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Et tu Atwell?

31 Jul , 2023
Picking through the numbers, I see that a number of other wide receivers have been able to get things going (at least somewhat) after lackluster starts to their careers. Neither Adam Thielen nor W...
Tutu Atwell

Rookie receivers

28 Jul , 2023
I think it’s through some combination of them getting more pass-catching reps at the high school and college levels, along with coaches doing a better job of utilizing them. As outlined in S.C...
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Zay Flowers Quentin Johnston Jordan Addison

Three's a crowd

27 Jul , 2023
That said, it’s going to be tough for Smith-Njigba to make a big impact right away...
Jaxon Smith-Njigba DK Metcalf Tyler Lockett

High-priced wide receivers

26 Jul , 2023
Different ways to do this, but what I went with was using spotrac.com to look at the highest-paid wide receivers in the league (based on average annual salary) and see how they fared the season aft...
Tyreek Hill Davante Adams Stefon Diggs A.J. Brown

Running back ages, part 2

24 Jul , 2023
We’ve been kicking around some ideas on running backs and aging, in part because players at that position aren’t getting paid. I posted a short blurb on yards-per-carry averages and ages yesterday...
Nick Chubb

Aging running backs

23 Jul , 2023
Shaun Alexander, Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliott flopped after signing big deals...
Ezekiel Elliott

DeAndre Hopkins

22 Jul , 2023
The Titans have brought on Julio Jones, Robert Woods, Eric Decker and Adam Humphries with optimistic hopes in recent years, and all punched well below expectations...
DeAndre Hopkins

Older running backs

21 Jul , 2023
It didn't use to be that way, but now it's fair to say that 28 is the new 30...
Ezekiel Elliott Leonard Fournette

Best running backs, last five years

17 Jul , 2023
There was a question as to whether any other team had a less impactful running back the past five years than Buffalo, whose top performer was Devin Singletary...
Christian McCaffrey

Rookie tight ends

14 Jul , 2023
For this one, I’m going to focus on the second and third rounds. So let’s put Dalton Kincaid to the side; when a tight end is selected in the first round – like Kyle Pitts or T.J...
Sam LaPorta Michael Mayer Luke Musgrave

Gerald Everett

11 Jul , 2023
He’s short for a tight end (6-foot-3), making it harder for him to be anything special at coming down with passes in contested situations...
Gerald Everett

Alexander Mattison

10 Jul , 2023
Mattison doesn’t have the same kind of speed or elusiveness. In each of the last three years, he’s averaged at least a half yard less per carry than Cook...
Alexander Mattison Dalvin Cook

Las Vegas Raiders

8 Jul , 2023
To clarify up front, I’m not suggesting Garoppolo is a better short-yardage runner than Jalen Hurts or Josh Allen...
Jimmy Garoppolo Josh Jacobs

Rookie QBs

6 Jul , 2023
But is there anything to this? Josh Allen didn’t attempt many passes at Wyoming, and he’s been awesome...
Brock Purdy Kenny Pickett Anthony Richardson

Wide receivers with rookie QBs

6 Jul , 2023
Young was the top pick in the draft and is considered to be extremely NFL-ready, so there's not much doubt he'll be a Week 1 starter. C.J...
Bryce Young C.J. Stroud

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