Football Analysis

What is a ?Michigan Man? you ask? Simple, it is a man who understands and respects the culture and winning tradition of the University of Michigan. Here are the top 10 candidates for the job. Read more »

Sean Taylor's death is a tragedy and he wasn't the troubled person some people have painted him as. His offenses, alleged and real, consisted of skipping a rookie symposium, a few late hits, a drunk driving arrest and brandishing a gun. Read more »

If history is a predictor, then the key to the Green Bay versus Dallas game might be to lose. This match-up is very much like the game played between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in 1990. Read more »

The NFL Network's Green Bay @ Dallas game highlights a great week of matchups with playoff implications. Read more »

Andrew muses on attending the Eagles-Patriots' classic and all that took place in the NFL's Week Twelve. Read more »

Glenn Dorsey, Jake Long and Darren McFadden go first, second and third in Jeff Risdon's latest Mock Draft. Read more »

While the AFC is top-heavy with the Patriots and Colts, teams 4-8 in our rankings all reside in the NFC, including Matt Hasselbeck's Seahawks. Read more »

It is oversimplistic and not factually accurate (51.7 QB rating and 2.7 yards per carry in losses this season) to categorically give Vince Young such an illustrious moniker at this stage of his career, which should be reserved for winners of multiple championships like Bill Russell, Derek Jeter and Tom Brady. Read more »

Ever since Barry Sanders retired, the Lions have not fared real well on Thanksgiving, but with Calvin Johnson on board, can their fortunes change versus Green Bay? Read more »

Andrew's Eagles were victorious, but they may have lost quarterback Donovan McNabb in the process. Find out how he's coping and read about the best from Week Twelve. Read more »

Now that Tim Tebow has become college football's first 20-20 player, he has all but locked up the Heisman Trophy for the 2007 season. With Dennis Dixon done for the season, only Todd Reesing and Darren McFadden can seriously challenge him. Who are the other top-ten candidates? Read more »

Once flirting with contention, as they were in Week 6 when running back DeAngelo Williams and wideout Steve Smith exceeding a hundred yards and the defense allowing only ten points. The Panthers are now behind teams like the surprisingly adequate Arizona Cardinals, the last team they beat. Read more »

Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Bill Belichick, in all their offensive glory, might turn 2007 into the year of the 19-0 Pats, but we were just a few weeks away from anointing it the season of Adrian Peterson. Read more »

It?s that time of year again. Daylight savings time is over so there is less daylight. The leaves have changed color and now are falling to the ground. The temperature dropped and Eli Manning?s game has gone cold. Read more »

With two weeks to go before the Packers/Cowboys game (which few people will be able to see), Green Bay has a slight edge over Dallas. Tony Romo might be having a better season than Brett Favre, but the veteran might be having the second best season of his career. Read more »

Between Ohio State/Michigan on Saturday and Redskins/Cowboys on Sunday, there are plenty of old rivalry games on the docket this weekend. As always, Jeff Risdon gives you the rundown of what to expect. Read more »

Rarely do preseason projections come to fruition, but nobody expected to see these Tomlinson, Gore, Jackson and LJ so far down the list of the NFL?s leading rushers. Read more »

Alex Smith is having the worst third-year of any quarterback drafted first overall. Worse than Jeff George, Drew Bledsoe and Tim Couch. Has a quarterback who has struggled so terribly in his third season ever gone on to be a Pro Bowl quarterback? Or even become an average starter? Read more »

During the Saints' four-game run, Drew Brees had a 113.4 quarterback rating to go along with 11 touchdowns and just one interception. However, his numbers drop considerably when you isolate New Orleans? five losses ? a 63.5 QB rating, three touchdowns and 11 picks. Read more »

The Eagles remain in contention for a playoff spot in the mediocre NFC, The Drew Crew takes a major hit and for the first time this season Patriots fail to win this weekend! Read more »