Recruit stunned by Chip Kelly departure

The news is out, according to the NFL Network anyway, that Chip Kelly will leave Oregon to be the new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. The news broke about a week and a half after Kelly reportedly chose to stay at Oregon. The news has everyone scratching their heads, even Oregon's recruiting class. Nico […]

Baltimore Marriott Honors Ray Lewis With a Pretty Awesome Light Show

Ray Lewis has one, maybe two more chances to do his signature dance for national audiences. Unless Lewis pulls a Brett Favre and returns next season, this is it for one of the most popular men in Baltimore.  And so it's pretty cool to see a Baltimore Marriott pay homage to one of the greatest […]

Chargers choose Mike McCoy as head coach. Is Tim Tebow far behind?

  NFL.com Greg Rosenthal and others report that Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is all-but-signed as the next head coach of the San Diego Chargers. Let the Tebow to Chargers rumors begin. The Chargers swept away GM A.J. Smith and Head Coach Norv Turner at the end of the season and seem ready for big […]

New England, Atlanta Super Bowl is the logical prediction

It may seem a bit like dodging a pair of difficult questions, but a Patriots, Falcons Super Bowl makes too much sense to ignore. The simple justification for such a prediction is that those teams are fielding the best quarterbacks this weekend, but really, there's much more to it than that. While Tom Brady and […]

Ravens vs. Patriots: First look at the AFC Championship Game

The New England Patriots are one victory away from going to their sixth Super Bowl in the 12-year period since Tom Brady became the starting quarterback. But standing in the way is one of the Pats' biggest rivals in Baltimore. Here's our first stats-based look at the matchup between the Ravens and Patriots.  * The […]

49ers vs. Falcons: First look at the NFC Championship Game

Both top seeds moved on in the NFC playoffs this weekend, setting up a matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta Sunday. Some need-to-know facts: * Neither team has gotten to the Super Bowl this century. The Niners were last in the game when they beat beat San Diego in […]

Atlanta Falcons hang on to playoff win after blowing big lead

At 27-7 in the third quarter, it looked as if the Seahawks were dead in the water. Fast forward to 31 seconds left in the game and 21 Seattle points later, and we saw an entirely different scene. The Falcons trailed 28-27 and were starring another playoff collapse square in the face. The Falcons responded […]

Bitter much? Tim Tebow’s brother is happy the Broncos lost

Last year at this time, we were marveling at Tim Tebow's ability to have defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round of the playoffs. This year, we're dumbstruck by the Ravens' 38-35 upset of the Broncos. Most folks in Denver were upset after the game, but not Tim Tebow's brother, Peter. Am I the […]

Teams to watch this offseason

As we slowly make the transition from football season to the offseason, there are a number of different approaches that teams are taking. Some teams have blown it up, and are in the middle of starting over while some teams are simply looking to add a little more talent to their rosters before the start […]

Did J.J. Watt have the best season ever?

So Wade Phillips thinks J.J. Watt had the best season a defensive lineman's ever had, but Phillips is Watt's defensive coordinator, and thus might be apt to bias. However, the numbers indicate Phillips could be on to something, and the eyeball test certainly doesn't lie regarding Watt's dominance as a defender.  This season in Houston, […]

Where the Jaguars are headed following Mike Mularkey’s dismissal

As many expected, David Caldwell's first signifiant move as the Jaguars' general manager was to dismiss head coach Mike Mularkey, the team announced the move earlier today. Mularkey spent one season as the Jaguars' head coaching, leading them to just a 2-14 finish, and providing Caldwell with the second pick of this year's NFL draft. […]

Rob Ryan firing has everyone wondering what’s going on in Dallas

Amid all the Robert Griffin news that has been pouring in since his injury on Sunday, it would have been easy to overlook the fact that Rob Ryan, brother of Jets head coach Rex Ryan, was dismissed from his position as the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator, according to ESPN. The move by the all-powerful owner […]

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