By John Sarianides The Patriots traded away their first and second round selections for wide receiver Brandin Cooks and defensive end Kony Ealy. Barring a pre-draft trade, they won’t start picking until the end of day two. The Patriots have two third round picks (#72, #96), a fourth round pick (#131), a fifth round pick (#183), a sixth round pick (#200) and a seventh round pick (#239). There is a…
The rest of the AFC has a ways to go before they bridge the gap with bill Belichick and the Patriots. By John Sarianides Its a race to keep up with the New England Patriots in the AFC. Here is what each team needs in order to get better and bridge the gap between them and the Patriots. AFC EAST Buffalo Bills: WR, CB, ILB, S, TE The Bills should…
Featured image courtesy of sbnation. By John Sarianides I am scratching my head as to why the New Orleans Saints would sign Adrian Peterson. Peterson is no longer an elite running back. That is why the Saints signing him to a two year deal makes no sense to me. Especially when you consider the fact that the Saints already have a lead back in Mark Ingram. The 32 year old…
by John Sarianides What will the Niners do at two? Inquiring minds want to know. NFC EAST Dallas Cowboys: CB, S, DT, DE, WR The Cowboys could go in myriad of directions in the first round but look for them to go either corner or safety. Both positions are deep in this draft. Addressing the defensive line, namely defensive end will also be a priority for Jerry Jones. New York…
By John Sarianides The quarterback class in the 2017 draft is a decent class but as it stands, there does not appear to be a franchise signal caller in the group. Despite that, as many three, maybe even four quarterbacks could go in the first round of this draft. Here are my top twenty quarterbacks in this class. 1. Mitchell Trubisky, North Carolina, 6-2 222, NFL Comparison: Jimmy Garoppolo Strengths…
By John Sarianides The 2017 NFL Draft is on Thursday. Here is my fourth of five mock drafts. My final mock draft will be revealed on Thursday. 1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE Texas A&M: Forgot about the quarterback talk. The Browns are taking Garrett. 2. San Francisco 49ers: Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford: The Niners would like to trade down. If they can’t, they’ll go local with Thomas. 3. Chicago…
By John Sarianides The Patriots announced on Thursday that cornerback Raymond Clayborn, linebacker Mike Vrabel and defensive end Richard Seymour are the three finalists for the Patriots Hall of Fame this year. Fans voting began yesterday and it goes until May 15th. Which ever of the three finalists has the most fans votes, will get inducted into the hall in August. This is the fourth year for Clayborn on the…
By John Sarianides According to NFL insider Jason LaCanfora, there is internal strife within the Browns organization regarding the first overall pick. The front office and owner Jimmy Haslem want to draft a quarterback. Presumably that quarterback is Mitchell Trubisky. Conversely, head coach Hue Jackson and his staff want to draft Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett. In the end, one has to assume that the Browns will ultimately draft…
By John Sarianides The running back position is loaded in this draft. The depth of this running back class is what is most impressive. Everyone knows Fournette, McCaffery and Cook but this draft is more than those guys. Teams could acquire a starting caliber running back well into day three. Here are my top twenty running backs in the 2017 class. 1. Leonard Fournette, LSU, 6-1 228, NFL Comparison: Adrian…
By John Sarianides The NFL released their 2017 schedules tonight. On paper, the Patriots have a difficult schedule to navigate through if they want to win their third Super Bowl in four years. Here are five thoughts on their 2017 schedule. 1. Open the Season with 5 of 8 at Home: The Patriots open the season with five of their first eight games at home. The NFL season kicks off…