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    Joe Banner

    Joe Banner is a co-founder of The 33rd Team and was the President of the Philadelphia Eagles from 2001 to 2012 and the CEO of the Cleveland Browns from 2012 to 2013). During Joe's time tenure with the Eagles, they went to five NFC Championship Games in eight seasons, including Super Bowl XXXIX.

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    Joe Banner

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    Joe Banner

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    Joe Banner

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    Joe Banner, Mike Tannenbaum and Britton Mann

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    Did Deshaun Watson’s Contract Break The Future QB Market?
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    Supply And Demand: What Are the Options for Mayfield and Garoppolo?
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    Who Could Land Deshaun Watson?

    Joe Banner

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    Grading the Notable Deals from Day 1 of Free Agency
    Grading the Notable Deals from Day 1 of Free Agency

    Joe Banner and Grant Reiter

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    The Russell Wilson Trade’s Catch-22
    The Russell Wilson Trade’s Catch-22

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    Deshaun Watson Is Most Likely To Land With This Team

    Joe Banner

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    The Pros and Cons of Extending Kyler Murray
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    Top 5 Biggest Impacts Of the 2021 Season
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    Super Bowl Small Ball: Conservative Play Calling Determined Super Bowl LVI
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    Super Bowl Small Ball: Conservative Play Calling Determined Super Bowl LVI

    Super Bowl LVI Instant Reaction: Lack of Calls ≠ Good Officiating
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    Feb 13

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    Joe Banner on Super Bowl LVI: Who Will Win?

    Joe Banner

    Feb 11

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    Banner: Why We Hired Sean Payton and When We Knew He’d Be Great
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    The No. 1 Seed Is Still Pivotal — Tennessee and Green Bay Simply Did Not Take Advantage
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    Rich Bisaccia Deserves An Opportunity to Be a Head Coach

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    Jan 17

    Rich Bisaccia Deserves An Opportunity to Be a Head Coach

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    How Do the Current NFL Head Coach Openings Stack Up?

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    The Teams That Benefitted Most From Favorable Scheduling in 2021
    The Teams That Benefitted Most From Favorable Scheduling in 2021

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    Dec 22

    Why Jonathan Taylor Should Not Win MVP

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    Joe Banner

    Nov 17

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    Banner Headlines: Titans Can Win Without Derrick Henry
    Banner Headlines: Titans Can Win Without Derrick Henry

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    Nov 1

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    Banner Headlines: The Eagles Have Legitimate Long-Term Concerns
    Banner Headlines: The Eagles Have Legitimate Long-Term Concerns

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    Oct 25

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    Banner Headlines: What We Learned in Week 5

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    Banner Headlines: What We Learned in Week 3

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    Sep 27

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    Banner Headlines: Week 2
    Banner Headlines: Week 2

    Joe Banner

    Sep 20

    Banner Headlines: Week 2

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    Sep 20

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    Sep 14

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    Banner: Why I’m Picking Eagles to Win the NFC East
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    Sep 10

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    Joe Banner’s AFC Predictions
    Joe Banner’s AFC Predictions

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    Sep 8

    Joe Banner’s AFC Predictions

    Key Questions Going Into Start of the 2021 NFL Season
    Key Questions Going Into Start of the 2021 NFL Season

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    Sep 2

    Key Questions Going Into Start of the 2021 NFL Season

    Breaking Down the Jamal Adams Deal, 4 Defensive Players Who Are Next
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    Aug 26

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    Aug 19

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    Joe Banner

    Aug 12

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    Joe Banner

    Jul 22

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    The Two Most Underrated NFL Teams Going Into Training Camp

    Joe Banner

    Jul 15

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    Jun 23

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    Joe Banner

    May 31

    It Would Be a Mistake to Trade a First-Round Pick for Julio Jones

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    These Coaches Will Have a Major Impact on 2021 NFL Season

    Joe Banner

    May 26

    These Coaches Will Have a Major Impact on 2021 NFL Season

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    May 17

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    Ja’Wuan James’ Injury Highlights Offseason Rift Between NFL, NFLPA
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    May 11

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    Anatomy of a Draft-Day Trade (and 4 Non-Trades)
    Anatomy of a Draft-Day Trade (and 4 Non-Trades)

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    Anatomy of a Draft-Day Trade (and 4 Non-Trades)

    Late-Round Draft Strategy
    Late-Round Draft Strategy

    Joe Banner

    May 3

    Late-Round Draft Strategy

    The Subtlety of Being a Successful Drafter
    The Subtlety of Being a Successful Drafter

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    Apr 28

    The Subtlety of Being a Successful Drafter

    The False Narrative About Running Backs
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    Apr 22

    The False Narrative About Running Backs

    Domino Effect: How These Offseason Moves Will Affect the NFL Draft
    Domino Effect: How These Offseason Moves Will Affect the NFL Draft

    Joe Banner

    Apr 8

    Domino Effect: How These Offseason Moves Will Affect the NFL Draft

    Tracking Changes in Positional Value in Today’s NFL
    Tracking Changes in Positional Value in Today’s NFL

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    Apr 2

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    Tale of Two Trades: Why the Dolphins’ Moves Were Good and Bad
    Tale of Two Trades: Why the Dolphins’ Moves Were Good and Bad

    Joe Banner

    Mar 29

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    Free Agency Winners and Losers (and Other Observations)
    Free Agency Winners and Losers (and Other Observations)

    Joe Banner

    Mar 26

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    Offseason Outlook: NFC West
    Offseason Outlook: NFC West

    Joe Banner

    Mar 12

    Offseason Outlook: NFC West

    Offseason Outlook: NFC North
    Offseason Outlook: NFC North

    Joe Banner

    Mar 8

    Offseason Outlook: NFC North

    Offseason Outlook: NFC South
    Offseason Outlook: NFC South

    Joe Banner

    Mar 4

    Offseason Outlook: NFC South

    Offseason Outlook: NFC East
    Offseason Outlook: NFC East

    Joe Banner

    Mar 1

    Offseason Outlook: NFC East

    Analyzing the Top Franchise Tag Storylines
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    Joe Banner

    Feb 23

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    Why the 2021 NFL Offseason May Be More Challenging Than Ever

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    After Stafford-Goff Trade, What’s Next for NFL’s QB Carousel?
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    After Stafford-Goff Trade, What’s Next for NFL’s QB Carousel?

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    Nov 30

    Creative Cap Management Will Be Critical in 2021

    NFL Week 12 Quick Hitters
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