Sports Krunch w/DKROM

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

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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