2020 NFL Draft Guide Player Profiles: Austin Ekeler

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2020 NFL Draft Guide Player Profiles: Austin Ekeler

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A. Rodgers - QB

Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show Tuesday, Aaron Rodgers said there are "not many absolutes," but that he would likely be back with the Packers in 2021.

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J. Herbert - QB

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New Chargers coach Brandon Staley has pledged to build his offense around what Justin Herbert does well.

Which was basically everything as a rookie. "We want to uniquely shape our offense around Justin Herbert because he is unlike any other quarterback," Staley gushed. "When you study the great quarterbacks in the history of the game they've had systems that have been built for them." This seemingly obvious point is still lost on so many coaches. Tailor your offense to what your players, especially your quarterback, do well. Despite being a defensive-minded head coach, Staley is a former quarterback, while he just spent a year learning under offensive maestro Sean McVay. Best laid plans have a way of going awry in the NFL, but from the outside, Staley seems to be a home run hire.

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M. Bryant - WR

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Martavis Bryant signed with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts.

Bryant, 29, who is suspended from the NFL indefinitely after a series of drug policy violations, hasn't played pro football since 2018, when he had 19 receptions for 266 yards in 12 games for the Raiders. He applied for reinstatement in 2019 but the NFL has not granted his request. A fourth-round selection by the Steelers in 2014, Bryant flashed as a dominant wideout with otherworldly after-the-catch ability in Pittsburgh. In 2015, he caught 50 passes for 765 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games.

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L. Bell - RB

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S. Watkins - WR

Sammy Watkins (calf) is expected to play in the Super Bowl against the Bucs.

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A. Brown - WR

Antonio Brown (knee) is expected to be ready for the Super Bowl against the Chiefs.

Brown was inactive in the NFC title game after missing the entire week of practice headed into the game. He now has two weeks to get right before the Bucs face off against Kansas City in the Bucs' home-game Super Bowl. Brown drew three targets in the Wild Card round against Washington -- catching two balls for 49 yards and a touchdown -- and three targets against the Saints in the Divisional Round before exiting with the knee injury. Against the Chiefs in Week 12, Brown caught two of three targets for 11 yards. Scotty Miller would be the primary beneficiary if Brown has a setback in practice over the next couple weeks.

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P. Mahomes - QB

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A mere six teams gave up a higher completion rate in the 2020 regular season. QBs facing Tampa in the postseason have completed 61.9 percent of their passes. A pass funnel defense -- 75.5 percent of yards gained against Tampa came through the air -- the Bucs consistently gave up efficient passing performances. They now face Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl -- the same guy who roasted the Bucs in Week 12 for 462 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.5 percent of his throws. The Bucs are going to have to pour on the points if they're going to keep pace with Mahomes and the KC offense.

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J. Love - QB

ESPN's Rob Demovsky said Packers backup QB Tim Boyle "would be more suited" than Jordan Love to start in 2021 if Aaron Rodgers is traded or retires this offseason.

In other words, the Packers would be in bad spot if Rodgers isn't in green and yellow next season. Demovsky said "nothing [Love] has shown, at least publicly, would suggest" he's ready to replace Rodgers a year after the Packers inexplicably drafted Love in the first round. Packers beat writers have written extensively since last summer that Love is an erratic passer who appears over his head in Green Bay's offense. "Love has struggled with accuracy -- in the drill where quarterbacks throw to a stationary target (usually a net) and to players running routes on air (without a defender)," Demovsky said. He suggested the team's best course might be to trade Love, like the Patriots did with Jimmy Garoppolo when Tom Brady was unhappy about New England drafting his successor. That Love isn't locked in as Green Bay's starter post-Rodgers is an indictment of the entire organization.

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