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Andre Smith Needs to Drop Weight
Former Alabama left tackle Andre Smith recently ended his holdout and now ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals tackle reported to the team at 364 pounds, 34 pounds above his playing weight. Smith has the talent to be one of the best young tackles in the NFL, but he constantly has weight [...]
Will Stafford Start By Default?
The Detroit Lions drafted former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first pick of the 2009 NFL Draft and hoped Stafford would eventually be the quarterback of the future for the Lions. Stafford might get that chance in week one now that he is starting the last preseason game on Thursday against the Buffalo Bills. [...]
Matt Ryan is the Best (Looking) Quarterback
It is amazing that somebody actually does research on this, but according to researchers, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s face is almost perfectly symmetrical. The average person’s face is somewhere around 90Â percent symmetrical and Ryan scored a 99.8 percent, which is the best among NFL quarterbacks. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is second, Mark Sanchez [...]
Britton Colquitt Cut By Broncos
Teams are trying to cut their roster to 75 players before the season starts and some notable names will be cut this week. One former Tennessee player that is without a job is punter Britton Colquitt. The former Tennessee punter was one of three players that the Denver Broncos cut today. We have a feeling [...]
AFC Position Rankings: OL
1)     Denver Broncos: The best player on Denver’s team is left tackle Ryan Clady. As a rookie, the former Boise State offensive lineman started 16 games and only gave up a half of a sack protecting Jay Cutler’s blindside. Cutler won’t miss Broncos fans in Chicago, but he will miss this great left tackle. Center [...]
Umenyiora is AWOL
In a big NFC East update, The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora went AWOL on Monday and Tom Coughlin later confirmed that it was an unexcused absence. The reporter later tweeted that it had to do with camp fatigue while Pro Football Talk mentioned that Umenyiora has been [...]
The Five Most Improved NFL Players
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1)     Ray Rice (Bal) – The second year running back is slated to start for the Ravens week one against the Kansas City Chiefs. The former Rutgers running back should have a strong day against the Chiefs and we expect Rice to rush for over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Rice had 454 [...]
Stop Saying Cutler is not a Good QB
ESPN’s Stuart Scott just talked to Trent Dilfer about the Denver Broncos preseason game against the Chicago Bears and Scott said that Jay Cutler really hasn’t accomplished anything in his career. Does Scott not realize that the former Vanderbilt quarterback threw for 4,526 yards and 25 touchdowns last season for the Broncos? The defense was [...]
Cassel Might Have Sprained MCL and Ankle
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel was sacked from behind on Saturday by Seattle’s defensice tackle Brandon Mebane and clutched his knee. Pro Football Talk is reporting that the latest rumor is that Cassel has a sprained MCL and ankle. Depending on the severity of the damage, Cassell might miss anwhere from a few days [...]
NFC Unit Rankings: OL
1)  NY Giants: Consistency and continuity have been the trademarks of this group. No Giants first-teamer has missed a start in the last two years. They’re a bruising unit that clears holes for their backs that you can drive a truck through. The edition of rookie William Beatty adds depth which should help the line [...]