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NFL football is officially back as the 2017 season kicked off last night with the Chiefs pulling off a remarkable upset victory over the defending-Super Bowl champion Patriots. Today, we will recap that game and preview the rest of the action in what promises to be an exciting opening week in the National Football League with our good friend Hal Bent, who covers the Patriots for Scout media, MusketFire.com and Cover32.com. Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01 Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE Does Eric Berry’s season-ending Achilles injury put more pressure on the Chiefs defense or offense? Last night was an off night for the Patriots on both sides of the ball (and I would say defense even more so than offense), but a lot of Twitter was hopping on the “Tom Brady is done” bandwagon. Brady might have shown some signs of age last night, but he also showed he’s far from done (in my opinion). Do you blame his struggles last night more on age, the injuries to Edelman and Amendol

By the time you hear me say those words, we will officially be ONE WEEK AWAY from the kickoff of the 2017 NFL season. But before that, we here at Sports Krunch want to give all you fantasy owners some final pieces of advice to dominate your league as you finalize those draft boards. And to help us do that, it’s a pleasure to welcome back a great friend of the show who’s now the director of fantasy content for ProFootballSpot.com, Jake Arthur!! Jake’s Twitter Handle: @JakeArthurNFL 1. With the Patriots losing Julian Edelman for the season with a torn ACL, Brandin Cooks has been bumped up draft boards, and rightfully so. But after talking with Ari Ingel of Footballguys.com on Twitter about this, he told me to not discount Chris Hogan either. He said that although Cooks is the far more dynamic player, it’s fair to wonder if Hogan ends up out-producing him? How possible is it that Hogan out-produces Cooks? When is the earliest you would draft Chris Hogan? 2. Two other Patriots that cou

Just one week from Thursday, the 2017 NFL season kicks off with the Patriots hosting the Chiefs. In that spirit, we would like to start a little tradition here on Sports Krunch…an annual NFL season preview!!! Tonight, we will give you a division-by-division breakdown of the NFL with pressing questions for each team and predict how this 2017 season (the NFL’s 98th) will pan out. And to help us do so, it is a pleasure to welcome back to the program one of the best football minds in the business, Ian Wharton of Bleacher Report. Before we begin, I want our listeners to know that Ian lives in the great city of Houston, and that our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you and everybody of southeast Texas as you begin the long recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Here is the link to the American Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey Ian’s Twitter Handle: @NFLFilmStudy AFC East Other teams told Albert Breer (MMQB) that they are not counting on the Edelman’s season-endin

In just 2 days, the 2017 college football season kicks off and that means the work of NFL road scouts will kick into high gear as they look for the building blocks that will take their team to the next level and beyond. And in that spirit, we bring you the second edition of our initial, way-too-early look at potential 2018 draft prospects. This edition covers where football games are won, the trenches. And we have the perfect guest here tonight to help us break down the OL, DL, and EDGE players that are likely to hear their names called next April. He is Dr. Trenches himself, our good friend Nick Kendell of MileHighHuddle.com. Nick’s Twitter Handle: @NickKendellMHH 1. The top two edge rushers on most boards I’ve seen are Arden Key (LSU) and Harold Landry (Boston College). In addition, both often crack the top ten overall. What are your early impressions of both players? Similarities/differences? Who do you have rated higher and why? 2. Another EDGE prospect that was flying under

NFL preseason is officially underway and that means you probably have a fantasy football draft that’s approaching fast. And we have a VERY special guest here today that will help give you an advantage when you enter that draft room. About five years ago, I joined a fledgling fantasy football website called firststopfantasy.com as a staff writer. The guy in charge of the site at the time was a man named Mike Dente. He taught me how to analyze football from a fantasy perspective and my experience writing for him inspired me to pursue this as a potential career. Currently, Mike is a featured writer for FantasyPros.com and touchdownfantasyfootball.com and is also the lead DFS contributor NFLSpinZone.com and Fansided.com. And it is a pleasure to welcome back Mike to the program today where he will help us break down some of the recent training camp buzz and what it means for your fantasy draft board. Mike’s Twitter Handle: @1stStopFantasy Other handles: @FantasyPros, @TouchdownFF, @NF

