Well it's been a little bit, hasn't it? The last time I've put pen to paper for Razzball was all the way back in December! But I'm glad to be back writing once again.
But after a wild playoffs, a disappointing Super Bowl (for the Pats), I'm glad to be back to help recap some of the best (and worst) free agency moves from these past few weeks.
Zach is back! He joins Reid and myself to talk about the last couple of weeks in the NFL...
- Jets trade up to 3.
- What can the Bills do to get their quarterback?
- What are the Raiders doing?
- Can we trust the Jags offense?
- What should the Giants do with their number two pick?
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We start the Podcast by talking about his presentation at the Sloan analytics conference in Boston and that rolls right into story time about his first experience at the combine. From hanging out with Big Cat and PFT Commenter to meeting Andy Reid at the airport, Chuck made the most of his time in Indianapolis.
We also had a great conversation about draft prospects and the happenings in free agency. Football knowledge and fun all in one episode.
Reid joins me for a quick review of the big combine story lines. We talked about peculiar questions that the draft prospects receive and what needs to happen to change them. We also dive into a big draft climber and a free faller. We finish up by taking our final guesses for landing spots for the biggest free agents.
Yesterday was the cut off for franchise tags which makes the free agency picture a little bit clearer. Free agency is coming up next week so I suppose we should talk about the players on the market. What teams plan on doing in the draft seems as relevant as ever when it comes to free agency this year. There are a lot of teams in need of a quarterback. If you’ve been paying attention to mock draft related things, you’re well aware that there is a good chance that 5-7 quarterbacks go in the first round. Of these 5-7, my guess is 3 see more than a handful of starts this season depending on their landing spots. That leaves a few teams who need starters from the free agency pool.
In this free agency running back class, I don’t see much more than running back by committee contributors. The running back class is very deep as far as this upcoming draft goes, so I’m doubting anyone makes a huge financial splash. Wide receiver is going to be interesting. There are a couple of big playmakers whose services are available. Speculating is all that we can really do here, so let’s run through some of the players and talk about ideal landing spots.
We continue our off season journey joined by special guest and resident Eagle's fan Mike Maher. Mike talks about the future of Nick Foles, Legarrette Blount and the tight cap that the Eagles are up against.
Reid and Viz join us as well to talk about the impending free agency class. Reid adds to his weekly Hue Jackson rant series, and we all dig into the dinosaur coach problem in the NFL.
Well it's been a little bit, hasn't it? The last time I've put pen to paper for Razzball was all the way back in December! But I'm glad to be back writing once again.
But after a wild playoffs, a disappointing Super Bowl (for the Pats), I'm glad to be back to help recap some of the best (and worst) free agency moves from these past few weeks. 
