A Bare Cupboard
There's a lack of pro-ready quarterbacks heading into the 2017 National Football League Draft.
2016 AFC East Draft Grades
New England Patriots Grade: C First Round Pick: None Best Pick: Round Six-Elandon Roberts-Inside Linebacker-Houston The New England Patriots entered the 2016 National Football League with a deck that was stacked against them. The Patriots lost their first-round selection after Deflategate which changed their draft strategy. 59 picks went by before the Patriots got started [...]
2016 NFC North Draft Grades
Minnesota Vikings Grade: B First Round Pick: Laquon Treadwell-Wide Receiver-Ole Miss Best Pick: Laquon Treadwell For the first time since 2010, the Minnesota Vikings entered the National Football League Draft as NFC North Champions. And this time around the Vikings are looking to build off of last year's success in the hopes of winning the [...]
2016 AFC South Grades
Houston Texans Grade: C First Round Pick: Will Fuller-Wide Receiver-Notre Dame Best Pick: Will Fuller Although that the Houston Texans will enter the 2016 National Football League season as the defending champions of the AFC South, they need to improve on several flaws. The Texans went 9-7 last year and they have issues on the [...]
2016 AFC North Draft Grades
Cincinnati Bengals Grade: B First Round Pick: William Jackson III-Cornerback-Houston Best Pick: Round Two-Tyler Boyd-Wide Receiver-Pittsburgh Although that the Cincinnati Bengals have failed to win a playoff game since 1991, they have done a solid job of stockpiling talent under head coach Marvin Lewis at the National Football League Draft, and 2016 was no different. [...]
2016 NFC South Draft Grades
Carolina Panthers Grade: C- First Round Pick: Vernon Butler-Defensive Tackle-Louisiana Tech Best Pick: Round Five-Zack Sanchez-Cornerback-Oklahoma Even though that the Carolina Panthers went 15-1 in 2015 en route to winning the NFC Championship, they were a flawed team. The Panthers relied on their running game and a strong defense, but it wasn't enough for them [...]
2016 NFC East Draft Grades
Washington Redskins Grade: B First Round Pick: Josh Doctson-Wide Receiver-TCU Best Pick: Round Seven-Keith Marshall-Running Back-Georgia The Washington Redskins found themselves in an unfamiliar spot during the National Football League Draft as they were picking in the later portion of each round. After winning the NFC East last year, Washington came into the NFL Draft [...]
2016 NFC West Draft Grades
Arizona Cardinals Grade: B- First Round Pick: Robert Nkemdiche-Defensive Tackle-Ole Miss Best Pick: Robert Nkemdiche There has been a definite culture change for the Arizona Cardinals in their three years under head coach Bruce Arians as they now find themselves among the elite teams in the National Football League. After making the NFC Championship Game [...]
2016 AFC West Draft Grades
Denver Broncos Grade: B First Round Pick: Paxton Lynch-Quarterback-Memphis Best Pick: Paxton Lynch The defending Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos entered the 2016 National Football League Draft knowing that they had several holes to fill and that is exactly what the team's executive president of football operations John Elway set out to do. The Broncos were [...]
2016 NFL Mock Draft 3.0
Carson Wentz 1. Los Angeles Rams-Jared Goff-Quarterback-California This is a make or break pick for Los Angeles Rams head coach Jeff Fisher. 2. Philadelphia Eagles-Carson Wentz-Quarterback-Nortk Dakota State Regardless of who the Philadelphia Eagles select here, the fans in Philly will boo the choice. 3. San Diego Chargers-Laremy Tunsil-Offensive Tackle-Ole Miss Here the [...]