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Tag: NFL DRAFT

  • Leighton Vander Esch is the Mountain West’s best player in the 2018 NFL Draft

    Leighton Vander Esch is the Mountain West’s best player in the 2018 NFL Draft

    At the Boise State spring game in 2015, I remember being huddled under the bleachers during the rainstorm, talking about the skinny walk-on linebacker from Riggins, Idaho (population 406) with some other fans, wondering if he could ever be as great as other homegrown Idaho LB’s. He then proceeded to blow all of us away […]

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  • In Defense of Josh Allen

    In Defense of Josh Allen

    Last week Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN released his Mock Draft 2.0 and remained steadfast in his belief that Josh Allen will go first overall to the Cleveland Browns.

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  • Tailgate Society Mock Draft 1.0

    Tailgate Society Mock Draft 1.0

    Mock draft season is upon us.

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  • Minnesota Vikings Draft Primer

    Minnesota Vikings Draft Primer

    As a fan of the NFL and specifically the Minnesota Vikings, the off–season can be a bleak and desolate stretch. Whereas baseball stretches 8 months from early April all the way through all of November, and basketball stretches for about the same amount of time from late October to mid June, football’s season lasts a […]

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  • March-ing to Free Agency: The Week That Will Define Minnesota’s Offseason

    March-ing to Free Agency: The Week That Will Define Minnesota’s Offseason

    Just over a week ago all 32 teams and a heap of NFL media descended on Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine and after the dog and pony show is over on March 6th, the real meat of the NFL offseason truly begins.

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  • The Minnesota Vikings Offseason Primer

    The Minnesota Vikings Offseason Primer

    On October 19th, during the Minnesota Vikings bye week, I wrote this article about how the Sam Bradford trade was an enormous win-win for both the Eagles and Vikings. Remarkably, both the Eagles and Vikings were undefeated through 5 weeks and the week 6 matchup looked to be a possible NFC playoff preview. Well, including […]

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  • Why both the Eagles and Vikings made out like bandits in the Bradford trade

    Why both the Eagles and Vikings made out like bandits in the Bradford trade

    THE SITUATION One of the most exciting aspects of American professional sports is the trade. It’s a relatively rare piece of the game within the game that makes up a large part of every major American professional sports league. Especially in the NFL, the trade is often an overlooked and seldom used tool when attempting […]

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