Four different analysts gave different answers about who stood out the most between DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle Ja Marr Chase and Kyle Pitts for the 2021 NFL Draft
Although the episode title is a quote from former Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Mora, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim may subscribe to a similar thinking. SU enters the ACC tournament just outside March Madness (according to ESPN s Joe Lunardi) and needs to build its resume to slip into the dance. Can one win do it? Do the Orange need two victories? Hosts Ben Shulman and Owen Valentine discuss. Plus, former Duke Blue Devils star and current ESPN analyst Jay Bilas joins the show (10:00-33:37) to give a rundown on his favorite storylines of the postseason and talk a little old Big East as well.
Mar 8, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Maybe the Green Bay Packers will have a good tandem at inside linebacker with Krys Barnes and Kamal Martin. But “maybe” isn’t “definitely.” And “good” isn’t “great,” or even “really good.”
Whether it was Ted Thompson or Brian Gutekunst, the Packers have not prioritized inside linebacker. Since Thompson drafted A.J. Hawk in the first round and Abdul Hodge in the third in 2006, the Packers have used only one top-125 pick on an off-the-ball linebacker. That was Oren Burks with No. 88 overall selection of the third round of Gutekunst’s first draft in 2018.
That could change this year. First and foremost, it’s a strong group of off-the-ball linebackers. Between the inside linebackers and the 4-3 outside linebackers who project to 3-4 inside linebackers, SI.com’s NFL Draft Bible has 14 prospects with starter grades, led by Penn State’s Micah Parsons, Notre Dame’s Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Missouri’s Nick Bolton and Tulsa