The Buccaneers were close to being good a year ago, but held back by inept coaching, losing Doug Martin and spotty QB play from a rookie who shouldn’t have been playing. Read more »
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2014 Season Preview
Houston Texans 2014 Season Preview
If Arian Foster and Brian Cushing stay healthy and Jadeveon Clowney makes an immediate impact, these Texans have a chance to bounce right back into playoff contention. But the roster lacks many middle class players. Read more »
Miami Dolphins 2014 Season Preview
If the Dolphins are going to top last year’s eight wins, it’s going to come from the defense. There is strong talent at all three levels--potentially. Turning all that potential into consistently effective play is the trick. Read more »
Green Bay Packers 2014 Season Preview
Even with both Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews playing full seasons at MVP-caliber levels, there are enough holes on this roster that double-digit wins against their schedule would be a pleasant surprise. Read more »
Quick NFL Hits For The Fourth of July
This is the NFL’s slow season. Minicamps and OTAs are done, and training camps don’t kick off for another couple of weeks. But there's still a lot of news worthy of analyzing. Read more »
Brian Hoyer Reality Check
Johnny Manziel might not be the answer either, but at least he has the potential to be something that Brian Hoyer can never achieve: greatness. If Browns fans cannot accept that, the factory of sadness will only continue to get into a deeper depression. Read more »
Happy Father’s Day
So for you dads out there, incorporate your love of sports into Father’s Day. And for you sons out there, treat dad to something related to his big love. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Kaepernick Signs Record-Breaking Deal With 49ers
Playoff Kaepernick is how he should be judged relative to this contract, and he’s been the best player on the field during every single one of his playoff games, which includes the two wins against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Read more »
$.05 On OTAs
On the desperate situation for the Cowboys after losing Sean Lee, troubles for Will Hill, first round picks signing under the new CBA, Dan Marino and the bottom of teams' rosters. Read more »
Initial Impression On 2015 NFL Draft Prospects
Notes on Brandon Scherff, Cameron Erving, Denzel Perryman, Derron Smith, Danny Shelton and Cody Prewitt. Read more »
The Best Pick For Every Team
The Texans may have picked the LeBron James of the NFL, Vikings had a jackpot pick in Teddy Bridgewater, a potential new No. 1 WR for the Saints and the other best picks for each team. Read more »
Post Draft Report – Way Too Early First Impressions (NFC Edition)
The 2014 NFL Draft was most critical in the NFC for the Rams, Falcons, Buccaneers and Vikings. Read more »
Post Draft Report – Way Too Early First Impressions (AFC Edition)
The Browns, Bills, Texans and Jaguars made the most noise in the draft. Read more »
Round 1 Thoughts, Looking Ahead At Round 2
This was indeed a deep draft, with more prospects than ever evaluated as worthy of being drafted, but it was still filled with surprises. Read more »
Rules Of Thumb Following The First Round
Great first rounds for the Rams, the NFC North as a whole, Bengals and Chargers, while the Eagles and Patriots received thumbs down, while Cleveland had the most intriguing night. Read more »
Final 7-Round NFL Mock Draft
The two extra weeks of NFL Draft season have led to way too much smoke and speculation. It’s one of the most confusing drafts ever, with beat writers for the same teams often wildly differing in their own projections and information. Read more »
2014 NFL Team & Draft Preview
Breaking down the draft needs, tendencies, draft history, round 1/entire draft priorities for all 32 teams. Read more »
Looking Team-By-Team At The 2014 NFL Schedule
The schedule of an NFL team is critical in predicting how they will manage the ups and downs of a season. Here is a team-by-team breakdown. Read more »
Team Report: Washington Redskins
It’s up to the new regime to draft better players around Robert Griffin and design a scheme that maximizes his talent. Anything is possible in the wild NFC East, but it’s clearly time for Washington to do a far better job in talent evaluation. Read more »
Team Report: Tennessee Titans
Ken Whisenhunt takes over a team that beat SD 20-17 in Week 3, the only win they had over a playoff team. Considered a strong teacher of QB’s, his task is to hope a healthy Jake Locker can take the next step under his tutelage. Read more »
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