Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. Week 15 Takeaways -DKrom: The AFC truly is wide open this year -Hal: Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons' ACL injuries changed the trajectory for the 2025 season...and maybe the 2026 season as well 2. Week 15 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Trevor Lawrence/Bo Nix, Hal: Chargers OL) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Lathan Ransom, Hal: Shane Steichen) 3. On Monday night in Pittsburgh, the Dolphins w...

1. Week 14 Takeaways -DKrom: Lane Johnson just might be the most valuable OL in NFL history -Hal: Is Indianapolis cursed? 2. Week 14 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: DeMeco Ryans and Texans D, Hal: Rams OL and OL coach Ryan Wendell) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Andy Reid, Hal: Travis Kelce) 3. 2026 NFL Draft Sweepstakes -IF the Giants get the #1 overall pick, should their top priority be trading it?...

1. Week 13 Takeaways -DKrom: Bears and Patriots being the two #1 playoff seeds with five weeks to go perfectly symbolizes the 2025 NFL season -Hal: The Witching Hour has arrived...this is when playoff spots are won and lost 2. Week 13 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Bears and Bills OL, Hal: Joe Burrow) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Hal: Omar Khan) 3. Panic Meter -Eagles chances o...

1. Week 12 Takeaways -DKrom: Regardless of what happens down the stretch, the 2025 season has to be considered a success for the Bears -Hal: Too many offensive and defensive coordinators are being too conservative while playing with a lead 2. Week 12 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Emmanuel Forbes, Hal: Matt Eberflus) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Mark Davis, Hal: Shane Steichen) 3. Race for the 202...

1. Week 11 Takeaways -DKrom: Raiders 2025 offensive struggles is the ultimate lesson that you build your offensive line BEFORE using premium draft capital on luxury offensive skill positions -Hal: Bears, Broncos and Patriots fans need to embrace the magic. Their sophomore QB's are getting it done 2. Week 11 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Vance Joseph, Hal: Josh Allen) -Dunce of the Week (DKr...

1. Week 10 Takeaways -DKrom: Patriots should be favorites to win the AFC East and have an excellent chance at the AFC’s #1 playoff seed -Hal: Bears are headed in the right direction. The growth out of Caleb Williams is real and Ben Johnson is a legitimate head coach 2. Week 10 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Jaelan Phillips, Hal: Jonathan Taylor) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Brian Daboll, Hal: John...

1. Week 9 Takeaways -DKrom: The Seahawks are bona fide Super Bowl contenders* -Hal: Week 9 was a bad week for parlays 2. Week 9 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Bobby Babich**, Hal: Mike Tomlin/Teryl Austin) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Bengals organization, Hal: Raheem Morris) 3. GRADING THE TRADES -Sauce Gardner Trade (Colts [DKrom: B+, Hal: A-], Jets [DKrom: A+, Hal: B-]) -Quinnen Williams Trade...

1. Week 8 Takeaways -DKrom: Jonathan Taylor deserves to be in the MVP conversation -Hal: Can't recall a week with so many blowouts and lots of consistently inconsistent teams 2. Week 8 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Justin Fields, Hal: Colts OL) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Jerry Jones/Matt Eberflus, Hal: Mike Tomlin/Teryl Austin) 3. PANIC METER (Scale of 1-10) -Caleb Williams’ struggles -Comm...

1. Week 7 Takeaways -DKrom: The NFC is the far superior of the two conferences -Carl: Finding a free agent QB may be your best way to find a franchise QB 2. Week 7 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Tee Higgins, Carl: Daniel Jones) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Joe Schoen/Brian Daboll/Shane Bowen, Carl: Mike Tomlin) 3. HEAD COACH HOT SEAT METER (Warm, Hot, Inferno) -Brian Daboll -Mike McDaniel -Zac Tay...

1. Week 6 Takeaways -DKrom: Chiefs offense looks better than they have in ages...and they have a major upgrade on the way in Rashee Rice -Hal: Can't wait until the trade deadline because everything's so jumbled up right now 2. Week 6 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Dave Canales, Hal: Justin Herbert) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Aaron Glenn, Hal: Jerry Jones) 3. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being n...

1. Week 5 Takeaways -DKrom: Every division outside of the NFC South is up for grabs -Hal: Week 5 had everything imaginable 2. Week 5 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Mac Jones, Hal: Rico Dowdle) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Emari Demercado, Hal: Emari Demercado) 3. Quarter Pole Awards 4. Which team had the most impressive statement win in Week 5 (Broncos, Jaguars, Patriots)? 5. Lions at Chiefs Previ...

1. Week 4 Takeaways -DKrom: The NFL's newest star QB resides in New England -Carl: The 2018 QB class was special...and the 2024 class could be as well 2. Week 4 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Caleb Williams, Carl: Matthew Stafford) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: A.D. Mitchell, Carl: Amarius Mims and Bengals OL) 3. Head Coach Hot Seat Meter (Warm, Hot, Inferno): -Brian Daboll -Mike McDaniel -Bria...

