The Kansas City Chiefs need to target the left tackle. After away with guard Joe Tohny, the Chief was able to try and sign the best left tackle available to fill the team’s biggest hole.
The Arizona Cardinals are wise to strengthen their weaknesses. Coach Jonathan Gannon was able to work with one of his former players and was able to exponentially improve Arizona’s pass rush. This was a weakness last season.
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OT Ronnie Stanley: Kansas City Chiefs
It’s well documented how Kansas City’s left tackle became poor during the 2024 season, as it put pressure on 11.3% of passing plays, the worst rate in the NFL. They also paired it to win the lowest 50.0 PFF pass blocking grade in the league. It forced him to play guard Joe Sunny with a left tackle later in the season. However, they swapped Sunny for the Chicago Bears, so that’s no longer an option and they’ll need to correct the left tackle position.
Meanwhile, Stanley has won the best season since 2020 as he has achieved an overall grade of 70.7 PFF. However, Stanley’s 80.9 PFF pass-blocking grade ranked 16th among offensive tackles as he put pressure on just 6.7% of the team’s passing play.
C Drew Dalman: Chicago Bears
New head coach Ben Johnson wasted no time improving Chicago’s offensive line to help quarterback Caleb Williams’ development in his second season in the league. The Bears have already added Jonah Jackson and Joe Sunny to the security guards via deals, and those moves may not stop. Chicago doesn’t actually have a start center for that roster at this point, as Center Coleman Shelton signed a one-year contract with the Bears last season.
Dalman has become one of the best centers in the NFL with the Falcons. He was ranked in the top five in overall PFF grades in each of the last two seasons. His main strength is more in the run game, but Dalman was able to quickly make the Chicago interior trio one of the better interior attack lines throughout the NFL.
WR Amari Cooper: Los Angeles Chargers
Last year’s second round pick, Rudd McConkey, was everything the Chargers wanted, but even more Los Angeles still needed a wide range of receivers. Of Los Angeles’ 242 receiving yards, 197 were recorded by the rookies. This was consistent with what we saw from the Chargers’ offense during the regular season.
While there is no elite wide receiver option in the free agent market following the Cincinnati Bengals franchise tagging Tea Higgins, Cooper is a reliable target in charger attacks and could become a second wide receiver. The veteran wide receiver has not been able to actually carve out his role at Buffalo after he joined the Bills in the mid-season, but having a full offseason with the Chargers offense will still allow him to contribute in 2025.
CB Charvarius Ward: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ward, like other NFL cornerbacks in his first two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, scored an overall grade of 89.1 PFF in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, ranking only for Source Gardner. Additionally, his 2,163 snaps over this period also ranked fourth in the NFL. Ward couldn’t replicate this form and durability in 2024, but it’s largely – if not perfect – due to off-field tragedy. There’s no reason to think Ward, who is only 29 at the start of the season, will not be able to return to his old form in the next few seasons and become one of the best cornerbacks in the league again.
The cornerback position is the Buccaneers need without Jamel Dean’s expected cut, and Ward’s style works well with Todd Bowles’ aggressive defense.
Dimilton Williams: Arizona Cardinals
Arizona’s defense put pressure on just 30.9% of its 2024 pass plays, ranking 27th in the NFL. Additionally, their interior defenders combined to score a 54.3 PFF pass rush grade, which ranked 28th in the league. Cardinals must desperately upgrade pass rushes, both outside and inside. Milton Williams may not be a perfect interior defender due to his struggle with the driving, but he is more than making up for it with Pass Rush Productions. In fact, his 91.7 PFF Pass Rush Grade in 2024 led all the interior defenders of the NFL. His connection with Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon, who was Philadelphia’s defensive coordinator, makes this even better for Williams.
