The St. Louis Rams are officially on the clock and deciding what to do with the first overall pick could make or break your career. Luckily, the Rams have plenty of experience with this because this is the third time they are picking either #1 or #2. The old saying is that new regimes mean new quarterbacks. That is more true than ever in today’s passing NFL. Ten quarterbacks threw for over 4,000 yards last season, ten! That’s more than half a conference! Saying that, Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy are far and away the best NFL prospects this year. We know this, but can the Rams afford to take one of them, while leaving a potential franchise QB on the table? Let’s take a look back at some quarterback’s the Rams have passed on, with their actual selection. More »

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I feel like because I write about the NFL I have to address Tim Tebow (it’s THAT out of control). I believe that Tim Tebow will be a steal in the second round but a reach in the first. If you draft a quarterback in the first round you are saying that this player is the future of the franchise and should be able to start sometime in his rookie season. More »

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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter (go back to NFL Network!!), the St. Louis Rams will absolutely pick Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford. More »

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With the release of LaDainian Tomlinson (and his remarks of refusing a pay cut), we have finally reached the end of the line for workhorse running backs. There isn’t a team in the NFL these days who don’t have more than one capable running backs (except maybe the Chiefs but that’s because of lack of talent). The two Super Bowl teams both had a platoon system working, with Addai and Brown in Indy and the three headed monster of Bush, Bell, and Thomas in New Orleans. There just isn’t any upside to having only one running back in today’s NFL. More »

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The Birds have 3 QBs that many in the NFL feel could be/are starting quality. Let’s recap now for those who don’t obsess over the Philadelphia Eagles: More »

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The week leading up to the Super Bowl is a lot like the week leading up to Christmas (for you Christians out there like me). It is the culmination of 11 months of thinking about football. Beginning in March at the Scouting Combine through the draft and Free Agency, and let’s not forget the grueling Training Camp and finally (FINALLY) the season starts. It all leads up to the Super Bowl. I can finally say after years of being disappointed that I don’t care who wins. Let’s look back to the Super Bowls since the Eagles have become relevant to the “Who will win the Super Bowl” discussion: 2000. More »

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So I was watching NFL Network this morning (as is required of me to go along with my morning coffee) and they started the 6 month long discussion of whether or not Brett Favre was going to retire. I know, I am super excited to talk about this again too. Well Deion Sanders chimed in that Favre told somebody after the game that most likely going to retire. Now maybe Neon Deion was being facetious or maybe he was just making fun, but he seemed really serious that Favre was telling the truth. Well Ed Reed also told reporters right after his team lost that he was “50-50″ about retiring. More »

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ESPN’s documentary series “30 for 30″ has been awesome. The sports stories covered by the series have been groundbreaking. The rise of Hurricanes football, the Gretzky trade to L.A., the Ali - Holmes fight, 1995 Rugby World Cup (the inspiration for the movie Invictus). Now, debuting in April, the Ricky Williams story will be covered. It’s a good story, but I don’t believe it’s that big a deal. 30 for 30 also covered the impact Reggie Miller had on the Knicks (it was a lot), so they aren’t averse to covering little known stories that had a big impact. Ricky Williams‘ case didn’t have a huge impact on football per se, just the way football handles the drug policy. Though the fall of one of college football’s biggest stars is a moving one, Ricky Williams ultimately doomed himself (for right or wrong doesn’t matter). I guess what I’m trying to say is that this doesn’t seem like the kind of story that should be covered on 30 for 30, but I could be wrong. We’ll have to wait until April to see. More »

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I admit, using the word HATE is a little strong. I just think the way the NFL does the Pro Bowl is wrong. This year, as we know, the Pro Bowl is being held the weekend before the Super Bowl. Great for ratings, but bad for players. No players from either of the Super Bowl teams will participate, so no Manning, Brees, Wayne, Brackett, you get the idea (sorry to pick Colts and Saints players, but those are my picks so I have to stick to them). Therefore you have to pick alternates, then you have the babies like Tom Brady and Randy Moss who are too injured to play. Too injured? You just played in the playoffs and all 16 games, are you really too injured or are you sore losers who just don’t feel like playing? More alternates. Now we have Matt Schaub, who had a great year, but didn’t get picked for the Pro Bowl. Because of alternates and players not playing, he is considered a Pro Bowl player, even though he didn’t get voted there. The whole system seems wrong. More »

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Here we have another argument for the correct way to approach the playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens should probably just be happy they made it in. They were uneven at the end of the season, beating Oakland and Chicago but losing a close game to Pittsburgh. They’ve fought and clawed their way in behind Ray Rice and a dominating defense. The Colts, on the other hand, decided that once they secured home field advantage, they would get healthy and be prepared to handle their opponent. They’ve won every game they tried their hardest, and were beating the Jets (another playoff team) until coach Jim Caldwell enraged the entire midwest and pulled Peyton Manning. This one will be a battle of wills, rest vs. momentum, and I’ll put my money on momentum. More »

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