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New England Patriots
25 May
, 2017
Allen doesn’t have great hands or mobility, so in that regard, he’s well short of Aaron Hernandez and Martellus Bennett (the two most notable tight ends to play opposite Gronk).
But Allen has at l...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24 May
, 2017
While Tampa Bay’s offense appears to be growing nicely, I fear it’s also becoming more diverse. We saw this with the chart I posted a couple of days ago, with Evans being the No...
First-round quarterbacks
24 May
, 2017
Over the last 10 years, there been 29 quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft...
Rookie tight ends
23 May
, 2017
It’s just a really tough position, and production in the first season is rare.
There have been a couple of noteworthy exceptions...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22 May
, 2017
Evans at times has benefited from Jameis Winston trying to jam everything to him. He caught 12 of their 29 touchdowns last year.
But the Bucs have more depth now. Cameron Brate has emerged...
Josh Doctson
22 May
, 2017
The recent history of other highly regarded rookie wideouts whose first seasons were scuttled for one reason or another isn't terribly promising...
LeGarrette Blount
21 May
, 2017
Strictly for rushing touchdowns, I think he’s got a good chance to finish the season in the top 10. He’s a decent enough short-yardage runner – a big body who can move the pile...
Kareem Hunt
21 May
, 2017
Last year the team scored 15 TDs on the ground, which is fine...
LeSean McCoy
19 May
, 2017
Not that McCoy is over the hill. He’ll be 29 on opening day, and all indications are he can still bring it...
First-round running backs
18 May
, 2017
Fournette is a big power runner. McCaffrey has additional value as a pass catcher but is going to a team with another first-round running back...
Second-round running backs
17 May
, 2017
In this century, there have been 40 running backs picked in the second. Only five of those backs hit it really big, putting up top-10 numbers in their first year...
Green Bay Packers
16 May
, 2017
Dez Bryant scored on 8 of his 50 catches, which also translates to 16 percent.
With Adams, what made it weird was that the previous season, he scored on only one of his 50 catches...
Rookie sacks, Part 2
16 May
, 2017
So I pulled out the rookie sack numbers for all defensive ends selected in the top 10 picks over the past 20 years. There were 28 such players...
Rookie sacks
15 May
, 2017
Over the last 20 years, 16 rookies have reached double-digit sacks; so, a little under one per season. Forty-four have recorded at least 7 sacks; about two per season...
Washington
13 May
, 2017
Washington finished with 5,661 total yards in 2015. It finished with 6,454 in 2016...