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
NFL Draft Retrospective
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
How should the Carolina Panthers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Heading into the 2017 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers needed an upgrade at running back, as well as weapons at wide receiver. Special teams were not absent from this conversation either. They also
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
How should the San Francisco 49ers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. 2017 was a watershed year for the San Francisco 49ers. The franchise, which had gone through a tumultuous downfall since the days of former head coach Jim Harbaugh, inked Kyle Shanahan as
How should Atlanta Falcons feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The Atlanta Falcons were riding pretty high coming into the 2017 NFL draft. They were coming off of a Super Bowl run with a roster full of young upstart players and looked like the
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 Washington Redskins feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Heading into the 2017 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins were hoping to continue building their team as they looked to escape the mediocrity that had plagued them during Jay Gruden’s first three years
How does the Cincinnati Bengals 2017 NFL draft class look three years after their entrance to the league? The Cincinnati Bengals entered the 2017 draft with the rights to the ninth overall selection. It was their first occasion picking in the top 10 in quite some time, as the team had earned five straight playoff
While the New York Jets landed safety help in Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye, the rest of their draft class went bust. The New York Jets were this close to snapping their playoff drought in 2015 before choking in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills. They followed that up with an 5-11 mark in 2016.
The New England Patriots didn’t pick until the third round, and the result was a lost draft class with very few positives. The 2017 NFL Draft represented the smallest incoming pool of players for the New England Patriots in franchise history. The Patriots sent their first and third-round selections that year to the New Orleans
In a draft class dominated by defense, the Baltimore Ravens had some great picks and major misses coming from the Crimson Tide. The Baltimore Ravens spent the 2017 NFL Draft ignoring their offensive needs and more than doubling down on picks for the defense. The Ravens drafted the best player available in the first round
The Buffalo Bills entered the 2017 NFL Draft a franchise in transition and this draft may be remembered more for who they didn’t draft versus who they did. Just a few months prior, the Bills had named Sean McDermott, who was previously defensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers, there new head coach. However, they decided
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
The Pittsburgh Steelers had one of the best drafts in 2017, landing multiple stars in T.J. Watt, JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner. Entering the 2017 offseason, the Steelers were coming off an 11-5 season that was followed by two playoff wins before falling to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. While 2016
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 Arizona Cardinals feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. Going into the 2017 season, the Arizona Cardinals were a year removed from the 2015 NFC Championship games. As time passed, they found themselves with more and more needs. With the 2017 season
How should the Buccaneers feel about their 2017 NFL Draft class after three years? We take a deep dive into it. The 2017 NFL Draft was one that was chocked full of talented players from the top of the class to the bottom. Many potential superstars were peppered throughout the rounds and there were several
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 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 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
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 New York Giants 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? Coming off of another 6-10 campaign, the New York Giants decided against boltering their offensive line, as they had done in the previous three drafts, especially after Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin was snapped up by the Tennessee Titans. The Giants
How does the Seattle Seahawks 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? In 2016, the Seahawks had made the playoffs for the previous four years on the strength of a shutdown defense, a literally seismic running game, and an immensly resourceful quarterback. The Legion of Boom, Marshawn Lynch, and Russell Wilson wreaked havoc on
How does the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2016 NFL Draft class look three years later? In 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted who they believed was their future franchise quarterback in Jameis Winston. Even with a rookie under center, many believed the championship window was open. While Winston won Rookie of the Year, the Bucs finished