0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/21/2016
The closer we get to the 2016 NFL draft, the less Laremy Tunsil’s friends and family can expect to find under the Christmas tree. Not too long ago, the Ole Miss left tackle sat atop just about every mock draft with his name next to “Tennessee Titans.” Then all hell broke loose. The Rams traded […]
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Iconic musician Prince died Thursday morning at the age of 57, according to CNN.com, and his shocking death is being felt in the NFL. Prince performed his signature song “Purple Rain” in the rain at halftime of Super Bowl XLI in Miami. During that show came one of the biggest wow-moment visuals in the history of Super Bowl halftime […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/20/2016
Now the 2016 NFL draft is ready for prime time. The Eagles traded up from No. 8 to No. 2 in the first round Wednesday, according to Pro Football Talk, and it’s a virtual certainty that quarterbacks will be taken with the top two picks. The Rams, who traded from No. 15 to No. 1 […]
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When the NFL moved the kickoff from the 30 to the 35-yard line in 2012, there was talk that the kickoff could be eliminated completely at some point in an attempt to make the game safer. That discussion had been dormant since then, until Giants co-owner and NFL Competition Committee member John Mara told Giants.com Tuesday that while the […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/18/2016
The 2016 NFL draft begins April 28 with the first round on prime time television. Twenty-five prospects will attend the event in Chicago hoping to hear their named called by commissioner Roger Goodell. NFL franchises that are successful year-in and year-out, however, don’t just draft well in the first round. They have to find a […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/11/2016
The names of every player who could possibly be taken in the 2016 NFL draft are on the walls at 32 team headquarters around the league. The order of those names is different depending on each team’s assessment of the player. Some of those names might even have stars next to them. The fact of […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/6/2016
Would Roger Goodell just listen to himself? The NFL commissioner talked about how well the league’s current 12-team playoff format works, then said that it probably will change. “(It) likely will happen at some point,” Goodell told a group of Jaguars season ticket holders via NFL.com. “But we want to be really cautious because we […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/31/2016
Josh McCown will be a company guy right up until the end. Even though there’s little chance he will have a place on the Browns roster with Robert Griffin III on board, McCown told Pro Football Talk Thursday that he expects to compete with Griffin for the starting quarterback job. McCown will be 37 next season […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/28/2016
The 2016 NFL draft is exactly a month away. The roster shuffling of the free-agent signing period has mostly subsided, and the big boards in draft headquarters around the NFL have shifted based on what happened in free agency. The Eagles and Dolphins made a trade involving the eighth and 13th picks, and even though […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/25/2016
There will be a lot of interesting divisional games in the 2016 NFL season. A lot of players have changed teams this offseason, and many of them are playing for former division rivals. Some of these players have been released and were picked up by another team in their division. Some of them were signed […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/23/2016
Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said that the limits on training-camp practices has had an impact on the skill of linemen in the NFL. “Those guys aren’t getting any better practicing soccer,” Arians said Wednesday at the NFC coaches’ breakfast, according to Pro Football Talk. Arians was referring to non-contact practice “in shorts.” It’s not completely clear […]
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A scout from an unnamed NFC team has compared Cal quarterback Jared Goff to Jay Cutler. Ouch. Goff and Carson Wentz are considered head-and-shoulders above the rest as the top two quarterback prospects in the 2016 NFL draft, but not according to this anonymous NFC scout and two other scouts who talked to NJ.com about Goff. […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/15/2016
The balance of power in the NFL shifted, theoretically, during the first week of free agency with dozens of players changing teams. Where does that leave the coaches? Coaches of teams that are labeled “winners” in free agency will be feeling the heat in 2016. If they don’t translate these supposed roster improvements into more wins, they […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/11/2016
Hope springs eternal for NFL teams who have landed big-ticket free agents this week. Some teams have improved their rosters and have a lot to look forward to in 2016. Some teams, however, made moves that they’ll regret. They either overpaid for players, botched negotiations with their own players or just put too much emphasis […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/9/2016
Brock Osweiler will take his Super Bowl ring to the city that is hosting Super Bowl LI, according to Rand Getlin of the NFL Network. I’m told QB Brock Osweiler has agreed to a deal in principle with the Houston
