While much of the media content revolving around the NFL is currently focused on the draft, the very fact the NFL decided to release the 2011 schedule on Tuesday evening makes me believe they are closer to agreeing to a CBA deal than most of us think.

If I’m correct in that assertion then free agency will take place—likely sometime after the draft. And if that is true, it is important to determine the value of such free agents.

For the purposes of this article, we want to compare the top cornerback and top wide receiver that will be available as free agents.