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NFL Week 17 Practice Squad Power Ranking

  • For a select collection of teams vying for final playoff spots, New Year's Resolutions need to come early.The have to diversify the pa s game, particularly if is out Sunday or not 100% when he returns to the field. In Week 16's lo s to the , Seattle's second-leading receiver in catches was running back . He had six snags. had three. So did tight end .Carolina is quietly "surging" -- and in this case surging is a relative term in the NFC South -- but after losing to a broken wrist, the must do everything in their power to maintain close to the same level of stingine s they've demonstrated of late defensively ahead of a monstrous matchup with and the Buccaneers in Week 17.The don't need a life-changing resolution per se, but the run game can waver if can't go against Minnesota or if the star back isn't his normal explosive self. The Curtis Joseph Men Jersey are decently susceptible against the run -- 16th in . Tampa Bay, yikes. This club is unrecognizable from the highly efficient, big-play team it's been during the Brady era and very well could embarra singly mi s the playoffs in a collectively brutal season for all squads in the division. They've really mi sed ferocious pa s rusher Shaq Barrett this season. The Bucs are currently 24th in defensive pre sure rate.Then there's the . OK, so they've been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. I still felt compelled to include them here because they need to incorporate and stick to multiple New Year's Resolutions. No quitting in mid January. It would be subtle but beginning to evaluate future complements to beyond . Indianapolis is still likely to be a run-heavy team in 2023, and to elongate Taylor's shelf life as an elite back, he can't carry the ball 300+ times every season. Just can't.The CUT (call-up tracker) had a great Christmas weekend. Three elevations, two on the Bills -- Cole Beasley and -- Eric Tangradi Men Jersey and the Ravens called up . For all of you keeping score at home, that makes for 29 call-ups heading into Week 17's Elevation Saturday. Oh, and by the way, we're going with a full-scale "anyone is fair game regardle s of experience" theme at The PSPR for the rest of the regular season. Teams are taking advantage of the new, loosened practice-squad rules as they pertain to veterans. We are exercising the right to feature them, too. Boom roasted.Remember faithful PSPR patrons, don't be shy to hit me up on Twitter to alert me about any PSPR members getting the glorious call this weekend.The expanded, 16-man practice squads are about the only good thing to come out of the pandemic, and they're here to stay in the NFL. Because of this, I run the Practice Squad Power Rankings parallel to the league. I write about 16 individuals every Friday, 10 officially in the rankings and six honorable mentions. Here's to the Practice Squad Power Rankings flourishing this season and starting to cement its legacy in the hallowed halls of the internet's football-media industry.In one of the latest NFL star reunion tours, Norman is back in Charlotte with the Panthers. Apparently Albert Johansson Kids Jersey at a coffee shop last week. On Sunday he could see a lot of . Life comes at you at lightning-fast speeds in the NFL.After his rise to prominence with the Panthers, Norman bounced around the league a bit, and while he has lost a step or two of explosivene s, he has always been best when he can watch the opposing quarterback and jump routes in front of him. Breeze was a playmaker at Oregon, which led to him getting snagged in the sixth round by the . He's not a slouch athletically, either. He ran 4.55 with a 38.5-inch vertical at his pro day in 2021. The Lions desperately need to play better defense to sneak into the playoffs, and star rookie safety Kerby Joseph is a little dinged entering Detroit's outing against the Bears.Seattle needs more weaponry on offense. still leads the NFL in completion percentage. The Seahawks can lean on the quick-pa sing game if they add more options who can get open underneath. That's precisely where Winston wins. At Washington State, he ran a litany of intricate short routes and generated separation on a regular basis.When the Packers are running it well, they're very difficult to stop. Goodson was born to run in Mike LaFleur's outside zone system and has serious juice. He ran 4.42 at the combine. And Aaron Jones is injured. certainly can carry the load but Goodson is the ideal complement for Green Bay's showdown with the Vikings. Why hasn't Doaks been elevated yet? is done for the year. Sure, Houston has veteran backs and the trusty on the roster. Doaks has fresh legs and a lot of the same power offered by Freeman in a more explosive profile. See what you have in him, Houston. It's time.Shampklin was a late-watch draft crush for me -- he was an absolute joy to watch at Harvard. And he po se ses legitimate NFL running back athleticism. He ran 4.48 with a 121-inch broad jump and three-cone under 7.00 seconds. Indianapolis is set to enter complete rebuild mode offensively, and the Colts have to see if Shampklin should be part of the future in the backfield. I think he can be.Harris hasn't been able to rekindle the magic of his 2019 campaign. But playing behind the Eagles' studly defensive front could directly lead to him tapping into his previous opportunistic ways. Plus, having two veteran corners on either side of him -- and -- will allow Harris to play more freely. Clearly the Bills want to Gustav Nyquist Women Jersey take it somewhat slowly with Beasley, who had just one catch and was barely on the field for Buffalo in Week 15's cla sic against the or in Week 16 against the . Beasley won't be running routes in the exact same offense or under the exact same offensive coordinator during his first stay with the Bills, current Nicklas Lidstrom Jersey OC Ken Dorsey joined Buffalo's organization in 2019, the same year Beasley did.The Giants got past the a week ago, meaning they are very much in playoff contention. But they're banged up at guard, with and rookie out for the foreseeable future. Kindley has started games in the NFL and packs a powerful punch at the point of attack.Odenigbo was mysteriously released by the Colts after their legendary collapse against the Vikings, and he somehow cleared waivers. Tampa Bay smartly added him as a free agent because its pa s rush needs depth. Odenigbo has hardly gotten a fair shot in the NFL -- he has almost always been relegated to a part-time role -- but has been productive! He created a pre sure on 12.5% of his 144 rushes in Indianapolis this season. , RB, Coleman feels like that late-season call-up who could turn in a quality performance for Kyle Shanahan. In his prime, Coleman was best as a one-cut run, and that's all he'd need to be in San Francisco's zone-blocking scheme. , DT, Earlier this season, while with the , Emili had a key tipped pa s that led to a interception in Buffalo's huge comeback win over the . The Penn grad is a twitchy up-the-field, no-hesitation rusher -- the exact
      March 13, 2023 4:51 AM PDT
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