Jaelan Phillips
The NFL Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) is, more or less, the MVP for defensive players. In the last 10 years, eight pass rushers, one cornerback and one linebacker have won DPOY. All of those players were on teams with winning records. >> Other Awards: MVP | OPOY Given the wide field in the DPOY […]
NFL Week 16 Betting: Odds, Spreads, Picks, Predictions for Packers vs. Dolphins
Green Bay Packers (6-8) at Miami Dolphins (8-6) Opening Spread: Dolphins -4.5 Opening Game Total: 46.5 Opening Team Totals: Dolphins (25.5) Packers (21) Weather: Outdoors, no current concerns The Line Report This line opened as Dolphins -4.5. This line has moved to Dolphins -3.5. DraftKings Pick’Em has the Dolphins -3.5. Circa Sports Millions Pro Football […]
Week 12 Rookie Report: Jaelan Phillips Is Starting to Cook
Whether they are high draft picks, late-round value picks or undrafted free agents, we’ll take a look each week of the NFL season at how NFL rookies are doing. Here’s this week’s report: Stock Up Offensive Players QB: Mac Jones – Jones had another great performance, as he seems to out-do himself every week. On Sunday, he went 23-for-32 […]
Week 6 Rookie Report: Penei Sewell is No Bust
Whether they are high draft picks, late-round value picks or undrafted free agents, we’ll take a look each week of the NFL season at how NFL rookies are doing. Here’s this week’s report: Stock Up Offensive Players QB: Mac Jones – Jones had another very solid week against the Cowboys on Sunday. He went 15 of 21 […]
Predicting the 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year with Analytics
The 2021 defensive draft class is a unique one. The first round was largely dominated by offensive players – the first eight picks and 18 of the 32 first-round selections were spent on offense. Regardless of the number, there are plenty of good players on the defensive side of the ball who will be strong […]
Doctor’s Take: Medical Evaluations for Key 2021 NFL Draft Prospects
Dr. Jessica Flynn is a sports medicine physician at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., and she writes about injuries in professional sports on her blog, DocFlynn.com. Dr. Flynn joined this week’s 33rd Team Call to offer her medical evaluation of some of the key players in this year’s NFL draft that have […]
Top 20 EDGE Prospects in 2021 NFL Draft
With so many pass rushers getting signed early in free agency, there may be less of a demand for EDGE rushers in the draft. That said, there are plenty to choose from. Here are the 33rd Team’s top 20 EDGE players available: 1. Kwity Paye, Michigan, 6-4, 272 Kwity Paye is a thickly-built, muscular […]
On the Clock: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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 […]