Tag: Jaren Hall

3 players we’re watching at the first Senior Bowl practice

The #Saints are in Mobile attending this year’s #SeniorBowl. Here are three prospects we’ll be watching closely during the first practice, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

“The draft starts in Mobile,” as they say. The New Orleans Saints join the rest of the NFL at the premier collegiate all-star game event of the year, the Senior Bowl. During this time scouts from all 32 NFL teams will be able to watch three days of practice and a closing game featuring some of the top talent in this year’s NFL draft. Additionally, they will be able to begin their draft prospect vetting process with injuries and other information-gathering opportunities.

For the media, we get to enjoy the loud whispers of things that could be formulating around the league and a fun practice process throughout which players have a real chance to impact their draft stock. Watching this year’s practice week with a Saints lens is a little bit different than in previous years. This season, the quarterbacks step into a larger focus along with more offensive talent that would make any Saints fan excited about what is ahead. With that in mind, here are three players we’ll be watching closely at the 2023 Senior Bowl’s first practice.

5 reasons the Minnesota Vikings should trade Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins dominates the offseason conversation for the Minnesota Vikings. @TheRealForno breaks down why the Vikings should trade him

This is a nauseating conversation, right? We have had this every single season since Kirk Cousins joined the team. Why has this been a constant?

Cousins hasn’t delivered what he was brought to Minnesota to do: win a Super Bowl.

He was thought to be the one player that would put the Vikings over the top and get them past the NFC Championship Game, but they haven’t made it past the divisional round. Heck, they have only made it to the divisional round one time.

The raw stats have always been good but that’s not the issue here. The issues have been far more rooted in situational football and the intangibles Cousins doesn’t possess. Those talks got accellerated when he wouldn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, essentially splitting the fanbase down the middle.

This season, the Vikings are at a crossroads on how to approach the future. With the future in mind, here are five reasons the Vikings should trade Cousins this offseason.

2023 Senior Bowl preview: Top prospects, biggest sleepers at every position

Get to know the biggest names, and who’s flying under the radar, heading into this year’s Senior Bowl week

One of the biggest stops on the all-star circuit for top NFL draft hopefuls, the Senior Bowl officially gets underway this week in Mobile, Alabama.

A week of practice with NFL coaching staffs will give some of this year’s top talent a chance to prove themselves against one another, culminating in Saturday’s all-star game.

As we get ready for another week of Senior Bowl action, here’s a look at the top prospects to watch at each position, as well as the sleepers who are still flying under the radar:

Lions 2023 draft: Initial scouting impressions of some Senior Bowl offense prospects

With an eye for how they might fit with the Detroit Lions, here are some early scouting observations on some Senior Bowl offensive prospects

The annual scouting extravaganza that is the Senior Bowl is kicking off this week. Over 120 NFL draft prospects will take to the practice field at the University of South Alabama in Mobile in what amounts to a lengthy job interview in front of NFL GMs, coaches, scouts and media.

Here are a few of the offensive players slated to be in Mobile who I’ve dove into a little in advance of the practices, which kick off on Tuesday. With an eye for how they might fit with the Detroit Lions, here are some early observations and thoughts.

The companion defensive piece can be found here.

Get to know the QB prospects the Saints will be coaching at the Senior Bowl

Several Saints coaches will work closely with QB prospects Malik Cunningham, Jaren Hall, and Jake Haener at Senior Bowl practices. Get to know them better:

The New Orleans Saints will have several coaches on the ground at the upcoming Senior Bowl, with passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Ronald Curry and offensive assistant D.J. Williams both tabbed to join the National Team coaching staff; Curry is the offensive coordinator, and Williams is the quarterback coach. That’s going to put them in close proximity with several quarterback prospects in the 2023 NFL draft for a week of practices and classroom work, giving the Saints an early look at each of these promising passers.

