We take a break from the grades series and revive Scooped for all your news and notes. Franchise Tags Kawann Short with Carolina (DT at 13.468 million), Jason Pierre Paul with the Giants (DE at 16.955 million), Chandler Jones for Arizaon (DE/DT at 16.955 million), Le’Veon Bell at Pittsburgh (RB at 12.377 milion), Melvin Ingram […]
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Linebackers are the next position group up for discussion for the NFC North teams. We have already discussed some 3-4 OLBs in the Edge Defenders article. Now we’ll take a look at 4-3 OLB and ILBs. Green Bay Packers: C- The Packers have some young ILBs with some talent but lacked production and coverage. Jake […]
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The next stop for the NFC North Grades and Needs train is interior defenders. Interior defenders include 4-3 DTS, 3-4 NTs and 3-4 DEs. Let’s take a look how each team stacks up. Chicago Bears: C The Bears had some solid play in their relatively new 3-4 defense. Eddie Goldman is a solid nose tackle […]
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The NFC North Grades and Needs series turns to the defensive side of the ball. In this article, we will take a look at edge defenders. This will include 4-3 defensive ends (Vikings and Lions) and 3-4 OLBs (Packers, Bears). Chicago Bears: D+ The Bears got some pressure from their 3-4 OLBs but the pressure […]
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