NFL Quick Hits (Jan. 18th): Wade Phillips to return in 2010, Kurt Warner mulling retirement, and more
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, January 18th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Anquan Boldin, Arizona, Baltimore, brandon marshall, Brian Westbrook, Chicago, Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, Derrick Mason, Donovan McNabb, ed reed, Kurt Warner, lesean mccoy, Michael Vick, Philadelphia, Steve McNair, Tampa Bay, Wade Phillips
With every NFL team that gets eliminated from the playoffs, more and more aging veterans begin contemplating hanging up their cleats for the final time.
Read on for all the news on who is considering ending their careers, as well as other hot reports surrounding the NFL as we prepare for ... Continue Reading
2010 NFL Divisional Round Predictions
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, January 12th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Brett Favre, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Darrelle Revis, Indianapolis Colts, mark sanchez, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, NFL playoffs, NFL predictions, Peyton Manning, San Diego Chargers, Shonn Greene, Thomas Jones, Tony Romo
We picked three of the four Wild Card games correctly, although our overall postseason predictions (found here) were slightly challenged with New York upsetting Cincinnati. However, we decided to stick with our gut and not stray from our winners this week.
After all, hype is hype for a reason, and the ... Continue Reading
2010 NFL Playoff Predictions: Calling the Super Bowl
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, January 8th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Arizona, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Brett Favre, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Eric Weddle, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, NFL playoffs, Peyton Manning, Phillip Rivers, San Diego, San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl
If you missed our Wild Card preview (which has yet to be determined), go here. The outcome of those four games leads into this article, which dissects the eventual match-ups, and leads to a Super Bowl winner.
We didn't really take the time to make a pick for the Super Bowl ... Continue Reading
What to watch this weekend (Oct 3-5)
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, October 2nd 2009. Under Uncategorized Tags: ABC, ACC, AFC, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Big Ten, Bob Stoops, Brett Favre, Cal, California, CBS, Drew Brees, ESPN, Florida, football, Georgia, Green Bay, Greg Lewis, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Jacory Harris, Jahvid Best, Joe Flacco, Knowshon Moreno, Landry Jones, Les Miles, LSU, mark sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, packers, Patriots, Penn State, Rex Ryan, Rich Rodriguez, Sam Bradford, Sean Payton, SEC, Stafon Johnson, Tennessee, Texas, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Last week, college football fans saw four top ten teams (Ole Miss, Penn State, Cal and Miami) lose in disheartening fashion. While the upsets this weekend will likely not be as poll-shattering, Saturday’s slate features three crucial contests between ranked teams that will continue to add pieces to the puzzle ... Continue Reading
NFL Scouting Combine Storylines: Offense
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, February 18th 2009. Under NFL Draft Tags: 2008 NFL Draft, Alabama, Alex Mack, Andre Smith, Baltimore, Baylor, Brandon Pettigrew, Buffalo, Cal, Chase Coffman, Chris Wells, Clemson, Cleveland, Connecticut, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Devin Moore, Donald Brown, Duke Robinson, Eugene Monroe, Georgia, Hakeem Nicks, Iowa, James Davis, Jared Cook, Jason Smith, Javon Ringer, Jeremy Maclin, Josh Freeman, Kansas State, Kenny Britt, Knowshon Moreno, Liberty, mark sanchez, Maryland, Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree, Michael Oher, Missouri, New York Giants, NFL Draft, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Percy Harvin, Rashard Jennings, Rhett Bomar, Rutgers, Shonn Greene, South Carolina, St. Louis, Steven Jackson, Tennessee, USC, Virginia, Wyoming
This weekend, many an NFL Draft fanatic will be tuned into the NFL Network or sitting in front of their computer as the stars, starters, busts, and footnotes of tomorrow will showcase their talents at the combine in Indianapolis.
New venue, new prospects, same process. Through all of ... Continue Reading
Cardinals & Steelers will triumph in conference title showdowns
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, January 18th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: AFC, Arizona, Baltimore, Carolina, Kurt Warner, New York, NFC, Philadelphia, Super Bowl, Tennessee
I don't have a wealth of time to post an in-depth preview of today's conference championship games, but I will give a short prediction about both.
I haven't exactly had a ton of success with my picks so far, but I'm feeling pretty good about today. True enough, ... Continue Reading
Mistakes doom upset victims Tennessee and Carolina
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, January 11th 2009. Under NFL Tags: AFC, Arizona, Baltimore, Carolina, Jake Delhomme, Kurt Warner, LaDainian Tomlinson, Matt Stover, New York, NFC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Tennessee, Tom Coughlin
On the gridiron this time of year, you can ill-afford to make mistakes. One fumble, one interception, one ill-timed penalty or missed assignment can send you home and haunt your dreams for the next several months.
As a result of mistake after mistake, the AFC’s top seed and ... Continue Reading
Potential upsets loom in NFL’s divisional round
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, January 10th 2009. Under NFL Tags: AFC, Arizona, Baltimore, Carolina, Kurt Warner, LaDainian Tomlinson, New York Giants, NFC, NFL, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Tennessee
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs gets underway tomorrow, with AFC top seed Tennessee facing off against wild-card winner Baltimore in the Music City, and NFC #2 Carolina hosting Arizona. On Sunday, the reigning Super Bowl champion and NFC #1 New York Giants host Philadelphia, and AFC #2 ... Continue Reading
Second thoughts on picking Ware over Harrison?
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, January 7th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Baltimore, Dallas, DeMarcus Ware, ed reed, Indianapolis, James Harrison, New England, NFL, Philip Rivers, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis
Last week, I handed out my NFL awards, and one of the toughest picks for me besides MVP was for Defensive Player of the Year, when it came down to Pittsburgh’s James Harrison and Dallas’ DeMarcus Ware.
With all due respect to Ed Reed the interception machine, I picked ... Continue Reading
2008 NFL Awards: Peyton or Pennington for MVP?
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, January 1st 2009. Under NFL Tags: Adrian Peterson, AFC South, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chad Pennington, Chris Johnson, Dallas, DeAngelo Williams, DeMarcus Ware, Drew Brees, Felix Jones, Indianapolis, James Harrison, Jerod Mayo, Joe Flacco, John Harbaugh, Kurt Warner, Matt Ryan, Miami, Michael Strahan, Michael Turner, Mike Smith, New England, NFC South, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Pittsburgh, Randy Moss, San Diego, Steve Slaton, Tom Brady, Tony Sparano
There are two ways you can look at the number of candidates that there are for this season’s NFL MVP.
On one hand, the optimistic fan or voter could say that there have been so many excellent performers that it’s too hard to single out that one deserving player. ... Continue Reading







