Jeff Risdon - Football Analysis

Week 2 is often "overreaction week" as what we saw in Week 1 can have too much influence on what we expect out of teams in Week 2. Read more »

On the NFL impressively getting back on the field; big wins for the Chiefs, Saints and Jaguars; Joe Burrow's debut; coaching debuts around the league; paying RBs, the rise of the Sun Belt. Read more »

The time off and lack of preseason views of the teams also makes forecasting the first few weeks more difficult than normal. Every team is shrouded in cloudy mystique, and it’s tough to judge the validity of the brief glimpses of light shone on the 32 clubs from the local media access. Read more »

The Saints enter 2020 as the best team on paper in the NFC while the East is a two-team race, the North is wide open and the West is a bloodbath. Read more »

While the Chiefs and Ravens remain the two elite teams in the AFC, the Bills could finally take over for the Patriots in the AFC East and the Titans figure to show they were for real. Read more »

On the NFL's impressive COVID testing, the Lions taking a stand, Joe Judge's Giants, Earl Thomas, and the NBA's virtual fan experience. Read more »

The NCAA could have stopped all athletic activities months ago, just as many states preemptively did. Instead, the NCAA did nothing. They're still doing nothing other than proving they have no real reason to exist anymore. Read more »

On the NFL's COVID progress, breaking down the Jamal Adams trade, Washington football debacle, the utter worthlessness of the NCAA and more. Read more »

This time is different. More and more, white players of all backgrounds and political persuasions are rallying with their black teammates and supporting the fight against racial inequity and social injustice. Read more »

This proposal is the latest attempt by the NFL to wrestle with the embarrassing lack of people of color being in positions of power and consequence in a league where over two-thirds of the players are people of color. Read more »

There is self-importance and then there is the National Football League. The annual schedule release extravaganza reinforces why the NFL is both the best of America and the worst thing in sports. Read more »

The final mock draft is a rite of spring even if most honest analysts will admit this is one of the most difficult drafts to predict in years. Read more »

The NFL Draft can be a lucrative gambling opportunity for folks with chutzpah, good connections and a nice bankroll. Especially this year due to COVID-19 making this unlike any draft we've had in decades. Read more »

Nearly every time Jeff Risdon does a mock draft, it's his attempt at projecting what the NFL teams will do in the given situations. Not this one. This time it's all about what he would do if he were the GM for each team. Read more »

On Tua Tagovailoa falling, who will be the first WR off the board, how technical issues will impact the later rounds and a deep offensive tackle class. Read more »

On Justin Jefferson instead of CeeDee Lamb at wide receiver, Damon Arnette instead of C.J. Henderson at cornerback, Darrynton Evans instead of D'Andre Swift at running back and more. Read more »

Chase Young, Jeff Okudah, Jerry Jeudy, Tristan Wirfs and Joe Burrow headline our list in that order. Read more »

On the Texans' disastrous trade of DeAndre Hopkins, Tom Brady's departure from the Patriots, Stefon Diggs to the Bills, snap judgments on several signings and more. Read more »

The Combine brought some things to light, lifted some stocks and sunk some others. Here’s my best interpretation of where the NFL teams are at before free agency begins later in March. Read more »

On Washington potentially talking Tua at No. 2, Matthew Stafford not going anywhere, Giants drafting an offensive tackle at 4, Miami comfortable taking Justin Herbert at No. 5, expecting the combine to move after 2021 and more. Read more »