After handing out 2009 NFL Draft team grades to the beasts of the AFC East, it's time to evaluate how the AFC North's quartet did last weekend. Baltimore Ravens Grade: B+ Best: Paul Kruger, DE, Utah Kruger is an elite defensive end with high intensity. He brings versatility and power on either side, as well as solid coverage ability, if used as a linebacker. He should be able to become what Jarrett Johnson never could. Worst: Davon Drew, TE, East Carolina Todd Heap is often injured ...Read More

If you’re into NFL football betting, you’re looking like the wisest of wise men if you put a wager on the Miami Dolphins to win the AFC East before the season started. But, if you’re one of the many people who put money on the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, or New York Jets, you might be feeling a little glum this week, since none of those teams are in the postseason. Now, I can understand that Vegas ...Read More

A proper title for week 3 is "Rise and Fall." Besides the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL's unbeaten teams are a list of unusual suspects. The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos stand at 3-0, and the Baltimore Ravens stay unbeaten as well at 2-0. Some of the other teams on the rise after week 3 are not unbeaten, but are pretty close to it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and San Francisco 49ers ...Read More

I’ll admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of articles that try to predict who should start and sit on my fantasy team. There are so many scoring systems and sizes of leagues one man’s start can easily be another man’s sit. So why read this one? Three reasons: 1. I won’t waste your time with gems like “start Randy Moss this week.” If you needed that kind of advice, you really shouldn’t be playing fantasy football. 2. I won’t waste your ...Read More

In the latest installment of the Overrated/Underrated series, Eddie Griffin takes a look at who he thinks is the most underrated program in college football today.

By the time the draft reaches the final two or three rounds, only the most fanatical of draft lovers are still following on ESPN or online draft trackers. But, the late rounds, while they produce a lot of guys who fade out of our memory quickly, if they were ever even in it to begin with, those late rounds have produced some very notable selections. Here's a look back at notable late-round selections from the last 10 drafts, ...Read More

The New England Patriots are yesterday’s news. The Dallas Cowboys? Spare me the soap opera. The Green Bay Packers suddenly became much less interesting and this year’s draft class, at least at this point, lacks a true can’t-miss superstar. So, what’s THE story for the 2008 NFL season? Look no further than the Dog Pound. That’s right, the Cleveland Browns, those long-suffering lovable losers mired in NFL limbo for much of the past 20 years, could be the league’s Next Big ...Read More

The 2008 NFL draft class looks set to have at least three quarterbacks drafted in the first round, in Boston College’s Matt Ryan, Kentucky’s Andre’ Woodson, and Louisville’s Brian Brohm. This should be a pretty strong draft year for QBs, much like 2004 (four QBs drafted in the first 11 picks) and 2006 (three in the first 11). The best QB draft in league history is regarded as the 1983 draft, when Hall of Famers John Elway (#1), Jim Kelly (#14), and ...Read More