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Hartlepool United’s new era: How Landon Smith restored hope and direction
Pools’ long-awaited new owner is reinstating optimism and belief for both supporters and journalists, but notable challenges remain after the turbulent past ownership of Raj Singh. (Hartlepool United’s Chairman Raj Singh during the Sky Bet League 2 match between Hartlepool United and Sutton United at Victoria Park, Hartlepool on Saturday 11th February 2023.
England and Harlequins legend Danny Care hopes “best tournament in the world” can inspire next generation of rugby players
England and Harlequins legend Danny Care has praised the Six Nations for “uniting a nation” while also inspiring a younger generation. The 25th year of Six Nations is currently underway with England level on points with France in 2nd place.Speaking to Spark, Care said: “Rugby has given me everything, it’s the best sport in the world and no tournament brings people together like this one.
Sunderland lorry driver has breakthrough brain implant to stop Parkinson’s symptoms
A Sunderland man has been fitted with a pioneering brain implant that has helped him tackle his severe tremors due to Parkinson’s disease. (Credit- Kevin Hill)- Approved A small computer that Kevin Hill has described as the size of a “Jaffa Cake” was inserted into his chest wall a year ago – one of the first people in the world to receive the treatment. The computer is linked with wires, sending vital electrical signals to the brain.
Seccl powers GoHenry’s Junior ISA
Seccl, the Octopus-owned custodian and platform technology provider, has powered fintech pioneer GoHenry, with an API-powered Junior Stocks and Shares ISA. Seccl’s API-first technology allows parents using GoHenry to create a Junior ISA for their child (aged 6 to 15 years old) in less than one minute. They can contribute as little as £1 through automatic monthly contributions, opt for one-off payments or allow friends and family to contribute to a child’s GoHenry Junior ISA using giftlinks.
2022's Most Underrated Backs In College Football
The 2022 college football season begins later this month, and ahead of the first week of games, we’re taking a moment to preview five of the most underrated running backs who will take the field over the next several months. Travis Dye – USC Dye transferred to USC from Oregon, and USC is building a powerhouse with the moves its made during this offseason.
Every NFL Team's Most Savvy Move This Offseason
The NFL offseason is not about making the headline moves, it is about teams judging the open market, the draft, and their own coaching staff and front office to make savvy decisions to put them in a position to contend in the coming year. Those decisions could involve making a high-profile trade or big-money signing, or they could be the personnel moves made on the margins that look much more important come the stretch run.
Redrafting the First Round of the 2018 NFL Draft
With many members of the 2018 draft class nearing their second contract it has been long enough to re-evaluate this class thoroughly and skeptically. Redrafting a class several years later is an evocative thought experiment that creates a rough power ranking of the players originally drafted that year. The 2018 class turned out to be a fantastic one, featuring deep groups at running back, linebacker, and cornerback.
5 Offensive Lines that Must Improve in 2022
With NFL training camps about a month away, here we take a look at which NFL teams must see improvement on the offensive line heading into 2022: Atlanta Falcons The Falcons had a new Center and Left Guard in 2021, but while they only allowed the 12th most sacks in the league (in large part thanks to Matt Ryan getting the ball out in time), they gave up the highest pressure percentage of any NFL team – 40.8%.
How the Minkah Fitzpatrick Extension Affects the Safety Market
Late Wednesday morning the Pittsburgh Steelers and star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick agreed on a 4-year extension worth $73.6 million, including $36 million guaranteed. This deal makes Fitzpatrick the highest paid safety in NFL history. Fitzpatrick was drafted 11th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins but was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2019 season.
One Burning Question for Every NFL Team
As teams across the NFL’s open minicamp and ramp up preparations for the new season, the league’s head coaches will each face persistent questions about the pressing issues on their respective rosters. No team in the NFL is without its flaws or holes and every team will have roster or contract problems to resolve as they head toward training camp and preseason. For some, the resolution, positive or otherwise, will only come once their regular season kicks off in September.
