Sports Krunch w/DKROM

It’s week 7 of the 2017 NFL season and it began last night with one of the wildest endings to a football game I’ve ever seen as the Raiders picked up a HUGE, last-second win against the Chiefs 31-30. And to discuss this and the rest of the week 7 action, it is a pleasure to welcome back our good friend Hal Bent of MusketFire.com, Cover32.com and Scout media to the show. What’s up Hal?

Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01

Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE

1. What were your big takeaways from Week 6 and last night??

2. Do you remember a season where it seemed this wide open??

3. Cardinals/Rams

Can Adrian Peterson help lead the Cardinals back to the playoffs? Was last week a fluke?

What do the Rams need to do offensively to recapture some of their early-season mojo?

Who wins and why?

4. Bengals/Steelers

I smell a low-scoring, defensive struggle in this game, do you?

What matchup are you watching the most?

Who wins and why?

5. Falcons/Patriots

What are the main symptoms

We are already at the halfway point of the 2017 college football season and that means that NFL scouting departments have already completed a significant number of player evaluations that will go a long way in determining who lands where in the 2018 NFL Draft. And to give us a glimpse at how the 2018 crop of QB/RB/WR/TE looks at this point, it’s a pleasure to welcome back to the program Jonah Tuls of DraftBreakdown.com.

Jonah’s Twitter handle: @JonahTulsNFL

1. There have been mixed reports as to whether or not Sam Darnold will declare for the 2018 NFL Draft. Do you think he declares? Would it be a bad idea for him to stay at USC for one more year?

2. Two polarizing QB prospects getting a lot of buzz recently are Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State) and Josh Allen (Wyoming). For what reason do you think some NFL decision makers view them as first-round talents aside from the fact that they play the most important position in sports??

3. How many QB’s do you see going in the first round a

It’s week 6 of the 2017 NFL season and it began with another entertaining finish Thursday night with the red hot Philadelphia Eagles hanging on to beat the Carolina Panthers 28-23 to move to 5-1 on the season. And to discuss this and the rest of the week 6 action, it is a pleasure to welcome back our good friend Hal Bent of MusketFire.com, Cover32.com and Scout media to the show.

1. What were your four big takeaways from Week 5??

2. Is it time to climb aboard the Eagles hype train??

3. Packers/Vikings

With no Sam Bradford, Stefon Diggs or Dalvin Cook, what is the best thing for this Vikings offense to do in order to move the ball efficiently and score points against a suspect Packers defense?

What specific matchup are you watching between the Packers offense and Vikings defense?

Who wins and why?

4. Rams/Jaguars

It’s hard to find a weakness on this Jacksonville defense. If you can spot one, what is it and how can the Rams exploit it?

How does Brandon Linder being out change the

Well, we are already a quarter of the way through the 2017 NFL season (can you believe it?) and for the second week in a row, the NFL brought us some more exciting, heart-palpitating finishes. And Week 5 brings us a slate that promises more of such quality entertainment, beginning this Thursday night as week 5 kicks off with the Patriots meeting the Buccaneers for what could be a shootout in Tampa. And to help us preview that and the other intriguing week 5 contests, let’s bring in our good friend Hal Bent, Patriots writer for MusketFire.com, Cover32.com and Scout media, to the show.

Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01

Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE

1. What were your four big takeaways from Week 4??

2. Patriots/Buccaneers

What is the bigger problem for the Patriots defense: Lack of pass rush or communication issues in the secondary?

Is it fair to expect the Patriots to show dramatic improvement on defense in just four days or should we expect a shootout?

Who wins an

It’s hard to believe we’re already almost a quarter of the way through the 2017 NFL season as week 4 began Thursday night with the Packers embarrassing the Bears 35-14. And to help us preview the remaining games left before we reach that quarter pole, it’s a pleasure to welcome back yet again our good friend Hal Bent, Patriots writer for MusketFire.com, Cover32.com and Scout media, to the show.

Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01

Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE

1. Should Danny Trevathan be suspended, and if so, for how many games should the suspension be?

2. Is there any reasons for the Bears to NOT start Mitchell Trubisky next week against the Vikings?

3. Rams/Cowboys

Do you see this game coming down to who has the ball last?

Are the Rams capable of fixing their run defense enough to contain Ezekiel Elliott?

Who’s this game more important for: Dallas or LA?

Who wins and why?

4. Bills/Falcons

The Bills are currently the only team ranked in the top ten in both run

NFL Week 3 began last week with an unexpectedly entertaining barn-burner between the Rams and 49ers with LA escaping an admirable San Francisco comeback by a score of 41-39. We arguably saw the best game of this young 2017 NFL season last night, but hopefully it is a sign of exciting games to come this weekend. And to help us preview those contests, it is a pleasure to welcome our good friend Hal Bent back to the program. Hal covers the Patriots for Scout media, MusketFire.com and Cover32.com.

 

 

Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01

 

Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE

 

1. Does the Rams offense make them a legit playoff contender??

 

2. How encouraged should 49ers fans be about the long-term future under the Lynch/Shanahan regime??

 

3. Contender or Pretender?

 

• Lions

• Falcons

• Panthers

• Ravens

• Steelers

• Broncos

• Chiefs

• Raiders

• Would it surprise you if it turns out to be a three-team race for first in the AFC West until the very end?

 

4. Falcons/Lions

 

• Which

Week 2 of the 2017 NFL season kicked off Thursday night with the Texans knocking off the Bengals 13-9 in a game that was infinitely more boring than the score indicates. Only two games went down to the wire in week 1, but week 2 will hopefully bring more entertaining games. And to help us preview those games, it is a pleasure to welcome our good friend Hal Bent back to the program. Hal covers the Patriots for Scout media, MusketFire.com and Cover32.com.

Hal’s Twitter handle: @halbent01

Other Twitter handles: @MusketFire, @Cover32_NE

1. What did you think of Deshaun Watson’s first NFL start? Can he grow into a pocket passer?

2. Is this the final season for Marvin Lewis and Andy Dalton in Cincinnati?

3. Patriots/Saints

How much harder will it be for the Pats to stop Brees without Dont’a Hightower?

Do you expect the Pats to pepper Brandin Cooks with even more targets than usual given his return to NOLA?

What’s the matchup that will decide this game?

Who wins and why?

4. Eagles/Ch

Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season is officially in the books and many fantasy owners came away disappointed, myself included.

However, there’s no need to frown. There is still a ton of football to be played and Sports Krunch is here all season long to help you win a fantasy league championship. Tonight, we begin our Sports Krunch Fantasy Breakdown series, a weekly installment to help you dominate your matchups for Week 2…and beyond. And to provide us all with such world-class advice today, it is a pleasure to welcome Jody Smith to the show for the very first time. Jody is the senior writer for the fantasy football website GridironExperts.com and was also the most accurate fantasy expert in 2012.

Jody’s Twitter Handle: @JodySmithNFL

Other handles: @GridironExperts

1. Which of these QB’s should QB-needy teams sprint to the waiver wire for this week? Alex Smith, Sam Bradford, or Jared Goff?

2. Buy or Sell: Tarik Cohen, Cooper Kupp, Nelson Agholor, Kenny Golladay

3. Overreaction/Not Over

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