All aTwitter: 16 March 2021 - The Fitzmagic edition

After spending the day watching Trubisky, I’m glad they went with Fitzpatrick

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) March 16, 2021

FITZMAGIC LETS RIDE!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/GDii5zRL64

— Jonathan S (@WizardsNation1) March 16, 2021

Terry McLaurin is leading the NFL in receiving yards next year. pic.twitter.com/Ybad3zM6p6

— Matt Valdovinos (@MVScouting) March 16, 2021

TERRY MCLAURIN SUPER STONKS pic.twitter.com/i28thU7pJu

— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) March 16, 2021

“Fuck it McLaurin is down there somewhere” pic.twitter.com/QPIxOVpBNz

— Tyler Browning (@DiabeticTyler) March 16, 2021

Obviously Ryan Fitzpatrick is a one year stop gap. Some takeaways.

1) No reason to draft a rookie QB now. You have 3 vets.
2) I expect Rivera to say the 3 will compete. Fitz probably gets first crack.
3) This wasn't their first plan. I wonder how far down the list this was?

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) March 16, 2021

I asked Ryan Fitzpatrick an age old question: How many buttons should a man have unbuttoned when going out? Regional and seasonal, words to live by.

pic.twitter.com/oSoqrfwRVP

— Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) February 3, 2021

If you would've told me this is where things would end up in January I wouldn't have believed it. pic.twitter.com/nGlJtSbdDZ

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) March 16, 2021

From October, when Ryan Fitzpatrick slid into the backup role behind Tua.

"I thought, is this it? Was that my last game as an NFL player?"

He just signed for $10 million! The Bearded Wonder definitely has some Fitzmagic left in him as he heads to D.C. https://t.co/GamEyExMB8 pic.twitter.com/EfSCSzRdo0

— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) March 16, 2021

Pumped for Fitz. One of the most personable and fun players I’ve ever covered. He’s still got something left in tank, too. WASH just got a lot more magical.

Dolphins, who were planning to lose Fitz, officially need a new backup QB. https://t.co/twF08EOwnf

— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) March 16, 2021

$10M for Fitzpatrick will be the second largest annual contract value for him in his career. Jets were tops with $12M in 2016.

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) March 16, 2021

I think signing a vet QB probably means they don’t love the draft prospects they could realistically get to. Don’t think it makes sense to add a 4th QB to the mix with Fitz joining Heinicke and Allen already on the roster https://t.co/kFqtIQNwEF

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) March 16, 2021

The new Washington Football Team quarterback, over the years: #fitzmagic pic.twitter.com/XctyCfKSS6

— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) March 16, 2021

I said in my Kenny Golladay post that I dunno if Washington has a QB that I’d trust to give him opportunity balls down the sideline, and thus wouldn’t make use of his skillset. They certainly have that now pic.twitter.com/SRL6LY2fJp

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) March 16, 2021

#WFT pic.twitter.com/BYzYoZd2uo

— Paul Conner (@P_ConnerJr) March 16, 2021

Grant, by midseason everyone who voted here will have experienced all three of those emotions. It’s the Fitzpatrick roller coaster that you have to live to understand.

— Tim McDonough (@mcdonough23) March 16, 2021

The beauty of a Fitz year is not in the security. It's in the flexibility. You get a good chance at a competitive season and you keep all your options open. You can draft a guy high, or not. You can draft a project. You can play him, you can bench him, you can play him again!

— Burgundy Blog (@BurgundyBlog) March 16, 2021

Washington needs a new Will linebacker now https://t.co/8BbqqsN5gy

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) March 16, 2021

For comparison, the tampering window opened March 16 last year. Here's when Washington acted:

March 17: Kendall Fuller, Thomas Davis, Kevin Pierre-Louis
March 18: Sean Davis, J.D. McKissic
March 19: Logan Thomas, Cornelius Lucas
March 24: Peyton Barber
March 29: Ronald Darby

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) March 16, 2021

Updated:

March 16: Wes Schweitzer, Kendall Fuller
March 17: Thomas Davis, Kevin Pierre-Louis
March 18: Sean Davis, J.D. McKissic
March 19: Logan Thomas, Cornelius Lucas
March 24: Peyton Barber
March 29: Ronald Darby

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) March 16, 2021

Michael is right. It’s been a long time since those days. https://t.co/fBafvmImJc

— John Keim (@john_keim) March 15, 2021

Hummm - 16M/year.

