Factoid
Second-round quarterbacks
21 Apr
, 2024
Indeed, quarterbacks selected just outside the first round -- say, the first 10 picks of the second -- have turned out a high percentage of good or great players in the last 30 years...
Miami Dolphins
19 Apr
, 2024
Miami had that weird run early last season, where defenses couldn’t seem to figure out what they were doing. Over a five-game span, they averaged 204 rushing yards, with 14 rushing touchdowns...
Diminishing value
18 Apr
, 2024
Looking back at the ‘90s and earlier, a running back would be selected in the top 10 of almost every draft...
New York Giants
17 Apr
, 2024
Teams outside the top 10 that are eyeballing quarterbacks – Broncos, Vikings, Raiders – could be either trying to trade above the Giants or perhaps trade with them.
New York signed Daniel Jones is...
LA Chargers
16 Apr
, 2024
More effective, anyway. Dissly has caught 84 percent of the passes thrown his way over the last five years...
Chargers WR
15 Apr
, 2024
They’ve got Quentin Johnston and Joshua Palmer coming back, and I expect they’ll be adding a significant receiver in the draft...
Running on empty
14 Apr
, 2024
With Pierce, it was surprising in that he very impressive as a rookie, with a couple of games over 130 rushing yards...
Brock Purdy
14 Apr
, 2024
Purdy's 4,280 passing yards and 33 total touchdowns ranked him 7th among quarterbacks in typical fantasy leagues...
Gardner Minshew
13 Apr
, 2024
Las Vegas is among the teams in the market for a long-term quarterback. It potentially could trade up...
New Orleans
12 Apr
, 2024
The beginning of the season was underwhelming. It included 16-15 and 20-17 wins over the Titans and Panthers and 17-18 and 9-26 losses against the Packers and Bucs...
60-sack defenses
12 Apr
, 2024
Most notably, in terms of sacks. (And we saw this just last season, with Philadelphia.) The Ravens led the league with 60 sacks, but they lost Jadeveon Clowney (9.5 sacks) in free agency...
Denver running backs
11 Apr
, 2024
That’s long been a staple of Sean Payton’s offensive system, and last year more than ever before...
Pat Freiermuth
10 Apr
, 2024
We’ve seen it at times. He had that game against Cincinnati last year where he caught 9 passes for 120 yards. Four times the previous season, he had games with 7-8 catches...
Bo Nix
10 Apr
, 2024
When these players are drafted in the first round or two later this month, teams and their fans are going to look at those stats and feel they've perhaps landed the next big star...
Pea-shooter receivers
9 Apr
, 2024
These aren’t merely camp bodies. Both were selected in the second round. Mingo was a top-40 pick a year ago. Such players tend to get more patience than others...
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