Tag Archives: Rookie
Eric Kendricks vs. the Chiefs (10 total tackles, 1 sack)
In the second round of the 2015 Draft, the Vikings took Eric Kendricks with the idea that he would eventually replace long-time Will Chad Greenway. For the first four games of the season, Kendricks saw playing time, but primarily in nickel packages bec…
Stefon Diggs vs. the Chiefs (9 targets, 7 receptions, 129 yards)
A five star recruit out of high school, Stefon Diggs was not rated as highly by the NFL and was drafted in the 5th round. Diggs made headlines in training camp for his exceptional play, but he was inactive for the first three games of the season. Due t…
A Breakdown of Kwon Alexander vs. the Bengals
Kwon Alexander, a LB out of LSU, was taken in the 4th round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played the Will for the Tigers in college. Coming out, he was considered a good athletic specimen with great speed and the ability to aggr…
A Breakdown of Eric Kendricks’ Performance vs. the Buccaneers
With their second round draft pick in 2015, the Vikings took Eric Kendricks, a LB out of UCLA. Eric is the younger brother of Eagles’ LB Mychal Kendricks, and also played in college with LB Anthony Barr, who the Vikings took at #9 overall in 2014…
A Review of Trae Waynes’ Performance in the Hall of Fame Game
The Minnesota Vikings made Trae Waynes, a CB out of Michigan State, the #11 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. Waynes was considered by many to be the top CB available, but some draft analysts criticized him for a number of reasons, including hip flex…
Rookie Review: Comparing the TDs and Turnovers in 2014 of Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, and Derek Carr
A while ago I finished a series of articles on Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, and Derek Carr where I look at each touchdown and interception the three rookie QBs threw in 2014. This article is to wrap-up those posts, and give a bit of a comparison b…
Blake Bortles’ 18 Turnovers in 2014
Over my next few articles, I’m going to be covering the biggest positives (touchdowns) and negatives (turnovers) from the young QBs in 2014. This article will cover Blake Bortles’s 17 interceptions in 2014, plus the eight times he put the b…
Derek Carr’s 16 Turnovers in 2014
Over my next few articles, I’m going to be covering the biggest positives (touchdowns) and negatives (turnovers) from the young QBs in 2014. This article will cover Derek Carr’s 12 interceptions in 2014, plus the ten times he put the ball o…
Blake Bortles’ 11 TDs in 2014
Blake Bortles went to the Jaguars with the third overall pick in the 2014 draft. The team originally planned to sit him, but Chad Henne’s poor play sent the rookie into the lineup and he started the rest of the season for the Jaguars. With Bortle…
Teddy Bridgewater’s 15 Total TDs in 2014
During the 2013 college season, Teddy Bridgewater was widely considered by draft pundits to be the best QB available in the 2014 draft. However, his stock dropped during the pre-draft process, and the Vikings took him #32 overall after trading up. Brid…