Arif Hasan of Optimum Scouting and Zone Coverage Minnesota joins me for a special 2018 NFL Draft edition of the Because of Sports Podcast for a special! In today’s episode we discuss the upcoming NFL draft, give our takes on the top prospects, what it was like having the Super Bowl in Minnesota, where teams go wrong in the draft process, and much more. Continue reading “S3, Ep. 3: Arif Hasan, Optimum Scouting/Zone Coverage Minnesota”
Edward Aschoff of ESPN joined me on this week’s show to discuss college football, his move from the South to Los Angeles, how he would tackle some of the NCAA’s biggest problems, the differences between fans in the South vs. everywhere else in the nation, and what is the best tailgate experience in college sports. Continue reading “S3, Ep. 2: Edward Aschoff, ESPN/College Football”
Benjamin Allbright has worked as an NFLScout and specializes in analyzing the most important position on the gridiron: Quarterback. Continue reading “S2, Ep. 8: Benjamin Allbright, Mile High Sports, Former NFL Scout”
Melissa Jacobs career in sports media is as accomplished and fascinating as any you will find in this business. Continue reading “S2, EP. 4: Melissa Jacobs, Founder/Managing Editor of TheFootballGirl.com”
Michael Felder is proof that if you want to do something bad enough, all it takes is good, old-fashioned hard work. After his playing days as a walk-on for the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), “Mike” knew the regular 9-to-5 wasn’t for him. His passion for the game of football, particularly at the college level, is evident immediately when you talk to him. Hence why, after years of hard work, he’s now a college football video analyst for Bleacher Report. Continue reading “Ep. 20: Michael Felder, College Football Video Analyst, Bleacher Report”
Leading up to the start of the 2015 NFL season I will be previewing last year’s playoff teams and their chances of making it back to the postseason
2014 Overview:
Record: 10-6 (tied for 2nd AFC North; Wild Card) Continue reading “About Last Year: Previewing The Baltimore Ravens 2015 Playoff Outlook”
I’ve highlighted the best of the draft, now it’s time to take a look at the teams I thought didn’t get it right. Some of the usual suspects (Jets, Browns, Oakland) won’t be mentioned this time around because I thought they made some pretty good picks overall.
Who made the worst list? Let’s see… Continue reading “2015 NFL Draft: The Picks And Classes I Didn’t Like”
2015 NFL Draft is in the books.
The first thing I am going to let you know is I don’t do “Draft Grades.” I’m not a teacher, and this was not a test. With that, what you will find here is my opinion/analysis of what teams I thought did the best addressing their needs and who didn’t.
That’s it. Pretty simple.
Onward then… Continue reading “2015 NFL Draft: The Picks And Classes I Liked”
It’s been three years.
Three years since I wrote an open letter to Mike Shanahan and the Redskins “Powers That Be” not to mortgage their future on Robert Griffin III. Continue reading “NFL Draft 2015: Washington Redskins Pick Up Robert Griffin III’s Option For 2016; What Needs To Happen Now”
Garrett Grayson comes into the 2015 draft as the forgotten man at Quarterback.
Media coverage of Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota as the top two quarterback prospects in the class and the obsession of whether or not a running back will go in the first round have overshadowed Grayson and his potential to become a quality NFL starting quarterback. Continue reading “Garrett Grayson: Breaking Down The 2015 NFL Draft’s Dark Horse Quarterback”