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Fantasy Football: Top 10 Quarterbacks for 2013
1.) Aaron Rodgers:
It was a disappointing season for Aaron Rodgers and fantasy owners last season. After throwing 45 touchdowns and 4,643 passing yards in 2011, A-Rod took a step back in 2012 with only 39 touchdowns and 4,300 passing yards. Despite the small drop in numbers, Rodgers still played at an MVP level while playing behind an offensive line that gave up 51 sacks. Yes, Rodgers...
Former Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher announces retirement
After playing 13 seasons for the Chicago Bears, veteran free agent LB Brian Urlacher was rumored to be wanting to continue his NFL career with divisional opponent Minnesota Vikings. According to reports this afternoon, Urlacher has decided to retire instead of playing another season.
Urlacher was a monster in the middle of the Bears during his career, but knee injuries have taken...
CB Darrelle Revis medically cleared for cuts
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took an expensive risk after trading for former New York Jets CB Darrelle Revis. The pirates gave up a first-round pick in this year’s draft and possibly a third-rounder next year in order to bring him aboard. Tampa Bay struggled last season with pass defense and passed over several free agent corners that would have been immediate upgrades in the offseason...
Charles Woodson returns to the Oakland Raiders
Charles Woodson, the former fourth pick of the 1998 NFL draft has returned to the team that selected him, the Oakland Raiders. Woodson has been a free agent for months and is currently 36, turning 37 during the upcoming regular season. The details of his contract outline that he will receive a signing bonus of $700,000 with the ability to reach $4.3 million through incentives.
Woodson...
Is an 18-game season looming for the NFL?
The NFL held it’s annual spring meeting yesterday, awarding Super Bowl L and LI to the Bay area and Houston respectively. The NFL also announced that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held next year in May, citing scheduling issues with Radio City Music Hall, but is the league laying the groundwork for an 18-game season?
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made no bones about the fact...
Nevin Shapiro: A Scandal Befitting Miami (FL) University’s Football History
Usually a scandal in college sports is seen and described as a “black eye” to the school and sports program that is hit by it. But what if a scandal’s details made sense considering what offending school’s program is implicated? Granted, almost every college university with a football, basketball, or baseball program would probably fit the profile of an offender when it comes...
Thoughts on the 2013 NFL Schedule
It’s always seemed like this is the time of the year when it’s best to begin taking a good look at the schedule for the upcoming NFL season. The draft has come and gone, the biggest & most exciting part of the off-season free-agent scramble is over and the world has a good idea about what each team will be bringing to training camp.
Living in Wisconsin and being a Green Bay...
Who Isn’t in the College Football Hall of Fame That Should Be
Recently I wrote my thoughts on this year’s class that will be inducted into college football’s hall of fame. Along with the celebratory tone that goes with such an announcement comes the analysis of who is getting in, who didn’t get in and who didn’t get in that should already be in. With that in mind, these are the players that I believe already should be in the college...
The College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013: A Tribute to 90′s College Football
Every year a new group of men who played or coached college football are welcomed into its hall of fame. This year’s class was one that featured a posthumous selection, a veterans committee selection, and at least one selection from the 1950′s, 60′s, 70′s, 80′s, and 90′s. However, the class of 2013 is one that focuses more on football from the 90′s than anything else...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ronde Barber wisely decides to retire from the NFL
Free agent DB Ronde Barber announced on Wednesday that he would not be returning for an 18th season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The handwriting was on the wall for Barber after the Buccaneers moved aggressively this offseason to repair their biggest flaw during the 2012 season, the secondary. After trading for CB Darrelle Revis, signing free agent S Dashon Goldson and drafting...
NFL Free Agency: RB Felix Jones meets with Philadelphia Eagles
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones has generated little interest this free agency period. In just his second visit as a free agent, Jones worked out for the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday. Last month, the running back worked out for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Jones has struggled to stay on the field in his career, seemingly always battling some sort of injury. While playing...
Titus Young arrested twice in one day, while trying to steal his own vehicle
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young was arrested twice on Sunday. Originally, Young was arrested shortly after midnight Sunday for suspicion of drunk driving. According to The Oakland Press, Young was then arrested later in the day when he attempted to steal his own vehicle from a police impound lot. He was arrested for the second time in 15 hours and charged with burglary...
Morgan and Morgan: For Tim Tebow to Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarterback Tim Tebow remains unemployed in the NFL but one of the most recognizable personalities in the State of Florida is now taking to the airwaves in an attempt to convince the Jacksonville Jaguars they need to acquire him for the 2013 season. Orlando based personal trial attorney John Morgan, of the law firm Morgan and Morgan is purchasing television advertisements trying...
