With teams preparing to start camp later this month, most of the major dominoes of the 2024 NFL offseason have already fallen. That makes this good time to re-evaluate some of the biggest moves of the offseason. While there’s value in the knee-jerk reactions that come with the biggest signings and trades in a given … Read more
Caleb Williams comes to the NFL after a decorated college career at Oklahoma and USC. (Yahoo Sports/Bruno Rouby) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | … Read more
You might have forgotten that the New Orleans Saints finished last season with a winning record. They were 9-8. It would have been more fitting if they found a way to finish 8-8-1, because since the end of the Sean Payton/Drew Brees era the Saints have settled into boring mediocrity with no end in sight. … Read more
Quarterback Jayden Daniels will have a lot on his shoulders as the No. 2 overall draft pick for a Commanders team trying to turn things around. (Amy Monks) There’s no such thing as a 10-year plan in the NFL. There’s no five-year plan either. You can completely rebuild a franchise in two years unless you … Read more
(Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) Nobody is going to feel bad for Sean Payton. Payton could have stayed in NFL coaching hibernation, but the Denver Broncos were in the middle of a messy head coaching search and paid big to land Payton. They traded a first- and second-round pick to the New Orleans Saints for Payton and … Read more
The NFL spring is now complete, and I figured I’d wrap it up with a look at a few things I’ve heard coming out the past two or three months of work … The San Francisco 49ers’ balance on defense through the offseason program shone—and should give new coordinator Nick Sorensen an even scarier group. … Read more
The NFL offseason is a tricky year-to-year proposition. Much of the success is tied to having assets to make the right acquisitions. For free agency, that’s salary-cap room and spending power. For the draft, that’s picks capital and finding value prospects. Some teams are positioned to do both well in an attempt to improve their … Read more