Sunday, January 10, 2010

Early comp pick projections for 2010, Part VII

The final post in my series explaining the compensatory pick possibilities for each team takes a look at the remaining teams in the AFC South.

Click here to review the Unrestricted Free Agents lost and signed by each team during the qualifying period of the 2009 offseason.

Click here to read why Denver will not get any comp picks this year.


San Diego — The Chargers lost two qualifying players and signed one. They should receive one comp pick for the loss of Igor Olshansky, in either the fifth or sixth round.

Oakland — The Raiders lost one qualifying player (Jake Grove) and signed one (Khalif Barnes) who likely will qualify. If Barnes does qualify, the Raiders will receive a net-value comp pick at the end of the seventh round, after the true comp picks but before any non-compensatory picks that might be added. If Barnes does not qualify, the Raiders will receive a comp pick for Grove, likely in the fourth round but possibly in the fifth.

Kansas City — The Chiefs did not lose any qualifying players and will not receive a comp pick.


The first six posts in this series covered a handful of the teams who will not receive a comp pick, the NFC East and NFC North, the NFC South and NFC West, the AFC East, the AFC North and the AFC South.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Early comp pick projections for 2010, Part VI

The penultimate post in my series explaining the compensatory pick possibilities for each team takes a look at the remaining teams in the AFC South.

Click here to review the Unrestricted Free Agents lost and signed by each team during the qualifying period of the 2009 offseason.

Click here to read why Houston will not get any comp picks this year.


Indianapolis — The Colts did not sign any qualifying players. They should receive a seventh-round comp pick for the loss of Darrell Reid and possibly a seventh-rounder for the loss of Hunter Smith, if he qualifies.

Jacksonville — The Jaguars signed two players who will qualify and lost two players who definitely will qualify and one (Khalif Barnes) who likely will qualify. If Barnes does qualify as a player lost, the Jaguars should receive a sixth-round comp pick for Mike Peterson. If Barnes does not qualify, the Jaguars will not get a comp pick.

Tennessee — The Titans lost six players who will qualify, including the highest-valued player who qualifies, Albert Haynesworth. They signed two players who will qualify and one (Mark Jones) who is on the bubble. They will get the highest third-round comp pick for Haynesworth and either two or three other comp picks, depending on whether Jones qualifies. The Titans' other comp picks should be in the seventh round, but one has an outside chance of being in the sixth round.


The final installment will cover the remaining AFC West teams — San Diego, Oakland and Kansas City.

Previous posts covered a handful of the teams who will not receive a comp pick, the NFC East and NFC North, the NFC South and NFC West, the AFC East and the AFC North.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Early comp pick projections for 2010, Part V

The fifth post in this series explaining the compensatory pick possibilities for each team takes a look at the remaining teams in the AFC North.

Click here to review the Unrestricted Free Agents lost and signed by each team during the qualifying period of the 2009 offseason.

Click here to read why Cleveland will not receive a comp pick this year.


Cincinnati — The Bengals will receive a comp pick for the loss of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and it almost certainly will be in the third round. If Laveranues Coles counts in the equation, the Bengals will not receive another comp pick. If Coles does not count, they also will receive a comp pick for Stacy Andrews, in either the fourth or fifth round. Click here and scroll down to read about why Coles might not count in the equation.

Baltimore — The Ravens signed four players who will qualify and lost four players who will qualify, so they will not receive a true comp pick. They might receive a "net value" comp pick, if the combined value of the players they lost is sufficiently higher than the combined value of the players they signed. Whether that is the case will be determined by the final values of the players involved.

Pittsburgh — The Steelers lost three qualifying players and didn't sign any, so they will receive three comp picks. They should receive a fifth-round comp pick for Bryant McFadden, a fifth or sixth (most likely a fifth) for Nate Washington and a seventh for Byron Leftwich.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Early comp pick projections for 2010, Part IV

In the fourth post of my series explaining the compensatory pick possibilities for each team, I'll look at the teams in the AFC East.

Click here to review the Unrestricted Free Agents lost and signed by each team during the qualifying period of the 2009 offseason.


New England — The Patriots should get four comp picks. They lost four players who will qualify and didn't sign any players who definitely will qualify. They also have one player signed and one player lost who are on the bubble for qualifying. Because the player they lost has a higher value than the one they signed, there is no way for the player signed to qualify without the player lost also qualifying, so those players will not affect the Patriots' comp picks. Three of the Patriots' comp picks will be in the seventh rouond. One, for Jabar Gaffney, likely will be in the seventh round but has a small chance of being in the sixth round.

Miami — Whether the Dolphins get a comp pick depends on whether Joe Berger qualifies for the equation. If he does, the Dolphins will not get a comp pick, because they would have lost two qualifying players and signed two qualifying players. If Berger does not qualify, though, they would have signed only one qualifying player and would get a comp pick for Renaldo Hill in either the sixth or seventh round.

New York Jets — The Jets will not receive a comp pick. They signed three players who will qualify and one who is on the bubble for qualifying. They lost no more than three players who will qualify. As I explained in a previous post (scroll to the bottom of that post), Laveranues Coles might not qualify for the equation, which would mean that the Jets lost only two qualifying players. Either way, the Jets did not suffer a net loss of free agents and will not receive a comp pick.

Buffalo — The Bills signed two qualifying players and lost two qualifying players, so they will not receive a true comp pick. There is an outside chance that the Bills will receive a "net value" comp pick at the end of the seventh round if the players they lost have a combined value that is sufficiently more than the combined value of the players they signed. Whether that is the case will be determined by the final values of the players involved.