NFL training camps are winding down and this week, NFL preseason kicks into high gear. In that spirit, we will continue our 2017 NFL team preview series with a look at the team that has been the center of the NFL and sports universe for the past 15+ years, the New England Patriots. They show absolutely ZERO signs of relinquishing that spot and enter 2017 as the prohibitive favorites to win their sixth Lombardi trophy. Joining us to give us a break down of the Patriots and their sky-high 2017 potential is my good friend Hal Bent. Hal covers the Patriots for Scout media, MusketFire.com and Cover32.com. Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01 Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE 1. Do you think the Patriots can do what the 2007 Patriots failed to do and go 19-0? 2. Who do you believe will get most of Ninkovich’s snaps and why? 3. Another intriguing position battle for the Patriots that is of concern to fantasy owners everywhere is that of red zone/goal-line running back. Last

An underrated skill to master as a fantasy football player, (and one that will give you a leg up on the competition) is to be able to identify rookie talent and determine the short and long-term impacts these players will have. Tonight, we have JUST the man here to address the overall fantasy potential of these 2017 rookies. He is Matt Waldman. Aside from being a staff writer for http://www.footballguys.com/, Matt runs his own scouting enterprise known as “Matt Waldman RSP.” Every year, Matt completes a rookie scouting portfolio (RSP) of offensive skill position players that have not only become a bible for the fantasy community, but also for NFL front offices as personnel executives and scouts around the league regularly seek Matt’s opinions on prospects they are interested in. Another interesting thing to add about Matt is that he and I have quite a bit in common. We’re both as passionate about Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and football as we are about Charlie Parker, John Coltrane,

By this weekend, all 32 NFL teams will be in training camp practicing, and one week from tonight, football finally returns with the Pro Football HOF game between the Cardinals and Cowboys. Thus, there will be no more weeks without a football game from August 3-February 4, 2018. Can you feel it? Football is back, and I also hope you’ve all started working on those fantasy draft boards, since we here at Sports Krunch with DKrom have more information tonight to help you dominate your draft. Tonight’s topic: the 2017 fantasy landscape for WR’s and TE’s. And to help us break it all down, it is a pleasure to welcome Jeff Haseley to the show for the very first time. Jeff is one of the lead writers for footballguys.com. Jeff’s Twitter handle: @JeffHaseley 1. What makes FBG such a unique fantasy football resource and why should people subscribe? 2. Aside from the big three (Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, OBJ), which WR’s are worth drafting in the first round? 3. How comfortable would you be dra

Well, the long wait is over and NFL training camps are officially underway. And that means fantasy football season also begins in earnest as daily camp reports plus preseason observations are crucial factors in finalizing your draft boards. But another factor to consider while setting up those boards is health. Hello again everybody, and welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. Tonight, we will discuss numerous fantasy-relevant players returning from injury and whether or not it should impact their overall value. It’s a pleasure to welcome back to the show one of the few people that can help us out in this department, Dr. Jene Bramel of footballguys.com. Jene is one of THE best football injury experts in the country, and his expertise is sought by notable figures such as Adam Schefter and Stephania Bell. Jene’s Twitter handle: @JeneBramel 1. What is your overall interpretation on Ballard’s comments and when is it time to hit the panic

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. In just a matter of days, NFL teams start reporting and filing in to training camp, and that means if you haven’t started preparing for your fantasy football drafts, you must start doing so NOW. Meanwhile, we here at Sports Krunch with DKrom will continue to do all we can over the next month and a half to give you the information and tools you need in order to dominate your league in 2017!! In that spirit, we continue our 2017 Fantasy Football Preview series tonight with a look at the fantasy landscape for quarterbacks. And to help us break it all down, it is a pleasure to welcome Chris Heil back to the program. Chris is the content manager of the award-winning fantasy sports website XNsports.com, co-hosts the “10 to 1 Podcast”, and is a proud member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. 1. I was reading Sports Illustrated’s annual fantasy football edition last nigh

