Post 8

So lots of things circulating the NFL currently but I really don’t care to talk about a lot of the controversial issues so I’m gonna talk about the fact that DeSean Jackson suggested putting mics on players during games this season.

With the possibility of the limited fans in stadiums the Philadelphia wide receiver made this remark a few days ago. Now this is something the XFL did a little bit of and it was very interesting and I think added a different level to watching the game. This may be problematic though because from my understanding there may be a lot of language not appropriate for children. This is not bashing the NFL players for this it’s just the way the game is and kids really look up to these guys.

Now I came up with a few solutions to these issues for example players having to have a mic in their uniform,when I heard there’s a potential of wearing a mask (there is very little chance of this but I heard the rumor.) So maybe we have mics on officials so that they pick up player voices but the players don’t have the extra weird bulk inside the uniform.

Another solution to players and the language they use is having like a 20 or 30 second TV delay. But that means it’s someone job to hammer that bleep button which is a lot of work and wouldn’t wish that job on anyone. Also with the way technology is we’d be seeing updates on our phones before we saw it on TV which would make people upset most likely. I mean I can say the same for me who doesn’t want to watch things in real time.

In my closing opinion here I’d have to say that it would be so cool to be able to hear the chatter between players and the hits on a different level. Although, I am not naive to the NFL and how much they love their image so I really can’t see this happening. I however do think they need something to make the game connect with people more if fans can’t come watch and I don’t have a solution for them but that’s not my job so I’m sure they’ll think of something.

As always thanks for reading and let me know if there’s anything you want me to write on!

Post 6

Tomorrow April 23rd is draft day and I am so excited. In preparation for this day I wanted to do my own sort of mock draft. But upon realizing how much research I was going to have to do only for me to probably be wrong I decided I would just do a quick top ten pick projection. Now some of these picks are going to be fairly obvious but I find that fairly often the first picks are fairly straight forward.

#1 Cincinnati Bengals are going to select Joe Burrow, QB from LSU.

#2 Washington Redskins select Chase Young, DE from Ohio State.

#3 Miami Dolphins select Tua Tagovailoa, QB from Alabama. (TRADE with Lions for pick)

#4 New York Giants select Jedrick Willis Jr., OL from Alabama.

#5 Detroit Lions select Jeff Okudah, CB from Alabama.

#6 LA Chargers select Justin Herbert, QB from Oregon.

#7 Carolina Panthers select Isaiah Simmons, LB from Clemson.

#8 Arizona Cardinals select Tristan Wirfs, OT from Alabama

#9 Jacksonville Jaguars select Derrick Brown, DT from Auburn.

#10 Cleveland Browns select Andrew Thomas, OT from Georgia.

Well there you have it, I don’t have a ton more to say because we won’t know until tomorrow but I am fairly confident I will be at least 8/10. As always thanks for reading and let me know if you have anything else you want me to write about.

Post 1

Not quite sure how to really name each post but I figured I’d start out just numbering them as I go in order to be able to go back and reference past posts. Anyways let us get into this first post.

Today I will talk about a few of the quarterbacks in the NFL I believe will succeed now that they are on a new team. First off let’s address the most popular of the quarterback trades Tom Brady. The six time champ is headed to Tampa Bay and now has one of the top weapons in the league in Mike Evans who has had at least 1,000+ yards receiving every season since being drafted in 2014. Not to mention Chris Goodwin who in his sophomore season last year got his first 1,000 yard season. So now having the”GOAT” as their quarterback this offense will be pretty deadly and I think Tampa will succeed. I see them definitely making the playoffs the only question is if they are a top spot or wild card with having to play the Saints twice for the division title.

Next, we have Phillip Rivers who also was traded this off season after being with San Diego since 2004. The long time veteran is heading to Indianapolis where unfortunately for him he isn’t getting great options on offense. T.Y. Hilton and Jack Doyle are really the only options and that is not an offense I see as going on a deep run in the playoffs. Now maybe the Colts draft a wide receiver like they are projected to and that would be a good addition for a young player like Jerry Jeudy from Alabama or CeeDee Lamb from Oklahoma to learn from a veteran like Hilton. If this happens I become more confident in the Colts postseason dreams.

Finally, there is Nick Foles and honestly he is a bit of a wildcard. He wins the super bowl for the Eagles and then goes to the Jaguars where he is injured then loses his starting spot to the rookie Gardner Minshew. So honestly maybe he will bounce back in Chicago but at the same time this may be the last we see of Foles in the NFL because of the fact that the Bears just aren’t great and don’t have a big name offensive guy to help Foles out. He does have a few so-so guys though so who knows no one would’ve bet on the Eagles when he was there with that supporting offensive cast and they won the super bowl. I guess the bottom line is Foles can’t be ruled out this year and as for the Bears overall I see them probably a middle of the road team missing the playoffs once again.