Top: Sam Bradford (left), Dan Williams. Bottom: Earl Thomas (left), Taylor Mays. The NFC West is generally regarded as the weakest division in the NFL, and the retirement of Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner weakens it even further. The Cardinals have been the class team of the division but are now clearly just one of the … Read More
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NFL – AFC South Top Rookies
Top: Pat Angerer (left), Kareem Jackson. Bottom: Derrick Morgan (left), Tyson Alualu. Sizing up the AFC South each year is pretty easy. It goes something like this – The Indianapolis Colts will win 12 games and lock up the division title with a couple games left, and one other team will play well enough to contend … Read More
NFL – NFC South Top Rookies
Top: Gerald McCoy (left), Jimmy Clausen. Bottom: Patrick Robinson (left), Sean Weatherspoon. The New Orleans Saints shocked all the experts last season by winning the Super Bowl, but aren’t getting much love this season as far as their chances of repeating. There is a suspicion that they may be vulnerable on defense and won’t be … Read More
NFL – AFC North Top Rookies
Top: Jermaine Gresham (left), Montario Hardesty. Bottom: Maurkice Pouncey (left), Terrence Cody. In the NFL, you know a divison is strong when experts are picking a team that just won the Super Bowl two years ago to finish third out of four teams. Such is the case with the AFC North. The Cincinnati Bengals shocked … Read More
NFL – NFC North Top Rookies
Top: Toby Gerhart (left), Ndamokong Suh. Bottom: Jahvid Best (left), Bryan Bulaga. When looking for impact rookies in the NFC North, just like in most of the other divisions, it pays to start at the bottom. The Detroit Lions have been an NFL punchline for a few years now, but they have done an outstanding job … Read More
NFL – AFC East Top Rookies
Top: C.J. Spiller (left), Kyle Wilson. Bottom: Jared Odrick. Three of the four teams in the AFC East are considered strong playoff contenders with veteran rosters. So looking for impact rookies in this division starts with the Buffalo Bills, the one team that’s an afterthought when the experts try to handicap the division. C.J. Spiller … Read More
NFL – NFC East Top Rookies
Top: Dez Bryant (left), Nate Allen. Bottom: Jason Pierre-Paul. The NFC East figures to be one of pro football’s most competitive divisions in 2010. Donovan McNabb going from the Eagles to the Redskins will only enhance that competition. So which rookies will have an impact on altering the balance of power in what should be a … Read More
NFL – Brett Favre Returns
Like everybody else, I have had my fill of the Brett Favre drama, with ESPN tracking the plane he took to Florida to get his ankle checked, and the trip by his Viking teammates down to Mississippi to try to convince him to come back. If it wasn’t the same thing that he has done … Read More
Final HOF Post – What’s Missing From This Picture?
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony for 2010 is now in the books, and the Hall of Fame preseason game has been played to officially kick off the new football season. Last week I blogged each day about players at each position who have been overlooked by the Hall voters. But I’ll close out the … Read More
NFL – Best Special Teams Players Not In The Hall of Fame
From left: Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson. When it comes to special teams, NFL coaches pretty much all preach the same sermon – they are just as important as offense and defense, they are 1/3 of the entire team and practice time should be equal to what offense and defense get, they … Read More