It is an interesting time for the AFC East, as the Buffalo Bills in 2020 became the first team other than the New England Patriots to claim the division crown since 2008. Miami will look to earn its first playoff berth under head coach Brian Flores – they came down to the wire last season. […]
Each week, we’ve been ranking the top 10 NFL draft prospects at different positions. Well, since offensive tackle is such an important position of need for any team, let’s give you the top 15: 1. Penei Sewell, Oregon, 6-6, 330 A native of American Samoa, Sewell was the first Polynesian and first Oregon player to […]
The franchise tag. Those three words can bring an onslaught of emotions for NFL clubs and their players. Particularly this year, when the overall cap number is down, tagging a player creates cash challenges. There are relational challenges to consider, too. Teams have until 4 p.m. on Tuesday to designate a franchise tag. There’s still […]
All four teams in the NFC South have quarterback listed here as a team need, to varying degrees. The reigning Super Bowl-champion Buccaneers eventually need to think ahead to life after Tom Brady. The need is slightly more pressing for the other three teams. Here’s a preview of what lies ahead during the offseason for […]
After looking at the average tenure of an NFL offensive coordinator last week (read it here), this week we are going to evaluate their defensive counterparts. As we’ll see, defensive coordinators show more stability, with only 234 new hires at DC since 2000, or roughly 11 each year. Only one season since the turn of […]
The 2020 season was the first in this century in which Tom Brady did not take a single snap under center for the New England Patriots, but he wasn’t the only notable missing piece last season. With many opt-outs and injuries, the Patriots missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008 when Matt Cassel […]
Drafting in the NFL is a sport unto itself: Nobody is perfect, but some people are a lot better at it than others. Using Doug Drinen’s “Approximate Value” (AV) statistic, which uses a formula to portion out a team’s success to its players, it’s possible to compare how much value every NFL team has gotten […]
Everyone and their mom can talk about how much they like or hate a deal at the time it happens, but it’s only with the benefit of hindsight that one can truly evaluate how successful a move was. J.J. Watt was booed by Texans fans when he was drafted, while the “Dream Team” Eagles never […]
The Atlanta Falcons had a rough season to say the least — their worst season record wise since 2013, when they also finished with a 4-12 record. This season also saw the Falcons make a number of personnel moves, and they brought in a new regime, headlined by new head coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on top of the NFL world, fresh off their 31-9 thumping of the Kansas City chiefs in Super Bowl LV. Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl and the Bucs defense held one of the most explosive offenses of this generation without a touchdown. So of course, the immeditate question […]