The State of NFL Free Agency: Part 1
Study by Jamie Kelly The start of a new league year is a time we all get excited for. While mostly ceremonious for operators within the NFL walls, for most of us it signals the dawn of NFL free agency, a time when vast sums of money will be spent on star players to improve our favorite teams. We get bought in to the movements of players: which airport are they at? Have they arrived at the team facility? Is this visit their final pitch meeting?
Are Explosive Plays Worth More Than the Yards they Create?
There’s a conundrum at play in football. On one side, coaches such as Dan Quinn and Doug Pederson swear by explosive plays as a key goal. On the other hand, offenses that pick up lots of yards will naturally have more chunk plays. So, is picking up 15 yards on one pass really more valuable than several smaller completions for the same distance?
How Much Do Splashy Free Agent Signings Make an Impact?
The NFL off-season is the point at which every team tries to improve their team for the coming season. There are multiple ways to approach Free Agency and the NFL Draft, and the purpose of this article is to discover how effective the expensive Free Agents are with their new team.
Grading Every New York Jets Position Group Going into 2022
The New York Jets enter the 2022 NFL season with more optimism than they have had in past years, as drastic improvements have been made to the roster. The Jets, who finished last in the AFC last year, had a very young roster and showed the ability to be competitive down the stretch, largely thanks to the improvement of Zach Wilson.
Shelf Life Drop Off: How Quickly Players Are Replaced at Every Position
The war on running backs has been raging for quite some time now. The general consensus nowadays is that running backs have a short shelf life, leading to less money and noticeably smaller second contracts compared to other position groups if they get any second contracts at all. Because they are apparently a dime a dozen, it is easy for any team to just drag and drop the next athlete in for little or no difference in output.
Is Zach Wilson Set Up for Success with the Jets in Year 2?
One of the defining storylines of the 2022 NFL season will unquestionably surround the development of the five quarterbacks selected in the first round of 2021, with Zach Wilson among a quintet that will each enter the year under varying degrees of pressure to prove themselves worthy of their lofty draft selection. Save for Trey Lance with the San Francisco 49ers, Wilson, the second overall pick in 2021, is the quarterback under the most pressure to rise to the year-two challenge.
The NFL Schedule Will be Unkind to the Seattle Seahawks
With the NFL calendar set to release tomorrow, teams are keenly awaiting to hear exactly how their travel schedule will shape up. One may think that this is trivial or not important, but they would be mistaken. There is clearly a difference between the teams that travel the most and least total miles that goes beyond just the time spent on a plane. After looking at schedules between 2015 and 2021, we charted which teams traveled the most and least to dissect their season.
One Reason for Every NFL Team to be Optimistic
The 2022 NFL Draft has concluded, and now it is time to find out when and where each team will be playing each other this upcoming season. Each team will go into this year with a new ray of hope, wanting to be the team holding the Lombardi Trophy when all is said and done.
Rushers vs. Chasers: Sports Scientist Breaks Down NFL's Top Rookie Pass Rushers
The 2022 NFL Draft was all about pass rushers, as the top two picks were edge rushers and 10 of them went in the first two rounds. The 33rd Team recently had world-class exercise scientist Paul Francis share his thoughts on many of the top pass rushers in this year’s draft on our Wednesday Huddle, detailing how a few key metrics often translate to on-field success, which top pass rushers we can expect to make an impact right away, and which later-round picks could find NFL success.
Greg Cosell's Top 5 NFL Draft Fits
Now that the NFL Draft has concluded and teams have placed their figurative bets on which players will be best for them, The 33rd Team took the opportunity to go over some of the best player and team fits with Greg Cosell in our most recent Wednesday Huddle. Cosell is an NFL analyst and senior producer for NFL Films and has been working at NFL films for close to 40 years. Over that time, he has broken down thousands of players and contributed his knowledge to a number of shows.
How Important is the Backside Block?
Offensive Linemen are often overlooked, but without them, no offense can survive. All linemen in the NFL are expected to win their 1-on-1 matchup on the frontside of plays (where they are lined up on the same side as the direction of the run), but one big difference between a good blocker and a great blocker is often how well they perform on backside blocks.
