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Why No. 1 pick Jameis Winston is monumental risk for Buccaneers
Beathard was general manager of the San Diego Chargers in 1998 when, after failing to persuade Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian to deal him the first overall pick and the right to land Peyton Manning, he gave Arizona a truckload of assets to trade up to take Ryan Leaf with the second pick. Plenty of […]
Continue readingJets need Bryce Petty to be great
This has everything to do with Williams’ stated ambition in his first mass interview as a Jet. Before his career had even started, Williams was describing a career highlight as a sack of Tom Brady, preferably his first sack as an NFL player. Never mind that nobody wants to wait until Week 7 to get […]
Continue readingMailbag: Not your ordinary owners meetings
The spring meetings usually are designed to clean up leftover items from the annual March meetings. This year is different. Owners head to San Francisco on Tuesday for meetings filled with intrigue and tension. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, steaming over the four-game suspension of quarterback Tom Brady because of Deflategate, will be in […]
Continue readingWhy NFL QB draft choices fall short
Things have gone wrong. Tune in to First Take to see Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate the hottest topics in sports every Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. Embrace Debate In each case I wound up publicly pilloried as a madman, a football fool, a quarterback hack who is daft […]
Continue readingMailbag: How the 2011 draft provides lessons for 2015
Do you have a query for John Clayton? Click here to send a note to his mailbag. Twelve of the top 16 players in the 2011 draft have been to the Pro Bowl. It was loaded on defense, with J.J. Watt and Robert Quinn at end, Marcell Dareus at tackle, linebackers Von Miller, Aldon Smith […]
Continue readingEagles’ Jalen Hurts on finger: ‘Progressing in the right way’
More Teams. More Games. Andrew Hawkins and Dan Graziano weigh in on whether Nick Sirianni’s job is at stake if the Eagles lose early in the playoffs. (1:40) PHILADELPHIA — Two of the Eagles’ star players, quarterback Jalen Hurts and receiver A.J. Brown, have injuries to monitor ahead of Monday’s wild-card playoff game at the […]
Continue readingGus Malzahn: Newton, Manziel similar
Malzahn said the reigning Heisman Trophy winner reminds him a lot of former Tigers star quarterback Cam Newton, who captured the award in 2010. “I would say probably those two are probably two of the best that ever played the game in college football,” said Malzahn, who was Newton’s offensive coordinator. “We only got to […]
Continue readingNigeria’s Bobby Okereke ends New York Giants’ NFL season on a high
Bobby Okereke and Azeez Ojulari – two players of Nigerian descent – starred for the New York Giants as they closed out their season with a party-spoiling 27-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. There were crucial moments at the end of the regular season for other African players, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ YaYa Diaby, […]
Continue reading‘Underachieving’ Atlanta Falcons outline future after Arthur Smith
More Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears explains why Eric Bieniemy would be a good candidate to replace Arthur Smith in Atlanta. (1:11) ATLANTA — Falcons owner Arthur Blank said it was not just one factor — not one thing or game or moment — that made him decide to fire head coach Arthur Smith late […]
Continue readingWhy the Atlanta Falcons fired coach Arthur Smith, and what’s next
More Teams. More Games. Arthur Smith has a word with Dennis Allen after the Saints score in the final seconds vs. the Falcons. (0:16) ATLANTA — In August, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he would be disappointed if his team was not more competitive in 2023 and didn’t show improvement. What Blank watched throughout […]
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