Category: 4 Down Territory

4-Down Territory: Training camp stories, rookies, and stars in new homes

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson get you ready for training camp!

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire get into a few important items as NFL teams prepare for training camp… and sooner than you may think, the 2023 NFL season!

  1. What will be the most fascinating training camp story?
  2. Which training camp narrative already has our guys burnt out?
  3. Which late-round rookies might surprise as potential starters; and
  4. Which people in new homes will do the most for their new teams?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here.

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4-Down Territory: Debating the NFL’s 50 most dominant players

In the return of “4-Down Territory.” Kyle Madson and Doug Farrar discuss the NFL Wire’s recent 50 most dominant players list.

Recently, the writers and editors for all the team sites around the NFL Wire network voted for the 50 most dominant players in the NFL today. It’s a great list full of the best talent in the league today, but you know how these things go — there’s always someone ready to poke holes in these things.

In this case, those “somebodies” are Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, in this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory.” Both Doug and Kyle were eager to present their cases for the offensive and defensive players who should have made the list, and the ones who did… and perhaps shouldn’t have.

You can read both parts of the list here:

50 most dominant NFL players of 2023, Nos. 50-26

50 most dominant NFL players of 2023, Nos. 25-1

And you can watch “4-Down Territory” right here:

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4-Down Territory: Worst NFL owners, biggest schedule beefs, undrafted players to watch

In this week’s “4-Down Teritory,” Doug and Kyle discuss worst owners, best undrafted free agents, and 2023 NFL schedule beefs.

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire get into a few important items as NFL teams put the first minicamps of the 2023 season in the books.

  1. Who is the worst owner in pro football history, and why might it be Dan Snyder?
  2. Who are the undrafted first-year players to watch as rookie minicamps turn to minicamps to training camps?
  3. Which team has the biggest legitimate beef with the NFL”s schedule-makers?
  4. And which team has the easiest path to success from a schedule perspective?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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4-Down Territory: Best free agents, scheme fits, rising and falling NFL teams

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” the guys discuss the best remaining free agents, ideal late-draft scheme fits, and the teams most and least improved after the draft.

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire get into a few important items as NFL teams prepare for the first minicamps of the 2023 season.

  1. Now that compensatory picks are out of the picture, NFL teams will start signing the next levels of free agents. Which players are the best left on the boards?
  2. Which third-day draft picks will prove to be the best scheme fits for their new teams?
  3. Which 2022 non-playoff team did the most to get into the tournament in the upcoming season?
  4. Conversely, which team should have done more to match their 2022 postseason successes?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here!

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4-Down Territory: Best and worst team drafts, steals and reaches

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson get into the NFL’s best and worst team drafts, steals and reaches.

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire get into the four most important questions as the 2023 NFL draft has come to an end.

  1. It’s time to grade these picks far too soon, before the prospects-turned-pros have actually done anything in the NFL, because that’s part of our jobs! Let’s start with overall draft classes. Which team in your mind had the best draft haul overall?
  2. Conversely, which NFL team had a draft that left you wondering, “Is this all there is?”
  3. Give us one or two of the biggest reaches in this draft in your mind – the guys who were simply taken far sooner than their tape might have deserved.
  4. And to finish, who are your biggest sleepers in this draft class – the guys who will perform far above their pick numbers.

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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4-Down Territory: The biggest questions for the 2023 NFL draft

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson and Doug Farrar get into the four most important questions as we near the 2023 NFL draft. 

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire get into the four most important questions as we near the 2023 NFL draft.

  1. Do the Houston Texans HAVE to take a quarterback with the second overall pick?
  2. Is Texas running back Bijan Robinson worthy of a top-five pick, regardless of positional value?
  3. Beyond Aaron Rodgers, how many current NFL quarterbacks will be taken before (or during) the draft?
  4. Who are our underrated prospects who will make big impacts on their NFL teams, regardless of their Day 2 or Day 3 status?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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4-Down Territory Live Mock Draft: Doug and Kyle pick the first round!

This week, Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson of “4-Down Territory” give you a live, first-round mock draft captured on video!

It’s Mock Draft Season everywhere, and that’s no different at 4-Down Territory HQ. Instead of their normal four-subject video, Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson break out of the format with their own first-round mock, all captured on video with the help of Pro Football Focus’ outstanding Mock Draft Simulator.

The rules for this live mock were pretty simple: Doug and Kyle alternated picks with Kyle taking the odd-numbered picks, and Doug taking the even-numbered ones. There weren’t any trades in this particular mock, but there was one major quarterback deal, with the Colts signing Lamar Jackson to a massive offer sheet, the Ravens refusing to match it, and Baltimore getting two first-round picks in the bargain, including Indy’s fourth-overall selection.

So, here’s the entire mock on video, and all the picks below, with Doug and Kyle explaining themselves!

4-Down Territory: What should the four teams with two first-round picks do with them?

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson play GM for the four teams with two first-round picks in the 2023 NFL draft.

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire put on their general manager hats for the Houston Texans, the Seattle Seahawks, the Detroit Lions, and the Philadelphia Eagles — the four teams currently with two first-round picks in the 2023 NFL draft.

00:00 – Intro

01:35 – How do you think the Houston Texans should spend their assets?

06:32 – How should the Seattle Seahawks spend the kind of draft capital?

13:51 – What would be the best course of action for the Detroit Lions?

22:51 – How should the Philadelphia Eagles use these picks to set its course for another Super Bowl?

Doug often refers to his latest mock draft in this video. You can find that link below…

2023 NFL Mock draft: Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers traded in latest three-round projection

…and you can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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4-Down Territory: Pro days, free agency reunions, best rules change proposals

Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson discuss pro days, best available free agents, and NFL rules proposals in this week’s “4-Down Territory.”

NFL free agency has died down, and we’re just heading into the meat of the 2023 draft, so it’s an interesting time to see just where we stand on all kinds of football subjects. This week, 4-Down Territory hosts Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar get into all kinds of things from big-time pro days to which remaining free agents should be signed to which rules proposals should be approved at the owners meetings.

00:00 – Key takeaways from Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Will Levis pro days

04:19 – Which available player are you most surprised by his current availability?

09:38 – Which other first-team reunion do you think would best benefit all parties involved?

13:55 – Which proposed rules changes do you think most needs to be added?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here.

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4-Down Territory: Free-agency winners and losers, best and worst deals

NFL free agency is mostly in the rearview, so it’s time for Kyle Madson and Doug Farrar to review the winners and losers in “4-Down Territory!”

Now that the major part of the 2023 NFL free agency cycle is past, it’s time to look at which teams accomplished the most with their transactions, and which teams still have a lot of work to do. 4-Down Territory hosts Kyle Madson of Niners Wire and Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar get into it at the team level, and also the individual player level, with their winners and losers from free agency!

00:00 – Which team did the most to bolster their prospects for the 2023 season?

04:40 – Which team put itself on the wrong track?

09:38 – Which deal was the best in terms of player quality, team need, and price?

13:55 – Which of these deals was the worst in all these categories?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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