you care? Mostly because this is the start of figuring out whether or not we鈥檙e bound for another lockout or strike.
I鈥檒l give you one reason to be optimistic that the run-up to 2021 will be different than the deathmarch to 2011: The players have some leverage this time. The league鈥檚 television deals expire two years after the labor deal does. And if there鈥檚 uncertainly surrounding the labor situation Cheap Tanner Lee Jersey , coupled with the uncertainty of what television will look like going forward, it鈥檇 become exponentially more difficult for the networks and league to hammer out an extension to their deals. No extension to the TV deals? It becomes much harder for the league to plan from a business standpoint.
So this time around, the league should be motivated to get something done early. Whether the league or union will be able to pull it off or not 鈥?based off their dealings with each other 鈥?is another question all together. The economic negotiations will be different, particularly with content likely continuing to move from television (where players currently get a 55 percent cut) to digital (where they get a 45 percent cut). The non-economic talks (health and safety, the calendar, “Thursday Night Football”, etc.) should be more analogous to those in the past. But no matter how you slice it, there鈥檚 a lot to work through, so the question becomes when these guys will get started. We might have a better idea in a couple weeks.
2. The rebirth of the safety. Eric Berry scored $13 million per year in Kansas City. LSU鈥檚 Jamal Adams and Ohio State鈥檚 Malik Hooker are roundly seen as top-five prospects in this year鈥檚 draft class and are likely to go inside the top 10. And those signs are proof positive that the safety position has been reborn in professional football.
Five years ago http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/darius-leonard-jersey , the box safety was being phased out and teams were comfortable moving corners to fill in at free safety. Today? The old box guy has been transformed into two groups: the hybrid dime linebacker, and the hybrid, supersized corner who can cover slot receivers and tight ends. And the sideline-to-sideline range and instincts in a free safety have never been more important, with more teams looking to run a version of Pete Carroll鈥檚 scheme and needing an Earl Thomas to pull it off. (Adams is the former. Hooker is the latter.)
In affirming the trend, one veteran secondary coach added that the analytics community has been pushing the value of the position on football decision-makers, too, on the premise that teams with two good players at those positions give up markedly fewer big plays. In an era where offenses do more and more to manufacture favorable matchups, having the right guy to get everyone lined up correctly back there is more valuable than ever. That responsibility fell to Adams at LSU, and is one reason why NFL teams are so smitten with him.
鈥淪afeties nowadays have to be the quarterback of the defense; that鈥檚 why the value鈥檚 gone up Authentic Trent Brown Jersey , that鈥檚 why the coaches on this level, college level, high school level, have put a premium on safeties,鈥?he told me. 鈥淏eing that guy who can go down to cornerback, being that leader, controlling the defense, all of it. 鈥?You have to be able to do everything. The game is changing to where they can find a defense鈥檚 weakness, and if you can鈥檛 cover as a safety James Washington Jersey Elite , you鈥檙e gonna come down in that slot and have some trouble.鈥?/p>
In the end, that鈥檚 why college coaches are putting their more well-rounded athletes at safety, and why the supply is starting to build 鈥?this year鈥檚 draft class is deep behind Hooker and Adams. It鈥檚 an interesting trend, and one you鈥檒l be able to see developing in real time at the end of April.
3. Mixon could go on Friday of draft weekend. We covered Oklahoma鈥檚 Joe Mixon extensively in this space a couple weeks back. Since then, teams have started to meet with him, so I figured I鈥檇 check with someone who鈥檇 actually had some face time with the running back. As is obvious, the ugly incident of July 2014 鈥?Mixon punched and broke bones in the face of Amelia Molitor 鈥?is and has been (and should be) at the forefront of teams鈥?vetting of the Sooner star. At least at this point, it looks like Mixon is winning over some people.
鈥淎fter meeting with him, I think the kid had a two-second lapse in judgment three years ago http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/ryan-jensen-jersey ,鈥?said one AFC assistant coach who鈥檚 met with him extensively. 鈥淟ook, he鈥檚 a first-round talent, and he could start for almost any team in the league that doesn鈥檛 have an Ezekiel Elliott. I would have zero problem as a coach taking him on as a player. The problem is getting your front office on board, with how it might affect business or public relations. But I like him.鈥?So I asked the coach then what convinced him that Mixon was past the incident, and he responded, 鈥淲hen you look at the kid, he doesn鈥檛 drink, doesn鈥檛 smoke, has a serious girlfriend. You just have to talk to him Cardinals Christian Kirk Jersey , it鈥檚 the vibe you get from him.鈥?/p>
This particular coach said he regards Mixon as the No. 2 talent at the position in the draft, behind only LSU鈥檚 Leonard Fournette, and ahead of Florida State鈥檚 Dalvin Cook and Stanford鈥檚 Christian McCaffrey. The reason why is versatility. At 228 pounds,聽Mixon is a legit bellcow on first and second downs, and he has the ability to play receiver at an NFL level. The acknowledgement was made here that it鈥檚 likely no team would be able to take him in the first round and make him the face of its draft class. But this coach believed Mixon would be gone by the time his team picked in the second round. I don鈥檛 think Mixon will go quite that high. But based on early information from teams, I鈥檓 guessing he鈥檒l be off the board at some point on the Friday night of draft weekend.
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