NBC Sports: Best signings of FA so far

[Montana Tom]

Best signing of free agency

Nadkarni: I don’t think he’s the player he was five seasons ago, but I love the Los Angeles Rams’ adding Davante Adams on a two-year deal. The Rams are cooking a bit in general this offseason, bringing back quarterback Matthew Stafford to a team that nearly upset the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles last postseason.

Adams, a three-time All-Pro with the Packers and the Raiders, is a nice addition to a receiver room that also has Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell. What I like about this group for Los Angeles is the variety of styles these players play, and I would bet Adams has a bounce-back year with a competent organization and an offensive genius in coach Sean McVay. Stafford is also the best quarterback Adams has played with since he left Green Bay.



Greif: The Minnesota Vikings’ signing center Ryan Kelly and guard Will Fries. Vikings had a magical last season until their final two games, when pass-rush pressure by the Lions and the Rams completely wrecked one of the NFL’s better offenses.

Quarterback Sam Darnold’s struggles to counter the pressure may have sealed the team’s decision to move on and turn the offense over to second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, but the team still needed to address its protection. It did that by signing Kelly and Fries, who played next to each other in Indianapolis.

The Vikings already had a strong depth chart returning from last season, and they added to it in free agency with defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave and other signings, but if McCarthy thrives in his first season as a starter, as the Vikings hope he will, their decision to shore up its line could be a major reason.

[StickierBuns]

I'll tell you who might turn out to be a monster and that's DT Javon Hargrave. When he's healthy, he's a disruptor.