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com/ with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. Tonight, we continue our 2017 NFL team preview series with a look at the Philadelphia Eagles. And to help us analyze the prospects for the Eagles this season is our good friend Turron Davenport, who covers the team for USA Today’s “The Eagles Wire” and CSN Philly. Turron’s Twitter handle: @TDavenport_NFL 1. I analyzed the Eagles 2017 draft class with a colleague of yours, Emory Hunt on a previous episode, but we didn’t get a chance to take a deeper dive into their day three picks, which impressed me almost as much as their day 1-2 picks. Adam Caplan reported they are VERY high on Mack Hollins, the North Carolina WR who they selected at 118 overall. They think he can eventually grow into a major contributor on offense? Do you have similar expectations for Hollins? 2. How much of Donnel Pumphrey can we expect to see this season? 3. With their final pick in the draft, the

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com/ with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. Hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day holiday! Three weeks from today, most NFL teams will be fully assembled in training camp ready to bang pads. And you can bet those pads will be popping harder than ever in Jacksonville, where the Jaguars have the potential to be one of THE most physical teams in the NFL. With Grandpa Tom Coughlin back in the building, a high-ceiling defense, and an offense that plans to pound the snot out of the rock with a potential superstar rookie RB, these Jaguars can become another team that makes a lot of noise playing old school football. Keep in mind folks, the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 by playing exactly how the Jags want to play this season. Now to be clear, I’m not suggesting the Jaguars will win Super Bowl LII at all…but the potential is there for them to contend for a playoff spot and become yet another example that traditional, smashmo

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com/ with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. The NFL is still in the midst of its annual summer slumber, but it’s hard to believe we are officially less than one month away from the start of 2017 NFL training camps. In that spirit, we continue our 2017 NFL team preview series today with a look at the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are a lesson why NFL stands for “not for long.” In 2013, after blowing out the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, there was talk of a potential dynasty brewing in Seattle. But after that ill-timed pass at the goal line in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks have spiraled downward and now find themselves at a crossroads. So where do the Seahawks go in 2017 and beyond? Joining us today to give us the answer to that question is one of the few people who actually can. He is Seattle Times Seahawks beat writer Bob Condotta, and it’s a pleasure to welcome him back to the program. Bob’s Twitter handle: @bcon

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com/ with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. Well, July is almost here and that means it is almost that time again folks. If you want to dominate your fantasy football leagues in 2017, the time to start studying is now, and we here at Sports Krunch intend to help you get the upper edge on the competition with our annual Fantasy Football Preview series. We begin that series today with a look at arguably the most important position in the fantasy game, running back. It is a proven fact that the deeper you are at running back, the greater your odds are of taking home the league championship. And to help us break down the 2017 fantasy football RB landscape, it is a pleasure to have on the show for the very first time, one of the best fantasy football analysts out there, Ari Ingel. Ari writes for the renown fantasy football website footballguys.com, hosts his own podcast “The Zig Zag Fantasy Podcast” and is a member of the

Welcome back to http://SportsKrunch.com/ with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. Well, 2017 OTA’s and minicamps are in the books and the NFL has officially begun its annual six-week summer slumber until training camp. However, we here at Sports Krunch with DKrom prefer to keep the train rolling with a lot of great content for you until the first team's report for camp. And speaking of teams, tonight we begin our series of individual 2017 team previews. Please note that will try to break down the 2017 prospects of as many teams as we possibly can, but if we do not feature your favorite team, we ask that you do not take any offense given the limited time we have for broadcasting each week and the wide variety of content we intend to put out there. And without further ado, let’s take a look on what’s on the horizon for the Denver Broncos in 2017 and beyond with a great friend of the show, Jake Marsing of 5280 Sports Network. Jake’s Twitter handle: @JakeDMarsing 1. Now let

