Welcome to the NFL Draft Countdown, where each day until the draft on April 25-26, I will look at an NFL franchise to see what its transactions have been and what its needs are. Today, the focus is on the New York Giants.
New York Giants
Draft Position: 29
2008 Season Result: 12-4 (NFC East Champion, Lost in [...]
Welcome to the NFL Draft Countdown, where each day until the draft on April 25-26, I will look at an NFL franchise to see what its transactions have been and what its needs are. Today, the focus is on the Tennessee Titans.
Tennessee Titans
Draft Position: 30
2008 Season Result: 13-3 (AFC South Champion, Lost in Divisional Playoff [...]
Welcome to the NFL Draft Countdown, where each day until the draft on April 25-26, I will look at an NFL franchise to see what its transactions have been and what its needs are. Today, the focus is on the Arizona Cardinals.
Arizona Cardinals
Draft Position: 31
2008 Season Result: 9-7 (NFC West Champion, NFC Champion)
2008 Head Coach: [...]
Welcome to the NFL Draft Countdown, where each day until the draft on April 25-26, I will look at an NFL franchise to see what its transactions have been and what its needs are. Today, the focus is on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Draft Position: 32
2008 Season Result: 12-4 (AFC North Champion, AFC Champion, Super Bowl [...]
Granted, it’s been a bit over a week since free agency started, but now that most of the excitement is behind us and the T.O. question was answered last weekend, let’s reflect on the most significant moves made.
Quarterback
The two most successful QBs of last season, Kurt Warner and Kerry Collins, stayed put. Both players signed [...]
It’s striking that tomorrow three QBs will be entering the FA market who were all first-round picks and all wore #7: Kyle Boller, J.P. Losman, and Byron Leftwich (when with the Jacksonville Jaguars).
And another first-round pick wearing #7 is on the trade block: Michael Vick.
Maybe #7 is not so lucky after all.
The exception: Ben Roethlisberger.
I’ve been watching the NFL Network’s coverage of the Scouting Combine, and during the breaks, they run these clips of three players preparing for the Combine: Matt Stafford, Michael Crabtree, and Brian Cushing.
The videos give me a different impression of each player. Here are my thoughts:
(1) Matt Stafford: Video looks too polished, his rhetoric is [...]
The NFL Combine rolls into Indianapolis again, this year into the Colts’ new LukasOil stadium. The next four days, we’ll see very talented seniors and juniors in action.
Personally, I see it as a bit of an advance fantasy football scouting exercise. I like to go with a rookie’s upside over a veteran’s proven record. And [...]
Yes, it’s that time of the year again, the football season is sadly almost over.
To relieve the pain, here are some flashbacks and outlooks to the ads of the Super Bowl.
I’ll start with some of my favorites:
10. Caveman (FedEx):
9. Mouse Trap (Doritos):
8. Magic Fridge (Budweiser):
7. P. Diddy Truck (Pepsi):
6. Real Men of Genius: Mr. Giant [...]
2009 NFL Draft Countdown: Carolina Panthers
Welcome to the NFL Draft Countdown, where each day until the draft on April 25-26, I will look at an NFL franchise to see what its transactions have been and what its needs are. Today, the focus is on the Carolina Panthers.
Carolina Panthers
Draft Position: 28
2008 Season Result: 12-4 (NFC South Champion, Lost in Divisional Playoff [...]
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