Mike Florio shared this graphic on his show yesterday showing the fate of the Jets’ first round picks since 2013: Obviously there’s some busts in there. But there are also some good players in there, too: Sheldon Richardson, Leonard Williams, Jamal Adams. It’s not like the Jets pick busts every year. This is encouraging for… Read More The Jets’ Disastrous Draft History
Via Adam Schefter: Congratulations to Sam Darnold for getting out of New York. He now gets to play with Christian McCaffrey (who we all know is a monster), DJ Moore (who’s a lot better than people realize) and Robby Anderson (again). Those guys represent a massive upgrade over the skill players Darnold was working with… Read More 🚨 Jets Trade Sam Darnold to Panthers
For years, the numbers NFL players can wear has been limited by the position they play. For instance, we all know wide receivers can only wear numbers in either the 80s, or 10-19. Back in the 1980s and before, running backs usually worse numbers in the 30s. Now most wear numbers in the 20s, but… Read More 🔥 NFL Rule Change Will Allow Single-Digit Numbers for Skill Players 🔥
Look at the trajectory of Baker Mayfield’s career: a strong rookie season had people thinking he was the next big thing in the NFL, then a sophomore slump in 2019 had people calling him “overrated as hell” and wondering if he might even be a bust. He bounced back in a major way in 2020,… Read More What is the Correlation Between Offensive Line Play and QB Play?
I went through every NFL draft since 2000 and tallied up the number of Pro Bowlers by round: Now, it looks like talent is dropping off in recent years, but it’s just because the players drafted from about 2017 on just haven’t been in the league long enough to realize their full potential. You can… Read More How Difficult is it to Have a Successful Draft?
Obviously we all know Tom Brady going at pick 199 in 2000 is the biggest draft steal of all time. Brady probably always will be the biggest draft steal of all time, that’s as close to an unbreakable record as it gets. Getting the 🐐 in the 6th round? It can’t get any better than… Read More Biggest NFL Draft Steals Since 2000
With the 2021 NFL draft less than a month away, the Top 5 QBs are being analyzed and nitpicked six ways to Sunday. One of the most overlooked factors when evaluating a college QB is his years of experience playing QB in college. We tend to assume these guys have all played the same amount… Read More Is It Riskier to Draft an Unproven College QB?
While we obsess over how to rank these 2021 NFL Draft QB prospects, it’s important to remember that most of them probably won’t pan out in the pros. Colin Cowherd shared this image on his show today: These are the QBs selected in the top 10 of the NFL draft since 2010. Highlighted are the… Read More Most of These QB Prospects Will Be Disappointments
Via Adam Schefter: This is great news. Sports just don’t feel the same without the fans. We’re still more than 5 months away from the start of the 2021 NFL season. COVID cases are coming down lately and the vaccine is being distributed widely. Let’s hope we continue to make progress against the virus between… Read More 🚨 Goodell Expects Full NFL Stadiums for the Upcoming Season
For most of the past two years, Justin Fields has been the consensus #2 quarterback behind Trevor Lawrence. After he absolutely shredded Clemson in the semifinal game a few months back, it seemed like Fields was solidly locked-in as the #2 pick in the draft. In that game, his talent was on full display. He… Read More 2021 NFL Draft QB Rankings: #2 Justin Fields
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