Depth Chart Battles For The 2023 Green Bay Packers
I will be listing some depth chart battles to watch for during training camp for the upcoming 2023 season. Roster battles are kind of a misnomer. NFL teams usually already know going into training camp who will make up 48 of their 53 man roster. These depth chart battles though will be determined in camp and…
Top 3 Trade Destinations for Dalvin Cook
One of the most persistent storylines of the NFL offseason has circled around the Minnesota Vikings and the future of their star running back, Dalvin Cook. The trade winds have swirled for months, and the rumors just don’t seem to go away. Cook has been linked to a number of teams during this saga. Yet, for…
Green Bay Packers 53-Man Roster Prediction 1.0
It’s been awhile, I had to take a bit of a break post draft, but am now ready to get back in the groove. This will be my first Green Bay Packers roster prediction of the off-season. With this being the first one of the off-season we won’t go into too much detail on depth chart,…
2024 NFL Draft: Three PAC-12 transfers who can raise their stock
The NFL draft is loaded with players from the transfer portal and the PAC-12 has some interesting names to watch for 2024
49ers Post Draft Reaction: An In-depth Review
As the dust settles on the 2023 NFL draft, I am left scratching my head. The 49ers started their draft late in the third round at pick #87 with a glaring need for the team was offensive line and secondary help after losing Mike McGlinchey, Daniel Brunskill, Jimmie Ward, and Emmanuel Moseley. Instead, the 49ers traded…
The Atlanta Falcons Offense Lies In The Hands of Desmond Ridder
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the staircase” Martin Luther King, Jr. What does faith mean to you? When does it show itself in your life? When this faith is tested, what do you do? For the Atlanta Falcons, these questions of faith are personified through a spirited third-round quarterback with…
Favorite Day Three Prospects
Day two of the NFL draft is in the books, and we look forward to the top prospects left for day three. I surveyed some of our own NFL draft experts, along with experts from some popular draft outlets to get a sense of some of the favorites still left on the board. JP Acosta -…
NFL Draft: Browns Day Two Recap
For the Cleveland Browns, day two of the NFL draft was pretty quiet, with just two selections in the third round and no trades. They attacked value with the first selection and attacked a need with the second selection. Overall, it was a fairly successful day two for the Browns. It could have been better, but…
Thoughts On The Green Bay Packers Picks: Day One And Two
So, my thoughts on the Green Bay Packers picks from both day one and two of the NFL draft. They are very Gutekunst-esque, and I knew a lot of those “rumors” that came out the day before and the day of the first night didn’t make sense and were smokescreens. Of course I have made some…
Favorite Day Two Prospects
With round one of the NFL Draft in the books, we look forward to some of the top day-two prospects left. I surveyed some of our in-house NFL draft experts, along with experts from some popular draft outlets to get a sense of some of the favorites still on the board. Check out additional draft coverage…
2023 Browns Mock Draft
The NFL Draft for the Browns starts on day two, where they will finally select at 74 (barring any trades). Cleveland has many positions to fill and will need a great draft to be championship contenders. We took a look at how the draft might play out for them on the five major mock draft simulators.…
NFL Draft Round 1 Recap: Zay Flowers to Baltimore Ravens
Give the Ravens their Flowers. April 27, 2023 was a wild day for the Baltimore Ravens. Mere hours before the start of the NFL Draft began, news broke that quarterback Lamar Jackson agreed in principle to a 5-year, $260 million contract with $185 million guaranteed. With Ravens fans rejoicing the return of their MVP quarterback, many…
Atlanta Falcons Mock Draft: Final Edition
Ladies and gentlemen, the final Atlanta Falcons mock draft is finally here. In this final mock, I traded the eighth pick for picks 17 and 49 from the Pittsburgh Steelers. I normally don’t trade back, but rumors of the Falcons being willing to for minimal gain made this happen. As always, enjoy the mock, give me…
2023 NFL Mock Draft
The 2023 NFL Draft is upon us, and it is time for a barrage of mock drafts. In this mock draft, there were no trades unless they had already been made. This is a predictive mock draft and not indicative of my thoughts on players individually. That said, let’s get into my 2023 NFL mock draft.…
2023 Ravens Mock Draft
We are mere hours away from one of the most important events in the sports world: the NFL Draft. What better time for a Ravens mock draft? The Ravens enter this year’s draft with only five draft picks, and a plethora of holes to fill. That is hardly a position any team wants to find themselves…
Green Back Packers: Post Aaron Rodgers Trade Mock Draft
Now that the Aaron Rodgers trade has FINALLY gone done, here is my post-trade Packers mock draft. Since the trade just went down I decided to just stick and pick, but thought about trading down a few times, I might do one more with some trades. Of course you can always read anything else I have…
What Can Allen Robinson Bring to the Steelers?
