Here is a look at arguably the top 10 players poised for free agency this winter.1. Julius Peppers, Panthers defensive end –- Coming off a down year, but teams pay premium for pass rushers.2. Steven Jackson, Rams running back –- Hard to imagine St. Louis parting ways with its most popular player.3.   more...
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HMM ESPN's look at the 2009 draft is quite interesting1. Atlanta Falcons -- Fili Moala, DT, USCAtlanta finally gets its playmaking interior defensive lineman. Moala has flown under the radar to this point but he should emerge from the shadow of 2008 No. 7 overall pick Sedrick Ellis and become one   more...
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1 Patriots 16-0-0 A healthy Tom Brady and a happy Randy Moss make the Patriots championship contenders this season and for years to come. 2 Colts 13-3-0 They haven't had a lot of offseason turnover and they already were very good. Continuity means a lot. 3 Chargers 11-5-0 If the Chargers can   more...
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A great list of guys including Rod Smith, Kurt Warner, and many others
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2005 had its share of stars in the 1st round but also had a handful of busts check to see where your teams pick did.............1. Alex Smith, quarterback, 49ers: When the first overall pick is competing three years later with Shaun Hill and J.T. O'Sullivan for the starting job, that's by   more...
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The draft is only a week away and lots of changes have happened with my newest mock draft. Many players such as Malcolm Kelly I have moving out of the first round. While players like Jerod Mayo who wasn't in the first round in any of my previous mocks, is now a 1st round pick. So here is my 3rd   more...
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If even half the rumors swirling around the NFL about Brian Urlacher's negotiation tactics are true, then maybe the Bears ought to reconsider their offense-building pledge for the draft and take a hard look at the middle linebacker class.One league source says Urlacher's agents have asked the team   more...
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The draft is now over so it is time to grade the teams to see how they did in the draft. I will be grading the teams and doing them by division. The first installment is the AFC North which is one of the toughest divisions in football. All of these teams have had great success building through the   more...
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With the draft only two days away we've already seen lots of first round mocks. (I've posted 4 myself) Most include the same 31 players, shuffled in different order. However there are a lot of other great players on war-room boards and any GM and fan will tell you that some of the best picks are   more...
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Kenny Phillips never played football with Sean Taylor. And even though they were both safeties at the University of Miami, they'd never met.Yet there was a bond between them. And when Taylor was murdered last November, Phillips felt a loss. "It touched all of us," Phillips said. "We are a big   more...
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On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles apparently used the release of the 2008 regular-season schedule as a way to drum up trade interest in veteran cornerback Lito Sheppard.Speaking to the media on Tuesday afternoon, Eagles president Joe Banner addressed Sheppard's status, suggesting that the Eagles   more...
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With the draft only a few days away contract negotiations have already started and one pick is signed.I have made lots of moves this time around as Keith Rivers goes back into the top 10 and Mike Jenkins falls all the way to the late teens early 20's. This is my final mock draft unless a big trade   more...
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The 49ers are going get new uniforms for the 2009 season. The team should bring back white pants, as it has been so successful for many other teams. But maybe they should only wear the white pants on the road. Let's look at the other teams and see what works.Article features the Ravens, Colts,   more...
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Maybe not this year, but many years the superbowl is very boring(can you say ravens-gians or bucs-raiders), and I really enjoy watching the draft, when teams can take huge steps forward(peyton manning) or backwards(ryan leaf). So i ask the question to all of you football fans, What do you enjoy   more...

A day away from the draft find out who I think will end up where..... 1.Miami - Jake Long OT Michigan2.St. Louis - Glenn Dorsey DT LSU3.Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan QB Boston College4.Oakland Raiders- Darren McFadden RB Arkansas5.Kansas City Chiefs- Chris Long DE Virginia6.New York Jets- Sedrick   more...