Quick Hits with Blake Pace

Blake Pace is back with a free agency-specific podcast: detailing New England's expensive approach and what it tells us about their draft plans, how the Jets are approaching their new era under Robert Saleh and other news and notes from around the league.

JJ Watt finally gave us something to talk about, as he signed with the Arizona Cardinals on a two-year, $31 million deal. Blake discusses the impact it has on JJ's career and the NFC South, before turning and highlighting a terrific group of Alabama prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Blake officially has to remove himself from the Zach Wilson bandwagon after being one of the first to jump on it, as a slow news week has him projected to become both God & Jesus in the NFL. He then discusses the evaporating destinations for Sam Darnold, along with his thoughts on Marcus Mariota potentially being a New England Patriot.

Well ... it happened. Carson Wentz is officially a member of the Indianapolis Colts. Blake takes a look at what this means for the Eagles and the upcoming NFL draft, and the biggest gamble of Chris Ballard's tenure in Indianapolis.

With Matthew Stafford joining a championship-caliber roster in LA and Jared Goff off on his own in Detroit, Blake discusses the value of a first round pick, the Super Bowl window that LA now enters and the unsureness of everything occurring in Detroit. He then takes a look at every team that was somewhat involved in the Stafford sweepstakes and what that tells us about their next moves in the quarterback market.

With the trade requests from Deshaun Watson and Matthew Stafford, and the unsure futures of Jimmy Garoppolo and Jared Goff in San Fransisco and Los Angeles, Blake uncovers what the market would look like for all four quarterbacks and discusses most likely situations for each.

Blake breaks down both conference title games, including what went wrong for the Packers and the Bills, what went right for the Buccaneers and the Chiefs and the problem with NFL officiating that still looms.

Blake breaks down the hirings of Robert Saleh, Urban Meyer, Dan Campbell, Brandon Staley and Arthur Smith - providing concerns, immediate outlook and long-term effects before handing out grades.

Blake recaps each of the four Divisional Round games - highlighting the Saints and Ravens offensive struggles, the Packers dominance and the importance of playing aggressive, analytically driven football.

Blake sends you into the weekend with his breakdown of Rams vs. Packers, Ravens vs. Bills, Browns vs. Chiefs and Buccaneers vs. Saints including game winners and favorite bets in each game.