The 2023 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching, and everyone is putting the finishing touches on their final mock drafts. Inside all 32 team buildings, personnel members are finalizing plans for draft night while phones are ringing as teams try to feel out where other clubs stand in the trade market. This is my only mock […]
NFL Draft Week: The one week on the calendar where everyone claims they’re hearing so-and-so, and no one knows who’s telling the truth. Let’s take a look at some of the recent information going around and dissect if there’s any truth to it. 2023 NFL Draft: Fact or Fiction? Texans Thinking Defense in Round 1? […]
The 2023 NFL offseason’s biggest storyline reached a conclusion when the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets finally reached an agreement on a trade for future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers. That begs the question of whether Rodgers will be able to propel a Jets team that already had a top defense and some […]
The Carolina Panthers are unofficially on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick as the 2023 NFL Draft approaches, but there’s a star quarterback who appears to be the heavy favorite to be headed to Carolina. New coach Frank Reich will wind up mentoring Bryce Young when the team selects the Alabama quarterback first […]
When I’m hosting a show and a headline-worthy story breaks, I like to use one evergreen, open-ended tee-up like this: One sentence to sum up the big news, followed by a quick “Where does your mind go?” It usually leads to a good response and fun interaction when the newness and gravity of a big […]
Josh Larky and Ryan Reynolds present a mock draft that’s heavily influenced by the current betting markets. Analysis, team fits, bets to take and occasional fantasy thoughts are present throughout. Betting odds will also feature implied percentage odds for context. If we recommend betting on a player at +300 odds, we expect this bet to […]
When I was asked to evaluate Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, the presumptive first pick in this week’s NFL Draft, it made me think back to when I first scouted collegiate players. It was 1999, and then-St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil asked me to evaluate potential first-round picks —a group that included wide receiver Torry […]
Does anyone doubt a quarterback will be selected to open the 2023 NFL Draft? We don’t, whether it is Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud (scouting report) or Alabama’s Bryce Young (scouting report). History in this century tells us that’s how it will pan out: 16 of the 23 No. 1 overall picks have played the position. […]
It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the 1900s ended and the 2000s showed up, so now is a good time to figure out which NFL teams have prospered best in the draft. No franchise – not even the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets or Arizona Cardinals – has completely flopped. Indeed, each of those three […]
One of my favorite drafts during my NFL management career was when we selected future Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss at No. 21 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. With Tuesday being the 25th anniversary of the selection, it feels like a good time to recount how it came together. When I attended the […]
