March 20 marks the first wave of free agency coming to an end in the NFL. Some of the teams with the bigger needs seemed to have forgotten the value of the dollar, spending large amounts of cash on top name free-agent signings.

The Cleveland Browns landed players such as quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and receiver Jarvis Landry. To me, Taylor is largely overrated, but I am sure he will flourish under a solid Cleveland Browns’ line.

Other teams, such as the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers, have failed to make any signings to bolster a struggling receiving core.

With such large names in free agency, such as Allen Hurns and Jarvis Landry, the Bears and Panthers failed to give their quarterbacks any big name weapons. Both teams allowed their best receivers to leave last season.

Former Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery left the team to embark on a journey of finding himself in Philadelphia, winning a  Super Bowl ring behind back up quarterback Nick Foles.

The Panthers let injury prone receiver Kelvin Benjamin leave for a mid round pick. However, this did not seem to phase quarterback Cam Newton, as he performed well, managing to knock off the New England Patriots.

This offseason has looked bleak for the Patriots, as they failed to act on their positions of need. They failed to re-sign both of their starting offensive tackles, leaving an aging Tom Brady unprotected. With a linemen like Ndamukong Suh and Leonard Williams getting two shots a year at Brady, this could prove to be dangerous.

Additionally, the Patriots began  last season with the worst defense in the league over the first five games, and were picked apart by backup quarterback Nick Foles.

They addressed this issue by signing Jason McCourty from the Cleveland Browns, but gave away a draft pick for the 30 year old.

The winner of the offseason for me would be the New Orleans Saints, the same team I predicted to win the Super Bowl back by the beginning of the playoffs. The Saints were easily the best drafters of the last season, landing both the offensive and defensive rookies of the year.

And their off-season  decision making proved to be just as good. They landed Alex Okafor, to a pass rush an already featured Cameron Jordan, as well recruiting Patrick Robinson and Demario Davis.

The Saints defense was already dominant this year, but adding this talent further tells me that the Saint front office knows what they are doing.

This offseason may prove to be the season where the Cleveland Browns turn it around, grabbing an experienced quarterback that can actually throw a football, and a star, big name wide receiver may prove to be what the Cleveland Browns needed.

Minnesota Vikings  quarterback Case Keenum took the Vikings deep into the playoffs after Sam Bradford dominated during the first game of the season. Sam Bradford was the number two ranked quarterback in the NFL. So naturally, the Vikings cut both of them.

They did, however, sign expensive free agent quarterback Kirk  Cousins. Cousins is a fantastic quarterback, however, the Vikings already have some huge contracts on players such as Anthony Barr and Xavier Rhodes. This hurts the Vikings for any needed improvements or contract extensions next year.

The offseason will never be easy; teams need to balance their budgets, which often means cutting players, but need to improve their roster.

We will see how this balancing act works out when the preseason begins in early August.