No. 9 overall pick. All in all, the Bears kickstarted a new era of football with the selection of Caleb Williams, and it'd honestly be a shock if he did not have a very successful NFL career.