Adam Schefter answers reader questions in his mailbag once a week during the NFL season. Got a query of your own? Submit it here.
Q: Adam, are the Miami Dolphins the clear winner in free agency? I feel like they did well, but also lost Sean Smith and Jake Long.
-- Kelly (Florida)
A: If it means something that the Dolphins "won" the first week of free agency, Kelly, then so be it. It's wise not to make definitive judgments of free-agency winners. How many times have we seen teams like the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles or Carolina Panthers win free agency only to go out and have a poor season. The Dolphins made some aggressive moves that should improve this team. It's fair and deserved to be excited about wide receiver Mike Wallace, and their new linebackers Dannell Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler. What will be more significant to Miami is the draft, when the Dolphins are scheduled to have an extra second- and third-rounder. Let's see how Miami does then as well.
Q: Does the Wes Welker signing change the balance of power in the AFC? Has that been the most influential free-agent signing so far?
-- Jason (Pennsylvania)
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Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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