Roger McCreary Can Thrive in NFL Despite Physical Limitations
Even in a league where two-high zone coverages are in vogue, the most valued asset at the cornerback position remains the ability to lock down opposing wide receivers in man coverage. Having a corner who can thrive playing on an island time and again opens an array of avenues for defenses that are increasingly reliant on disguise of both their coverages and blitz packages to slow down opposing passing attacks in an era where the deck is stacked firmly in favor of the offense.
Sports Medicine Doctor on the Key Injuries of the 2022 NFL Draft
With the NFL draft right coming on Thursday, teams have finished up most of their player evaluations for this upcoming draft and have done their due diligence on the eligible players. One of the most important factors that weigh into scouting reports is a player’s injury history. On this past week’s 33rd Team Wednesday Huddle, Dr. Jess Flynn gave her insight on some of the key injuries to some of the top players in the 2022 draft.
Which NFL Teams Have Been Best at Drafting Over the Past 5 Years?
Drafting is an art form. For all we say about the quality of players coming through from college to the NFL each year, the average career length of a first round pick is just over six years. And this has been on a downward trajectory since 1995. It’s so difficult to find a group of guys that are going to transform your franchise for the future, but it’s not impossible.
2022 NFL Draft Preview: Ben Fennell’s Top Linebackers
This is the ninth part of our 11-part positional breakdown of the April 28-30 NFL draft. Today: the linebackers.
The 33rd Team's 3-Round Mock Draft
Although everybody and their mother releases mock drafts in the lead-up to the NFL Draft, there’s a key problem with the vast majority of them: they’re one- or two-person affairs. While it may be the easiest way to create a mock, it’s fundamentally at odds with how the draft functions — 32 different teams with 32 different boards. The Process With this 3-round mock draft, The 33rd Team enlisted 21 different members who have each been scouting draft prospects for several months.
Cam Jurgens Can Develop into an Elite Center
Cam Jurgens—become familiar with the name. Down the road, he could develop into one of the best interior offensive line players from the 2022 NFL Draft. The Nebraska native has had an intriguing journey throughout College Football, leading to this point. He is now considered one of the best centers in this draft class. The Cornhusker attended Beatrice HS, less than one hour drive from the University of Nebraska campus where he was a multi-sport athlete.
10 Future Franchise Players Who Will Be Drafted Outside Round 1
Year after year, the draft cycle focuses on projected first-round picks, many of whom end up disappointing. Going back only six years to the 2016 NFL Draft, a full six players drafted in the first round are already out of the league. That’s almost one out of every five players. However, 2016 was also the draft that saw an entire starting lineup picked after the first round.
Real Gold or Fool's Gold? Assessing the Top 10 NFL Draft Risers
From the end of the college season through the various all-star games, combine, and pro days, there is much more information on each player for teams to look into. In every NFL draft, there are numerous prospects who win the draft process, as they dramatically improve their stock thanks to their athletic testing and interviews. The 2022 NFL is no exception, as we have highlighted 10 prospects that have increased their draft position thanks to their performance after the season.
2022 NFL Draft Preview: Ben Fennell’s Top Edge Rushers
This is the seventh part of our 11-part positional breakdown of the April 28-30 NFL draft. Today: the interior edge rushers. Click here for Part 1: Running Backs Click here for Part 2: Wide Receivers Click here for Part 3: Quarterbacks Click here for Part 4: Tight Ends Click here for Part 5: Offensive Tackles Click here for Part 6: Interior Offensive Linemen Ben Fennell is an Emmy award-winning producer, editor and analyst across several sports and media platforms.
Top 10 Safeties of the 2022 NFL Draft
1) Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame Key Measurables: 6040, 220 lb, 38 inch vertical, 33 arm Notable 2021 stats: 34 tackles, 7 PBUs, 0,74 Yds/Cov Snap, 3 INTs 2 TFLs (7 games) Best Trait: Burst to Close Player Comp: Harrison Smith Background: Hamilton is a JR DB at Notre Dame who started every game over his last two seasons, compiling 19 starts over 3 seasons. Rated as a four-star recruit coming out of high school according to 247Sports. He was named a team captain for the 2021 season as a junior.
