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Mike Gillislee
14 Apr
, 2017
Gillislee was tendered at only the original pick level, a fifth-rounder. He had washed out quickly with the Dolphins, but he flashed some potential with Buffalo late in the 2015 season...
Improving running backs
13 Apr
, 2017
On this one, I’ve put together a list of the 32 running backs who carried the ball at least 50 times in the first half of the season (their first eight games) and also carried it at least 50 times ...
Second-round quarterbacks
13 Apr
, 2017
In fact, they do. There's definitely some subjectivity here, but I see 6-7 successful quarterbacks out of 22; nearly 1 in 3...
Swinging and missing at quarterback
12 Apr
, 2017
Since 2000, the Jets and 49ers have each selected 10 quarterbacks in the NFL Draft. That's tops in the league, tied with Washington and the Broncos...
Older runners
11 Apr
, 2017
We know that backs can be effective at 29 and 30. That’s common. But we also know that the very best seasons for running backs are more likely to occur around the ages of 26 and 27...
Late first-round quarterbacks
11 Apr
, 2017
DeShaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky, Pat Mahomes, maybe even Davis Webb or DeShone Kizer -- all are possibilities to be selected in the first round later this month...
Buffalo Bills
10 Apr
, 2017
Taylor’s average touchdown pass last year covered 26.1 yards – highest in the league. The previous year, he averaged 25.2 yards per touchdown – No. 2...
Tennessee Titans
9 Apr
, 2017
The offensive line in particular.
In 2015, the Titans gave up 105 quarterback hits...
New York Giants
9 Apr
, 2017
New York has ranked higher than 14th in sacks just once in the last five years; outside the top 20 in three of those seasons...
Atlanta Falcons
8 Apr
, 2017
Since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule, eight other teams have had two running backs score 10-plus touchdowns in the same season (this includes both running and receiving touchdowns)...
Dallas Cowboys
7 Apr
, 2017
He completed 68 percent last year, with a 23-4 ratio of touchdowns to interceptions...
Tennessee Titans
5 Apr
, 2017
Mariota is a superior athlete – one of the top few in the league at his position. But I don’t think he wants to run. I think he wants to learn to do it from the pocket...
Kick Returns
5 Apr
, 2017
Jackson is certainly an opportunistic cornerback, intercepting 5 passes for the Trojans last year...
Atlanta Falcons
4 Apr
, 2017
Typically with quarterbacks, we tend to look at touchdowns, yardage, passer rating, completion percentage and ratio of touchdowns to interceptions. And Ryan was very good in all of those categories...
Miami Dolphins
3 Apr
, 2017
Other than his three huge games, Ajayi averaged under 60 rushing yards (just over 60 if you don’t include the playoff loss at Pittsburgh).
And the Dolphins were unusually bad in short-yardage...

