Ranking the NFL’s top 100 free agents, plus grading the Carson Wentz trade and options at QB for Colts

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter. 

The NFL has apparently turned into a giant game of Madden, because before this week, playing Madden was the only time I had ever seen two giant quarterback trades go down less than 24 hours apart. I mean, I wasn’t even halfway done processing the Russell Wilson trade when the Colts decided to trade Carson Wentz. I need my processing time, NFL, so please SLOW DOWN with the trades. 

Thanks to the Wentz trade, the Colts now don’t have a starting QB on their roster, which says all you need to know about Wentz: Indianapolis would rather have no one than him. Of course, the Colts do need someone under center this year and we’ll be taking a look at their options in today’s newsletter, plus we’ll be grading the Wentz trade. 

As if that’s not enough, we’ll also be UNVEILING Pete Prisco’s ranking of the 100 best free agents. Basically, if you’re only going to read one newsletter this week, it should probably be this one. 

Alright, let’s get to the rundown. 

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1. Today’s show: Super Bowl favorites after Russell Wilson trade and Aaron Rodgers’ decision to return

With Russell Wilson making the move from the NFC to the AFC, the competitive landscape in the NFL underwent a dramatic shift this week. If you combine Wilson’s exit with the retirement of Tom Brady, that leaves the NFC with a pretty weak group of quarterbacks compared to the AFC. If you want to start an argument with someone this weekend, just ask them to name the top five quarterbacks in the NFC. The first two are easy — I’d say Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford — but after that, things get kind of dicey (Is Dak Prescott next or is it Kyler Murray? And even if you have them as your next two, who do you put after…