NFL
What to watch during Week 3 of the NFL Preseason
Someone once said the vice presidency isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit.One could say the same thing about the NFL preseason, for the most part. Most of the time we’re watching veterans go through the motions at 75 percent speed while praying to avoid injury and...
Ravens Post-Draft Roster Analysis
The Ravens drafted 11 players and have signed an additional 11 undrafted free agents to fill out the 90 man roster to start Training Camp. While a number of positions, highlighted by the offensive skill positions, have excellent depth, there are some areas that could...
Joe Flacco the exception, not the rule when it comes to trading up in first round for a QB
This coming Thursday, quarterbacks Jared Goff and Carson Wentz can expect to hear their names called first and second to open up the 2016 NFL Draft. Though players at their position frequently headline the annual collegiate selection meeting, they hold a special...
Ravens Mock Draft 2.0
In my last mock draft, I had the Ravens selecting Edge defender Joey Bosa with their first round pick. However, there is a decent chance that Bosa and the other top defensive prospects in this draft are off the board when the Ravens are on the clock. BSL analyst Jason...
Ravens Mock Draft 1.0
With the 2016 NFL Draft quickly approaching, the time is ripe for a Mock Draft. The Ravens were awarded 3 compensatory picks which brings their total number of draft picks to 9. In this mock I did not factor in any draft day trades, but trades that have previously...
Around the AFC North: How does Robert Griffin III affect the Browns’ plans?
With March soon to turn into April, the churn of the NFL offseason has begun to slow. While the Baltimore Ravens have remained relatively quiet since landing All-Pro safety Eric Weddle a week ago, other members of the AFC North have made some waves of late. In...
Takeaways from the NFL Combine
Now that the NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone, we can process all the information and figure out what we can learn from it. You can read my previous article outlining the value of the various drills and tests on a position by position basis here, and fellow BSL...
NFL Player Z-Score Rankings at the Halfway Mark
I introduced you folks who read Baltimore Sports and Life to Z-Score back in 2014. We looked at whole decade’s worth of players, and in 2014 followed Z-Scores throughout the season. Using Z-Score throughout the season, we’ve tracked who is worthy of the “elite”...