Neal Coolong

1 month ago | si.com | Neal Coolong

One advantage to not having spent much on a roster in the NFL the previous season is that team should have plenty of cash for the next season. Set with an obvious team need for offensive line help -- something the Chicago Bears addressed recently with the acquisition of Rams' interior OL Jonah Jackson -- the Bears had loads of cap space to find likely three starting offensive linemen. Enter Joe Thuney into the mix.

2 months ago | patriotsfootballnow.com | Neal Coolong

The success Mike Vrabel had in Tennessee can be seem as fairly extraordinary, if viewed only in comparison to what the team did before his termination, and where they are now. Trading A.J. Brown to the Eagles in exchange for the pick the Titans used on Treylon Burks (53 catches, 699 yards in 27 career games) might not even be their worst move. The decision to move on from Derrick Henry, only to see him run wild for the Ravens in 2024 can’t be viewed as positive.

2 months ago | patriotsfootballnow.com | Neal Coolong

The Philadelphia Eagles won their second Super Bowl on their third appearance in the last seven years. A big part of that was an offense featuring two high-level tackles, Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. Mailata was a 7th round draft pick, but Johnson was a blue-chip prospect taken in the top 10. No one is suggesting the New England Patriots have to follow the model set by the Eagles — and replicated by several other teams in the league.

2 months ago | patriotsfootballnow.com | Neal Coolong

The Cincinnati Bengals have a unique problem this offseason. Saddled with two of the best wide receivers in the NFL — Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins — they have to pay both of them this offseason if they wish to keep the nucleus of one of the best offenses in the NFL together. Chase, an All-Pro and arguably the best receiver in the game, seems destined to land a top-of-market extension. Higgins is a little more complicated.

2 months ago | patriotsfootballnow.com | Neal Coolong

The New England Patriots earned the spot they’re in, to put it mildly. A 4-13 season saw their head coach fired — his only season at the helm — and landing a top-5 draft pick for the second consecutive year. It also allowed them to amass the kind of capital that can boost the fortunes of a team very quickly. Even with $110 million in salary cap space, the future of the Patriots will largely hinge on this draft, and what they’re going to do with it.