Posts Tagged ‘NFL’

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASEven as WR TERRY McLAURIN and the Commanders mend fences and the TREY HENDRICKSON saga ends in Cincinnati, Frank Schwab notes that the Cowboys and EDGE MICAH PARSONS remain deadlocked: The Dallas Cowboys start Sept. 4, the Thursday night of Week 1. And the ice isn’t thawing between Micah Parsons and…

AROUND THE NFL In our Mock Draft from Daniel Flint (below), the name “Gabe Jacas” appeared – he’s an edge from Illinois.  We envisioned a possibly unfortunate pronunciation for his last name, but according to the Illinois bio – the “J” is silent.  It’s “ACK-us.”  NFC NORTH  DETROITName to know – the electric WR IDAAC…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  MINNESOTACould WR ADAM THIELEN, not only a former Vikings great but a Minnesota native, be making a return? Myles Simmons of ProFootballTalk.com: Adam Thielen may be on his way back to Minnesota. The Vikings have inquired about trading for the veteran receiver, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With Jordan Addison’s upcoming suspension and Jalen Nailor’s…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  TAMPA BAYThe Buccaneers will carry three key players on their “final” 53-man roster, then put them on IR.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: The Buccaneers are keeping the door open for a Chris Godwin return early in the season. Tampa Bay will activate the veteran receiver from the physically unable to perform list, placing him…

AROUND THE NFL After two preseason weeks, the DB counts 10 teams that have kept their starting QBs in bubble wrap (that included the Rams who have not had QB MATTHEW STAFFORD available due to his back injuries, but probably wouldn’t have played if healthy). The QBs, besides Stafford, who have not completed a pass in…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOQB CALEB WILLIAMS lit it up Sunday night against the Bills.  YahooSports.com: We got our first glimpse of second-year Bears QB Caleb Williams under new head coach Ben Johnson. And it was a sight to behold on Sunday night, as Williams immediately led the Bears to a 92-yard scoring drive capped by…

AROUND THE NFL The 32 NFL teams have been valued for 2025 by Sportico.  Dan Shanoff of The Athletic with some highlights: Proving that on-field success doesn’t always correlate with off-field financial realities, the Dallas Cowboys once again sat atop Sportico’s 2025 NFL Franchise Valuations Ranking. The ranking, now in its sixth year, compiles and estimates a…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOThoughts from the panel of experts assembled by Mike Sando of The Athletic on QB CALEB WILLIAMS, a resident of Tier 3: Williams entered the 2024 draft as the consensus No. 1 quarterback. He enters his second season facing questions about his ability to process and play quickly after taking 68 sacks, third-most…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOThe DB admits to not being sold on QB CALEB WILLIAMS as worthy of the first overall pick in the 2024 draft.  Seems like Sean Payton had the same doubts.  Eva Geitheim of SI.com: Heading into a 2024 NFL draft that saw a record six quarterbacks get taken in the first 12…

AROUND THE NFL The QB Tiers are in for 2025, as Mike Sando’s annual poll of 50 NFL execs and coaches is revealed at The Athletic Quarterback Tiers results are in for 2025, with 50 NFL coaches and executives coronating two first-time Tier 1 QBs — including, finally, Lamar Jackson. The panel combined to confer 46 top-tier votes…