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NFL scouts on the most polarizing prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft

8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (893+ words) Bob Mc Ginn's annual draft series is officially complete. (I'm guessing his ears are ringing from talking to scouts nonstop the last couple months.) Each spring, there's a handful of prospects at the top who fuel the most debate. For…...

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Part 12, ST: The kicking revolution is here

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (989+ words) Last of 12 parts: specialists. Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field goal in November 1970 was the kind of event you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing. A freshman at the University of Michigan, I was studying that Sunday afternoon…...

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'Fernando Mendoza is amazing:' Matt Hasselbeck on the future Raiders QB, Rivers' master class, Caleb/Ben, Brock Purdy disrespect

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1098+ words) Always a pleasure shooting the bull with Hasselbeck. Philip Rivers dusted off the cleats at 44" and played well! Were other quarterbacks paying attention? There's one valuable lesson to take. Is Tom Brady's itch to play worth scratching? Flag football is…...

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Part 11, S: Why Caleb Downs, a 'slam dunk,' is one of the best players in the NFL Draft

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (596+ words) Eleventh of 12 parts: safeties. For the most part, drafting safeties with a top-10 pick has been a rewarding venture for NFL teams. Now how that applies to Caleb Downs later this month and in the future remains to be seen....

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Part 10, CB: Mc Coy? Delane? Hood? Inside the debate at the top. ..

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (490+ words) Tenth of 12 parts: cornerbacks. Slowly but surely, cornerback has made gains advancing in the pecking order of positions in the NFL. Much more work needs to be done. This appears to be just another typical draft for the cornerbacks. Everyone…...

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Part 9, LB: How should an NFL team unleash Arvell Reese?

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (541+ words) Ninth of 12 parts: linebackers. Sonny Styles was a safety. Arvell Reese might be an edge rusher. For the sake of this NFL draft preview, they're projected as off-the-ball linebackers. Many factors combine to make a great linebacker that can play…...

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1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (10+ words) Matt Hasselbeck has the quarterback answers'Go Long | Tyler Dunne...

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Part 6, RB: Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love? 'The best NFL prospect in this draft"

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (337+ words) Sixth of 12 parts: running backs. Unlike a lot of years, NFL executives are in widespread agreement that there is a franchise player in this class of running backs. That's Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame, who some regard as the pre-eminent…...

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Substack Live: Why the Green Bay Packers should listen to Javon Bullard

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (374+ words) He hates the Chicago Bears. He cannot wait to blast into those who play for the Chicago Bears. But read closely and you'll see that Javon Bullard is far more critical of his own team, the Green Bay Packers, than…...

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Part 5, QB: The Fernando Mendoza Question

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (530+ words) Fifth of 12 parts: quarterbacks. What was expected to be an exceptional draft year for quarterbacks has turned into a nightmare for NFL teams. "Horrible," "very weak" and "terrible" were just some of the adjectives used by executives in personnel to…...