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'Look Out for the Cowboys': What a Scout Told Me About the NFL's Best Playoff Bounce-Back Candidates | NFL Mailbag

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'Look Out for the Cowboys': What a Scout Told Me About the NFL's Best Playoff Bounce-Back Candidates | NFL Mailbag

Plus, why the 2027 NFL Draft may be the most important in decades, and a tectonic offensive shift could be on the horizon

Matt Lombardo

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May 8, 2026

Disciplined or Stagnant? Grading the Detroit Lions' Offseason as the NFC North Arms Race Intensifies

2026 NFL Free Agency

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Disciplined or Stagnant? Grading the Detroit Lions' Offseason as the NFC North Arms Race Intensifies

Will the Lions' targeted reload be enough to keep pace in a competitive division?

Matt Lombardo

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May 6, 2026

Erasing the Foxboro Ghost: The Strategy Behind a Surgical Overhaul | Grading the Houston Texans' Offseason

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Erasing the Foxboro Ghost: The Strategy Behind a Surgical Overhaul | Grading the Houston Texans' Offseason

How Nick Caserio built a wall for C.J. Stroud, in a pivotal year for the Texans' quarterback.

Matt Lombardo

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May 5, 2026

Why NFL Executives say the New York Jets won the NFL Draft | 4 Downs

Cade Klubnik

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Why NFL Executives say the New York Jets won the NFL Draft | 4 Downs

League insiders sound off on their favorite picks, and the teams whose draft hauls moved the needle the most.

Matt Lombardo

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May 4, 2026

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Resetting the Culture, Reloading the Defense | Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Offseason Grade

2026 NFL Free Agency

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Resetting the Culture, Reloading the Defense | Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Offseason Grade

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 29, 2026

'That's About a Full Round That Vanished' Inside the 2026 NFL Draft's Biggest Winners, Losers, and Lessons | 4 Downs

Cade Klubnik

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'That's About a Full Round That Vanished' Inside the 2026 NFL Draft's Biggest Winners, Losers, and Lessons | 4 Downs

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 27, 2026

Saturday Sleepers: The 2026 NFL Draft Prospects You Need to Know on Day 3

Dani Dennis-Sutton

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Saturday Sleepers: The 2026 NFL Draft Prospects You Need to Know on Day 3

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 24, 2026

Stunners, Smokescreens, and a QB Nobody Saw Coming | Instant Analysis of Every 2026 NFL Draft First-Round Pick

Arizona Cardinals

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Stunners, Smokescreens, and a QB Nobody Saw Coming | Instant Analysis of Every 2026 NFL Draft First-Round Pick

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 24, 2026

Cowboys Blockbuster Trade Brewing? Pass Rusher Surging? Everything I'm hearing from League Sources | 2026 NFL Draft Notebook

Omar Cooper

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Cowboys Blockbuster Trade Brewing? Pass Rusher Surging? Everything I'm hearing from League Sources | 2026 NFL Draft Notebook

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 21, 2026

2026 NFL Mock Draft

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Matt Lombardo's 2026 NFL Mock Draft | 4 Downs

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Apr 20, 2026

'They Are High On Him' What NFL Executives Are Really Saying About Jeremiyah Love and the Titans at No. 4 | NFL Mailbag

Miami Dolphins

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'They Are High On Him' What NFL Executives Are Really Saying About Jeremiyah Love and the Titans at No. 4 | NFL Mailbag

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 17, 2026

NFL Draft 2026 Big Board: The Top-10 Defensive Prospects

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NFL Draft 2026 Big Board: The Top-10 Defensive Prospects

Matt Lombardo

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Apr 13, 2026