2022 NFL Draft Preview: Ben Fennell’s Top Interior Offensive Linemen
This is the sixth part of our 11-part positional breakdown of the April 28-30 NFL draft. Today: the interior offensive linemen. Click here for Part 1: Running Backs Click here for Part 2: Wide Receivers Click here for Part 3: Quarterbacks Click here for Part 4: Tight Ends Click here for Part 5: Offensive Tackles Ben Fennell is an Emmy award-winning producer, editor and analyst across several sports and media platforms.
Former NFL Coaches On the 2022 NFL Draft’s Top Pass Rushers
With the 2022 NFL Draft less than three weeks away, The 33rd Team’s recent Wednesday Huddle featured former Los Angeles Chargers Defensive Coordinator John Pagano and former Head Coach Wade Phillips analyzing three of the top edge rushers in this year’s draft: Aidan Hutchinson – Michigan, Kayvon Thibodeaux – Oregon, and Travon Walker – Georgia. The first round kicks off on April 28, and a controversial topic among pundits has revolved around the evaluation of this year’s top edge rusher talent.
Should the Detroit Lions Draft Malik Willis Second Overall?
This year’s NFL draft is seen by many to be the one in which the pause button has been hit on the conveyor belt of quarterback talent entering the league from the college ranks. The narrative surrounding the 2022 draft is a familiar one at this point. It’s a bad quarterback class, and it is debatable whether there is a signal-caller worthy of being selected in the first round, never mind the top 10.
The Ideal Cap Hit For a Super Bowl QB is Lower Than You May Think
If for some reason you needed a reminder of the importance of the quarterback position, the NFL provided it in emphatic fashion as the offseason kicked into high gear.
New York Giants Free Agency Preview
After finishing the 2021 season with their worst record since 2017, the New York Giants decided to move on from their Head Coach Joe Judge. In two seasons Judge finished with a 10-23 overall record but the Giants showed decline in 2021, finishing with a 4-13 record. They finished with their worst point differential since 1980, with a point differential of -158. They finished last place in the NFC East. As they move into the offseason, they currently are ~$12 million over the cap.
Deep Dive: The Background of Successful NFL Head Coaches
Since 2002, we’ve seen 130 different men given the full-time opportunity to lead an NFL team from the sidelines. With a trio (John Fox, Mike Mularkey and Lovie Smith) hosting three distinct tenures, and another 25 receiving two, there have been 159 total head coaching tenures over that span, counting the pre-2002 hires that extended into our span, but not interim coaches.
How Stafford Has Grown Through The Eyes Of Those Who Drafted, Coached, and Played With Him
After 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford was traded to a Los Angeles Rams team that has pushed all of their chips to the center of the table in hopes of capturing a Super Bowl. Stafford had never won a playoff game before this season, but after securing the first three playoff wins of his career consecutively, he’s given the Rams home field advantage in Super Bowl LVI.
Cosell: Head-To-Head Matchups That Will Define Conference Championship Weekend
As we settle down from the excitement provided by one of the most exhilarating weekends of football in recent history, a look ahead at Conference Championship Weekend reveals two rematches from earlier this season. The AFC Championship sees the Cincinnati Bengals at the Kansas City Chiefs in a Week 17 rematch, while the NFC Championship Game sees bitter NFC West rivals complete a trilogy as the San Francisco 49ers take on the Los Angeles Rams.
Profiteering Off the Fear of Sharks: Will Movie Studios Continue to Aid Shark Extinction?
Jaws’ initial release had people terrified to even be in the tub. Since then, the movie industry has figured out that the “man-killing shark” narrative is a major moneymaking idea. Unfortunately, this market for thrilling, man-versus-shark movies has also fueled the real-world stigma that sharks are evil man-eaters, ultimately contributing to the slaughter of hundreds of millions of sharks every year.
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