Early on Tuesday, April 18th, amid the noise as we inch closer to NFL draft day, the first notable trade in a while came through. The Rams will be trading wide receiver Allen Robinson, along with a seventh-round pick to the Steelers for a seventh-rounder in return. This is an interesting trade, but it’s not all…
Green Bay Packers Mock Draft: 2023 Brian Gutekunst Special
Welcome to my annual “Brian Gutekunst special” Packers mock draft. I do this every year. To explain it; we all know Gutey likes his high-level athletes, so I do a mock draft where my almost sole focus is on getting the Packers the most athletic players I can. Now, of course fit and thresholds are considered…
Green Bay Packers 2023 Draft Board: Defense
Welcome back to the Green Bay Packers 2023 Draft board for the NFL draft. This will obviously be the Packers draft board for the defense. You can read last year to give you an idea how this works. Same as the offense, the Packers have specific thresholds for each position. As with the offensive plays, they will…
Green Bay Packers 2023 Draft Board: Offense
Welcome to my Green Bay Packers draft board for the 2023 NFL draft. This will be the second year I have produced my Packers draft board publicly. You can see last year’s article for the offense. Please refer to my article from last year if you have any questions on how it works, or you can…
2023 NFL Draft: Tyjae Spears Scouting Report
The path to the 2023 NFL draft has been challenging for former Tulane running back Tyjae Spears. Matt Forte left an indelible mark on the Tulane Green Wave program, and Spears looks to be the next great back in that lineage. But this wasn’t always the case for the talented prospect. With the NFL draft quickly…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Defensive Backs
Here is the fourth and final set of defensive positional rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the defensive backs. Before the season started the corner class looked pretty solid and has gotten better, whereas the safety class had questions entering the season and those seemed to get worse. As always, I will be listing players at their…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Linebackers
Here is the third set of final position rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the linebackers. Before the season started this looked to be a weak group. Nothing has really happened this season to change that outlook. As always, I will be listing players at their expected NFL positions. Be sure to check out my previous mid-season rankings, and if…
NFL Free Agency: Three Winners and Losers From the First Wave
The first major part of free agency is now essentially over. At the time of this writing, it’s been nearly two weeks since free agency started, and most free agents have found their home for the next year. Of course, there are a ton of quality players who remain unsigned, but we’ve definitively passed the first…
Atlanta Falcons Mock Draft Post FA Edition
It’s time for a brand new Atlanta Falcons mock draft! The Falcons have been making massive splashes throughout the early parts of free agency. They added superstar free agent Jessie Bates III, veteran defensive tackle David Onyemata, re-signed Kaleb McGary, and added fun backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke. After seeing what the Falcons have done so far,…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Edge Rushers
The second group on defense in our final position rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the edge rushers. This group looks to be strong again, just like the last couple of classes. We should see four to five guys go in the 1st round. It was hard to pick just 10 guys. As always, I will be…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Defensive Tackles
With the offensive side of the ball out of the way, we kick off our look at the defense with our final position rankings for the 2023 NFL draft defensive tackles class. Before the season started, this group looked to be a really good class; but a few guys have had injuries, went back to school…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Interior Offensive Linemen
The final group for the offense in my final position rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the interior offensive linemen. Before the season started, this group looked to be strong at center and weak at guard. However, there are a number of tackles who project to guard in the NFL, and a few guards who stepped up…
Best Players Available In The NFL Draft For The Atlanta Falcons
We’ve heard it from day one: The Atlanta Falcons are not going to reach for any prospects in the NFL draft process. They are going to go “BPA”, best player available, and continue to add the best talent at each pick. For the last two years, they have lived up to that mantra. How else do…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Offensive Tackles
Let’s get right into the fifth group in our look at my final position rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the offensive tackles . Before the season started this group looked to be a bit of a drop off from previous classes; but a few guys have stepped up and a few have seemingly come out of…
Falcons 2023 Free Agency: Questionable & Unquestionable Moves
The Atlanta Falcons 2023 free agency has been a busy one. The team made more than 12 transactions in the first week and spent nearly two-thirds of their available cap space.
Atlanta Falcons 2023 Free Agency Opening Week Recap
After dealing with historic dead cap for two straight years, the Falcons finally get busy in free agency under the Terry Fontenot regime.
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Tight Ends
Let’s get right into the fourth group in my final positional rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the tight ends . This is another interesting group; there is one guy locked in pretty much at #1 and then a few guys who could be in any order. As always, I will be listing players at their expected NFL positions.…
Can Jalen Carter Realistically Slide Past The Atlanta Falcons?