Call me a homer, but Scherff is at least 1-2M per year better https://t.co/WxLofysXsl

— Mark Tyler(Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) March 15, 2021

That’s not to say history will repeat itself. No guarantee. There are still some WRs available who would be big helps. Need to get a CB for sure. Could use a LB. see what happens

— John Keim (@john_keim) March 16, 2021

Teams Over the Cap
As of March 14, 2021 (Per https://t.co/4v1fYQhOHZ)

Over the Cap
Rams $34.0M
Bears $19.3M
Eagles $18.1M
Saints $17.2M
Falcons $10.4M
Packers $2.4M

— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) March 15, 2021

The Patriots did not like the whole "not making the playoffs" thing. They obviously need to figure out their QB position, but in the meantime, they've been the most active team to kick off free agency.

They're throwing money around.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) March 15, 2021

Patriots board ...

• NT Davon Godchaux: 2 years, $16 million.
• OLB Matthew Judon: 4 years, $56 million.
• DB Jalen Mills: 4 years, $24 million.
• TE Jonnu Smith: 4 years, $50 million.

Smith and Judon = now the highest paid skill and defensive players in team history.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 15, 2021

Patriots just paid $48 million for five years of Nelson Agholar and Kendrick Bourne.

31 other NFL teams would be getting crucified for that duo of WR moves.

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) March 15, 2021

To recap (for now), the #Patriots have signed:
- TE Jonnu Smith
- WR Nelson Agholor
- WR Kendrick Bourne
- Edge Matthew Judon
- DL Henry Anderson
- DT/NT Davon Godchaux
- DB Jalen Millis
Also re-upped DT Carl Davis and DE Deatrich Wise.
Great googly moogly.

— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) March 16, 2021

Perhaps other teams forgot to set their clocks ahead by an hour today? https://t.co/LeodOMZ47J

— John Keim (@john_keim) March 15, 2021

Bill Belichick probably texted Tom Brady today for advice.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) March 15, 2021

Trying something new here...Hit me up at (415)612-1737. Rule #1...no texting on Gamedays pic.twitter.com/fLTdAOdZmc

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) March 15, 2021

This seems like the frustration of watching Brady win a Super Bowl reaction

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) March 15, 2021

Yup. We're conditioned to think Patriots moves are relevant and also some galactic chess gambit https://t.co/SGyXvmrLru

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 15, 2021

Brady: <wins Super Bowl without Belichick>

Belichick:pic.twitter.com/GAqHYx2vYi

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) March 15, 2021

Rome wasn't built in a day, but the 2021 Patriots might be. https://t.co/lNyGPRjtzL

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 16, 2021

Ok. Okaaaaay https://t.co/QYV6ICiMYX

— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) March 15, 2021

anytime you can trade for one of the best quarterbacks of the last decade for one of the statistically worst ones and absorb a $39 mm cap hit in the process, you gotta do it https://t.co/CWeFbUe6ni

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 15, 2021

Tons of free agents remain available, including:
▫️OT Trent Williams
▫️WR Kenny Golladay
▫️WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
▫️RB Chris Carson
▫️TE Hunter Henry
▫️WR Curtis Samuel
▫️WR Will Fuller
▫️DE Jadeveon Clowney
▫️QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
▫️DE Carlos Dunlap
▫️CB Shaq Griffin

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 16, 2021

The slowest moving market so far today has been WR:

* Kenny Golladay: Unsigned
* JuJu Smith-Schuster: Unsigned
* Corey Davis: Unsigned
* Curtis Samuel: Unsigned
* Will Fuller V: Unsigned
* Nelson Agholor: Unsigned
* Antonio Brown: Unsigned
* Marvin Jones, Jr.: Unsigned

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 15, 2021