Football Analysis

Many factors go into a player having a breakout season. Sometimes guys higher on the depth chart leave via free agency or get hurt in training camp or early in the season, providing the opportunity for increased playing time and production. Read more »

The Browns are clearly improved, but the non-divisional schedule is brutal, and this team still has some questions. Read more »

The NBA and NHL are done, and training camps are about to fire up. Team season previews are on the way, but to whet the appetite here are 20 questions about the upcoming NFL season. Read more »

Little Eli Manning, fresh off a Superbowl victory against the Patriots, has been promised a seat at the adult table this upcoming Thanksgiving in what promises to be the most heartwarming, gratifying, and uplifting story of 2008. Read more »

Hopefully, the way Cincinnati has handled Chad Johnson thus far will prevent players from pulling similar stunts in the future. Read more »

It?s been a few months since we updated our rankings as we allowed the NFL Draft and some last-minute free agent moves to settle into each of the league?s cities. As workouts continue and the summer heats up, these rankings will likely shuffle often. Read more »

Thumbs up to the Raiders and Strahan, thumbs down to the owners and veterans, thumbs twiddling to Matt Ryan, a sucking thumb for Benson and the preseason NCAA rankings. Read more »

Now that this is Aaron Rodgers? team for at least the 2008 season, other questions have sprouted up like weeds. One of those is how good can Rodgers be and how far can he take the Packers. Read more »

It may be early but Jeff Risdon was highly accurate with his projections this time last year. Who will be drafted in the first round next April? Read more »

There are three benchmarks that must be met for a team to be considered overhyped. First, they must be a non-playoff team from the previous year. Second, the team must make a splash in free agency. Finally, the team must have a very good draft as determined by scouts and analysts. Read more »

The Cincinnati Bengals are stuck in limbo, and their 2008 season will suffer for it. Read more »

The Patriots could win the next three championships and it wouldn?t matter. Belichick can say Spygate is behind him, but the controversy will follow him for the rest of his career. Read more »

Matt Walsh dragged the football community around since February just to keep his name in the spotlight. Don?t disappoint us. Either give us new details, or you should had never whispered. Read more »

With May being a slow month in the world of football, Jeff muses on the top 10 picks of the 2009 draft, Cedric Benson, the USC/OSU game and why the Chargers could be in trouble. Read more »

A total of 18 Division IA teams have given the reigns to new coaches for their football teams. Here are the 18 coaches in new places, with what their season outlook is, coaching outlook, number of years they have to build up the program, and projected season record for the 2008 season. Read more »

The Raiders ranked sixth in the NFL with an average of 130.4 yards per game on the ground. One would assume that the running game wasn?t an area that needed much of an upgrade via the draft. Read more »

Members of the ?Raider Nation?, a territory currently not recognized by the United Nations, had mixed emotions about Al Davis' strategy. Read more »

Congrats Roger on reducing the time between picks at the draft; here are some more suggestions for further improvements. Read more »

Mike Rucker isn?t a legend, and he more than likely won?t be in the Hall of Fame. He only made the Pro Bowl once, and he didn?t start for the first two seasons of his career. He isn?t a household name, but in a media climate replete with stories of drunk driving arrests and assault allegations, maybe he should be. Read more »

Thumbs up to the Chiefs and Sirius with thumbs twiddling to the Panthers, the new draft format, and much, much more. Read more »