How should the Chicago Bears feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Heading into the 2017 season, the Chicago Bears were desperate to make changes. The team had only won nine games in two seasons and was coming off a season of complete chaos. The
NFL Draft Retrospective
How should the Seattle Seahawks feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The Seattle Seahawks came into the 2017 NFL Draft on quite a run. Head coach Pete Carroll had taken his team to the playoffs five straight years, including two trips to the Super
How should the Minnesota Vikings feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. In 2017 free agency, the Minnesota Vikings made moves to address needs at both offensive tackle spots (Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers) and added Latavius Murry to a running back mix that was
The Miami Dolphins were trying to build on a postseason berth heading into 2017. Unfortunately, a middling draft class didn’t help causes. Entering the 2017 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins had several needs across the board. With holes along the offensive line, receiver, quarterback, and almost every position on defense, the Dolphins could have done
How should the San Francisco 49ers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. 2017 was a watershed year for the San Francisco 49ers. The franchise, which had gone through a tumultuous downfall since the days of former head coach Jim Harbaugh, inked Kyle Shanahan as
The Cleveland Browns had three first-round picks in 2017 and took DeShone Kizer in the second round. All told, it’s a mixed bag for the franchise. Entering the 2017 offseason, the Cleveland Browns were in the midst of their dramatic rebuild, led by Executive Vice President of Football Operations Sashi Brown. The Browns were clearing
How should Atlanta Falcons feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The Atlanta Falcons were riding pretty high coming into the 2017 NFL draft. They were coming off of a Super Bowl run with a roster full of young upstart players and looked like the
How should the Los Angeles Rams feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The Los Angeles Rams entered the 2017 NFL Draft buoyed with high hopes of turning the corner. The team had drafted its franchise quarterback Jared Goff, parted ways with head coach Jeff
How should the New York Giants feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. There was a great deal of pressure on New York Giants GM Jerry Reese – despite the team finishing 11-5 in 2016 – to come out of the 2017 draft with multiple
How should the Washington Redskins feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Heading into the 2017 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins were hoping to continue building their team as they looked to escape the mediocrity that had plagued them during Jay Gruden’s first three years
How should the Tennessee Titans feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The 2016 NFL Draft saw GM Jon Robinson begin his rebuild of the Tennessee Titans roster with an excellent draft class. If the goal of that class was to bring in the foundation
How should the Jacksonville Jaguars feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Coming off a 3-13 season that saw the front office give head coach Gus Bradley his walking papers after Week 15 of the season, the Jacksonville Jaguars looked as lost a football team
While the New York Jets landed safety help in Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye, the rest of their draft class went bust. The New York Jets were this close to snapping their playoff drought in 2015 before choking in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills. They followed that up with an 5-11 mark in 2016.
How should the Philadelphia Eagles feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. When the curtain closed on the Philadelphia Eagles 2016 regular season, there was a ton of optimism. The rookie, Carson Wentz, had helped lead them to a 7-9 win-loss total and shown a ton of promise
The New England Patriots didn’t pick until the third round, and the result was a lost draft class with very few positives. The 2017 NFL Draft represented the smallest incoming pool of players for the New England Patriots in franchise history. The Patriots sent their first and third-round selections that year to the New Orleans
In a draft class dominated by defense, the Baltimore Ravens had some great picks and major misses coming from the Crimson Tide. The Baltimore Ravens spent the 2017 NFL Draft ignoring their offensive needs and more than doubling down on picks for the defense. The Ravens drafted the best player available in the first round
The Buffalo Bills entered the 2017 NFL Draft a franchise in transition and this draft may be remembered more for who they didn’t draft versus who they did. Just a few months prior, the Bills had named Sean McDermott, who was previously defensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers, there new head coach. However, they decided
How should the Detroit Lions feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Entering the 2017 season, the Detroit Lions seemed like a team destined to break their playoff curse. Despite not having won a postseason game since 1992, the team’s success under head coach Jim
How should the Los Angeles Chargers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. After a miserable 5-11 season, the Chargers were looking to get some impact players in order to turn things around. In addition, Anthony Lynn had been hired as the team’s new head
The Pittsburgh Steelers had one of the best drafts in 2017, landing multiple stars in T.J. Watt, JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner. Entering the 2017 offseason, the Steelers were coming off an 11-5 season that was followed by two playoff wins before falling to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. While 2016
How should the Houston Texans feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The 2017 NFL Draft will go down as one of the franchise-altering drafts for the Houston Texans with several selections impacting the trajectory of the youngest franchise in the NFL. Not only did it
How should the Indianapolis Colts feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The Colts came into the 2017 draft with plenty of needs. They just fired Ryan Grigson as their GM and he left the cupboard bare in some pretty important areas. Chris Ballard was
How should the Arizona Cardinals feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Going into the 2017 season, the Arizona Cardinals were a year removed from the 2015 NFC Championship games. As time passed, they found themselves with more and more needs. With the 2017 season
How should the Buccaneers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The 2017 NFL Draft was one that was chocked full of talented players from the top of the class to the bottom. Many potential superstars were peppered throughout the rounds and there were several
How should the Denver Broncos feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The 2017 NFL Draft was an absolutely critical one for the Denver Broncos. Coming off of a season in which they had just narrowly missed out on the playoffs, the Broncos lost head
How should the Dallas Cowboys feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2017 season rejuvenated by a legendary draft class. The previous year, the Cowboys were able to land several franchise-altering rookies in quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott,
How should the Green Bay Packers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Just months after reaching the 2017 NFC Championship Game, the Green Bay Packers attempted to address their biggest needs with the goal of taking the next step the following year. Yet despite
How does the Arizona Cardinals 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? The Arizona Cardinals went into the 2016 season with very high expectations, fresh off an NFC Championship Game appearance against the Carolina Panthers and a 13-3 regular season. However, given a disappointing effort defensively from the Panthers rout, the Cardinals immediately recognized
How does the Atlanta Falcons 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? Coming into 2016, the Atlanta Falcons had several areas that they needed to address. During free agency, they were able to add Pro Bowl Center Alex Mack. General Manager Thomas Dimitroff assumed Mack would be the final piece of the starting offensive line
Ozzie Newsom was known for his excellent drafts, but his 2016 draft class will be remembered for its missed opportunities. The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2016 NFL Draft coming off a porous 2015 season that saw many key contributors on both sides of the ball get injured. The list was large, but the biggest names