It’s 5 o’clock somewhere… The 5 o’clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below. NFL owners changed the rules on kickoffs at the Spring meeting this week The AP explains … [Read more...] about The 5 O’Clock Club: As NFL owners vote for new kickoff rules, the XFL may have already solved all the issues
Archives for May 2023
Washington won’t be receiving compensatory picks in 2024
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Better luck next year! Over the years, Washington has been one of the worst teams in the league at collecting compensatory draft picks, so it was a pleasant surprise when - for the first time since 2019 - Washington generated two compensatory picks for the 2023 draft last year. The comp pick capital for those two picks was gained by letting … [Read more...] about Washington won’t be receiving compensatory picks in 2024
What have the Ravens done with their comp picks over time?
Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports In response to a piece that I wrote earlier this afternoon, poster/writer LASkin wondered allowed in the comments: Comp picks only work if you have a fountain of talent that you are constantly replenishing. Most draft picks, especially comp picks, aren’t day 1 starters. They need a year or more of development before they are ready. That … [Read more...] about What have the Ravens done with their comp picks over time?
All aTwitter: 30 May 2023
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports News, links to articles, updates and more from DC area writers and national sports journalists and others The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a handy spot to check the Washington Commanders beat writers & bloggers, national sports journalists, and football fans in order to keep up on the latest news and opinions about Washington, … [Read more...] about All aTwitter: 30 May 2023
The 5 O’Clock Club: Is Mike Florio’s style good or bad for the NFL and its fans?
Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images It’s 5 o’clock somewhere… The 5 o’clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below. Let me say right at the top that I love reading … [Read more...] about The 5 O’Clock Club: Is Mike Florio’s style good or bad for the NFL and its fans?