1. Week 3 Takeaways -DKrom: Browns D proves they’ll be a tough challenge every week -Josh: Panthers D and other 0-2 defenses answers the bell 2. Week 3 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: John Morton/Kelvin Sheppard, Josh: Isaiah Rodgers, Sr./Jordan Davis) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Sean McVay, Josh: Kellen Moore/Phil Galiano) 3. 3-0 Teams (Biggest Strengths and Potentially Fatal Flaws) -Bills -Bucs...

1. Week 2 Takeaways -DKrom: Daniel Jones and the Colts offense are for real -Hal: Several teams bounced back from losses in Week 1 2. Week 2 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Daiyan Henley, Hal: Jared Goff) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Darren Rizzi, Hal: Kaleb Johnson) 3. 2-0 Teams (Super Bowl Contenders, Playoff Contenders or Total Pretenders?) -Bucs -Rams -49ers -Colts -Chargers 4. 0-2 Teams (Panic...

1. Week 1 Takeaways -DKrom: Justin Herbert proves once and for all that he is an elite QB -Hal: Take everything with a grain of salt 2. Week 1 Honors -GOAT of the Week (DKrom: J.J. McCarthy, Hal: Daniel Jones) -Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Brian Callahan, Hal: Bryce Young) 3. Micah Parsons Trade Grades/Analysis -DKrom (Packers: A+++, Cowboys: F) -Hal (Packers: A+, Cowboys: F-minus) 4. Reality or Mira...

1. 2025 NFL Award Predictions -MVP (DKrom: Patrick Mahomes, Hal: Lamar Jackson) -Offensive POY (DKrom: Ja'Marr Chase, Hal: Joe Burrow) -Defensive POY (DKrom: Aidan Hutchinson, Hal: Will Anderson, Jr.) -Offensive ROY (DKrom: Ashton Jeanty, Hal: Travis Hunter) -Defensive ROY (DKrom: Abdul Carter, Hal: Travis Hunter) -Comeback POY (DKrom: Christian McCaffrey, Hal: Aidan Hutchinson) -Protector Of The...

1. Even if this saga ends the way most expect it to (with Micah Parsons staying in Dallas on a market-setting extension), does this make you wonder why Jerry Jones was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame before the late Pat Bowlen and Robert Kraft? 2. If the Cowboys do end up trading Micah Parsons, which of the 31 other NFL teams would you say need his services the most and why? 3. Who wou...

1. Which one of those six aforementioned players still on a rookie contract (Jalyx Hunt, Moro Ojomo, Kelee Ringo, Sydney Brown, Andrew Mukuba, Tyler Steen) do you think is most important to the Eagles success in 2025? 2. Can you see either Chiefs rookie (Jalen Royals or Brashard Smith) making a healthy impact with Rashee Rice out? 3. LOOKING TO GET OVER THE HUMP -Do you think there's a real ch...

1. In the Broncos eyes, what does a successful step forward for Bo Nix in Year 2 look like? Based on your conversations with folks around the league, what is the overall sentiment about Bo Nix? 2. Based on the latest intel you have, which one of those four players (Courtland Sutton, Zach Allen, Nik Bonitto, John Franklin-Myers) would you say is the most likely to receive a contract extension and w...

1. AFC South -How would you describe the overall ecosystem Cam Ward is entering? -Did Femi Oladejo's performance last year suggest to you that his best football is still very much ahead of him? -The Jaguars already have an absolute stud WR in Brian Thomas, Jr., and when you add Travis Hunter to the mix, you just might have the perfect receiving duo to unlock the greatness inside of Trevor Lawr...

1. NFC East -When you add a special talent like Abdul Carter to a defensive front that includes star DT Dexter Lawrence, edge rushers Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, plus DT and 2025 third-round pick Darius Alexander, would you say the Giants have, at least on paper, the most fearsome pass rush in the entire NFL right now? -Do you see Jaxson Dart starting five or more games this season? -Do you...

1. In each of the past three drafts, five trades or more occurred during the first round. Would you be surprised if we get less than that this year? 2. Do you believe we will see three RB's get selected in Round 1 for the first time since 2012? 3. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being 'not at all', 10 being 'ludicrous'), how dumb do you think it would be for the Saints to select a QB at...

1. Even though he's a RB, do you believe that Ashton Jeanty is, by far, the best prospect likely to be available at 6 that can help the Raiders win now? 2. Which one of those four scenarios (RB, TE, DL/EDGE or trade down) do you think would be the most ideal for the Broncos in Round 1? 3. Let's say two solid WR's (Matthew Golden and Emeka Egbuka) and two solid DL/EDGE options (Mykel Wi...

1. If you're [Giants GM] Joe Schoen, would you be willing to take one of Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter at 3 and subsequently trade up from 34 to 19 or 20? Or do you just bite the bullet and take Shedeur Sanders at 3? 2. Do you think the Cowboys should prioritize improving the OL over improving the offensive skill positions at 12? 3. Which one of those three aforementioned roster holes (EDGE, C...

1. If you're Browns GM Andrew Berry, would you be willing to trade back into the first round to as high as 19 or 20 and take Shedeur Sanders? Or would you prefer to roll the dice on a Day 2 project QB and wait to address the position in the first round next year? 2. Where do you think the evaluations of [Bengals Director of Player Personnel] Duke Tobin and his team have gone wrong these past three...