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The Football Educator recently addressed the elimination of option bonuses in rookie contracts and the effect this had on the upper selections of the first round in the annual NFL Draft. Option & roster bonuses provided loopholes to circumnavigate rookie pool restrictions on NFL Clubs as they signed their rookie class under the NFL Salary Cap for a given season. Contracts were constructed with nominal year one costs to abide by rookie … [Read more...]
The National Football League has gone through extensive changes over the past few seasons (on and off the field). The League’s front office and Competition Committee have taken progressive steps toward the safety of NFL players with extensive rule changes applied to techniques long thought to be just “part of the game”. The extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement ensured measures to guard the health and welfare of the NFL’s … [Read more...]
J.P. Fox is back to The Football Educator. Here he presents his personal analysis of the Dallas Cowboys 2013 NFL Draft and which picks are most likely to project as difference makers in the coming season. Draft observers all around the country had speculated that the Cowboys would go heavy rebuilding the offensive line and adding additional pieces to the defensive line. With Tony Romo constantly running for his life and a defense switching to … [Read more...]
Frank Martin is back to give us his insight into the NFC South's winners and losers in the 2013 NFL Draft. Here is the last of the four from this ultra-competitive division (against one another), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. NFC South Breakdown If you are like me, then this past weekend was your favorite weekend of the spring… Three days of non-stop discussion about 40 times and short shuttles… 7 rounds of analysts saying: “this … [Read more...]
Frank Martin is back to give us his insight into the NFC South's winners and losers in the 2013 NFL Draft. In this post he takes an "unbiased" look at his hometown team the New Orleans Saints...yea, right. (Just kiddin' Frank). NFC South Breakdown If you are like me, then this past weekend was your favorite weekend of the spring… Three days of non-stop discussion about 40 times and short shuttles… 7 rounds of analysts saying: … [Read more...]
Guest writer Christine J. Jones, a researcher at Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine Center, presents an interesting take on sleep and performance enhancement in college football players. The Research With the 2013 NFL draft recently coming to a close, finding means of performance enhancement is on the minds of many within the league. For an increasing number of these individuals, attention is being turned to the field of sleep … [Read more...]
Frank Martin is back to give us his insight into the NFC South's winners and losers in the 2013 NFL Draft. Here's Frank's take on the Carolina Panthers. NFC South Breakdown If you are like me, then this past weekend was your favorite weekend of the spring… Three days of non-stop discussion about 40 times and short shuttles… 7 rounds of analysts saying: “this is a guy…”, and “he’s got major up-side.” It’s heaven on … [Read more...]
Frank Martin is back to give us his insight into the NFC South's winners and losers in the 2013 NFL Draft. We'll go team by team through Frank's analysis starting with last year's Division Champs, the Atlanta Falcons. NFC South Breakdown If you are like me, then this past weekend was your favorite weekend of the spring… Three days of non-stop discussion about 40 times and short shuttles… 7 rounds of analysts saying: “this is a … [Read more...]
I received this question via Twitter from an inquisitive fan; Henry S. – “Mr. Sundquist can you provide any insight on how trade discussions happen between two teams?” Simple I suppose. I was part of an NFL front office that was one of the most active in professional football for 16 years. Perhaps one of the most significant trades in Denver Bronco history emerged while I was General Manager. We sent former Offensive Rookie of the … [Read more...]
We've discussed in the past the importance of clubs doing their due diligence in making first round selections. As the start of the 2013 NFL Draft fast approaches, organizations are going back over their own evaluation processes to ensure that no "surprise stone" is left unturned. My experience says that most NFL front office decision makers are locked in to their desired selections should the cards fall in their favor. The Football … [Read more...]