Well, the month of May is coming to an end, which means the third and final phase of NFL OTA’s has about three more weeks until the league’s annual summer recess. It is right now that rookies are making their first impressions to their coaches and personnel execs. But often, the early spin (usually positive) turns out to be disproven. And that’s why we do our draft recap series on Sports Krunch with DKrom, to give you the most accurate picture possible on a team’s draft class. We continue that series today with a look at the draft classes of the NFC East. To help us break down the draft picks of the Eagles, Redskins, Giants and Cowboys, it is a pleasure to welcome Emory Hunt to the program for the very first time. Emory is one of THE best draft minds out there. He runs the website footballgameplan.com, a fantastic NFL draft resource that gives you one of the most unique, in-depth looks into over 500 prospects each year. Emory’s Twitter handle: @FBallGameplan 1. Derek Barnett’s pr

The third and final phase of NFL OTA’s have commenced. As we speak, all 32 teams are putting in the remaining on-field work until the league’s annual six-week summer break. During this time, coaches and players often rave about their rookies to the press…but often, those claims eventually get disproven when the games begin. We here at Sports Krunch with DKrom enforce our “No Spin” policy 24/7/365, and do our absolute best to help all of you football fans cut through the spin and get to the truth. Today, we are going to get all the truth we can on the 2017 draft classes of the NFC South, the fifth edition of our draft recap series. And to help us is an extraordinary pleasure to have Charles McDonald back on the program. For those of you that don’t know him, Charles is a world class football analyst that contributes to Bleacher Report, thefalcoholic.com, and is the co-host of the podcast “Setting the Edge”, which I HIGHLY encourage you to check out. Charles’s Twitter handle: @Fou

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to Sports Krunch with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. We are back today with the fourth edition of our NFL draft recap series, a division-by-division breakdown of the 2017 draft classes of all 32 teams. So far, we have delved into the draft hauls of the AFC North, NFC North, and AFC South. Now we shall continue with one of THE most competitive divisions in the NFL, the AFC West. And to help us break down the draft classes of the Chargers, Chiefs, Broncos and Raiders, it is a pleasure to welcome to the show for the very first time, Nick Kendell. Nick writes about the Broncos and the NFL Draft for milehighhuddle.com, which is the Broncos fan page for scout.com. Nick’s Twitter handle: @NickKendellMHH 1. What does Mike Williams bring to the Chargers receiving corps that they have been lacking in recent years?? 2. How do you see the Chargers interior OL shaping out this year? Does Matt Slauson stay at center with Forrest Lamp and Dan Feeney pla

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to Sports Krunch with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. (http://sportskrunch.com/) As we speak, NFL teams are preparing for the third and final phase of OTA’s, which will give them their first good look at their rookie classes. Thus we here at Sports Krunch with DKrom continue our division-by-division breakdown of every club’s 2017 draft class tonight with the AFC South. Joining us to analyze the drafts of the Jaguars, Titans, Colts and Texans is our good friend Jake Arthur of profootballspot.com. Jake’s Twitter handle: @jakearthurpfs 1. For the second straight season, a RB was drafted with the fourth overall pick as the Jaguars went with Leonard Fournette. What kind of season do the Jaguars need from Fournette in order to contend for the playoffs? Does he need to be as good or better than Ezekiel Elliott was last year? 2. Can Cam Robinson be the Jaguars left tackle of the future or do you see him as more of a right tackle or guard? 3. W

Hello again everybody, and welcome back to Sports Krunch with DKrom, I’m your host David Kromelow. At this very minute, rookies (both drafted and undrafted) on numerous teams around the NFL are filing in to rookie minicamp where they begin to make their case for a job. As they do so, we shall continue our division-by-division recap of the draft classes of all 32 teams and discuss what these rookies bring to the table. Today, we look at the NFC North. And to help us break down the draft classes of the Bears, Vikings, Lions and Packers is our good friend Aaron Leming of bearreport.com. Aaron’s Twitter handle: @AaronLemingNFL The Bears made the first of many surprising moves in the draft by trading up from 3 overall to 2 overall to select QB Mitchell Trubisky from North Carolina. Initially, the Bears got ridiculed for the price they paid, but it turns out it wasn’t as high as the capital previous teams have surrendered to move from 3 to 2. However, criticism remains. Multiple reports su