It’s time. We need to have a real conversation about Jalen Carter and his fit with the Atlanta Falcons. Going into the pre-draft process, it was agreed upon that Jalen Carter was a top-two prospect in this draft. For some, including myself, he was not two. But ever since the initial report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
NFL Free Agency: Biggest Moves From First Three Days
The NFL’s offseason period is typically a long, boring one. However, one of the most exciting days during that period is the onset of free agency, which we got to witness on Monday. Teams all around the league are making moves, and each one of these moves provides optimism and renewed hope for even the most…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Wide Receivers
Let’s get right into the third group in our look at my final position rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: the wide receivers . This is another interesting group in that there seems to be some disagreement on the strength of the class. I feel it is a deep class, but not strong at the top. As…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Running Backs
Welcome to part two of my final position rankings. Today we focus on the running backs for the 2023 NFL draft. You can see my mid-season rankings here. I will be listing players at their expected NFL positions. We will be going position by position. Let’s get going with the running backs. This is a really deep group. We…
2023 NFL Draft Final Position Rankings: Quarterbacks
We are finally here, my final position rankings for the quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL draft. Before we get started, refresh yourself on my mid-season opinions on these prospects. Let’s start with the first group, which is expected to be an interesting one. After the top two guys there will be a lot of different and interesting takes.…
Dueling Mocks: Atlanta Falcons Mock Draft
Hunter’s Falcons Mock Draft (@hthompsonFB) After the whole Lamar Jackson conversations on Twitter we decided to to take a breather from that and just talk NFL draft. Today, Falcons Around the Block contributors Hunter Thompson and Saivion Mixson go toe to toe in an Atlanta Falcons mock draft duel. Let us know who won over @Falcons_atb…
Baltimore Ravens: To Bijan Robinson Or Not To Bijan
Every NFL draft cycle, there is always a polarizing player that people just cannot seem to place. Whether it be a lack of production in college but a terrific combine performance or the measurables weren’t as prototypical as one might prefer despite, there are always prospects that divide the draft community in half. This year, that…
Defensive Coordinator Options for the Buffalo Bills
Earlier today the Buffalo Bills announced that defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier plans to take next season off from coaching. It’s weird timing as we’re already at the end of February, the NFL Draft combine is starting, and most of the top coordinators have signed elsewhere. However, there are still some great options for the Buffalo Bills,…
Krumich’s 2023 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
Alright, folks, it’s time, and I am just so confused by the first round of this draft. None of it makes sense, it doesn’t feel right, and I have no clue what is going on. So with that in mind, let’s get into this 2023 NFL mock draft. 2023 NFL Mock Draft: The Top 10 Pick…
Decoding The “Packers Way” Part 2
Welcome back to part 2! In this article we will be decoding the “Packers way” in regards to defensive players. As I stated in one of my previous articles the Packers have a certain way of doing things with regards to the NFL draft and their thresholds for prospects. You can also check out part one on the…
Ravens Hire Todd Monken as new Offensive Coordinator
Tuesday morning, the Baltimore Ravens named Georgia Bulldogs offensive coordinator Todd Monken as the team’s next play-caller. After parting with Greg Roman following the 2022 postseason, the Baltimore Ravens get their next offensive coordinator to help jumpstart their offense. Monken was a vital part of the National Champion Bulldogs, helping guide them to consecutive national titles.…
Atlanta Falcons Can Learn From Super Bowl LVII Quarterbacks
Let’s start this off by saying congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs and their staff. There were a ton of questions coming into this season after the Tyreek Hill trade about the effectiveness of this offense without the “Cheetah”. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and company quelled all of those questions and ended up holding the Lombardi…
Match Made in Kansas City: The Best 2023 NFL Draft Fits
The 2023 NFL Draft is just over 70 days. This cycle has flown by, so as we get into final report season, I am here to give you my favorite team/player fits of the draft. However, I am not taking the easy way out. We all know Bryce Young is a good fit for the Texans…
Best Super Bowl Bets
It is time for one final “Best Bets” installment as we have finally arrived at Super Bowl Sunday. This year has been up and down, but we will try to end on a high note. Here are three great prop bets along with picks for both the result and the total. All lines come via Draft…
Erik Ezukanma and the Miami Dolphins Most Underrated Need
The Miami Dolphins have a number of needs to address this off-season, but another wide receiver is one that might be overlooked.
Stock up, stock down after the 2023 Senior Bowl: The trenches shine in Mobile
No group had bigger crowd around them at practices in Mobile than the trenches. Which guys hurt or helped their stock this week?
Make The Case: Who should the New York Giants Draft at 25?
The New York Giants draft is undoubtedly going to look different than previous years. No top pick, no extra capital, and nobody clamoring for a quarterback. What is the move at pick 25 for head coach Brian Daboll and company? What do the New York Giants need? If you watched any Giants football this year, it…