And now as our final look ahead it is time for the NFC East. The sad news here for the NY Giants is that I do not see how the G-Men don’t finish last in this group. The EAGLES are defending Super Bowl champs, and despite some VFA losses, they still look like they are top team as… Read More »
Let’s take a look at the NFC West where team strengths appear to be changing a bit. The recent perennial favorite in San Fran seems to be in a serious roster reload mode. The 49’ers were devastated by injuries last season, and now face financial/Cap challenges. The RAMS would appear to be the division favorite heading into the… Read More »
Much like the AFC North this division had 3 teams with a winning record and DA BEARS left to reconfigure a roster that left them at 5-12 and picking in the 10th slot. GM RYAN POLES has been busy trying to fix that. And despite some solid results the VIKINGS, LIONS & PACKERS have been busy turning the… Read More »
We move to the West of the AFC in this pre-Draft Mock. Another tough division where 3 of the 4 teams managed double digit wins last season and all 3 made the Play-offs. But the CHIEFS fell short in their attempt to score a Super Bowl 3-peat. And they are doing some serious roster retooling in an attempt… Read More »
Let’s hop on up to the AFC North for a look at the RAVENS dominated division. 3 of the 4 teams in the division had winning records last season, but the Bengals missed the Play-Offs at 9-7, and despite going 10-7 and gaining a Wild Card spot, the Steelers were one and done again in the Play-Offs. The… Read More »
Now that we have pretty much ended the early segment of NFL Veteran Free Agency I am attempting to project what will transpire at the April Draft, with the added information on what teams gained, and what they lost. For some teams the signings changed little, while for others it was a big deal. Also note that I… Read More »
Time to look into Draft prospects for the NFC South, where the BUCCANEERS have become the dominant team pretty much heading the division since the signing of TOM BRADY. And at least in the regular season they have hardly seemed to miss Brady. Post season… that’s another story but let’s not get greedy. Let’s check it out. CAROLINA:… Read More »
Not really sure if anyone in this division has much, if any, chance to overtake the BILLS anytime soon. A couple years ago it looked like the Dolphins might be an ascending team, but a series of injuries and some Salary Cap issues seem to have set them back significantly. And of course the JETS & PATRIOTS are… Read More »
It looks like the QB group for the 2024 NFL Draft will be excellent and deep. But that assumes just about all the top QB actually declare. The vast majority of them do indeed still have potential eligibility remaining for the 2024 College season. But there are some complex and/or under the radar circumstances that may influence the… Read More »
The college football season’s regular schedule is 2/3 over. With everyone having concluded at least 8 scheduled games, let’s put a ranking ribbon on it. Let’s get my takes on it before the NCAA Committee posts their official first rankings list on Tuesday night. GEORGIA 8-0 They have broken in their new starters and still look… Read More »
I have been a bit wary of selecting the top teams for this list, primarily because of my concerns regarding transfer portal, NIL and team conference jumping. No doubt these factors will all come into play this football season, but chances are it will be even more of a concern in 2024. So let’s go with the old… Read More »
The month of June is on the horizon, and the NFL Draft is a full month in the rear view mirror. And to be honest I have not seen a new specific Team Draft Grade request from any readers in over a week. So, I am going to wrap up my Draft Grade series with a total report… Read More »
We are getting to the end of these Draft Grades and I have finally reached the point where I think I know how I really feel about this Draft for the TEXANS. I am a very strong believer that for a team that was in the sorry situation that they were 3 seasons ago, a total roster rebuild… Read More »
As long as these guys have a healthy JUSTIN HERBERT as their Franchise QB they will always be worthy of a mention when discussing Play-Off contenders in the AFC West. But to my eyes this team is unlikely to be a legit threat to the MAHOMES-led CHIEFS until they figure out how to either draft tougher players, who… Read More »
The new leadership council is well on its way to a retooling of the RAIDERS roster which had been the work of Team GRUDEN/MAYOCK. And quite frankly I think many of the initial moves initiated by Team ZIEGLER/McDANIELS already look like moves that are still heading backwards, or running in place. DEREK CARR out, JIMMY GAROPPOLO in, does… Read More »
With the meteoric emergence of QB JOE BURROW as their Franchise QB the BENGALS have emerged as a penthouse dweller, and are actually acting like one most of the time. They still throw nickels around like manhole covers on certain things, but they are willing to pay the price to sustain a winning roster. And it should also… Read More »
The one is a bit dicey to figure, because they went out to get the top Pick in the Draft and got it at a fairly steep price when you realize how good of a wideout D.J. MOORE had been for them, and how many Picks over this and next year’s Draft they gave up for this Pick.… Read More »
After a noisy pre-Draft period, which hit its apex when GM RYAN POLES traded the first Pick in the Draft to Carolina for a nice bunch of Picks and the Panthers top receiver in A.J. MOORE. Don’t discount the value of MOORE when discussing this Pick trade. Without an elite QB throwing to him in Carolina MOORE has… Read More »
I owe all the Saints fans down in the Big Easy and other points around Louisiana a major apology. I had worked up a Draft Grade and analysis for the SAINTS just after the Draft ended. But other than talking about it briefly in radio conversation with Billy Ryckman on “The GOAT” radio station out of Lafayette, I… Read More »
Jets, Jets, Jets! So, by now most JETS fans have at least halfway descended back down to Mother Earth after their pre-Draft high based on the RODGERS trade officially done . The team’s Draft is still in the background shadow of Savior AARON RODGERS and his descent into the Big Apple. They have their QB for now… Read More »
The reborn GIANTS, under the new leadership of GM JOE SCHOEN and Rookie Head Coach BRIAN DABOLL morphed into a Play-Off caliber team last season. And they are hoping that they will take the next step this coming season and progress through some levels of the Play-Offs. With just under 30 new players listed on their post-Draft roster… Read More »
It strikes me that a great number of Cowboys fans (and haters for that matter) are of the false impression that the team just buys up veteran players if it wants to fill holes and build up their roster. In reality nothing could be further from the truth. Jerry Jones might like to do it the old fashioned… Read More »
The LIONS have come on like a freight train after jettisoning the short MATT PATRICIA coaching era. The selection of BRAD HOLMES as their GM and his hire of former LIONS TE DAN CAMPBELL as their Head Coach has this franchise steadily rebuilding the roster and seems poised for a legit Play-Off spot this coming season. Despite brave… Read More »
There can be little debate that one of the widest and most ardent fan bases in the NFL belongs to the PITTSBURGH STEELERS. And those fans clearly consider last year’s mediocre Steelers effort as an aberration, due in great part to the transition from BIG BEN’s Offense to his anointed successor KENNY PICKETT. It cannot be debated that… Read More »
I am looking to give the Cardinals a grade, but first I want to give you some analysis of how teams work the Draft to accrue the greatest Draft Capitol, now and down the road. Just like most of us might try to find investment opportunities which enrich our financial portfolios teams try to use their current Draft… Read More »
