Author: Cody Swartz

Power Ranking Top 100 Players in NFL History (Part II: #50-11)

May 31, 2017
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Embed from Getty Images   It’s no easy task to look at the National Football League’s 97-year history and select the 100 best players to ever wear a uniform. The game has evolved from a run-heavy, pass-resistant environment to one in which the modern rules cater to high-volume passing attacks. Statistics are readily available to today’s fans, but that wasn’t the case 50, 40, even 30 years ago. I can’t…

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Power Ranking Top 100 Players in NFL History (Part I: #100-51)

May 29, 2017
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Embed from Getty Images   It’s no easy task to look at the National Football League’s 97-year history and select the 100 best players to ever wear a uniform. The game has evolved from a run-heavy, pass-resistant environment to one in which the modern rules cater to high-volume passing attacks. Statistics are readily available to today’s fans, but that wasn’t the case 50, 40, even 30 years ago. I can’t…

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SwartzSports 2017 Mock Draft with Trades

April 26, 2017
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Embed from Getty Images   Mock drafts are fun, but you know what is even more fun? A mock draft with trades. Trades happen, and to pretend that no team will trade out of its spot is irrational. That’s why I included a handful of them in here. Whether a trade involves Malcolm Butler, Jimmy Garoppolo, Richard Sherman, a potential blockbuster trade up for a quarterback, or something we’ve never…

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Power Ranking 50 Best Quarterbacks in NFL History (Post-2016 Edition)

February 26, 2017
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Embed from Getty Images   It’s been just a year since I ranked my 100 best quarterbacks ever, but following another Super Bowl victory for Tom Brady, it’s time to re-evaluate the all-time best. Is Brady now the best to ever play the position? Does Aaron Rodgers crack the top 10 after another stellar campaign? Where does Matt Ryan stand up against the game’s quarterbacks, present and past? Let me…

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8 Takeaways From Super Bowl LI’s Thrilling Finish

February 7, 2017
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Embed from Getty Images     1) The Patriots completed the greatest comeback ever on the NFL’s biggest stage. The Super Bowl was a laugher midway through the second quarter, with the New England Patriots down 21-0 following a pick-six thrown by this generation’s finest postseason quarterback. It was 28-3 Atlanta with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter. ESPN’s Stats & Information department calculated the Patriots’ odds…

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Selecting 2016-2017 SwartzSports Pro Bowl Rosters

December 23, 2016
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Embed from Getty Images     The 2016-2017 Pro Bowl rosters are out by now, and it’s a lot of the names you’d expect to see. Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Antonio Brown are annual fixtures on the team by now. There were also some surprises – who would have thought Dak Prescott, preseason third-string quarterback behind Tony Romo and Kellen Moore – would put together as fine of a…

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What Went Wrong With Philadelphia Eagles After 3-0 Start?

December 6, 2016
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Embed from Getty Images   Sunday’s 32-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was the final nail in the coffin for the 2016 Philadelphia Eagles. They trailed 29-0 to a team that entered the day 4-7-1; some late garbage-time scores from the Eagles shouldn’t hide what was an all-around embarrassing effort. At two games under .500 in the NFC’s most competitive division, it would take an absolute miracle for Doug Pederson’s…

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Recapping NFL Week 12: Mariota, Cousins, Cam, Goff, Tannehill and More

November 28, 2016
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Embed from Getty Images     1. We’re witnessing Marcus Mariota become a legitimate MVP candidate. After a 1-3 start, the Tennessee Titans have now won five of their last eight games behind the superb play of second-year quarterback Marcus Mariota. Mariota has thrown multiple touchdowns every game since Week 5, and he’s the NFL’s highest-rated passer during that span (117.7 rating). The Titans are right in the thick of…

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Power Ranking 10 Worst Contracts in National Football League

November 26, 2016
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Embed from Getty Images Remember when Colin Kaepernick signed a six-year, $126 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers? That averages out to $21 million per season, but the reality is that the structure of NFL contracts means the heart of the contract is the guaranteed money. Kaepernick can now be released following this year at a minimal dead money hit, and such will assuredly be the case. As…

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Carson Wentz Must Capitalize in Week 10 Matchup With Atlanta Falcons

November 11, 2016
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Embed from Getty Images   Carson Wentz has an extremely bright future with the Philadelphia Eagles. We saw what he did in his first three NFL games, when he became the first quarterback in league history to win each of his first three starts without throwing an interception. He’s built like a prototypical franchise quarterback with excellent size, a strong arm, and an uncanny ability to manage the game at…

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