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Archive for April, 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to hand it to the Patriots. They usually take care of business in a big way during each year's NFL Draft. This year was no different. The Patriots pulled off a whirlwind of trades this past weekend that stockpiled them with picks in ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Everette Brown was the biggest NFL Draft Day freefall, out of the entire league; originally projected to go in the 10-15 range, Brown slipped all the way down to 43, when the Carolina Panthers traded up to grab him.
So he's got a lot of pressure on him heading into next ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Two years ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars seemed close to really breaking through in the AFC. David Garrard had established himself as a legitimate starting QB, the running attack featuring Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew was as good a 1-2 punch as anybody's, and the Jaguars defense was big and nasty ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Bill Polian is a smart man. He knows how important it is to keep your best player happy. Especially with a new head coach with no NFL head coaching experience in Jim Caldwell. I know there's a reason the word mock is in mock drafts, but there isn't one mock ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Well, grades are being handed out for the 2009 NFL Draft by just about every major media outlet and sports blog. The one team that everyone agrees upon for having the worst draft this past weekend? Yup, you guessed it - Al Davis' Oakland Raiders. With Michael Crabtree and Jeremy ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
It's sad to think that the Gorilla may be the best part of the Suns these days. I've written it many times here on this site that the Suns made a tremendous mistake trading for Shaquille O'Neal. I also felt like letting Mike D'Antoni walk and replacing him with Terry ...
Posted in NBA, Phoenix Suns | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Matt Stafford just got paid! Lost in all the hubbub of being taken number one overall was the fact that he received $41.7 million guaranteed dollars with the contract rising up to as much as $78 million. Another amazing thing about this draft were the talks that if Stafford wasn't ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
The Seattle Seahawks weren't your normal team with the fourth overall pick in the draft. They don't have any glaring weaknesses and were a perennial playoff team until injuries, a unique coaching situation, and other intangibles caused them to implode last year. After trading Julian Peterson, linebacker did become an ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
The biggest news surrounding Tito Ortiz these days is his ongoing feud with UFC President, Dana White. The two have never seen eye to eye and when White doesn't like someone who isn't a part of his business, you can bet he won't be doing business with him. It isn't ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Tight ends to quarterbacks are what a blanket is to Linus. They make them feel safe. A good tight end works the middle of the field and opens up the whole offense for the quarterback. A great tight end is too fast for a linebacker to cover and too strong ...
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