I was in a deep slumber last week when my phone rang.  It was about 10 am and I was resting comfortably on my couch, trying to pretend the Orlando Magic meltdown the night before never happened.   The Commish was on the other end of the phone.  He had landed tickets to a special Buccaneers function and invited me to attend.  New head coach Raheem Morris would be speaking and the event would certainly be worth writing about.  Little did I know ...Read More

After Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth received his sentence in court on Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has acted swiftly to hand down his own sentence. Goodell suspended Stallworth indefinitely, with the suspension coming into effect immediately. Excerpts from Goodell's letter to Stallworth are available in a release on the NFL's official website, and they convey just how disappointed, to say the least, that Goodell is with the latest and most tragic instance of one of his ...Read More

I broke the news about Brandon Marshall's trade demands shortly after rotoworld.com did, and before ESPN was able to. But now we're dealing with an entirely different type of monster. While owner Pat Bowlen lead the rest of us to believe that Denver would try to resolve this matter, it appears the front office has already given up and will attempt to trade their star receiver. Marshall wants a fat paycheck after turning in two seasons with 100+ catches, and Denver wants ...Read More

(To nip any questions about timing in the bud, this article was initially written on Bleacher Report on the 8th. - Ed.) ESPN's Chris Mortenson has reported sources telling him that Brett Favre has finally given into surgery, and that we're probably only a month away from an end to the Favre-saga. Then again, with Favre and drama, there is no true end. Write that down, and see me next year. This site, this time, this day. Regardless, I'm not here to coax ...Read More

Several NFL teams have had a successful offseason up to this point, but not every team should be feeling proud of themselves for the moves that they made or didn't make in the last couple of months. Which five teams should be second-guessing themselves right about now? 1. Green Bay Packers Like usual, the Packers went into hibernation during free agency. Emerging from their sloth-like slumber to nab one meaningful player, Anthony Smith, hardly counted as "waking the bear". Their draft ...Read More

With the exception of a few moves left to be made (for wide receivers, for example), NFL teams have completed the bulk of their offseason moves. Which five teams should head into the summer feeling good about what they've done so far in the offseason? 1. Dallas Cowboys It may not seem like much, but promoting Roy Williams (receiver) and releasing Terrell Owens is going to be a big deal. Owens, as good as he was, has probably started to decline, ...Read More

Seriously, why can't there be a Super Bowl in an northern, cold city? Don't tell me it's the fans and their freezing appendages. Trust me -I'm one of them - we can dandle it. Think of the misty, flurried late night post-season battles at Lambeau Field, watching Brett Favre throw snowballs. Or how about the muddy championship between the Packers and 49ers? Yeah, the game that somehow made Edgar Bennett good. That's what football is all about. However, the NFL and its owners ...Read More

Earlier, we gave the first half of our NFL head coach rankings, giving our take on the 16 'worst' head coaches in the NFL. Several of those coaches in the bottom 16 could see themselves in the top 16 in a few years' time with a few successful seasons, and all the same, some of the coaches in our top 16 could land in the bottom 16 (or out of a job) Then, there are those coaches won't be ...Read More

Every year experts discuss their reasoning for their Super Bowl favorite, or they are forced into providing an excuse for a certain team not making the playoffs. Far too often are quarterbacks placed under the microscope, injury-riddled offensive lines torn apart, or prima donna wide receivers bashed in online blogs. When do the coaches go under fire? While it'd be foolish to think they never are under scrutiny, assuming they're held responsible even half the time would be, well, incorrect. Example: What is the reason ...Read More

Before NFL teams gear up for the summer and head into pre-season battles, let's take a look at the fresh faces around the league, and gauge what we can expect from them. Will we have the pleasure of seeing another group like Mike Smith and Matt Ryan, or John Harbuagh and Joe Flacco? Those pairs of rookie coaches and quarterbacks made a splash in their first season by reaching the playoffs, so can we expect the same from the Lions ...Read More