Ryan Neal News
On a day full of news, none might be bigger than Julio Jones reaching an agreement on a one-year deal to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tuesday afternoon. The 33-year-old is fresh off a year with the Tennessee Titans after spending his first 13 seasons in the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon. Now, Julio […]
NFL Insiders Tier the League’s Best Front-Sevens in 2022
With the NFL offseason calendar reaching its mid-way point, here the NFL Insiders of The 33rd Team take a moment to tier out each NFL team’s Front-Seven unit into separate tiers from Tier 1 to Tier 7. After tiering each NFL starting quarterback, their supporting weapons, and the league’s best offensive lines, we continue our […]
One Burning Question for Every NFL Team
As teams across the NFL’s open minicamp and ramp up preparations for the new season, the league’s head coaches will each face persistent questions about the pressing issues on their respective rosters. No team in the NFL is without its flaws or holes and every team will have roster or contract problems to resolve as […]
Top Five 25-and-Under Cores in the NFL
Tom Rudawky is a former NFL scout for the New York Giants who previously worked in football operations for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He now writes for The 33rd Team among other publications. In the world of NFL roster building, decision makers walk a fine line between establishing a strong core of young […]
NFC South Over/Under Predictions
Following the NFL schedule release, fans and analysts often try to predict which games will be won and lost by each team. Another key aspect of the schedule release involves sportsbooks setting the predicted number of games any given team should win, using the book’s models. In this series, each of the eight NFL divisions […]
How Super Bowl Champions Defy NFL Trends
The NFL is an ever-evolving brand as year upon year, more changes are made to improve the quality of the product. The same can be said for the performances on the field and how coaches evolve their schemes to try and get ahead of the curve and gain an advantage. So, how has the use […]
Why This Draft is More Important for These Teams than Any Others
The NFL Draft has transformed into a three-day spectacle with many months of analysis, breakdowns, and endless scouting reports culminating in a seven round sprint that lays the groundwork for much of the season ahead. The draft is an important time for all franchises, competing and rebuilding alike, as it provides a cost-effective way to […]
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 […]
5 Teams Poised To Trade Up in Round 1
Tom Rudawsky is a former NFL scout for the New York Giants and previously worked in football operations for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He now writes for The 33rd Team among other publications. Find him on Twitter @TRudy831 With the NFL Draft now nine days away, teams across the league are tidying up […]
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 […]