Apr 26, 2021
There’s no guarantees, but it appears clear with the draft three days away that the Cardinals will select a cornerback in the first round of the draft Thursday. Unless they don’t.
Now, that last comment seems glib, but what we all should know by now, unless we have been residing on a different planet for previous drafts, is that the unexpected should be expected. The word “surprise” should
never be used when discussing a team’s pick.
The Cardinals’ slot at 16 in the middle of the first round only adds to the uncertainty.
As former NFL and college head coach Jim Mora told AllCardinals, “I always found when you re picking at 16, 17, 18, it was tricky because you have no idea what is about to happen in front of you. We know there s going to be some head-scratchers, right? Early in the draft. And there s going to be some moves you go ‘Jiminy Christmas, what s going on here? And that s what s happening in these draft rooms. There s so much uncertainty a
Apr 14, 2021
The Denver Broncos have sent up some serious smoke signals of late as it relates to the top quarterback prospects in the 2021 NFL draft class. Holding the No. 9 overall pick, GM George Paton has traveled to get an up-close look at multiple top-10-projected signal-callers at their respective Pro Days, including North Dakota State s Trey Lance, BYU s Zach Wilson, and Ohio State s Justin Fields.
Fields is the most interesting here because Paton took with him Broncos QBs coach Mike Shula to the first Ohio State Pro Day. For the second, to be held this week, Paton is bringing with him the big gun offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur.
Under-the-Radar Cornerbacks for the Colts in the 2021 NFL Draft
Which day three corners fit the Colts in this class?
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The Under-the-Radar series continues with the focus today being on cornerbacks. The Colts run a heavy cover two defense so, naturally, the emphasis on draft corners will be in regards to that scheme. So, the Colts value corners who are a bit bigger and better suited to defend the run than most teams would.
Luckily, this class appears to be one of the bigger cornerback classes in a long time. Most of the top rated guys in this class Jaycee Horn, Patrick Surtain, Caleb Farley, Greg Newsome are over 6’0” and 200 pounds and the depth of the class is the same way. With that in mind, here are a couple under-the-radar options for the Colts at cornerback on day three of the draft.
Saints 2021 Draft Prospects: Jaycee Horn
Son of New Orleans royalty, will Jaycee Horn find his way to the Big Easy and join the franchise where his father starred?
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Apr 6, 2021
New Orleans has a huge void at the cornerback position, but it comes in a draft year with a deep crop of incoming rookie corners. Marshon Lattimore is one of the NFL s best, but the offseason release of Janoris Jenkins robbed the team of one of the league s best number two corners.
The New Orleans Saints added a little-known free agent wide receiver named Joe Horn away from the Kansas City in 2000. Horn had 94 receptions for 1,340 yards and 8 touchdowns in his first year with the Saints, far surpassing his four-year career totals with Kansas City.
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There’s been a not-insignificant amount of hand-wringing around the news that Ryan Walters is leaving Mizzou for Bret Beliema’s staff at Illinois. It would be one thing if Walters were recently fired and looking for a place to hang his hat. But taking a worse job calling it a “lateral move” would be charity, sorry Illini fans while on seemingly good terms with the Missouri program has caused some concerns.
However, it makes more sense than you’d think when you stop and consider the context. Walters was not Eli Drinkwitz’s hand-picked defensive coordinator, even if he was retained during last year’s transition. Walters was brought in under Barry Odom’s tenure and, despite his reputation as a rising star in the coaching ranks, did face some heat during his time as a Tiger. That heat turned up over the back half of 2020, when the Tigers were eviscerated on the defensive end several weeks in a row. Not all of that was Walters’ faul