Giants move on from QB Jones; to start DeVito … In what was this week’s worst kept NFL secret, the 2-8 NY Giants, who would have the 4th or 5th pick were the draft held this week, will bench starting QB Daniel Jones and replace him with Tommy DeVito. In fact, its probably the last anyone will see… Read More »
Argos win CFL’s Grey Cup game … While the NFL was wrapping up its Sunday schedule this evening, the Toronto Argonauts won the 111th edition of the CFL’s Grey Cup game with a 41-24 triumph over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Place in Vancouver. Ironically, this was the CFL title the Argos thought they were on pace… Read More »
Jags, Titans 1-2 in weekly selection order as top 8 set … At least for this week, the top of the updated selection order for the first round of the 2025 draft will have a distinctly AFC South flavor as Jacksonville hangs onto the #1 spot while Tennessee will move up into the #2 spot. Meanwhile, Cleveland, Las… Read More »
Jags to hold onto top pick … With Jacksonville going down to a rather resounding defeat in Detroit, we can confirm that the Jags will hold the #1 pick in this week’s selection order. In fact, because the Jags have a relatively weaker SOS figure than the other 2-win teams, they are actually pretty well assured of keeping… Read More »
2024 Grey Cup preview … As noted earlier in the week, the Canadian league championship will be decided this weekend when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers face the Toronto Argonauts in the 111th edition of the CFL’s Grey Cup game at BC Place in Vancouver. Kick-off is a 6pm ET on Sunday with coverage in Canada on CTV, TSN… Read More »
Vols-Dawgs hilite weekend college action … It may sound a little bit like a broken record, but the one really key game on this weekend’s college football schedule is in the SEC where #7 LSU takes on #12 Georgia at 7:30 PM ET Saturday evening on ABC. The game is particularly critical for Georgia’s playoff chances as the… Read More »
Browns easiest path to #1 pick … Was chatting with a couple of other draft watchers earlier in the week and none of us could remember a time when the draft order changed so dramatically in just one week, especially this late in the season. And with 5 teams with just 2 wins to date this fall and… Read More »
Combine gets another year in Indy … The NFL announced earlier this morning that the annual scouting combine will be held again in Indianapolis in 2026. This year’s combine had already been slated for Indianapolis, but that was the last year of the NFL’s previous agreement with the city and the league had accepted bids from other cities… Read More »
Eagles, Washcoms kick off weekend action … Interesting week on the NFL schedule this weekend which kicks off Thursday evening with Washington playing at Philadelphia with first-place in the NFC East on the line. Same thing on Sunday when Baltimore plays at Pittsburgh for the AFC North lead in an early game, while Buffalo will host Kansas City… Read More »
QB issues to impact race to top pick … Three of the NFL’s 5 teams with 2 losses apiece have, or will, make decisions on their QB situati0ns that could have a major impact on who ends up with the top picks at the 2025 draft. Jacksonville, which would have the #1 pick overall were the draft held… Read More »
Dad/coach Deion confirms he’ll be involved in Shedeur, Travis Hunter drafts … He’s been very quiet of late, but Colorado coach Deion Sanders indicated during an interview earlier this week that he’ll be ‘getting involved’ if the wrong team were to draft either star Buffs’ QB Shedeur Sanders and WR/CB Travis Hunter. Sanders, the dad/coach, though, also indicated… Read More »
Random thoughts on the CFP playoff rankings … For those that don’t follow college football all that closely, the CFP playoff committee released their updated playoff rankings last night as they’ll do every Tuesday between now and the end of the college season. Oregon remains the #1 team, followed by Ohio State, Texas, and Penn State with upstart… Read More »
First-round mock updated again!!! … Normally we only update our first-round mocks every month or so, unless there is a major change. And we got that last week with the rather dramatic changes in the selection order as a result of this past weekend’s games. So we have in fcat updated our first-round projection for the 2025 draft… Read More »
Jags up to #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, Jacksonville has retaken over the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today.
Jags to #1 with Pats win … Just a quick update on what we learned via the late Sunday afternoon games re the opening round selection order for the 2025 draft, at least for the week. Miami will have the 3rd pick, following Jacksonville and the Giants if they lose tomorrow night’s Monday nighter in LA against the… Read More »
Bombers, Argos to meet in 111th CFL Grey Cup … It will be the Winnipeg Blue Bombers against the Toronto Argonauts in the 111th edition of the Grey Cup next Sunday in Vancouver. The Bombers will be headed to their fifth straight CFL championship game with a 38-22 win over Saskatchewan earlier this evening, while Toronto booked its… Read More »
#4 Canes, QB Ward ‘wrecked at Tech … Miami has kind of lived on the edge much of the season and 4th ranked ‘Canes paid the price in an early game today losing 28-23 to a middling Georgia Tech that was able to hold on when star Miami QB Cam Ward fumbled the ball away to snuff out… Read More »
Who to watch in Saturday’s big SEC games … The focus in college football will shift back to the SEC this weekend with a pair of games with major playoff implications. In the first #3 Georgia will be at #15 Mississippi at 3:30 PM ET on ABC. Then at 7:30 #11 Alabama visits #16 LSU, also on ABC.… Read More »
Young back as Panthers’ QB; future may still be undecided … There is a potentially interesting situation developing in Carolina where Bryce Young appears to have been restored as the Panthers’ starter after being benched in favor of veteran Andy Dalton earlier this season. At the time, it was thought that Young who was 2-16 as the starter… Read More »
First-round mock updated … With the NFL regular season pretty much at the midway point – where does the time go? – we thought it might be a good time to update our first-round projection for the 2025 draft. As we have noted in the past, the goal here isn’t so much to try and predict which team… Read More »
Browns’ GM ‘non-committal’ on QB Watson’s future with the team … Cleveland GM Andrew Berry was somewhat non-committal at a presser earlier today with regards to the future of QB DeShaun Watson with the team. Said Berry of Watson: ‘it is always possible’ he could return and play for the Browns again down the road. Watson is currently… Read More »
Ducks top initial CFP playoff rankings … To no one’s great surprise, Oregon is the top-ranked team in the initial CFP playoff ranking announced yesterday. The undefeated Ducks are followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Miami and Texas in spots 2-5, while Penn State, Tennessee, Indiana, BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Boise State round out what would be the… Read More »
College football notes … A couple or three notes from college football. Oregon will be without WR Tez Johnson for what the team is describing as ‘awhile’ after he suffered a shoulder injury in the top-ranked Ducks win over Maryland this past weekend, although the team claims they do expect him back at some point this season. On… Read More »
Trade deadline passes; one more minor deal … So far today, almost all the trades have involved playoff contenders adding to their rosters, but there was an exception as the deadline passed as Houston sent little-used DT Khalil Davis to San Francisco f0r a 7th round pick in 2026.
Another vet CB on the move as Ravens get Rams’ White … In the latest trade today, Baltimore has acquired veteran CB Tre’Davious White from the LA Rams. To complete the deal, the teams will swap late-round future picks with the Rams get a 6th in 2026 while the Ravens get a 7th in 2027. For the record,… Read More »
