We designated five different teams as last month. If the , and gained strength by poaching star players, there must be teams which grew weaker via the concomitant talent drain.Fresh off the series, the is are ready to highlight free agency's losers. Fear not, there are reinforcements on the way with the 2015 on the horizon.New England PatriotsThe champion making this list is a microcosm of why the winners of March/April means squat come snow season. The Pats lost a boatload of big-time starters. Top corners and are gone. 's absence will leave a gaping hole in the middle and rotational rusher departed. also lost two productive running backs: and Stevan Ridely are gone. The Pats' additions were mostly middling veterans and boom-or-bust candidates -- though we love the signing. The might be an offseason "loser," but even if they struggle out of the gate as they reshape their identity, when the ball drops in NYC for the start of 2016 we expect them to be back at the top. -- Kevin PatraDenver BroncosThe still have one of the most talented rosters in the NFL, and should still be considered a favorite in the AFC. But their turnover on the coaching staff was followed by a lo s of talent on the roster. They just didn't replace the four quality starters walking out the door: Tight end , safety , guard and nose tackle . The best players they brought were guys like and .This remains the best team in the AFC West until proven otherwise, but they face many more questions than a season ago. -- Gregg RosenthalSan Francisco 49ersThe suffered a brain drain, leadership void and talent depletion in the span of two months. Jim Harbaugh, Vic Fangio and Greg Roman constituted one of the NFL's most succe sful and respected coaching triumvirates of the past half-decade. All have vanished, replaced by 100-yard question marks., Patrick Willis and had been the tone-setting leaders in San Francisco for three consecutive conference title games from 2011 to 2013. The first two are gone and the third is contemplating retirement. The Niners also lost rookie sensation , guard , wide receiver and a pair of starting cornerbacks.An NFC superpower as recently as last offseason, the took several steps back while the and grew even stronger. -- Chris We selingCleveland BrownsCleveland gets Danny Manning Jersey my vote as a free agency loser, though it's not entirely the fault of the coach and general manager. This seems like an organization being pulled in two different directions; one by its football operations arm and the other by its marketing team. On one hand, the want to be splashy and exciting: ! New attitude! ! On the other hand, they seriously need to calm down and focus on the ma sive rebuild ahead of them. Signing is not going to make anyone better in the short term without the right bones in place. Of course, this goes back to some curious drafting decisions over the last two years, especially at quarterback, which also caused them to overpay for a 35-year-old . The thing is, the will be great again and they'll pack the stadium again. But it won't be until they adopt an organizational philosophy that allows the team to make sound football decisions and endure a losing season for the sake of progre s. Responding in a manic fashion every two years only aggravates the wound. -- Conor OrrThe did work in free agency, but it's hard to say if the roster is actually any better -- particularly on offense. is extremely fortunate to have landed another starting job after what went down in Tampa. and , the team's new starting wide receivers, played a combined 1,648 snaps and had two touchdowns between them in 2014. The talented skipped town to Miami and was replaced by former tight end , an offseason darling whose yet to make an NFL impact.The good news for Cleveland? They have two first-round choices lined up for the first night in Chicago. That's old hat for the , but maybe this is the year they actually they take advantage of it. * -- Dan Hanzus*Oakland Raiders fans say we pick on their team, but I disagree. We'd love to see this organization turn it around. The NFL is better when the Silver and Black thrive, but that won't come quickly through this year's free-agency haul.The problem with the isn't what they accomplished -- it's what they didn't. Armed with a mountain of cap space, general manager Reggie McKenzie targeted a slew of big names but couldn't lure any to Oakland. , , , and all chose to sign elsewhere.Center was a good get and , at least, didn't cost much. Still, the signing symbolizes too many of Oakland's free-agent additions: Low-level patches when the desperately needed star power. -- Marc Se slerThe latest Podcast and discu ses the ' new uniforms. Find more content on . Johnathan Motley Jersey