Best-case, worst-case scenarios for all 32 NFL teams

[gmf1369]

ARIZONA CARDINALS
Best case: Impending free agents — such as Chandler Jones — take team-friendly deals, Arizona gets a CB in Round 1 and another pass-catcher in Round 2

Worst case: Kyler Murray forces his way out

ATLANTA FALCONS
Best case: Land Desmond Ridder in Round 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft

Worst case: Key impending free agents walk and Ridder is off the board by Round 2

BALTIMORE RAVENS
Best case: Select Trent McDuffie in the first round and re-sign veterans Calais Campbell and Justin Houston to friendly deals

Worst case: Key impending free agents walk and they attack the trenches with their No. 14 overall pick

BUFFALO BILLS
Best case: Bring in veteran help, veteran help and more veteran help

Worst case: Make no major additions to the defensive front or wide receiver room

CAROLINA PANTHERS
Best case: Trade back in the 2022 NFL Draft and grab a quarterback in the back half of Round 1

Worst case: Reach for Kenny Pickett at No. 6 overall

CHICAGO BEARS
Best case: Land Terron Armstead and a wide receiver to pair with Darnell Mooney

Worst case: Fail to bring in veteran offensive line or receiving help

CINCINNATI BENGALS
Best case: Pick up multiple offensive line free agents — one being a premier talent — while landing a top interior lineman in the 2022 NFL Draft

Worst case: Sign only average players in free agency and pass on an offensive lineman in Round 1

CLEVELAND BROWNS
Best case: Get Baker Mayfield a new pass-catcher and make the defensive line priority No. 2

Worst case: Overpay for their impending free agents — such as Jadeveon Clowney — and avoid a wide receiver in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft

DALLAS COWBOYS
Best case: Skill position room remains the same for Dak Prescott in 2022

Worst case: Amari Cooper and Demarcus Lawrence are cap casualties

DENVER BRONCOS
Best case: Aaron Rodgers forces his way to Mile High and Davante Adams follows

Worst case: Drew Lock is QB1 for 2022

DETROIT LIONS
Best case: Attack the secondary hard in free agency

Worst case: No clear worst-case scenario — it would be difficult to mess the offseason up

GREEN BAY PACKERS
Best case: Aaron Rodgers sticks around for one last ride, and the team fits him and Davante Adams under the cap

Worst case: The Jordan Love era commences

HOUSTON TEXANS
Best case: Continue to build for the 2023 offseason

Worst case: Go into win-now mode with the idea that Davis Mills can be a franchise quarterback

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Best case: A top quarterback slides to the team in Round 2 and they sign Marcus Mariota

Worst case: Carson Wentz has no competition and remains QB1

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Best case: Go all-in on getting Trevor Lawrence help in free agency with ample cap space

Worst case: No worst case — the team would have to try to have a bad offseason

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Best case: Frank Clark is a cap casualty, allowing the team to build around Chris Jones in the trenches

Worst case: Clark remains, Orlando Brown Jr. re-signs for too much money and the Chiefs are limited for the rest of free agency

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
Best case: Scoop up multiple veteran cornerbacks in free agency

Worst case: Rely on current players in secondary

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Best case: Attack the secondary in free agency and select a wide receiver in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft

Worst case: Fail to sign a veteran cornerback to fit Brandon Staley’s system

LOS ANGELES RAMS
Best case: All key impending free agents — headlined by Von Miller and Odell Beckham Jr. — return to attempt a repeat

Worst case: Aaron Donald hangs up the cleats

MIAMI DOLPHINS
Best case: Revamp offensive line and add receiving threats

Worst case: None — they are too rich in cap space and draft capital to falter badly this offseason

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Best case: Sign cornerbacks Bryce Callahan and Kyle Fuller for next to nothing, LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. slides to No. 12 in the 2022 NFL Draft

Worst case: Forced to cut Danielle Hunter to get under the cap and fail to bring in veteran cornerback help

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Best case: Mac Jones gets a WR1 and J.C. Jackson returns

Worst case: Wide receiver room stays largely the same for 2022

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Best case: Is there a best-case scenario?

Worst case: Everything

NEW YORK GIANTS
Best case: Sign at least one reliable veteran interior offensive lineman and draft a promising offensive lineman in Round 1

Worst case: Do nothing in free agency

NEW YORK JETS
Best case: Completely overhaul the secondary in free agency and in the 2022 NFL Draft

Worst case: None

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Best case: Make a deal for a top veteran quarterback in exchange for draft capital

Worst case: Jalen Hurts is still the QB1 for 2022

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Best case: Don't need to trade into the top 10 to draft quarterback Malik Willis

Worst case: A low-tier veteran is the team's new starting quarterback

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Best case: Use money from a Jimmy Garoppolo trade on cornerbacks in free agency

Worst case: Prioritize retaining players over adding new faces in the secondary

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Best case: Russell Wilson is happy, and the team restructures his contract and doesn’t break the bank on impending free agents

Worst case: Wilson is done

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Best case: Tom Brady reneges on his retirement announcement

Worst case: Kyle Trask is QB1

TENNESSEE TITANS
Best case: Let Harold Landry III walk, replace him in the draft and spend sign a tight end

Worst case: Break the bank for Landry

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
Best case: Don’t reach for a quarterback

Worst case: Cough up the No. 11 overall pick for Jimmy Garoppolo

 

[Jetsfan4life]

Completely overhaul the secondary in free agency and in the 2022 NFL Draft

we have our corners in place
I am assuming that Jason Pinnock has taken one of the starting safety spots but the other one is up for grabs.

 

[Tinstar]

It’s amazing that these experts are sticking to this notion of overhauling the secondary despite the way these players have progressed. Oh well we will all get to see how it shakes out in 2 months.

 

[beresford]

How is it a priority to overhaul the secondary? How about getting a pass rush and then the secondary will look much better.

 

[Jetsfan4life]

it all depends on how the coaching staff not the media sees the secondary.
jets coaching staff loves both starters Bryce Hall and Brandin Echols they also love the versatility that both MC II & Guidry bring at the nickel position just because they are not Top 5 picks does not mean they are not worthy as most media scumbags keep saying.

now safety is another story, Ashtyn Davis has the athleticism and plays fast but his overall game is limited. Jason Pinnock showed potential at the end of the season but this position is limited on potential and free agent signing or draft even both could be in plans but at the corner position the team is set for a few years.

 

[skop]

Jets best case... add at least 1 more toppish draft pick at OL, get impact Safety in 3rd, add a stud or 2 at DE, add a reliable TE, add a WR who keeps CB's up at night.

Jests worst case... overhaul a secondary with Pinnock, Bryce, Echols, and Carter II.

 

[gmf1369]

I 100% disagree because I believe the worst case would be for Mekhi Becton not becoming the Franchise LT we drafted him to become. Year #3 is BIG TIME for this kid (and his Jets).

you can disagree but Mekhi Becton does not come back we have George Fant! if he comes back then he is icing on the cake.

 

[Tinstar]

How is it a priority to overhaul the secondary? How about getting a pass rush and then the secondary will look much better.

I know the Jets need weapons for Wilson and to beef up the OL. . The trouble is I think we can get the weapons in free agency . We need a starting TE. And a receiver which we can get in free agency if need be . The OLman we should be able to get in the draft early and later in the 3rd . What we really need big time is someone to put pressure on the QB . I want the kid from FSU or Devin Lloyd .