Football Analysis

Within the NFL you have such personalities as John Madden, Joe Buck, and even the greatest sports journalist of all-time, Tony Kornheiser. Don't get me wrong, I love college football. I just hate almost every single personality associated with it. Read more »

The Jacksonville Jaguars made a statement on Monday night in their dominating win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Come to think of it, they made a very similar case one week earlier in a sound defeat of the Dallas Cowboys. Read more »

Two quarterbacks were given a chance to renew their careers this season after signing with new teams and both Daunte Culpepper and Aaron Brooks are proving that the saying ?it ain?t over till it?s over? still applies. Read more »

If you took my advice last week and refused to Panic, you had a nice Week 2. You have swagger now, you think you own the league, you think you're going to win the remainder of your match-ups, you've brought 'SexyBack.' Read more »

Last week, the Steelers were ranked #1 and following their loss at Jacksonville, we dropped them all the way to #10. That means the Seahawks, Colts, Jaguars and Bengals have all moved up in the rankings. Read more »

I spent my 34th birthday at Soldier Field watching the Bears declaw and emasculate the Lions. As a lifelong Lions fan (my #20 Lions jersey says ?Sims?, and it isn?t a throwback), I?m sure I?ve probably seen them beaten worse than 34-7, but never have they beaten themselves so badly. Read more »

In San Diego, he will back up Phillip Rivers. If Volek is sent to Oakland, he will most likely start over Error (excuse me?Aaron) Brooks. Randy Moss needs a gunslinger that can get him the ball, as does Eddie Kennison in Kansas City. The real question in all of this is, "Why aren't the Titans utilizing Billy Volek?" Read more »

The Saints are hot, Peyton breaks more records, Eli and Plaxico have a back foot walk-off, Rex channels Jim McMahon and what is happening to the Panthers and Bucs? Read more »

When Rod Marinelli took over as head coach of the Detroit Lions he did so saying he would bring discipline, execution, and accountability with him. In Detroit?s lopsided 34 to 7 loss to the Chicago Bears, the Lions mustered only one of those, accountability. Which is not the one you want to see in your football team?s post game press conference. Read more »

As soon as Donovan McNabb hit Reggie Brown for a 23-yard touchdown, the Eagles looked like they were the class of the NFC East, if not the entire NFC. While the result was a stumble, the first three quarters cannot be discounted when analyzing the early returns of the 2006 Eagles. Read more »

The Eagles can take a two game lead in the NFC East with a win at home versus the Giants, while the Broncos and Chiefs fight to avoid an 0-2 start. See David Alter's predictions for these games and the rest of the action over the next two days. Read more »

With Trent Green out and up against Denver's defense, Larry Johnson must sit, IF you have Tiki, Rudi or Ronnie. The QB watch says get involved with the Arizona at Seattle game, while Steve Smith remains M.I.A. Read more »

It is true, 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies' and I know a lot of you are panicking about the Week 1 you had, so let's see the top-10's for Week 2 because 'The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage.' You don't have to have these players to win this week, 'But it's Better if you do." Read more »

If Tony Romo is the answer in Big D, the Cowboys are asking the wrong question. Read more »

At this point in the season, most fantasy football players have flawed rosters in one way or another. You may have lopsided talent, with one of the big-three running backs, but very little else, or you may have too deep of a team with a starting line-up that doesn't quite inspire a first class team. No matter what you're problem is, we have 10 solutions to help you fix your team. Read more »

After the Steelers took care of the Dolphins in Week 1, there was no reason we can think of for why they shouldn't remain the #1 team in football. The Seahawks, meanwhile, barely beat Detroit and barely remained in the second slot. Read more »

In the first edition of our Keyboard Quarterback column, there is quite a bit to discuss following the NFL?s opening weekend. With the Highs and Lows of Week 1, plus the official announcement of RealGM's 2006 Franchise Player of the Year. Read more »

What happened to Alexander and Johnson? Where did that come from for Stallworth, Pennington and Gore? Plus just about right performances for Dunn, Owens and Wilkins and a final note on Reggie Bush as LeBron James. Read more »

I spent the opening weekend in Las Vegas, which is quite an interesting place to watch football and glean information. Still giddy from watching my beach volleyball hero, Todd Rogers, win the AVP God of the Beach tourney, and my beloved Buckeyes laying the wood to Texas, this week?s $.10? Read more »

You had to know that there was a distinct reason why the San Francisco organization seemed strangely indifferent about the Reggie Bush hunt. That confidence was even more defined when the Niners dealt Kevan ?Nolan is Hitler? Barlow to the Jets. Make no mistake about it, Frank Gore is the guy in the backfield. Read more »