September 22, 2026

2025

Jerks of the Week – May 12, 2025

Walt Walt016 mins
Jerk of the Week: The Grifter’s Dozen I was not a normal kid. I always knew this, but it was reinforced when I spoke to my aunt during my daughter’s 1-year-old birthday party. “Your son is so much different than you,” she said of my 3-year-old, Conrad. “He runs around like crazy, while you were…
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Arian Smith

Was it a Reach?: Arian Smith

Charlie Campbell Charlie Campbell05 mins
Was it a Reach Many years ago, I created Why the Slide and Why Undrafted in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects were selected lower or not drafted at all in the NFL Draft. This year, I thought to expand to see if a player was a reach. The answer to whether a…
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Jack Sawyer

Why the Slide?: Jack Sawyer

Charlie Campbell Charlie Campbell05 mins
Why the Slide Series This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player and/or the reasons other teams…
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Why the Slide?: Luther Burden

Charlie Campbell Charlie Campbell05 mins
Why the Slide Series This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player and/or the reasons other teams…
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Football Field

Rookie of the Year Watch: 2025 Odds Analysis

Walt Walt012 mins
Rookie of the Year Watch: 2025 Odds Analysis The curtain has fallen on the 2025 NFL Draft, marking the official arrival of a new class of talentset to make their mark on the league. With selections complete, attention quickly turns topredicting which rookies will shine brightest in their inaugural season.The race for Offensive and Defensive…
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