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Terrelle Pryor could be a boon for the Seattle Seahawks, and vice versa

The Seattle Seahawks added to their arsenal on Monday, acquiring Terrelle Pryor from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for only a seventh-round pick. It’s enough to make you wonder how nobody out there thought a player with such talent was worth a simple sixth rounder. After all, despite playing the same position as Russell Wilson, […]

Upon Further Review: Once upon a time, the NFL didn’t have cheerleaders

“Upon further review” is a new recurring segment in which This Given Sunday analyzes quirks and fascinating tidbits from the NFL’s history books.  Today, cheerleaders complement the NFL as well as beer, pizza and the voice of Al Michaels. In fact, 26 of the league’s 32 teams now have cheerleading squads. But 43 years ago, […]

TGS 2013 NFL mock re-draft: Picks 21-32

Because hindsight makes us smartasses, here’s how the 2013 NFL draft should have gone down based on what’s happened the last 12 months. Check out the first 10 picks here and the next 10 here. 21. Cincinnati Bengals: Jordan Reed (TE, Florida) — Same position, better player. Reed would have had 1,000 yards if he […]

Chris Johnson can’t carry anyone, let alone the New York Jets

Why would anyone be under the impression that Chris Johnson can save the New York Jets? In the four years since Johnson’s historic 2009 campaign, he’s been been ordinary. He’s averaging just 4.2 yards per attempt, which is pretty much exactly the league average. That’s one spot above Willis McGahee and one below Knowshon Moreno. […]

TGS 2013 NFL mock re-draft: Picks 11-20

Because hindsight makes us smartasses, here’s how the 2013 NFL draft should have gone down based on what’s happened the last 12 months. Check out the first 10 picks here.  11. San Diego Chargers: Tyrann Mathieu (DB, LSU) — D.J. Fluker wasn’t bad, but Mathieu is better and the Chargers badly need help in the defensive […]

TGS 2013 NFL mock re-draft: Picks 1-10

Because hindsight makes us smartasses, here’s how the 2013 NFL draft should have gone down based on what’s happened the last 12 months. 1. Kansas City Chiefs: Keenan Allen (WR, Cal) — Seriously. Eric Fisher struggled a lot. They could have kept Branden Albert, and Allen looks like he’ll be a star for a long […]

Donald Trump can save the Buffalo Bills

Toronto and Los Angeles might be more lucrative markets than Buffalo, but that’s exactly why Donald Trump might actually represent the Bills’ best chance at staying in western New York indefinitely. Now that the Bills are officially becoming a free agent franchise, many have assumed that the next owner will jump at the chance for […]

Upon Further Review: Field goals used to be worth more than touchdowns

“Upon further review” is a recurring segment in which This Given Sunday analyzes quirks and fascinating tidbits from the NFL’s history books. There was a time in pro football history, more than a century ago, when field goals were just as much of an accomplishment as touchdowns. As a result, the value of each was […]

Can the Tampa Bay Buccaneers make a run in 2014?

So much of the blame for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 0-8 start last year was placed on head coach Greg Schiano, who is now gone. He’s been replaced by the well-respected Lovie Smith. And now a Buccaneers team that was never really short on talent in the first place has spent the offseason refueling in […]

Tennessee Titans using fifth-year option to light a fire under Jake Locker

We’ve heard it before, and we’re hearing it again. The Tennessee Titans don’t plan on picking up the fifth-year option on quarterback Jake Locker’s contract. Makes sense, considering that Locker has struggled with accuracy and durability 18 starts into his NFL career and that said option would cost $13 million. But while the team continues […]

Look for the NFL to embrace tablets on the sidelines soon

I laugh nowadays when I see quarterbacks and position coaches analyzing plays on the sideline by staring at frozen print-outs from a nearby computer than I can only assume looks like this: It’s 2014, man. Paper playbooks have become a thing of the past, moving almost entirely to tablets. So why shouldn’t teams be allowed […]

Stop over-hyping Pro Days, Johnny Manziel edition

Everybody calm the hell down! Yes, Johnny Manziel is the latest college quarterback with whom the nation has arbitrarily decided to fall in love with despite major concerns regarding his on-field abilities and his off-field antics. But let’s keep in mind that Pro Days amount to almost nothing in terms of how scouts and front […]

Prediction: Six years from now, the Bills will play somewhere else

It won’t happen overnight. Hell, it can’t happen overnight. Well, it theoretically can, just as it did when the Colts left Baltimore, but not any time soon. It won’t come out of nowhere, and it won’t surprise anyone. Regardless, it will happen. Sadly, the Bills will leave Buffalo. Now that owner Ralph Wilson has passed, it’s only […]

NFL continues to wimp out on replay review policy

The NFL wimped out, again. The league’s Competition Committee gave the 32 owners a chance to do the right thing and adopt a broader, more widespread replay format, and instead they rejected this… Permit a coach to challenge any official’s decision, except scoring plays which are automatically reviewed. And this… Expand instant replay to include […]

Top of the draft places Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders in awkward spots

Five facts: 1. This NFL draft features very few top-tier players worthy of obsessing over. 2. This NFL draft features three quarterbacks many feel are worthy of being picked in the top 10. 3. You can’t win in this league without a quarterback. 4. The Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders both need quarterbacks. 5. The […]

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