The opening of free agency can be the cruelest of days.

For weeks, teams and fans have been poring over the presents they could buy themselves. Contracts have been restructured. Potential depth charts have been scribbled out and debated on social media. Then, days like Monday arrive and we’re all stuck watching the Eagles do an end zone dance with the Giants’ and Jets’ top free agents while waiting for Joe Schoen and Joe Douglas to do … something.

Of course, as you’ve heard and experienced time and again, winning free agency doesn’t mean you always win in the fall. So let’s take a look at a frenzied opening to NFL free agency and what it might mean:

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