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    Two-round mock draft & why Panthers O-line matters to SEA

    Nice work as usual, Rob. If the Hawks do their usual thing and address DT in the free agent market (as this mock assumes), who do you think they'll go after? I think Pete stated they'd like to improve the pass rush at DT, and simply re-signing Mebane and Rubin wouldn't help with that. Jordan...
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    The Portland Trailblazers

    I didn't mean to offend :) For what it's worth, I like CJ a lot, too, and I'd really hate to trade him away. I don't think his success is just a case of a decent player putting up points on a bad team with no other options. For one thing, the Blazers DO have other scoring options (e.g...
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    Bruce Irvin vs Fletcher Cox

    I remember being surprised when they cut Howard. It really felt like a mistake at the time, but the line was so deep that it ended up not mattering that year. Howard could've really helped in 2014 and 2015, though.
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    The Portland Trailblazers

    I agree with this for the most part. I'm not as high on Kevin Love, but I'm probably suffering too much from recency bias. (He's starting to look pretty good again.) What's funny is that if you read fan comments about these trade ideas (e.g., on Blazers Edge), the vast majority of commenters...
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    The Portland Trailblazers

    I'm guessing the Blazers don't make major trades before the deadline. That said, it's fun to speculate. Bill Simmons has been banging the "trade CJ McCollum" drum the last couple of weeks, first suggesting that they trade CJ for Kevin Love, then suggesting they do a three-way trade that would...
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    PFF off season to do list.

    Imagine if they signed a guy like Kelechi Osemele (LG for the Ravens) to replace Britt at left guard. Interior OL would instantly look way better. Replacing Okung won't be trivial, but fortunately this year's draft seems to be a good one for OT and C, which would be the two remaining needs if...
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    The value of the #1 seed

    Six. He didn't make it this year.
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    Anybody been following the drama in GB?

    I don't think he's publicly stated that he wants the Packers job. I'm not sure he's even addressed the issue at all publicly. But there is definitely a clause in his contract that allows him to take the Green Bay job specifically.
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    Super Bowl 50

    Nobody's arguing that Carolina played better that day and deserved to win, but it's just ignorant to suggest the second-half comeback wasn't at least somewhat meaningful, and that the 31-24 final result wasn't a better reflection of the two teams' relative quality than the 31-0 halftime score...
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    Seven round Seahawks mock draft

    Thanks for sharing, Rob. Great work, as usual! If the Hawks let Okung and Irvin walk, I think signing Alex Mack would pair very well with this draft. You move Gilliam over to LT, put Coleman at RT, put Glasgow at LG (where he can be groomed for the center position by Mack), and then either keep...
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    Tom Brady hit more on Sunday than any quarterback since 2006

    As has already been pointed out, Avril left the game with a concussion. Brady's splits with Avril in vs out of the game were ridiculous. Injuries decimated the defense last year, but none was more impactful than that one. Lane going out also hurt a lot, with Edelman having a field day against...
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    One thing I'd like to see next season

    Not that I disagree, but does any defensive scheme work without pressure? Jordan Hill should have been a capable replacement for McDonald, but he got injured last season, and then regressed this season.
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    The Portland Trailblazers

    To be fair, it seems like that's the fate of most NBA franchises. There are only a handful of teams that are legit contenders in any given season, and they don't change much from year to year. And it's just too hard for an underdog to pull off the upset in the playoffs. In one game, anything can...
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    The Portland Trailblazers

    They handily beat the two better teams they faced on the 3-game road trip, but in between those games they get blown out by one of the worst teams ever. Pretty much sums up the team this year: inconsistent.
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    I totally forgot Wagner was out against Carolina this year..

    Yup, it was his first game back after missing multiple games with a concussion.
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    Baldwin may be game time decision Sunday (hamstring)

    This has definitely been freaking me out a little. If there's one guy we really need in the playoffs, other than Wilson, it's ADB. If the Hawks make another Super Bowl, he's going to be a big part of it. Need him healthy going forward.
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    Road through the playoffs

    Yep. In the NFL, the lowest remaining seed visits the 1-seed in the divisional round.
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    Tyler Lockett ranks #1 in the NFL in WR DVOA

    The WRs on the team have been incredible this year. Baldwin's been high on the DVOA list before, but this is the first time he's combined efficiency with volume. Seriously, the fact that he's second in DYAR behind only Antonio Brown is just insane. Especially on a team that has the third fewest...
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    Seahawks have #2 offense in the NFL per DVOA

    I also like FiveThirtyEight's ELO rating. All of these, plus the eye test, say that Seattle, Arizona, and Carolina are the heavyweights in the NFC. What I like about DVOA in particular, though, is that it's able to see past the short term narrative. Seattle never got too low in the rankings...
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    Seahawks have #2 offense in the NFL per DVOA

    Personally, I think it's the single best team statistic in football. It would be really cool for the team to finish #1 for the fourth year in a row, as it speaks to the quality and consistency of the team under Pete Carroll. The relative lack of Super Bowl winners isn't any more meaningful than...

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