Category: NFL General

By Rob LaBrie

Winston Justice is the best offensive tackle in the upcoming draft. He’s going to dominate in the NFL, much like he did in the combine and on the USC pro day. He’s bigger and faster than anyone else.  Justice is also the most athletic tackle in the draft and clearly has top ten talent.  He has a pretty face and he’s much better than D’Brickshaw Ferguson in pretty much every way you could imagine. He even has a cooler name than D’Brickshaw. All of this is true. If you don’t believe me, just ask him… he’ll tell you all about it.

Reggie may be the Consensus number one, but that doesn’t mean that he should be drafted first-at least not by the Texans.

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by Trevor Freeman

With the NFL Draft exactly two weeks away, Reggie Bush is getting ready to hear himself get compared with Gale Sayers approximately 1,657 times and Matt Leinart is praying that New Orleans doesn’t draft him.  Drew Rosenhaus is readying himself to say “my client wants a $15 million dollar signing bonus” and Mel Kiper is pitching a tent.  The “do I watch the draft at home or go out and get wasted” decisions are being made.  Some might say I’m crazy, but I prefer watching the NFL and NBA Draft to watching a regular season game.  There’s just something about the combination of pro and college that makes for riveting television.  

By David J. Cohen

The entire football world knows Reggie Bush. He is the most elusive player in the draft. He is the most promising player to come into the draft since the turn of the millennium. He is constantly compared to Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders for his effortless change of direction and vision of the football field. All of this stems from his ability as a runner. It all comes from the fact that you hold your breath every time Reggie Bush touches the ball, because you know he can score at any time.

I need more NFL Draft analysis like Mel Kiper, Jr. needs another can of Suave Super Hold Shaping Spray.

ESPN, SI, TSN.

Cold Pizza, Rick Reilly and all “the insiders.”

Wonderlics, trendy picks and free-agent quarterbacks re-writing the April 29-30 NFL Draft in the time it takes Manny Ramirez to tie his shoes; they’re velcro.

by Matt Wells

Baseball season is upon us, and it’s not even a week old.  Every team has started 0-0, and the march to the playoffs is on.  So, why am I talking football??!!

Well, today the NFL announced the schedules for all 32 teams for all 17 weeks of the 2006 NFL season.  There are some games that you can just leave the television off for (think 49ers, Cardinals, etc.).  There are also those games that you just…can’t…miss.

So, to echo the words of ESPN’s Woody Paige, “YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE, GUYS!!!!”

Barry Sanders retired from the NFL on July 28th, 1999.  He was just 1457 yards short of the career rushing record.  This opened the door for Emmitt Smith to capture the record in 2002.  Oh, the injustice!

There is a salary cap for players in the NFL and I think everyone agrees that it works to promote parity.  However, there are no rules to prevent teams from spending freely on coaching staffs.  Does this give them an unfair advantage?

In the past, the NFL has lagged behind sports like baseball and hockey when it comes to the activity that occurs in the offseason.  There weren’t many trades or many free agent signings.  In fact, the most activity was coaches for bolting for new teams and new surroundings.  Those days are gone, and the NFL is now experiencing a free agency period that parallels (and perhaps passes) that of baseball.

Much activity has occurred this offseason, and some teams will be enjoying seasons that surpass those of seasons past.  The most dramatically changed division, thus far, is the AFC East, where the Patriots may have their work cut out for them.

If you are a fan of a team in the AFC East, put your seat belt on and enjoy the ride that is the offseason in this wild division.