And it’s an interesting group. All three National Team quarterbacks are listed at similar heights and weights in the 6-foot-1 and 200-pound range, though we’ll get a better idea of their athletic profiles once the Senior Bowl announces weigh-in results next week. Either way, unless something drastic appears they should pass the bar for New Orleans. The Saints have their prototypes but they aren’t about to pass on good players just because they’re a few pounds underweight. Let’s get to know each of them better:

Saints assistant D.J. Williams added to Senior Bowl coaching staff

Saints assistant D.J. Williams has been added to the Senior Bowl staff as a quarterbacks coach, working with draft prospects Malik Cunningham, Jake Haener, and Jaren Hall:

The Senior Bowl announced Saturday that New Orleans Saints offensive assistant D.J. Williams has been assigned to coach the National Team quarterback prospects, giving the black and gold an inside track on some of the passers eligible in the 2023 NFL draft. Williams will spend a week working with these quarterbacks in the classroom and on the practice field; it should help him cultivate some experience coaching young players while helping the Saints pad out their scouting reports.

This year’s National Team quarterbacks include Malik Cunningham (Louisville), Jake Haener (Fresno State), and Jaren Hall (Brigham Young), and it’s a good group. They’re each projected to be picked on the third day of the draft between rounds four and seven, but a strong predraft process — starting at the Senior Bowl and continued through the NFL Scouting Combine, pro day workouts, and interviews with interested teams — could raise their stock.

Williams is one of four Saints coaches who will be on the field in Mobile, Ala. next week working with prospects. He’s joined on the National Team coaching staff by offensive coordinator Ronald Curry (the Saints’ passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach) while the American Team features tight ends coach Declan Doyle and safeties coach Cory Robinson, who are assistants on offense and defense, respectively, for New Orleans. Everyone is hoping to make the most of this opportunity, so we’ll be watching them closely.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbyahgz6p2j3xp7 player_id=01eqbvhghtkmz2182d image=]

[listicle id=121350]

Quarterback prospects for Chargers to watch at 2023 Senior Bowl

Profiling the quarterbacks that will be at the 2023 Senior Bowl

The Senior Bowl game kicks off on Saturday, February 4th, after a full week of practice, evaluation, and interviews for nearly 100 of college football’s top senior players. To get prepared, Chargers Wire will preview each position group set to compete in Mobile, Alabama, continuing today with the quarterback group.

Los Angeles, of course, doesn’t need a quarterback. They have Justin Herbert, himself an alum of the 2020 Senior Bowl. But backup options are always in play: Chase Daniel is likely to retire, but even if he doesn’t, he’s a free agent. Easton Stick is a free agent as well. There’s opportunity to reshape the room behind Herbert.

2023 Senior Bowl Preview: Quarterbacks

Our preview of the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl begins with the quarterbacks

One of the most important events on the National Football League calendar is the Senior Bowl. Held the week after the conference championship games, it is the true beginning of the NFL draft cycle.

Not only do scouts and analysts like us get to see over 100 draft prospects in one place competing against each other, but it’s also an opportunity for analysts and personnel alike to get together and have discussions about a number of topics.

As we look forward to this year’s Senior Bowl, both managing editor Tyler Forness and columnist Matt Anderson will be there in person to break everything down.

We will be breaking down each position group and what to look for throughout the week. We start with the quarterback position.

BYU QB Jaren Hall declares for 2023 NFL draft

BYU quarterback Jaren Hall is making jump to the next level, declaring for the 2023 NFL draft

One of the top signal-callers in college football is making the jump to the pros.

BYU quarterback Jaren Hall is leaving school early to enter the 2023 NFL draft, making his announcement via social media Friday night.

An intriguing prospect in a promising class at his position, Hall has tossed 51 touchdown passes to just 11 interceptions over the past two seasons. He should come off the board sometime on Day 2.

[listicle id=641332]

First watch: Thoughts on Notre Dame’s first half against BYU in Shamrock Series

They Irish played well but it could have been better

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to watch the Irish defeat BYU in Las Vegas this weekend, my brother in-law got married. Thankfully modern technology helped me out, as I DVR’d the game. I finally got a chance to watch the game and here are my thoughts on the first half of the game. Second half will come tomorrow.