Published on: 7th March, 2011
Football is back in the windy city. A year removed from their first postseason appearance since 2006, optimism is high in Chicago. The addition of Julius Peppers transformed the Bears defense back into their old, dominant self, and the normally turnover prone Jay Cutler threw his fewest interceptions since his first full ...Published on: 7th March, 2011
It’s a common theory but one that always seems to ring true: Defense wins championships. There’s a reason we chant defense in crunch moments. Defense in general is not given enough credit, but it’s the winning way. Each season we see defensemen underappreciated as we gawk at the great offenses ...Published on: 6th March, 2011
It has been announced today through several outlets that Plaxico Burress will be released from prison on June 6, three months early due to good behavior. The former New York Giants' star has been incarcerated since September of 2009 with the majority of his sentence served at Oneida Correctional Facility ...Published on: 5th March, 2011
For the past few days, the college football world has been given reason to forget about the long offseason and have their attention focused on Oregon. All last year, Oregon captivated the sports world with its high scoring games and fast paced offense. Now they have drawn us in for ...Published on: 5th March, 2011
Concerns about Cam Newton’s potential as an NFL quarterback have gotten more press time than Charlie Sheen, but I just don’t get it. First of all, people have questioned his ability to read defenses, something that is supposed to be a big deal in the NFL, given the complex schemes he ...Published on: 4th March, 2011
The NFL is scheduled to meet with mediator George Cohen on Friday to discuss another extension to the current CBA, according to the NFL Network. The players and owners already passed a 24-hour extension. The CBA was supposed to expire yesterday at 11:59 p.m. A second extension would give both sides 10 ...Published on: 4th March, 2011
LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson.It'd be an absolute shocker if Patrick Peterson slipped any further than seventh in this draft.The corner from LSU had a transcendent performance at the Combine, clocking in with a time of 4.32 seconds in the 40-yard dash, nearly breaking Deion Sanders' sub-4.3 record.Which is even more ...Published on: 3rd March, 2011
For most observers and fans of the game, it's never a fun thing to watch a proud college football program bite the dust. Yes, it's part of the cyclical nature of college football for teams to rebuild every few years, but the best, most tradition rich programs are supposed to stay ...Published on: 3rd March, 2011
Thursday is L-day for the NFL—as in "lockout." The CBA expires and it is widely expected that the NFL owners, who just wrapped up a last minute meeting, will lock out the players. How the players respond is open to conjecture. The NFLPA could de-certify themselves to open the avenue for ...Published on: 2nd March, 2011
Everyone knows about the tradition of the Miami Hurricanes and their players being successful in the NFL, as they have boasted the highest number of players in the league over all other colleges for a long time. In recent years, the Hurricanes have not had a lot of players selected on ...