J.J. McCarthy, QB: Minnesota Vikings -> New York Giants
Joey Porter Jr., CB: Pittsburgh Steelers -> Dallas Cowboys
Cam Jurgens, C: Philadelphia Eagles -> Baltimore Ravens
Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals -> Houston Texans
Quenton Nelson, G: Indianapolis Colts -> Seattle Seahawks
DeForest Buckner, DT: Indianapolis Colts -> San Francisco 49ers
Jeffery Simmons, DT: Tennessee Titans -> Chicago Bears
Jacoby Brissett, QB: Arizona Cardinals -> Baltimore Ravens
Jessie Bates III, S: Atlanta Falcons -> Jacksonville Jaguars
Davon Godchaux, DT: New Orleans Saints -> Jacksonville Jaguars
Andre Cisco, S: New York Jets -> Detroit Lions
Jordan Davis, DT: Philadelphia Eagles -> Jacksonville Jaguars
Keenan Allen, WR: Indianapolis Colts -> San Francisco 49ers
Amani Hooker, S: Tennessee Titans -> Buffalo Bills
Kirk Cousins, QB: Las Vegas Raiders -> Minnesota Vikings
Daiyan Henley, LB: Los Angeles Chargers -> Denver Broncos
Josh Downs, WR: Indianapolis Colts: Indianapolis Colts -> Kansas City Chiefs
The busy deadline day ended with a final, classic player for player trade:
Andrew Vorhees, G: Baltimore Ravens -> Atlanta Falcons
Ryan Neuzil, C: Atlanta Falcons -> Baltimore Ravens
The 18 trades was just reduced to 17 trades when the Broncos deal with the Chargers for Daiyan Henley “will not be finalized.” The Broncos reportedly found an issue with Henley’s knee during the physical. This was one of the deadline day deals that stood out to me. I believed that Henley could really impact an already solid Broncos defense.
So, 17 trades.
The biggest and best deadline day trade was the Minnesota Vikings acquisition of Kirk Cousins. It’s been exhaustively repeated that the Vikings only need average quarterback play to be contenders. Despite a 6-2 start, the quarterback play has only occasionally touched average. It’s been a problem. It’s assumed that Cousins will be the answer. The only in-season quarterback change that worked for me was one that involved a quarterback with experience in Kevin O’Connell’s offense. Cousins played for the Vikings from 2018-23. The final two of those six years was in O’Connell’s offense. A trade for Kirk Cousins was the only quarterback trade that worked for me. Despite being 38, his play has always been well above average. The Vikings could use well above average.
The Jacksonville Jaguars aggressively improved their defense:
Jessie Bates III, S
Jordan Davis, DT
Davon Godchaux, DT
Jaguars general manager James Gladstone clearly learned from his time with the Los Angeles Rams. “F’them picks.”
The Indianapolis Colts were the biggest sellers. They dealt a bunch of their “stars:”
DeForest Buckner, DT
Quenton Nelson, G
Josh Downs, WR
Keenan Allen, WR
While the Colts were actively dealing, they did keep two of their most attractive trade targets:
Daniel Jones, QB
Jonathan Taylor, RB
The Colts added a bunch of needed draft picks but they didn’t replace the first-round pick they sent away last year when they were buyers on deadline day.
Now, it’s back to the regular season and this week’s games. We’ll see how many of the new players play for the new teams.
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