By Paul Wanecski
Last season simply couldn’t end fast enough for Chicago. From the carousel at Running Back, losing their starting Quarterback, a-nobody-crew at Wide Receiver and the fact that they had 71 different players see action in a Bears uniform this year should speak to how things really went. Chicago has been very active team in free agency, bringing in a massive number of new players. It is safe to say that they certainly tried to get better, but holding the third overall selection in this year’s NFL Draft, Chicago finds themselves with a variety of options moving into 2017.
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by Mario Granata
The Jacksonville Jaguars are in an all too familiar place as they head into the 2017 season. Once again picking in the Top-5 of the NFL draft after a disappointing 3-13 season, they are making roster moves that seem to be raising the eyebrows of not only their AFC South Division rivals, but around the league. The Jaguars, on paper, look to be the favorite to take over a typically weak division, but as people know in this league, success comes from the top down, and this staff has a wealth of talent, but do they have what it takes to progress to the next step?
by Mario Granata
Imagine that you are given a blank canvas to create a masterpiece. Now, imagine that you have unlimited funds to put anything you want on the canvas and paint the picture in your image. Now, the only problem that you have is that it is your first painting, and the “artist” before you left out all the paint, and now it’s all solid and dry. This is the scenario that John Lynch finds himself in. He has been given the keys to the car in San Francisco with the uphill task of restoring one of the most storied franchises in NFL history. How are they going to do it? By Paul Wanecski and Mario Granata
The NFL is all about value. Sometimes value is in a player. Sometimes value is in an opportunity to bring in a young, unproven commodity via the draft. Many things go into the business end of structuring an NFL roster, none more important than the dollar it takes to sign, keep or acquire new talent and the NFL draft is the most alluring way to rebuild a roster. |