Football Analysis

The Seahawks and 49ers remain the clear class of the NFC West and NFC in general, but they have vulnerabilities as the Cardinals and Rams hope to improve upon their 2013 seasons. Read more »

The NFC North has three of the most explosive offenses in the NFL in the Packers, Bears and Lions. Read more »

Barring a surprise renaissance from the erratic Eli Manning, the Giants are going to finish near the bottom in scoring offense and giveaways. That’s a tough recipe for success. Read more »

The Bills have a lengthy playoff drought that is not getting quenched as long as E.J. Manuel is the quarterback. Even though they’ve got an impressive cadre of weapons and a solid line, Manuel is the governor on the engine that keeps the team from speeding forward. Read more »

It’s a shame a talented defense and a rookie head coach are destined to suffer through one of the most publicized losing campaigns in recent memory. A bad offense is going to be even worse with the incessant quarterback controversy and a schedule which offers several strong defenses. Read more »

Marcus Mariota and Ifo Ekpre-Olomu are two Oregon Ducks at the top of our first mock draft for 2015 ahead of Sammie Coates, Vic Beasley and Andrus Peat. Read more »

Adrian Peterson enters 2014 as the No. 2 running back behind LeSean McCoy and ahead of Jamaal Charles, Eddie Lacy and Matt Forte. Read more »

The drop from tier 1 to tier 2 is actually larger than the difference from the QBs in tier 2 through tier 4 at the quarterback position. Read more »

The days where you could rely on one or two RBs to carry your team to the playoffs sit firmly in the past. Sure, the RBs in tier 1 could have monster seasons, but do any of them give you that bet-your-house confidence? Read more »

Wide receiver strategy should be straightforward. With this much depth, no need to reach for WRs, but draft them as good value presents itself Read more »

The TE board resembles the QB board in that we have a distinct top 3 (albeit split into two tiers), followed by a deep group of solid options with Julius Thomas right behind Jimmy Graham. Read more »

Seattle tops the D/ST rankings, which should surprise no one. The dropoff between the Seahawks and the teams in tier 2 like Greg Hardy and the Panthers is not significant. Read more »

LeSean McCoy, Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles, Eddie Lacy, Matt Forte, Marshawn Lynch rank 1-7 before Calvin Johnson and Drew Brees become the top players at their positions. Read more »

Mr. Manziel made his NFL debut, but didn't start and only took a handful of snaps before halftime. Yet he was the overwhelming national story despite a rather uneventful showing in a decidedly uneventful contest. Read more »

Seattle tops the D/ST rankings, which should surprise no one and the dropoff to the teams in tier 2 is not significant. But wait on selecting a D before you are fairly settled at the other positions. Read more »

There really is a lot to like with the Vikings, a playoff team in 2012 before bottoming out in a motley stew of ineffective QB play, porous defense and overmatched coaching. Read more »

Tight ends have a distinct top-3 (albeit split into two tiers), followed by a deep group of solid options. No questions asked, Jimmy Graham sits alone in the top tier. Read more »

The past few seasons the WR pool has been very deep, and this season the trend continues. With this much depth, no need to reach for WRs, but draft them as good value presents itself. Read more »

The days where you could rely on one or two RBs to carry your team to the playoffs sit firmly in the past. Grab a tier 1 running back and then work on the upside options. Read more »

The quarterback position has strong depth again in 2014, but the drop-off from Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning to the next tier is severe. Read more »