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
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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
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 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 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
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 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
Many of the seeds of this new Buffalo Bills era were planted back in 2016 at the Draft. The Bills entered 2016 after a somewhat disappointing 8-8 season in Rex Ryan’s first season. Missing the playoffs is always bad but is even worse after Ryan shows up and expectations are high. Tyrod Taylor won the
How does the Carolina Panthers 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? Fresh off an impressive 15-1 regular season and Super Bowl appearance, the 2016 offseason was shaping up to be one of the most important ever for the Carolina Panthers. After not being able to capitalize on the opportunity to bring Charlotte its
The earliest foundation for the Bears bright future was laid by Ryan Pace back in 2016. The 2016 NFL Draft was Ryan Pace’s second as Chicago Bears’ general manager. Pace was just scratching the surface of the rebuild. The Bears were coming off a lackluster 2015 campaign, the first under John Fox, where the team
The Cincinnati Bengals put together one of the most impressive draft classes of the last few years back in 2016. In the mid-2010s, the Cincinnati Bengals existed firmly in a realm where they were good enough to be a playoff contender but never good enough to win once there. That still hasn’t changed, but the
The first Sashii Brown draft for the Cleveland Browns wasn’t quite what fans hoped it might be. The 2016 NFL Draft was the first draft under the new Cleveland Browns front office led by Executive Vice President of football operations, Sashi Brown. After finishing the 2015 season with a 3-13 record, Brown began to tear
How does the Dallas Cowboys 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? Coming off a disastrous 2015 campaign, where they won just four games, the Dallas Cowboys hoped to rebound quickly through the 2016 NFL Draft. And that’s exactly what they did. The biggest need for Dallas going into that draft was clearly quarterback.
How does the Denver Broncos 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? Coming off of a dominant victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos were in a state of major transition. Free agents were leaving the team seemingly in bulk, Peyton Manning retired, and the Broncos failed to land
If winning ways return to the Motor City, we might have to thank the 2016 Draft Class. The Detroit Lions were at the very beginning of their current transition back in 2016. Bob Quinn was hired as the team’s general manager in January of that year and this would be his first draft for the
The Green Bay Packers have prided themselves on building through the draft — but how is that 2016 class looking today? The Green Bay Packers entered the 2016 NFL Draft on the back of seven straight playoff appearances, but the Minnesota Vikings had ended their four-year run as NFC North champions. Despite starting the 2015
How does the Houston Texans 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? The Houston Texans of 2016 went into the NFL Draft in great need of a wide receiver, running back help and help on the offensive line, and that’s the direction the draft went that season. Houston had five draft trades in 2016,
How does the Indianapolis Colts 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? In 2016, the Indianapolis Colts knew that they needed to draft offensive line help to protect Andrew Luck. Quite frankly, they needed it for years, but they didn’t do it until 2016. When they did, they finally drafted Ryan Kelly with their
How does the Jacksonville Jaguars 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? Coming off a 5-11 season, this was the third year of the Gus Bradley regime. The team was still in a state of rebuild, where both he and general manager David Caldwell were feeling the heat from the fan base who had
How does the Kansas City Chiefs 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? By the time the spring of 2016 rolled around, Kansas City Chiefs fans were finally getting used to the winning ways of Andy Reid and his staff. In fact, the regular season had been (another) proving ground for Reid, a miraculous
How does the Los Angeles Chargers 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? The Chargers were coming off an extremely poor 4-12 2015 season which left them drafting at No. 3 in the first round. Many fans and analysts had Jalen Ramsey pegged to them at that pick, but the team ended up taking