Football Analysis

Andrew is back with more fantasy insight as he profiles eight key tips for your upcoming league draft. Learn how to handcuff and ensure an advantage over your opponents! Read more »

RealGM's resident fantasy junkie is back, and preparing for the 2007 fantasy football season. Last year Andrew fielded nine teams, this week he practiced his drafting skills in a "stranger" league. Read more »

Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, Michael Irvin, and Tim Brown and others have agreed to serve as draft consultants for a charitable Fantasy Football League to promote a safe, healthy, and rigorous learning environment for disadvantaged youth. Read more »

With training camp on the horizon, developing player personnel is at the top of NFL coaching staff?s priorities, now that the NFL?s off-season has switched gears from hype and pomp of the NFL draft. It?s now the time of the year where organizations poke and prod their rosters hoping to find a diamond in the ruff, hoping that a young players potential manifests into NFL stardom. Read more »

While it?s hard to ignore the dire straits and debilitating health problems of so many retired players, there is more than meets the eye. Read more »

Speaking in the third person isn't strange for many athletes, but Daunte Culpepper is his own agent. What is strange is Miami apparently taking up a grudge against Culpepper and holding him hostage after they got what they wanted. Read more »

Beginning in the fall of 2007, Monday Night Football has announced a change in the way the Cincinnati Bengals will do player introductions. Officially going in to effect during the September 10th Monday match-up against the Baltimore Ravens, each Bengals player will introduce themselves and their recent felonies and/or misdemeanors. Read more »

It appears Al Davis finally accepted that his Raiders needed an overhaul, not another facelift. They were very active, moving several picks and slots around to pick the players they wanted. It starts with JaMarcus Russell and his legendary arm strength. Read more »

Laron Landry is the 2007 Draft version of AJ Hawk, a defensive stalwart that you won?t find one critic who doesn?t believe he won?t be a very good player right away. His drafting allows Sean Taylor to play more in the box and bolster the run defense, which suits his skill set much better. Read more »

The Dolphins 2007 draft is going to be talked about for a long time, and probably not in the light that the guys making the picks would prefer. They defied all conventional wisdom by taking Ted Ginn at #9 overall. Read more »

I believe Jeff Fisher is the best coach in the NFL, but he?s not a miracle worker, and it will be miraculous if more than half these guys work out. They put off urgent needs at CB, DL, and OL in favor of risky choices at positions of lesser need. Read more »

When you?re as close to the Super Bowl as these Ravens are, and almost all your starters are returning, it?s hard to find glaring weaknesses. Ben Grubbs and Marshall Yanda fill the biggest need, which is youth and physicality up front. Read more »

The Niners did some dealing and came away with a draft class that could have significant short-term and long-term impact on an improving team. Patrick Willis is a faster version of reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Demeco Ryans. Read more »

Troy Smith is a low-cost developmental project with very high upside. What more can you ask for a 5th round draft choice for a team with a legit shot at a Super Bowl right now? Read more »

Very good value picks on the first day; filled their primary needs with NFL-ready talents. Second day picks all have needed athleticism, though they bypassed chances to get needed help at safety and tackle. A draft class that could look better, and be more helpful, now than 3 years from now. Read more »

The Texans had far more needs than picks, which generally portends taking NFL-ready players with lower risk instead of taking chances on more unproven or marginal prospects. Houston did not buy into that wisdom, for better or worse. Read more »

Steelers Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert and new Head Coach Mike Tomlin were successful in its debut performance. While not having any real sexy skill position picks, they added players who performed well at big time programs while also addressing need areas. Read more »

You cannot argue with the deals made to get Brady Quinn and Eric Wright, as their talent is significantly better than anything on the roster. Joe Thomas was the safe choice at #3, but considering their recent history, not a bad choice. Read more »

The Packers didn?t reach for need but still filled needs with their top-two picks in Justin Harrell and Brandon Jackson. Both will start and I believe both will impress. Read more »

Saints fans might not have heard of, let alone seen play, most of their picks, but it?s a draft class that they?re going to love in a year or two. Read more »