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Danielle Hunter and the Importance of Splash Plays
Every year there seem to be a few players that each so-called draftnik in the online scouting community looks back on and wonders how they missed so bad. For me, and I’m sure plenty of others,...
View Article5 Plays: Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh
Wide receiver is the least valuable position to NFL teams in terms of draft capital. Plain and simple. With the abundance of talented receivers coming into the league ever year, the ease with which...
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Vic Beasley and Tempering Expectations
By all accounts, Vic Beasley had a poor rookie season. He only had 4 sacks and 26 tackles over 16 games. For a Top 10 pick who was looked at as an elite pass rusher, it can be considered nothing but...
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The Curious Case of Bud Dupree
Writing the Pressure Production profiles for the 2o15 rookie class of EDGE rushers has become, to an extent, repetitive. Not necessarily in a bad way. I still very much enjoy writing, I think there...
View Article5 Plays: Darron Lee, Ohio State
Two weeks ago Darron Lee blew up the combine. In an extremely unathletic draft class overall, Lee was one of few who stood out. Rightfully, Indianapolis is when his draft stock really began to rise,...
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Whitney Mercilus Is Who We Thought He Was
Prior to the 2015 season Whitney Mercilus was just another EDGE rusher. He had never put up double digit sacks in any of his first three years in the league and the most he had was 7. In 2015 he...
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Chandler Jones: Ability vs. Versatility
Ever since 2012, when the New England Patriots made him their first round pick, Chandler Jones has been a staple on the defensive line. All of the defensive line, to be exact. His versatility might...
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Aaron Lynch: The master craftsman with only a hammer
Aaron Lynch was a star at Notre Dame. Then he transferred to the University of South Florida and it all fell apart, or so we thought. After his laziness on the field got him pushed down the draft...
View ArticlePittsburgh Steelers 2016 Draft Review: Days 1 and 2
The NFL Draft is the time of year for teams to do dumb things and for fans to get mad online. There is truly nothing like this tradition that rolls around every year in late April and early May. I...
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Melvin Ingram: EDGE Rushers Are Good Until They Aren’t
Fellow Playmaker Mentality writer Ben Natan coined the phrase “quarterbacks are bad until they aren’t” at some point earlier this year due to the unwarranted hype being handed out to the 2016...
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