September 7, 2026

2026

Why Special Teams Prospects Are Receiving More Attention Than Ever

Walt Walt015 mins
  For many years, special teams received less attention than offense or defense during player evaluation. Coaches often viewed kick coverage, punt returns, and field-goal units as supporting elements rather than major factors in team success. That perspective has changed. Modern football places greater value on field position, roster versatility, and consistency in every phase…
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Joe Burrow

2026 NFL Season Preview: Cincinnati Bengals

Walt Walt019 mins
Cincinnati Bengals 2026 NFL Season Preview: Veteran Additions: DE Boye Make, DT Dexter Lawrence, DT Jonathan Allen, S Bryan Cook, S Kyle Dugger. Early Draft Picks: DE Cashius Howell, CB Tacario Davis, C Connor Lew, WR Colbie Young. Bengals Rookie Forecast Offseason Losses: QB Jake Browning, TE Noah Fant, TE Tanner Hudson, G Cordell Volson,…
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Lamar Jackson

2026 NFL Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens

Walt Walt023 mins
Baltimore Ravens 2026 NFL Season Preview: Veteran Additions: TE Durham Smythe, G John Simpson, C Danny Pinter, DT Calais Campbell, OLB Trey Hendrickson, S Jaylinn Hawkins. Early Draft Picks: G Vega Ioane, OLB Zion Young, WR Ja’Kobi Lane, WR Elijah Sarratt, TE Matt Hibner. Ravens Rookie Forecast Offseason Losses: QB Cooper Rush, RB Keaton Mitchell,…
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Two Linebackers Generating Buzz

Charlie Campbell Charlie Campbell03 mins
The early part of the 2027 NFL Draft process started over the spring with the advance scouts putting together their preseason watchlist based on their film study and visiting colleges in their territory. The preseason watch lists are shared with the teams that are part of National Football Scouting or the Blesto scouting service. Looking…
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T.J. Watt

2026 NFL Season Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers

Walt Walt012 mins
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 NFL Season Preview: Veteran Additions: RB Rico Dowdle, WR Michael Pittman Jr., G Brock Hoffman, DT Sebastian Joseph-Day, CB Jamel Dean, S Jaquan Brisker. Early Draft Picks: OT Max Iheanachor, WR Germie Bernard, G Gennings Dunker, CB Daylen Everette, QB Drew Allar, WR Kaden Wetjen. Steelers Rookie Forecast Offseason Losses: RB Kenneth…
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Jerks of the Week – July 13, 2026

Walt Walt013 mins
Jerk of the Week: Walter Gymnast It feels like my kids were born yesterday, but it’s been much longer than that. My son Conrad just turned four-and-a-half, while my daughter Lilly will be three in August. They’re growing up before my very eyes, which means I have to engage them in more things. This year’s…
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2026 NFL Season Preview: New Orleans Saints

Walt Walt021 mins
New Orleans Saints 2026 NFL Season Preview: Veteran Additions: RB Travis Etienne, TE Noah Fant, G David Edwards, OLB Anfernee Jennings, OLB Tyree Wilson, ILB Kaden Elliss, CB Martin Emerson Jr., P Ryan Wright. Early Draft Picks: WR Jordyn Tyson, NT Christen Miller, TE Oscar Delp, WR Bryce Lance, G Jeremiah Wright. Saints Rookie Forecast…
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The Hidden Psychology of Football Fandom

Walt Walt011 mins
There is a kind of devotion that only football fans truly understand. It persists through losing seasons, coaching reshuffles, franchise relocations, and roster overhauls that leave a team barely recognisable from one decade to the next. Fans who have cheered for the Cleveland Browns through the lean years, or who have backed the Detroit Lions…
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