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NFL Best and Worst Rankings: Week 13

For those into NFL football betting, Sunday might have been frustrating for those who thought the rolling New York Jets would have an easy time of it with the Denver Broncos, only to lose by 17 at home. Meanwhile, if you’re still betting on the Detroit Lions to win (guilty as charged…), you’re either [...]

Age over beauty (not that I notice a man’s looks): Warner wins Cards’ QB job over Leinart

Matt Leinart had a very ugly preseason game on Saturday against the Oakland Raiders, and it may have cost the former Heisman winner the starting quarterback job with the Cardinals. ESPN.com is reporting that the Cards will name Kurt Warner as the team’s starter after Leinart had three interceptions in the first half and completed just [...]

Which developing NFL QBs have the spotlight on them this season?

Last season, the San Francisco 49ers were expected to be one of the league’s breakout teams, with 2005 #1 overall pick Alex Smith expected to have a breakout season under center. Needless to say, the season didn’t go well for either Smith or the 49ers, as Smith played only seven games due to injury, [...]

Five storylines to follow in the 2008 NFL season

The 2008 NFL schedule was released a couple of weeks ago, but I decided to hold off on giving my take on some of the notables from a packed ‘08 slate until after the NFL Draft, so that I could involve a couple of storylines involving some top draft picks and their new teams. [...]

2008 NFL Draft Needs: NFC West

The NFC West, at least in its current incarnation, has never produced a Super Bowl champion, and the last team in the division to win the Big Game was the St. Louis Rams in 2000. Needless to say, the division has been fighting for respectability for nearly a decade.