NFL's Biggest Gain/Biggest Loss 2005

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Thinking about a true gain/loss situation, you have to consider what you had to give up in order to acquire a player. It's only really a gain if you're getting value for what you're giving up. Randy Moss is certainly a great player, but the Raiders had to give up the 7th overall pick along with other players. The best free agent signings always seem to be the cheaper ones, like the Eagles last year with Trotter. The biggest reason for that is they hardly had to give anything up, only $750K in cap space. With that in mind:

Biggest Gain:
Lamont Jordan - Oakland Raiders
This guy is going to be Stephen Davis II in Turner's system. He's perfectly built for it: sturdy, rugged, hard runner, and a good blocker. I think he easily picks up 1300 yards and 10 TDs this year. At 5 years for $27.5 million, that's a big-time bargain.

Honorable Mention: Derrick Mason, Baltimore Ravens; Cedrick Benson, Chicago Bears