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I was completely shocked when his name popped up in the 4th round. No Combine or Senior Bowl invite but the more you know about him, his interviews are great and 4.39 speed for a MLB. People were saying probably a UDFA but clearly a few teams had him on their radar. His first year will be at SLB but he will earn more and more playing time as the year goes on. He could be the reason Edmunds leaves after this year.( could pick up 15 mil in cap space) Then maybe Edmunds shines under DA so we have a great problem of to many good LBers. Productive in college mature work ethic High football IQ burning speed 4.39 I watched every highlight I could find on him and the best thing I see on tape is when teams go to the outside zones he runs people down with ease. I think the scouts do a great job of identifing good talent. Everyone has the best players on their radar but Hyppolite, Zak Frazier , Luke Newman and Monangai could be all future starters and wasnt given much hype.

This is another year where we got the chance to glean from various organizational scouting resources. Hopefully, the cream will rise in our favor...

yeah, and Luther Burden is a likely problem for the same reason. Hope whatever it is gets done quick, and Burden is willing to be coached.

For sure. The language of contracts is changing, especially the fully guarantee part. I expect next year 3rd round picks to hold out for that. We will soon find out how far down into the 2nd round that goes.

We were all like wtf, but this dude is going to be a monster. He has the right attitude to climb to the top. All the additions made this year make me much more excited to see what else this staff can find to insure they take the North and never give it back.

yeah, out of shape is MUC worse than a contract holdout that seems to be Cinci's fault. Im on Shemar Stewart's side in this, but Graham? That's inexcuseable. Glad we dont have to deal with that!

How about the reports of Clevelands first pick, DT Mason Graham, showing up out of shape to camp. Glad we dodged that one too.

I dunno - Cinci is asking Stewart to accept a contract with different language than they had in their last two first rounders. I think it's possible that Cinci is the one to blame and not Stewart? It's not like he's holding out over money - those contracts are already slotted for $.

It looks like the Bears dodged a huge bullet and picked the correct Shemar. Stewart is already turning out to be a wasted pick for Cincy and it's only early June.

LOL ALL of us!

Over the last 2 seasons (his only starting ones) he comps strongly between Geno Smith and Tua. Basically, if Geno and Tua had a baby, it would be Jordan Love.

I'm good. I just have fog brain and uneven temperament at times. Could be old age...

I don't mind the new kickoff format, I just don't like being penalized for a touchback. I could see if you kick it out of the end zone, then sure, penalize the kicking team for preventing a kick return, but giving the receiving the team 35 yards for catching the ball in the end zone seems crazy to me. The 30 already felt far to me, the 35 is going to be wild.

Dude, I hope you're ok! And that its a LONG time before anyone would consider an autopsy!

hmmmm. I was just speaking anecdotally. these results are not in line with what I thought. as always, thanks for the stats, adam!

He's a good QB but nothing special.

against the NFC North/Central: Love 8-10 Rodgers 59-25-1 Favre 82-44 I just love how Packers fan put Love on some pedestal like he is anywhere close to Favre or Rodgers. Love is a .500 QB (literally 21-21) and has a losing record against the North. He is also 8-14 on the road but somehow a top franchise QB. That does not compute.

They did make a change to the touchbacks for 2025 though, they will now be placed at the 35 (previously the 30, and originally the 20). To me, the 35 seems a little excessive. Here are some notes from a recent article: The average field position after all kickoffs in 2024 was the 30-yard line. After a return, the average starting position was the 29-yard line. Seven touchdowns were scored off a kickoff return last year, the most since 2021. There were 59 "big play" returns, which the NFL defines as 40-plus yards, the most since 2016.

I miss the old kickoff scenario. That being said, I fully embrace the new. The safety of the players is the key for me. CTE is a huge personal fear of mine. I've had numerous concussions and suffer from the results. Although there is no test, other than autopsy, I truly believe it's part of me. The little things, like players that have their mouth guards dangling, drive me nuts. Mouth guards were initially made for teeth. Studies have found that they have an impact on concussion prevention. It's not a damn Christmas ornament.

Since we dont have anything else to talk about, i thought it might be a good time to say that the "new" kickoff rule looked pretty good this past year. I was initially unsure. You guys may remember that I worried that there might be some new unintended wrinkles that would allow cheap or lucky free touchdowns. But in truth, having seen it tested across a season, it seems even more solid than the previous rule when it comes to dumb little mistakes causing cheap touchdowns. Im not talking about earned touchdowns, where a Devin Hester type scores because of his skill or dominance - those are always good. But of those that were not earned, i think the new rule provided fewer examples. And even though its a little weird to have a play where the kicker can run, but everyone stays frozen while the ball is actually in play, until it's touched or hits the ground, I gotta say i am a fan of the way it keeps outcomes predictable and solid, and apparently is better for players health. Cool. The game is still won (and lost) with plays on offense and defense, and not cheap touchdowns. It also limits the effect of surprise onside kicks that also have been responsible for cheap touchdowns in the past. Last minute onside kicks still exist, and the receiving team always anticipated those anyway, but the surprise ones have been eliminated. And I think that's good too. I will always be wary of any rule changes, but this one seems to have turned out well, and I am pleased with it now.

It's time for the packs winning streak to come to an end. They dont have Favre or Rodgers. Theyre just another team now. we are 12 games under .500 with the Pack all time. Let's start getting that back to even at least.

Burden would've been matched up against CB3, now CB4. Across the board, teams are going to be able to throw against GB like they did when Alexander was out. 6-1 with Alexander (only loss to PHI) 5-5 without Alexander It looks like GB is going to be more like an 8 to 9 win team this year at best.