Rather than using the #8 pick to upgrade the roster for a Super Bowl run, the Falcons stunned by selecting Micheal Penix Jr. The signs are two-fold. The Falcons felt the opportunity to draft a QB to succeed (newly signed) Kirk Cousins came early with a rich QB class an top-10 draft slot. Also, the opportunity cost to build for the future didn’t hurt the ability to currently building for a Super Bowl by deciding not to draft a top-10…
The Bills pulled a sneaker over on Wednesday when Stefon Diggs was shipped to the Houston Texans and startled a basketball afternoon. The Bills will obtain a 2025 2nd round pick (Vikings originally) and the Texans will receive Diggs, a 2024 6th rounder, and a 2025 5th round pick. Upon further review this might be a smaller move than first look.For Houston, 30-year-old Diggs will be the vet in an offense with Nico Collins, Tank Dell, and Dalton Schultz at…
In addition to further conference alignment and a new playoff format this season, we’ll have a few new on-field additions to college football. The Michigan sign stealing scandal has accelerated the incorporation of modern technology into the game immediately. Teams are allowed 18 Ipads on the sidelines per sources. A reminder that college football is far behind the NFL in the move from print-readouts between drives to study defenses. While the Ipads won’t impact viewers, communications in the helmets might…
The Falcons locked in a steady hand in Kirk Cousins with a four-year, $180 million deal upon the opening of free agency. Cousins is 35, coming off an achilles injury, and is a pocket QB that lacks mobility down- field that is important tool for most QB’s have today. It seems like a huge gamble, but the math looks like $90 million guaranteed the next and malleable at $10 million guaranteed in 2026 and nothing guaranteed in 2027. He’s an…