Pro Football Focus is at it again, and this time the football analytics firm claims the Houston Texans have had the second-worst loss in free agency.
With the new league year in full swing as of Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, there has been ample time to evaluate all of the NFL’s offseason moves. As such, the Texans’ trading of receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals for running back David Johnson, and the customary swapping of picks therein, landed the AFC South champions as having had the second-worst free agency to this point.
According to PFF's improvement index, only the Patriots (who lost a hall of fame QB) have had a worse offseason than the Texans.https://t.co/KWElwGHsvM pic.twitter.com/3XrYE8f7Me
— PFF HOU Texans (@PFF_Texans) March 18, 2020
The only team with a worse free agency period, according to the PFF metrics, was the New England Patriots with quarterback Tom Brady heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Indianapolis Colts had the best free agency period in the NFL, and were the only AFC South team on the positive side of the ledger. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans were below the meridian along with the Texans.