It feels like once the season is over, fans jump to the NFL Draft as the next big thing during the offseason. While the draft brings the excitement of a live event and the promise of young, cheap talent, free agency could be just as important for team development, especially in the immediate.
Just look at the 2018 Detroit Lions. One could make the argument that they had one of the better drafts in the league—getting significant (and good) contributions out of each of their draft picks from the first four rounds. However, in free agency the team struggled to find any impact players, and one could argue that has a lot to do with their struggles in 2019.