Everyday of our lives we likely win some, we lose some. That is especially true in the world of sports. In the NFL the annual College Player Selection Process (The Draft) is the primary tool for teams to acquire young talent, at a reasonable price to refresh and/or retool their player rosters. Earlier this week I gave you… Read More »
Let’s carry on with the Cream Of the Crop Drafts over the past weekend. I have 3 more teams that I ranked as having A- efforts, just a notch below the COLTS & EAGLES. So let explain why the following teams impressed me with their drafting efforts. Grade: A- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS SCHNEIDER & CARROLL enjoyed… Read More »
If you are looking at the title of this article, and scratching your head wondering if this is April 1st, and this is bad April Fools Day joke, just relax. No, it is indeed May 1st, and it is not a joke. But you would be correct in thinking to yourself that your friend Pigskin has proclaimed that… Read More »
So, as we wait with baited breath for Rounds 2&3 of the 2023 NFL Draft to kick off let me be the umpteenth one to post the top players left on my Regardless List… 12 WILL LEVIS QB Kentucky 13 MICHAEL MAYER TE Notre Dame 18 JOEY PORTER CB Penn St 27 O’CYRUS… Read More »
Due to Florida weather on Tuesday, I lost almost two full days of Draft Work to home and car issues. First true ice storm I have experienced my 12 years living in Central FLORIDA. Torn lanai screens, dimple dented cars, broken windows, wind & hail damage deluxe, and more. Time to suck it up and move on. So… Read More »
It wasn’t an impressive wining record for regular season play, but under the steady hand of new Head Coach DOUG PEDERSON and the emergence of QB TREVOR LAWRENCE, after a tough Rookie season in 2021 on the wrecked ship HMS URBAN MEYER, the JAGS made the Play-Offs and have the look of a rising team. Now the task… Read More »
PIGSKIN’S FINAL 2023 PROSPECT RANKINGS 1 YOUNG, BRYCE QB Alabama 5’10/195 2 STROUD, C.J. QB Ohio St 6’3/215 3 ANDERSON, WILL E/OB Alabama 6’4/255 4 WILSON, TYREE DE/E Texas Tech 6’6/270 5 ROBINSON, BIJAN RB Texas 5’11/215 6 CARTER, JALEN DT Georgia 6’3/315 7 JONES, BRODERICK OT Georgia 6’5/310 8 GONZALEZ, CHRIS CB Oregon 6’1/195 9 SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON… Read More »
It took final weekend heroics last season for the STEELERS to keep Mike Tomlin’s resume’ of never having a losing season record during his coaching tenure in city formerly known as the Steel City. But there is renewed Play-Off optimism given the progression of new QB KENNY PICKETT in his Rookie season. And you know what most coaches… Read More »
Time to take a look at the team that hopes to capture the NFC South crown after struggling for a couple of years first without DREW BREES then sans-SEAN PAYTON. They conducted one of the off-season’s biggest transactions in signing DEREK CARR as their new QB. He may not be DREW BREES, but he is a better than… Read More »
My how things have changed for hungry Bengals fans, who are now feasting at the upper dining room tables with the emergence of their Franchise QB JOE BURROW. However, the team will be tested sorely over the next few seasons as MR. BURROW approaches that all important second contract, whereby he will eat up a seriously disproportionate percentage… Read More »
Decided to take another little shortcut in an attempt to get as close to all 32-team coverage as possible. I have selected the 4 teams with the least Draft Capital of all the remaining teams I still have to draft for here. I am also going to defer from the profile detail that I would normally compose for… Read More »
It sure looks as though the BILLS will own the AFC East for as long as JOSH ALLEN stays in town. He is still not perfect, which is actually petty scary, but he’s clearly the top QB in the division. But like all teams they have some weak spots on the roster and it will be important to… Read More »
Gonna handle this a little differently this year. Due to time constraints (mine) I am going to do a brief summary for teams in this Conference. I have already done a detailed report on the LIONS who I project to win the NFC North. And I do not really think any of the remaining 3 teams will even… Read More »
The trade that sent QB RUSSELL WILSON to Denver last year seems to be the gift that just keeps on giving, at least as far as the Sea Hawks are concerned. While RUSS and the Broncos floundered last season the Sea Hawks surprised most of us with a Play-Off berth, albeit a short lived run. The dynamic duo… Read More »
Let’s go out a bit on that limb, that is the Draft, and project this Draft as one that must match up favorably with the 2022 effort from the new LIONS Hierarchy that consists primarily of GM Brad HOLMES, HC DAN CAMPBELL, Senior Personnel Director JOHN DORSEY and their entire Personnel Dept. The LIONS turned a corner last… Read More »
I am going to try something a little bit different this morning with how I operate the COLTS Mock. It has been clearly noted that COLTS GM CHRIS BALLARD leans quite heavily for drafting “athletic” players for his roster. Right now I am fascinated by the work of Kent Lee Platte, the Math Bomb, who uses basic info… Read More »
My gut tells me that the Texans are not displeased that the PANTHERS snatched BRYCE YOUNG in my Mock in front of them. From a public relations standpoint BRYCE might have had a bit more pizzaz with the Texans fan base. But looking at the size issues for YOUNG chances might seem better that a taller, beefier STROUD… Read More »
Clearly the Panthers are trying to do a roster overhaul without suffering a hitch in their giddy-yup. And I don’t think they traded up to Pick No. 1 just to grab an Edge-Rusher. They are after their new Franchise QB and the choice seems to me to be either YOUNG or STROUD. They seem to have done a… Read More »
Sorry , but not using the WFT “new” nickname ’cause I hate it. “” sounds like something a House of Representatives committee came up with and sent to DANIEL SNYDER. That’s a personal hangup so just slide past me calling them the WFT, please. RON RIVERA and his troops surprised most folks with a better than expected .500-ish… Read More »
The Cowboys have some holes to fill after struggling to get their Salary Cap in order. I would say RB is a concern for the first time in quite a while. ZEKE ELLIOTT was let go primarily for Cap reasons and TONY POLLARD is coming off a significant injury. As I write this on Easter Sunday the team… Read More »
As things stand right now ‘Trader Howie’ ROSEMAN, the Eagles GM, faces a new challenge, for him at least. The EAGLES are loaded at the top of the Draft considering they were in the Super Bowl a couple of months ago. They have two first rounders and 4 Picks overall in the top 94. Then they don’t pick… Read More »
Before I get going here let us review the most important rules about how I do this. The prospects are rated by my Rankings. Each Team Mock stands alone, which means all players are available every time I start a new Team Mock. This has confused some of our readers in the past since I end up with… Read More »
With Pro Days almost wrapped up I believe it is time to update my Top 25 Prospect list… and then some… C.J. STROUD QB Ohio St BRYCE YOUNG QB Alabama WILL ANDERSON OB/ER Alabama TYREE WILSON DE/ER Texas Tech BIJAN ROBINSON … Read More »
As most of you already know, every year there are almost a full round (32) of players who get drafted but were not invited to the Combine. There are many reasons for this seeming error in judgment but there are actually some very valid reasons behind this phenomenon to occur: Scouts/Personnel people want it up close and personal,… Read More »
Now that I have recovered from the “shock and awe” of the CARR/SAINTS marriage announcement, as well as the BEARS taking advantage of the Panthers impatient Owner Mr. Tepper and moving off Pick One in the 2023 Draft, I am getting back to the guys who used the Combine to raise their Draft stock in my mind, and… Read More »
