Taking a quarterback with the first overall pick in the draft is always a game of hit or miss. Sure, there are a few quarterbacks that simply must be taken at the top of the draft, but those prospects are few and far between. Although there are no safe picks in the draft, there are […]

There’s no secret about the NFL’s immediate plans for expansion. While there aren’t any teams immediately ready to move and no expansion franchise is on the horizon, the NFL does want to fill in a couple of big markets. Los Angeles, which hasn’t been home for an NFL team since 1995, is a city destined […]

With Jeff Ireland now in the Miami Dolphins’ rearview mirror, the team can now begin searching for its next general manager. Fans won’t have to wait long either. Team CEO Tom Garfinkel indicated Wednesday that interviews would be coming on Friday. Garfinkel also said the Dolphins would be looking for “someone with a lot of […]

In the NFL, teams have to be able to pass the ball and stop opponents’ passing attacks to be successful over the course of a season. Teams now live and die on their trigger man’s ability to keep their offense moving down the field, and to do that, teams have to be able to keep […]

As much of a shootout as Saturday’s early game between the Chiefs and Colts was, the day’s second game, a matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles, was a battle of wits between two offensive minded head coaches. Although the game was ultimately decided by a late field goal, the real battle […]

Saturday’s come from behind victory over the Kansas City Chiefs will be remembered as one of the best comebacks in Colts history, and rightly so. The game was more than simply a comeback, it was a bit of an arrival for quarterback Andrew Luck. We all knew he was good, but erasing a 28-point second […]

Let the annual discussion begin. A spokesman for the NFL, Brian McCarthy, said on Thursday the NFL is exploring every option regarding the current playoff format. McCarthy indicated that everything from reseeding the playoffs based on overall record to expanding the field from 12 to 14 teams has been discussed. The question now becomes, is […]

As much as NFL football is a team game, individuals routinely make game changing plays that alter the outcome. We saw that in the final week of the regular season. Aaron Rodgers led his team past the Chicago Bears, and officiating mistakes allowed the Chargers to sneak past the Kansas City Chiefs’ backups. Keeping in […]

The NFL is all about what a team is doing in the here and now, and no NFL head coach has been better at delivering results right now than Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Under Belichick, the Patriots have gone to five Super Bowls, winning three. Belichick is a mastermind. Some would say that he’s […]

In the closing weeks of the season, it became apparent which coaches would be hitting the road following week 17 and which ones would be safe, but that didn’t prevent at least a couple surprises. Rex Ryan was given a ringing endorsement from Woody Johnson immediately following the Jets’ victory over the Dolphins, and Rob […]

For the third year in a row, the Dallas Cowboys will be home for the playoffs following a week 17 loss to a divisional rival in a de-facto division championship game. This time, we can’t blame Tony Romo, or any of the Cowboys’ quarterbacks for that matter. Kyle Orton gave Dallas a chance, but in […]

On the back of a gutty performance by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers now find themselves in the playoffs as the NFC North champions, beating the Bears in Chicago with a touchdown in the closing minute of the game. For their efforts, the Packers will host the San Francisco 49ers in the opening […]

The first round of games Sunday provided some surprising results that saw the Dolphins and Ravens eliminated from postseason contention. The Pittsburgh Steelers, who needed four games to fall in their favor, are still alive pending the result of the Chargers’ matchup with the Chiefs in the late round of games. The Steelers were able […]