Fans believe Washington Redskins should keep their name
Despite an orchestrated movement this offseason in order to get the Washington Redskins to change their name and/or logo, it appears that most fans are just fine with the current team’s appearance. Political correctness has wormed it’s way into just about every facet of society in recent years, and team names are front and center on their radar.
The NBC owned Profootballtalk...
2013 Fantasy Football: Why Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Doug Martin should be first selected
As the NFL moves towards a new paradigm in their game, focusing on the passing aspect of offensive schemes, the value of running backs have been greatly reduced in fantasy football circles. When I started playing fantasy football, over 20 years ago, great focus was placed on the player that touched the ball the most on offense, and some drafts in the 1990′s consisted of all running...
Jacksonville Jaguars: 2013 NFL Draft Review
For those who didn’t read my work last year or the year before, I’ll explain that I do not give out a letter grade a day or two after the NFL Draft ends. I think that’s like grading students before they’ve even took the test. What I do is review if the teams met their draft needs and if not, why.
I’ll be taking a look at every pick for every team, excluding undrafted...
What has happened to the USFL?
Last year, football fans were given some great news, spring football was going to be back in the form of the USFL. Mr. Jaime Cuadra purchased the rights to the retro league and laid out plans to create a developmental league which would with the NFL instead of against the powerhouse. The plan that was outlined was music to a football fans ears. No more blackhole between the Super...
NFL Rookie Minicamp Schedule
The 2013 NFL Draft has settled and now that teams have chosen their players, it’s time to put them on the field in order to see exactly what each team has. Each of the NFL teams will be holding rookie minicamps, some starting as early as this weekend in order to work out drafted and undrafted rookies for the first time. All the scouting and workouts are over and it’s time for...
Tim Tebow to the Canadian Football League? Not so fast
After being waived by the New York Jets, several pundits began speculating about what the future might hold for Tim Tebow. Many suggestions have been made that he should change his position, playing an H-back or tight end role. Others have suggested that perhaps his best option would be to head North of the border and play in the Canadian Football League. A jump to the CFL won...
2013 NFL Season: San Francisco 49ers favorites for Super Bowl XLVIII
As the dust settles after the 2013 NFL Draft, the oddsmakers in Las Vegas have decided to re-adjust their odds for the 2013 season and sets the odds for which team will win Super Bowl XLVIII. The San Francisco 49ers are the odds on favorites to be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy next February, coming off at 6/1. The reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, a team which lost several...
Former New York Jets QB Tim Tebow buys chicken restaurant, plans more
The New York Jets waived QB Tim Tebow this morning after drafting Geno Smith at the start of the second-round of the NFL Draft at the end of last week. Tebow’s release comes as no surprise, even with the addition of Smith via the draft. The question now becomes, where will Tebow land and will he find employment? It seems as if he has entered the restaurant business.
According to...
2013 NFL Season Predictions: Standings after Week Four v1.0
With the major portion of the NFL Free Agency period over, the 2013 NFL Draft in the books and the regular season schedule released, it’s never too early to start making a few predictions for the upcoming season which starts in 127 days. Each month leading up the start of the regular season, I’m going to be making my regular season predictions, broken down by each quarter of...
Kansas City Chiefs: 2013 NFL Draft Review
For those who didn’t read my work last year or the year before, I’ll explain that I do not give out a letter grade a day or two after the NFL Draft ends. I think that’s like grading students before they’ve even took the test. What I do, is review if the teams met their draft needs and if not, why.
I’ll be taking a look at every pick for every team, excluding undrafted...
NFL Rumors: Tim Tebow could make sense for the Chicago Bears
The New York Jets waived QB Tim Tebow this morning after weeks of speculation regarding the move. Obviously, the Jets thought they might have been able to trade him during the draft but when New York selected Geno Smith in the second round, they virtually lost all leverage in trade talks as every other team knew New York would have to waive Tebow.
Dragging out the process cost Tebow...
NFL Rumors: Would the Philadelphia Eagles consider Tim Tebow?
The Philadelphia Eagles surprised the football world with the selection of USC QB Matt Barkley in the NFL draft this week. Now, with the New York Jets waiving QB Tim Tebow, would Chip Kelly consider bringing the former Heisman Trophy winner in?
The Eagles now have a logjam at the quarterback position, much the same as the New York Jets. After the selection of Barkley, Philadelphia...
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