Free Agency Winner's 3 of 5

Now many will say I'm wrong and this teams #1 but I'm going off last years performance and they did win a playoff game last year. Which in itself was an accomplishment no one had in sight. The Bronco's definitely upped the competition level within that division with a slew of God signings.

They added a Safety in Mike Adams and that was a huge need after last season saw their defense mature into a solid unit. They added two great blocking and playaction TE's in Jacob Talked and Joel Dressen. To compliment the biggest free agent signing of my lifetime with the addition of "The Sheriff" Peyton Manning. What needs to be understood is that defensively there the same team practically and on offense regardless of the haters they're much better already. I could see them going after another veteran RB like LT too. Good in protection and a great receiver out of the backfield as well.

Free Agency Winner's 2 of 5

#2 on my free agency winner's isn't really a team that spent big coin this off season. But they addressed the only real issue they had during last season. The Niners came up big this off season if we're talking getting needs. Not talking wants or spending big on potential.

First even without getting there QB signed they went out and got future hall of famer Randy Moss. They landed Moss and ironically enough it might have been that one signing that led Alex Smith to resign after visiting the receiverless Dolphins. After doing this they made sure to lock up the defensive players that were free agents to.make sure they brought back every component if the top defense in the conference.

Total all that together with signing Alex Smith, Mario Manningham, and Brandon Jacobs. And they've locked up the spot of #2 from me.

Back To The Future

Crazy how things turn out over time. First off I never thought I'd see Peyton Manning leave Indy. Never. Under any circumstances that weren't retirement.

For 12 years Manning's been a thorn in my side. I'm a Texans fan so just knowing that you know what I mean. For years he's carved up our defense regardless of whom was on the team or coaching. Over and over again. A lot of this is because the lack of a dominant pass rusher in the whole division for a long time. Before we drafted Mario Williams Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis were the best in the division and of course if you're playing with a lead your ears are pinned back and your going straight up field. Williams was in the division 6 years and really he produced, but not against Manning all the time. Manning's that good. Now Mario's gone and so is Peyton. But he left for a better situation. Believe it or not.

The AFC West has no pass crushers either. Except for Von Miller and Elvis Dummervil other than those 2 Tamba Hali is the best statistically. The Raiders do have capable players but they haven't performed to expectations. Seymour's still great but being inside and getting older doesn't help the cause. The Chargers, I can honestly say I don't think they even have a true pass rusher. When the Bronco's play the Chargers its going to be ugly. San Diego's rebuilding there defense and Peyton loves that. The Texans were rebuilding for 12 years. Its hard to rebuild when your expectations are to compete with Manning because only the best can compete with him.

Basically Manning left the AFC South the year competition actually kind of caught up to him to go to a division that's built like the AFC South was when it opened up with the Texans entry into the league. I'd hate to be cliche but he went "Back To The Future."

Free Agency Winner's 1 of 5

Back again. Sleepless night. Got to write. Free agency is a couple days in so let's get into biggest winner's. I'm going from best to worst. 1-5 one per post to hold some interest for a few days. So pay attention so you can compare post after post. Let's jump onto this.

The team I'm putting in first didn't even have to sign a free agent to make my list. They did go put and get what I consider an elite wideout. In doing so they got the man they've considered their QB in Chicago for a couple years now. Brandon Marshall is more than just Cutlers favorite target. Whole in Miami he still put up great stats in a horrible offense. An offense with a rotation of back up QB's throwing him the ball. It's really crazy to think of what would have been if they'd never been separated. Lets not forget they once connected on 20 passes once in a game. That's outrageous.

Now not only did they do that but they resigned DE Israel Idonije and signed safety Brandon Merryweather. I can see him pairing with youngster Major Wright to solidify the positions for them. Only problem being Matt Forte is looking to hold out. They get that deal done before the season, then they've handled business for this free agency period.

There's #1 I'll give you one hint as to #2. It's one of the California teams. . . Next installment tomorrow.