Welcome to the new Sunday Smackdown section, a place for you to talk trash and discuss each individual NFL game during the week leading up to it and while the game is going on. Unlike NFL.com’s GameCenter, almost anything goes here. Certain words – the obvious ones – are bleeped out, but everything else is…

Joe Tippman, 6-6/317 Guard/Center Wisconsin Joe Tippman Scouting Report By Charlie Campbell Strengths: Large size Intelligent Excellent technique Hand placement Recoverability Awareness Sustains blocks Keeps his feet moving Reliable pass blocker Can torque defenders in the ground game Ties up defenders to keep them from getting to ball carriers Scheme versatile Intelligent Football I.Q. Position…

By Corey Long – @CoreyLong Follow @walterfootball for updates. As most high schools have started spring football and every staff has hit the road to hand out new scholarship offers and re-adjust their recruiting boards to prepare for the summer evaluation period, it’s time to look back on the first few months of the 2020…

Emmitt on the Brink. The premise: Coming off a Super Bowl victory, the Patriots open the 2013 season with a blowout win. Unfortunately, they get into trouble for Spygate II. As punishment, Roger Goodell orders the Patriots to fire Bill Belichick and replace him with Emmitt Smith. Three years later, the Patriots beat the Bears…

Strengths: Excellent run defender Takes on blocks Physical Downhill attacker Strong Straight-line speed Good tackler Instinctive Hustles Flashes on blitzes Plays with an attitude Weaknesses: Needs to improve pass coverage Stiff Lacks change of direction ability Not fluid Needs to get better at shedding blocks Consistency Summary: Even before the Gators’ program lost Brandon Spikes…

  A couple of days ago, I realized that I don’t watch any sports. A lot of my friends do, and they have a sport that they follow and like, such as football, Formula 1, basketball, and so on. That made me feel like the odd one out. However, recently I developed a knack for…