Like other teams in the NFL that lack a standout runner, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be running a multi-back system this season featuring rookie Le’Veon Bell, Isaac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer. The three back system has been used by other teams in the past, and success sometimes varies wildly. The key with such a system […]

The NFLPA and NFL are close to HGH testing according to an NFLPA memo obtained by the Associated Press. In the memo, the NFLPA details how HGH testing will likely function. Using a computer, five players from eight different teams will be selected each week of the season, meaning 40 blood samples will be taken […]

Robert Griffin III is a 23-year-old millionaire athlete. He's the reigning NFL offensive rookie of the year. And next month, he'll move into Tom Brady territory by gracing the cover of GQ. He's a megastar. But RG3 isn't like most professional athletes in his position. He married his college sweetheart in July and he remains […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have one of the worst quarterback situations in the NFL. Blaine Gabbert simply hasn’t developed as the team had hoped, and Chad Henne is a stop-gap player at best. At face value, the Jaguars are without a legitimate quarterback on their roster, and the season looks bleak before it’s even begun. If […]

There’s no better way to tell how rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel is doing than to look at his current backup Kevin Kolb. As it turns out, Kevin Kolb sounds worried that Manuel may be running away with the starting job while Kolb has been sidelined with a knee injury. Now, Kolb is pressing hard to […]

We’ve long assumed that Robert Griffin III wouldn’t see any game action until at least the first week of the regular season, but it appears that we have been putting the proverbial wagon in front of the horse. “Coach has been saying if things go great these next couple days and next week, then maybe […]

In a league characterized by teams that have been there, done that, the Arizona Cardinals are trying to do something that rarely happens. Their task is simple; they’re trying to take the league by surprise. When you stop and consider the Cardinals as a team, their chances seem as good as anyone else’s. The Cardinals […]

The Buffalo Bills have moved on from their brief and highly unsuccessful Ryan Fitzpatrick era, but there have been a lot of questions about E.J. Manuel’s ability to perform at a high level immediately out of college. If today’s game was any indication, the Bills will be just fine with Manuel under center. Manuel’s stat […]

Every year, we have to labor through four weeks of preseason football. The first week goes by rather quickly because, frankly, we’re just happy to have some form of football back, but by the fourth week, we’re all just tired of it. Aside from sub-par football and outcomes that mean nothing, there’s one other factor […]

Say what you want about Tim Tebow, the man lives a pretty religious lifestyle. Maybe someday he’ll have a slipup of some sort, and ESPN can debate whether he’s lost all credibility on First Take (oh the irony that would be), but last night, Tebow’s quick wits were on full display in the Patriots’ locker […]

Chip Kelly is playing a dangerous game as he continues to declare a starting quarterback. Some level of competition is healthy, especially to push potential starters, but at some point, it’s more important for the team to move forward with a definitive plan. For the Eagles, that point is exemplified by the difference in style […]

Facing a four-game suspension and recovering from groin surgery usually means a quiet night for any player. In one of the strange stories out of week one of the preseason, that wasn’t the case for Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon. According to Mark Long of the Associated Press, Blackmon, who is entering his second year […]

Mark Sanchez may be making progress, but it tonight’s performance was any indication, he’s still prone to making the same type of poor plays that put him on the hot seat to begin with. Mark Sanchez is by no means the worst starting quarterback in football. That distinction likely resides with someone else (Blaine Gabbert […]

Entering 2013, Matthew Stafford has a lot to prove, and he might not have all that much time to do it. Yes, he’s the Lions’ unquestioned quarterback, but that can change quickly with a new regime, and like it or not, Stafford may have more barring on the Lions’ season than any other person in […]