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NFL trade deadline, here are the winners and losers … and everyone else in between.
Winners
Houston and Denver
This is one of those trades where both teams should be happy both now and later. Denver moves Demaryius Thomas's $ 14 million cap hit off the books for 2019 (which the Texans will probably re-negotiate in the offseason if they decide to keep it) while sending the franchise's second-leading receiver to a contender so he's happy. And finally, they get a fourth-round pick to help build the roster back in 2019.
As for Houston, the Texans have a healthy Deshaun Watson leading them atop an extremely winnable AFC South. To ensure that Houston wins the fight for the third time in the world, the Texans had to find a replacement for the injured Will Fuller that DeAndre Hopkins can continue to win.
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Washington
D.J. Swearinger is playing at an All-Pro level right in Washington, and the 'Skins just went out and got a Bowl-caliber player to support him in the backfield. The move gives Washington versatility with the two safeties and helps with the depth of Montae Nicholson. Washington traded fourth-rounder to Green Bay for the safety, and if Clinton-Ten is not re-signed for the current NFC East leaders, Washington will get a decent compensation for the road, too.
Buffalo
By not dealing with LeSean McCoy, the Bills are winners. Buffalo knew this would be a difficult season, and the Bills could not be expected to be in such a bad spot at quarterback with all the insults. But the Bills believe in Josh Allen, and the franchise knows it. McCoy, signed through 2019, is the offense's best hope, and does not make a move with McCoy means Buffalo does not have to worry about running back position as well.
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Losers
Cleveland
This is not a pile on the Browns, but they should have made a move with Tyrod Taylor. It's a lost year, and they have no use for him. They fired Hue Jackson to get a jump on the coaching search. Having a capable year in the future. Especially when that will be a free agent at the end of the season who will certainly not re-sign there. Plus, a capable quarterback gives you the greatest bang-for-your-buck in a trade in today's NFL. The Browns should have found a way to get a compensation and a person at the trade deadline.
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Oakland and New York Giants
It's my belief that the season is only going to get worse for these two teams who have a combined 2-13 record. The Raiders have only increased their Giant can not win class with Eli Manning at quarterback. Both teams are in miserable moods and can win nothing in 2018 but a high draft spot in '19. Why did not you have a job with Amari Cooper and Khalil Mack, and like the Giants recently did it with Eli Apple and Damon Harrison? awful 2018 season in the draft?
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Net zero
Jacksonville
The Jaguars opted against making a move at quarterback at the trade deadline, meaning they're going to roll with Blake Bortles (or Cody Kessler) under center for the rest of the season that's going downhill quickly. The Dante Fowler Jr. is a great one. Jacksonville shook down the Rams for a 2019 third-rounder and '20 fifth-round pick in exchange for the rusher pass.
That's a lot of draft compensation for a late bloomer that would be a free agent in March, and it could be enough to make a deadline. But the Rams have made some deft moves lately, and when they become the first 19-0 Super Bowl champions, you will not have "the Rams are trade deadline losers" with a Jonathan Jones byline to kick around.
Green Bay
The Packers Essentially Cut Ty Montgomery after Baltimore for a 2020 seventh-rounder. All directions were Montgomery was on the outs after Sunday's kickoff miscue anyway, so they got what they would end up as 230-ish 18 months from now does not mean much. And Clinton-Ten has been expecting after the season, so the packers are having a game in Green Bay.
We'll see
Philadelphia and Detroit
I know I'm going to be better, but I just do not know how to feel about the Golden Tate trade. Lions got a third-rounder for a guy they would not re-sign in a year when they could not make the playoffs. And the Eagles landed a top-flight receiver just as they start to heat up their Super Bowl crown.
On the other side, Jacksonville got more for Dante Fowler than Detroit did for Tate. And even if they do not think the Lions are going to win the NFC North, they're still just 3-4 in a division where no team has more than four-and-a-half wins. And for a third-round price, the Eagles better be able to sign Tate to an extension or else it's just a half-season rental. Of course, if Philadelphia goes back-to-back, then the trade is a clear win.
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