We actually have a big NFL trade this year as the deadline draws near as the Rams have acquired future HOF Edge rusher Von Miller from the Broncos according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter Blockbuster: Broncos are finalizing a trade to send eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for […]
The rumor mill has been circulating since the offseason about Texans QB Deshaun Watson and the rumor mill is heating up again this time with multiple people indicating that the Dolphins and Panthers are heavily involved in discussion to bring in Watson. Any trade for Watson is complicated because of Watson’s off field legal issues […]
The concept of trading up in the NFL Draft is always a hot topic. Almost every team that trades up gives up far too much for a trade up but the trade is quickly defended because of the player that is selected. The basic defense is every draft pick made by every other team is […]
The other day there was an interesting tweet by Michael Lopez about valuation in the draft not taking into account the high end probabilities of draft picks. This is a topic I’ve touched on before in old posts and something Brad and I looked at a bit in our book, but the question is should […]
The other day I took a big picture look at rookie performance and how teams had performed from 2015 to 2020 and I wanted to expand on that a little bit to see if we could go back in time and try to put more focus on the rookie impact during those rookie years. To […]
Jets first round draft pick Sam Darnold has a new home according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter Filed to ESPN: Jets trading QB Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a 2021 sixth-round pick and second- and fourth-round picks in 2022, per sources. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 5, 2021 The Jets hold the second pick […]
UPDATE (3/19/2021): This article has been edited to reflect mistakes that the NFL Management Council made in its initial compensatory pick release. The 2021 compensatory draft picks were released today. As always, upon seeing the official release it’s proper to judge how my projection did against it, especially with a season of so much upheaval.