Football Analysis

It?s hard to accept everything Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio says about his quarterbacks at face value. Recently, Del Rio named Byron Leftwich as the starter for next season, a move that could hurt the team both on the field and in the wallet. Read more »

Some trades of picks, free agent signings, and recent pro days by draftees have forced some changes. Once again this is a conglomeration of talks with NFL scouts, beat writers, insider tidbits, and pure speculative guesswork. Read more »

If Marcus Allen says a running back is the best prospect in the entire draft, then Adrian Peterson must be one heck of a ballplayer. See the other four players in his top-five, plus a Trojan sleeper. Read more »

For all he has done for the Chiefs, Trent Green is being shown no loyalty by the organization, and for anyone familiar with how NFL football operates, this shouldn?t be a surprise at all. Just ask Drew Bledsoe. Read more »

LaMarr Woodley was one of the best defensive ends in all the country last year for Michigan, winning hte Lombardi Award. Ahead of April's draft, Woodley sat down with RealGM for an exclusive interview. Read more »

Houston did a poor job of taking care of David Carr. For one, a quarterback typically is only as good as the parts around him. Houston failed in customizing a quality offense around Carr. Read more »

With Pacman Jones making headlines on a weekly basis, Marcus Allen says that NFL executives should interview parents of players in the draft in order to help gauge the character of those individuals. Read more »

Instead of selecting a franchise quarterback from Texas, the Texans selected a defensive player that was at best the sixth overall player in the 2006 Draft. That decision was compounded with the Matt Schaub trade. Read more »

Marcus Allen would like to see a third party created to address the issue of disabled players where the NFL and NFLPA contributes money to fund this resource. This could only help players enjoy a more fulfilling life in retirement and show that the NFL does care about its players and its brand. Read more »

Okay, babeee!!! It?s March Madness time!!! Except, the madness is the NFL free agency period, not college hoops. NFL teams have been making big name cuts and signing free agents to big, BIG contracts. Read more »

Because of Tony Romo, a new roster spot is being added to many NFL squads for the 2006-2007 season, the all-important placeholder. Read more »

Jeff Risdon been tinkering with a few selections based upon recent free agent signings and trades, talks with some NFL talent evaluators and beat writers, and a couple of hunch guesses. Read more »

If a prospect looks good and turns into a outstanding player, the entire organization will take credit for it, but if the player turns out to be another Ryan Leaf, lets just say that the person who went to bat for that player will be most likely searching the want ads. Read more »

Jeff Risdon vowed to become more positive in 2007, but after the first few days of the NFL free agent period, he couldn't help but slide back into his old ways. Read more »

Jeff Risdon spent Thursday thru Sunday morning at the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis, his second year at the meat market. Read more »

Andrew's with you. He understands how painful the last few weeks have been. What began on Monday February 5th was perhaps the toughest stretch of the calendar year. Read more »

Only one day after losing to the Indianapolis Colts in Superbowl XLI, Chicago Bears? quarterback Rex Grossman was kind enough to grant RealGM?s Buster Gunning an exclusive one-on-one interview. Read more »

Everyone loves to hand out predictions, but then they try to bury them when things go bad. Here at RealGM, we interrogate our own predictions. In the first of a two-part series, we review the AFC. Read more »

With JaMarcus Russell climbing to the top slot, we have Brady Quinn falling to the Texans with the 8th pick. Here are the predicted slots for the first three rounds. Read more »

The quarterback is the most high-profile position in NFL football, but it?s for a reason ? you absolutely need a great one to win it all. Sunday proved it once again. Read more »