Open Field Report

Article by Antwon "Smitty" Smith The NFL season has been a puzzle early on and it will only get crazier week by week, but one thing for sure Bears defensive end Khalil Mack will be ready. Mack, who was traded from Oakland, has gotten off to the start the Bears expected when they signed him to 6-yr/$141 million dollar deal earlier in the month. Chicago is off to a 3-1 start and are looking frighteningly similar to the monsters of the midway from the mid-80's, which should scare opposing offenses. Mack came out the gate against Green Bay and hasn't slowed down since. He has 17 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and an interception. That's not even counting the heat he has put on the first 4 quarterbacks he's faced, so I asked myself sports fans that  are talking MVP, why not Mack? Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and a couple of others are also off to fast starts, which start up MVP talks that last throughout the season. Offensive players always get t...

Article by Antwon "Smitty" Smith  The Cleveland Browns are rumored to be "heavily" weighing their options to make a deal for former defensive player of the year khalil1 Mack, but it could cost them the farm to make a deal. I think it would be a perfect fit if the following happen:

Article by Antwon "Smitty" Smith The Oakland Raiders and All-Pro Defensive End Khalil Mack are at a standstill and it seems that there is no ending in sight. Mack who is a 3x-time pro bowler, is going into his fifth season with Oakland,  but he is looking for a long-term deal Ann's reports are it's in the area of $22 million dollars a year. Khalil is only scheduled to make $13.8 million in the final year of his rookie deal. Both sides are not talking on a new deal at the moment and there may be signs that Oakland may be forced to ship Mack off in the prime of his career. The Raiders only have a little bit over $2 million in cap space remaining this season, which is well short of even entertaining a new deal. Mack has accumulated 40.5 Sacks his first 4 seasons with the Raiders, which means his production has earned him a nice pay raise and long term contract. Oakland struggled defensively the last season, where they finished near the bottom of the league (5 int...

I'm always putting myself to the test when it comes to top 10 list but it's something I love to do and this time I'm going after the top 10 pass NFL pass rushers.  Former Patriots great Willie McGinest put out his top 10, so I'm going to put my list to the test against one of the greats. Here we go!