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Chris Thompson
31 Aug
, 2020
Thompson is more of a third-down type back (rather than a meat-and-potatoes inside runner) but that fits the kind of offense they’ll be running...
Danny Amendola
30 Aug
, 2020
Amendola, in fact, is arguably the worst scoring wide receiver of the Super Bowl era. Since the merger in 1970, 113 wide receivers have caught at least 500 passes...
Old quarterbacks
29 Aug
, 2020
We live in an era where quarterbacks starting (and even excelling) into their late 30s happens more commonly...
Irv Smith Jr.
25 Aug
, 2020
The Vikings traded away Stefon Diggs, so they’re going to need others to play a bigger role in the passing game. Adam Thielen will be their No. 1 option, but they’ll need some others to be involved...
Undrafted rookies
20 Aug
, 2020
I decided to sift through the data some on this one...
Jalen Reagor
15 Aug
, 2020
Check out the chart below. It shows the last 40 wide receivers selected in the second half of the first round...
A.J. Green
14 Aug
, 2020
I looked at the last 20 years, to keep the list manageable and not venture too much into the past (there have been some medical advances this century)...
Tight ends as receivers
11 Aug
, 2020
Some tight ends will catch plenty of balls. Kittle (pictured), Kelce and Zach Ertz are in that group...
New England defense
10 Aug
, 2020
It’s not just Donta Hightower (pictured) and Patrick Chung. Recall that they also got hit pretty solidly in free agency...
Chandler Jones
9 Aug
, 2020
Entering Week 17 a year ago, Jones had 19 sacks...
Ryan Tannehill
8 Aug
, 2020
In all of the drafts I’ve seen, Tannehill has been sitting there available long after most teams have selected two quarterbacks.
That’s easy to understand, with Tennessee having a run-oriented sys...
Patriots tight ends
3 Aug
, 2020
Izzo was a 7th-round draft pick back in 2018. He's caught all of 6 passes his first two years in the league, with injuries a factor...
Rams running backs
1 Aug
, 2020
Cam Akers, I think, is the guy they’re hoping for. They selected him late in the second round, and Akers was a good all-around back at Florida State...
Keenan Allen
1 Aug
, 2020
Allen raised eyebrows complaining about his ranking, while calling out some wide receivers ranked ahead of him: Mike Evans, Tyreek Hill, Chris Godwin...
Adam Shaheen
28 Jul
, 2020
Shaheen came out of tiny Ashland (Ohio) in 2017, and the Bears (and other teams) had high hopes for him...