New Senior Bowl trend … Here’s a bit of a trivia question coming out of this year’s Senior Bowl: what do QB Jaren Hall, WRs Tank Dell, Rashee Rice, Dontayvion Wicks and Puka Nacua, OTs Jaelyn Duncan, Ryan Hayes, and Dawand Jones, C Jarrett Patterson, DEs Keion White, Ade Adebamore, Ike Foskey, and Will McDonald, LB Dorian Williams,… Read More »
Senior Bowl offensive line review … We were really keen to recheck the tape of yesterday’s Senior Bowl game as we thought we saw some pretty good play from the offensive lines. And on further review there was some really solid play for the OL, especially some of the interior guys. We also thought that the OL produced… Read More »
Senior Bowl QB review … With none of the top-rated QB prospects for the upcoming draft in Mobile this week for the Senior Bowl, the questions for the QBs who were there were more about positioning among the second-tier of the position after the pretty much acknowledged top 5. However, it was something of an up-and-down day for… Read More »
Senior Bowl done; on to Indy! … The Senior Bowl wrapped up in Mobile just moments ago with the Orange team winning today’s actual game 27-10. Fresno State QB Jake Haener was named the game’s MVP after he completed 12 of 19 passes for 139 yards that included a 44-yard TD pass to Stanford’s Michael Wilson. And with… Read More »
Vet QB carousel continues to percolate … For the second year in a row, the veteran FA QB market needs to be sorted out to bring which teams will actually need to address the position at the 2023 draft. The first domino fell, of course, when Tom Brady announced that he was in fact retiring again, only this… Read More »
Need some help … With the Senior Bowl set to kick-off in just over three hours we realized that there does not appear to be a published roster with the players’ numbers on it. We have a call into the Senior Bowl itself, but if anyone has access to a proper roster we’d really appreciate it if we… Read More »
Senior Bowl set to KO … The annual Senior Bowl game kicks off at 2:30 PM ET later this afternoon in Mobile with coverage on the NFL Network.
East-West Shrine game review … What’s the old saying: defense wins post-season all-star games! That was certainly the case in Thursday’s East-West Shrine game in Las Vegas which turned into a defensive slugfest won 12-3 by the West team on the strength of four FGs by Michigan PK Jake Moody, including a couple from over 50 yards. And… Read More »
Senior Bowl practice wrap … Its an off day at the Senior Bowl in Mobile as the players get a day to rest up for tomorrow’s game which kicks off at 2:30 PM ET on the NFL Network. In fact, as we have noted in the past, the main work at the Senior Bowl are the practices. Indeed,… Read More »
Pigskin guesting on Senior Bowl podcast … Just a heads up for folks who can’t get enough of this week’s Senior Bowl. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be sitting on a special Senior Bowl podcast with the guys at Draft Countdown at 9 PM ET later this evening when they’ll be reviewing this week’s practices and… Read More »
Shrine game goes to defense … Its not a good sign for the offense when the game’s best player may have been a kicker, but that was the case in last night’s East-West Shrine game in Las Vegas which turned into a defensive slugfest. In the end, the West team won 12-3 on four FGs by Michigan PK… Read More »
Pigskin’s Senior Bowl day two notes … With the Shrine game set to kick-off within the hour, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted some notes on players who have impressed him thru the first two days of practice at the Senior Bowl,
Shriners set to kick-off tonite; Senior Bowl practices to wrap … The annual East-West Shrine All-Star Classic kicks off later tonight in Las Vegas at 8:30 PM ET on the NFL Network. And while the Shrine game still plays something of a second-fiddle to the Senior Bowl, the Shriners do have at least one legitimate first round prospect… Read More »
Senior Bowl, related thoughts … With our usual eyes on the ground unfortunately sidelined for this Senior Bowl cycle, combined with the TV abysmal (we’re looking at you NFL Network) coverage available up in these parts, its been harder than to get a feel for what’s actually evolving in Mobile this week. Needless to say, what we can… Read More »
Pigskin Senior Bowl thoughts … Unfortunately, our Pigskin Paul Guillemette had a last-minute personal situation to attend to and was not able to get to Mobile for this week’s Senior Bowl ending his streak of 25 straight years. However, he is still working his sources and has some preliminary thoughts from the early practices here.
GOAT walk away again … One year ago today, Tom Brady announced his retirement from football, but ultimately changed his mind and played one more year in Tampa Bay. This morning, Brady again said he is retiring only this time for good. There had been speculation that he might plat another year, perhaps in Las Vegas or maybe… Read More »
Payton, Ryans to Broncos, Texans, picks to Saints, 49ers … A couple of major coaching dominos fell early today as Denver confirmed that former New Orleans head coach Sean Payton had agreed to coach the Broncos. Meanwhile, Houston announced that they had hired former San Francisco defensive co-ordinator DeMeco Ryans as the Texans new head coach. Because Payton… Read More »
Senior Bowl practices set to start … The real work at the Senior Bowl gets underway later today with the first of three days of full-pad practices. The American team will practice at 12:30 PM ET this afternoon while the National team will go at 3 PM ET. And those that have been around for awhile know that… Read More »
NFL sets 2023 salary cap; tag figures … Pretty much as expected, the NFL reportedly informed teams around the league tat the salary cap for 2023 would rise to $224.8M. That’s a major 8% increase from last year’s figure of $208.2M. Teams have until 4 PM ET on March 15th to get under the salary cap before the… Read More »
Eagles, Chiefs to Super Bowl; two more picks set … It will be Philadelphia and Kansas City in this year’s Super Bowl on February 12th in Phoenix. And with another playoff round in the books we can confirm that Cincinnati will have the 28th in the opening round selection order for the upcoming draft, while Denver will have… Read More »
UGA QB Bennett arrest for public intoxication … Former Georgia QB Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships, may have been celebrating a little too hard this weekend as he was arrested on a public intoxication charge in Dallas on Sunday morning. That’s a misdemeanor so its not likely going to have a major impact… Read More »
Senior Bowl preview … While most of the NFL is focused on today’s conference final playoff games, GBN associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette is packing his bags and preparing to head over to Mobile for this week’s Senior Bowl. And Paul , who has become something of a Senior Bowl institution in his own right, will be joined… Read More »
NFLPA star game tonight … Folks are reminded the NFLPA all-star game which will be played this evening at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles. The game will be broadcast on NFL Network with kickoff scheduled for 6 PM ET on Saturday. The two teams will be coached by a couple of Tennessee alums in former Titans’… Read More »
Shriners gathering in Vegas … Players and coaches are arriving in Las Vegas as we speak for the annual East-West Shrine classic which officially gets underway tomorrow with the first of four days of practice scheduled for 11:15 AM ET and 1 PM ET. The actual all-star game is set for Thursday evening at 8:30 PM ET. The… Read More »
Who’s #1; Mel has his say … For those who haven’t seen it, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper has posted an updated top 25 for the upcoming draft. No real surprise in that he has Georgia DT Jalen Carter and Alabama DE Will Anderson as the top 2 prospects overall, followed by QBs Will Levis of Kentucky, Alabama’s… Read More »
