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I have a love-hate relationship with the NFL Combine. I love watching it and seeing whether what I saw on tape for these players matches their testing numbers. I absolutely hate the overreaction you will see on social media when a player performs or doesn't perform as expected. For me, nothing I see in Indianapolis will change my opinion on a player, however, if a player I thought lacked long speed on film turns up and runs fast, then I will have to go back and rewatch some o

Got the 32 NFL teams, and draft-obsessed sickos like me, the draft is a year-round process. For the more casual follower and the majority of NFL media, the All-Star Bowl Games mark the beginning of the path to the draft. So now these games have been played, it seems the perfect time for a mock! The way I do mocks is a mixture of what I’d do and what I think the team would do. I’ll do my best to point out which picks are which as I go. In this mock I haven’t made any trades so

How do I define ‘my guys?’ Good question – there is no rhyme or reason to it, they are just normally prospects that I am much higher on than other people. It could be an athletic trait I fall in love with, or their style of play, the scheme they play in, the way they move or a combination of any of the above. I’ll let you come up with your own definition for them, but in the meantime, here are some of ‘my guys’ in the upcoming 2026 NFL draft.   Before we get started, let me i

The Detroit Lions do not DESERVE to go the playoffs..... The Detroit Lions CAN BE a playoff team, and they can make it to a Super Bowl..... This is our world. A world where two completely contradictory statements live side by side in chaotic harmony. One driven by the very realistic vision presented to us by our eyes and the cold hard figures that say we are a team that can't hack it when the big games come along, the other driven by the type of optimism that is reserved for

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Ah, wasn't it great to get back to winning ways last week? Yes, the Commanders were not the same generals we ran into in last season's Divisional Round, but we still avenged that loss and purged most of the negative aura around the team. This week, we stay on the road for the second of our three-week jaunt in the NFC East. However, we take on the reigning Super Bowl champs this time, rather than a battered-and-bruised team still looking over their shoulders for Senator McCart