Football Analysis

Our final version of RealGM's 12-team, 12-round Fantasy mock draft. With a few surprises and a lot of love, this draft has everything you need to help you put together a playoff team for 2010. Read more »

For the first time in many years, the Patriots are not the most talented team in the division or the prohibitive favorites. But they may wear the hat of lowered expectations with a vengeance. Read more »

Unless you are drafting Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice or Maurice Jones-Drew in Round 1, running back isn't the position you should target. Read more »

The Ravens have an improved passing game to go with their excellent running offense and dominant defensive front seven, but their schedule will make homefield advantage in the playoffs difficult to achieve. Read more »

Several teams, including the Cowboys, Texans, Browns, Seahawks and Bills have three running backs who could potentially make a fantasy impact in 2010. Read more »

Michael Crabtree, LeSean McCoy, Matthew Stafford, Brian Orakpo and Beanie Wells are all expected to have hugely productive sophomore seasons in the NFL. Read more »

We have real, legit football on the immediate horizon and here are 10 quick impressions on some recent events around the NFL. Read more »

The 49ers have become the popular pick to win the NFC West, but they remain a flawed group and a return to the playoffs is far from a given. Read more »

Carolina has the best running offense in the NFL, and this franchise has a history of outperforming expectations in supposed ?down? years. Read more »

If the offense can put up points, there is no question Cincinnati will be back in the playoffs, with a better chance of actually winning a game this time. But the schedule is quite ominous. Read more »

No team lost more quality players this offseason than the Cardinals. How quickly and effectively the replacements can fill the void (particularly Leinart and Washington) is the difference between another playoff trip and a long, disappointing campaign. Read more »

This is probably the thinnest team the Colts have had since the impressive run began, so any key injuries (Manning, Wayne, Freeney, Saturday, Brackett, Bethea) could cause major problems. Chalk up another 12-4 regular season, but a return to the Super Bowl is less likely. Read more »

As Raiders showed late last year, when they get even mediocre QB play, they?re good enough to compete. There are still questions about both lines, and a lot of the great athletes need to become better football players in order to make a big jump. Read more »

The Bills cleaned house in the front office and coaching staff, bringing in brand new schemes despite doing it with decidedly old dogs in Coach Chan Gailey and GM Buddy Nix. Read more »

There?s enough talent to contend, and if the lines hold up these Bears are a legit playoff contender and 10-11 win team. But this has not been a top-half defense in years now, which means they'll have to outscore many teams. Read more »

It?s hard to ignore the injury-fed collapse in 2009, where a 5-0 start turned into an 8-8 debacle. This could still be a playoff team, but for that to happen a lot of variables have to go their way. Read more »

To many, the numbers put up by the 2009 Jets defense are jaw-dropping. They have made some new addition, but can they really be 30% better in 2010. Read more »

There is clear stratification between the top-7, the next-6, the following-8, and then the remainder to the bottom-2, which are well behind the rest. Read more »

To the intense delight of owners and those of us who can?t stand baseball?s tedium or soccer?s unbelievably horrific officiating, the NFL clock never stops ticking. Read more »

Presenting our first fantasy football mock draft for 2010, with 12 teams, 12 rounds and no kickers. Read more »