Every year, during free agency and the draft, there’s always the divide between those who grade deals and picks just as they’re done, and those who insist that it’s a useless exercise until and unless you see a player perform in his new environs.
Quite often, the two groups first give grades, and then bash the entire idea. Who says you can’t have it both ways?
What we’re doing with these grades (besides the obvious desire for clicks; let’s just be upfront about that) is assessing player value and potential player fit as the deals happen. Not unlike how teams have to assess the fits of those players as they sign or re-sign them.
So, without further ado, here are the 2022 NFL free agency grades as performed by Doug Farrar and Mark Schofield. Check back often, as the list of grades will continue to expand as the deals continue to happen.