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Kevin Roberts’ NFL Power Rankings Week 9: Saints Still on Top
While the Minnesota Vikings certainly impressed with a 38-26 win against Green Bay in Lambeau Field, the fall of the previously undefeated Denver Broncos has now left just two unbeaten teams remaining in the league. The Indianapolis Colts eeked past the San Francisco 49ers, 18-14, while the New Orleans Saints survived a late onside-kick and [...]
Winners and Losers: Matt Gentile’s Week Seven NFL Awards
Is this the year the New Orleans Saints get back to the post season? Well, they’re undefeated through six games. So, it looks like they’ll make it there. For the past two seasons, head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees have created one of the league’s most dominant passing attacks. But the two things [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 26th) Leon Washington out for season, Andre Johnson fine, and more
Jets Leon Washington Done For Season He sustained what many players claimed to be a compound fracture to his fibula, and all reports suggest he will miss the remainder of the regular season. Rookie Shonn Greene stepped up in his absence, running for over 100 yards and two scores. Washington should be dropped in all [...]
Kevin Roberts’ Week Six NFL Power Rankings
(I’m right behind you, little brother.) We learn something new every week. And quite frankly, as entertaining and enlightening as it has become, I’m almost sick of saying it. It’s like we’re back in the second grade. Everything is new, evolving, bright, and shining. The simplest of things can send us into awe these days, [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 6th) Eli Manning Gets Second Opinion, Michael Crabtree to Meet With 49ers, and more
(Should the Steelers run with the hot hand in Mendenhall?) Michael Crabtree Meeting With 49ers Today On the surface, all this means is that Crabtree doesn’t actually want to sit out the entire season, and the ‘Niners will probably win this contract battle. This doesn’t make Crabtree a hot commodity all of a sudden, however, [...]
Winners and Losers: Matt Gentile’s Week 3 NFL Awards
Don’t you just hate it when you can’t separate the contenders from the pretenders after week three? Of course, it’s too early. But you always feel like 15 teams have a shot to make a deep playoff run. Maybe 10 have a chance to get back into the playoff picture, and the rest should just [...]
Winners and Losers: Matt Gentile’s Week 2 NFL Awards
The theme for week 2 was game-winning drives. Some of the NFL’s top quarterbacks led their teams down field to get the victory in the fourth quarter. Some of the performances were breathtaking. Eli Manning marched the New York Giants’ offense 56 yards down field before allowing Lawrence Tynes to kick the game-winning, 37 yard [...]
A Look Back at the Decade’s First Round QBs – Who Makes the Grade?
Sometimes, to know where you’re going, you have to look back at where others have been and how their situations transpired. This could especially ring true for NFL quarterbacks. This article will take a look at every first round quarterback since the year 2000, while analyzing their jump from college star to hyped NFL superstar. [...]
Fantasy Football Tier Rankings: Quarterbacks
Fantasy football rankings can only do so much. When you’re in the heated battle of a live draft, it is sometimes difficult to find a glaring difference between, say, Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers. You could even make that argument for the top three quarterbacks in the league; Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees. [...]
Which NFL coaches could be feeling the heat in ’09?
It’s a great debate heading into every season, but generally gets even more interesting after the first 4-6 weeks. Everyone wants to know – is this the year their team’s coach gets canned? Well, if your favorite team is Cincinnati or Washington, it’s entirely possible. Still, it’s a strange marvel when coaches that the whole [...]
