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There needs to be some evaluation on us fans (looking into the mirror as I write) about out lack of clue when it comes to player assessment, value in relationship to team concepts, and, in John...
Kyle Robertson / USA Today Sports Images Boom: Fields is an elite athlete who showed excellent accuracy and mobility while at Ohio State. He completed over 70% of his passes last season and showed toughness, overcoming multiple injuries. Bears head coach Matt Nagy is a former quarterback coach who was hired for his ability to develop offensive players. Bust: The Bears already struck out on 2017 first-round pick Mitchell Trubisky, and Fields will still need time to develop as a passer. His ability to throw on the run is seen as a weakness, and it could take him time to fix it. He also d...
Subscribe to watch What They Were Saying After Round 1 of the NFL Draft about the Six Alabama Selections To the surprise of no one, the Crimson Tide dominated the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft like it did the 2020 football season Author: The best story on draft day was probably one you didn't see. A few hours before the start of the 2021 NFL Draft, former Alabama running back Najee Harris visited the homeless shelter that he and his his four siblings and parents lived in for several years. "Just to see him as a grown man with this kind of opportunity for him today and to know that he...
Copied! Once again, the Las Vegas Raiders stunned the Draft Industrial Complex, selecting Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood No. 17 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Most media scouts didn't rank the OT anywhere near a first-round prospect. It was just the latest example of general manager Mike Mayock, coach Jon Gruden and the rest of the Raiders scouting staff rejecting the consensus outside their building. "He was the highest-rated player on our board at that time, offense or defense," Mayock said Thursday night, via the team's official website. At 6-foot-5, 312 pounds with at...
Apr 29, 2021 Henderson, Nev.--The Las Vegas Raiders entered tonight's 2021 NFL Draft needing offensive line help. They got it in their first pick, No. 17 overall, Alex Leatherwood from the University of Alabama. The monster (6-6, 312-pound) star brings a huge frame to the Silver and Black, but also much more. Leatherwood has a rare combination of size, speed and explosiveness in playing the offensive line. Leatherwood also brings position flexibility within the offensive line because of those traits. Raider Maven was aware that General Manager Mike Mayock and Coach Jon Gruden liked Leatherw...