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Top 5 NFL Front Offices

May 24, 2022 3 min read

While everyone loves to debate which organizations are the best in football, it’s ultimately a (somewhat) subjective endeavor. Depending on the criteria used, knowledgeable people could easily come to different conclusions about the top NFL front offices. Putting that disclaimer aside, here are the criteria we used to determine the best front offices: sustained success, […]

Dak Brown

April 22, 2022 5 min read

Which NFL Teams Have Been Best at Drafting Over the Past 5 Years?

Drafting is an art form. For all we say about the quality of players coming through from college to the NFL each year, the average career length of a first round pick is just over six years. And this has been on a downward trajectory since 1995. It’s so difficult to find a group of […]

Britton Mann

April 6, 2022 3 min read

How Stefon Diggs’ Extension Could Hurt Buffalo Long-Term

On the morning of April 6th, the Buffalo Bills and Stefon Diggs reached an agreement on an additional 4-year extension that would keep him on the team until 2027. This contract came about due to the re-setting of the wide receiver market this offseason that began with Christian Kirk’s free agent deal and continued with […]

Ethan Useloff

March 31, 2022 6 min read

How Does 11 Personnel Usage Translate to Winning?

Lots of focus in today’s NFL is devoted to personnel groupings, often referred to with a two-digit number. The first digit identifies the number of running backs on the field, and the second digit identifies the number of tight ends on the field. For example, 12 personnel describes a personnel grouping with one running back […]

Britton Mann

March 16, 2022 5 min read

What Makes An Efficient Free Agent Signing?

Free agency is the time of the year where teams explore the open market and find veteran players who can make an impact. The goal of this part of the offseason is to sign free agents to fill holes on the depth chart and acquire top talent that other teams could not afford to pay. […]

Jared Hammond

March 12, 2022 2 min read

The Buffalo Bills are fresh off two straight AFC East titles. The last time they did this was from 1988-1991 with Bill Polian as their General Manager. The Bills have one of the more complete rosters in the NFL, plus a defense that ranked 1st in points allowed in 2021, and a superstar quarterback. Josh […]

Doug Pederson and John Fox Break Down Josh Allen’s Insane Go-Ahead TD Pass With 13 Second Left

Doug PedersonJohn Fox

January 29, 2022 < 1 min read

Doug Pederson and John Fox Break Down Josh Allen’s Insane Go-Ahead TD Pass With 13 Second Left

Jared Hammond

January 25, 2022 3 min read

Close, But No Cigar: How The 4 Divisional Round Losers Can Improve Next Season

After a crazy Divisional Playoff round that saw all four games end at the very last second, we take a look at what each eliminated team’s greatest needs are. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Top Need: Wide Receiver Secondary Needs: Cornerback, Defensive End, Interior Defensive Line, Running Back In addition to Antonio Brown and his self-induced departure, […]

Finding Coaching Talent: What Joe Banner Saw in Andy Reid and Sean McDermott

Joe BannerGrant Reiter

January 25, 2022 5 min read

Finding Coaching Talent: What Joe Banner Saw in Andy Reid and Sean McDermott

While Sunday’s game between Kansas City and Buffalo demonstrated why both teams are very likely to remain successful for a long time, each team’s success is not just because of the quarterbacks. As exceptional and important as Mahomes and Allen are, Andy Reid and Sean McDermott have also set their teams up for the long-term. […]

Mike TannenbaumFormer NFL Executive

January 24, 2022 2 min read

NFL Overtime Rules: Does Something Have To Change?

With the Bills vs. Chiefs game, the NFL and its fans have now seen two major moments in which the new OT rules have affected the “outcome” of the game. More specifically, we’ve encountered two games where one offense has never touched the ball in overtime. Is this fair? Current Rule In 2017, NFL owners […]

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