To say the 2021 quarterback class underwhelmed would be an understatement. The hyped 2021 group posted the lowest combined completion percentage since the 2018 class and the fewest yards per attempt since 2016. Five rookies attempted at least 100 passes this past season — Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Mac Jones and Davis Mills — and only Jones and Mills completed more than 60% of their passes. Jones was also the only passer to finished with more than 7 yards per attempt…. Source link
Read More »Zach LaVine talks max contract in free agency
CLEVELAND — Perhaps no player can make a bigger jump in profile over the next three months than Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine. He’s a two-time All-Star and for the first time in his career, on a bona fide playoff team with aspirations on making noise beyond the first round. He and DeMar DeRozan rank as one of the league’s best duos, a deadly perimeter 1-2 punch that will create matchup problems across the board. And he’ll be a free agent in July — an unrestricted free agent. A big… Source link
Read More »Zach Wilson’s spectacular TD aided by bad Jaguars defense
It’s Week 16, and Zach Wilson finally has his breakout NFL play. The New York Jets rookie quarterback selected second overall in April’s draft hasn’t exactly taken the NFL by storm. But he flashed the athleticism that made him a dynamic prospect with a spectacular touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. He did so with his feet instead of his arm. Wilson escapes pressure, embarrasses Jags defenders With New York facing third-and-5 near midfield in the first quarter, Wilson… Source link
Read More »Titans’ Mike Vrabel storms off after Zach Cunningham questions
Mike Vrabel is not ready to talk about Zach Cunningham. At least, not yet. The Tennessee Titans coach stormed out of a meeting with reporters on Friday after just 90 seconds after he was asked about Cunningham — who . Now initially, Vrabel gave a fine answer about their new linebacker. He said he was excited for Cunningham — who was waived by the Houston Texans on Wednesday after disciplinary issues in Texas — and that he’d be with the team next week. Vrabel was then asked a second, fair… Source link
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