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Archive for August 12th, 2010

Steve Spagnuolo: “AJ’s the starter right now”

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The St Louis Rams have all of six wins in the last three years. So why is it that a fan base of a team that has been living in the basement of the NFC West has so much excitement about the 2010 season? Two words for you. Sam Bradford. ...

After Learning A Thing Or Two About Rotten Cheesecake, Brent Celek Is Hungry For More…Football

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

If he can avoid the perils of rotten cheesecake, Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek may just establish himself as one of the NFL's top three or so tight ends. In case you missed what happened to him, Celek, a huge cheesecake fan, became ill after consuming what he thought ...

Can Virginia Tech Live Up To Another Season of High Expectations?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Despite losing ten starters from last season, the Virginia Tech Hokies are once again ranked in the preseason top-ten and are the favorites to win the ACC’s Coastal division.  Anything short of an ACC title will be considered a failure in Blacksburg.  That is just the standard Coach Frank Beamer ...

Ryan Mathews Could Be The Offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The San Diego Chargers thought so highly of Ryan Mathews that they moved up 16 spots in the NFL Draft to take him 12th overall. Talk about a tough situation to come into. Not only will there be high expectations because he’s a top 15 pick, but Mathews is also ...

LeGarrette Blount: Byron Hout Said Something “Way More Harsh And Disrespectful Than” ‘How About That Ass-whuppin?’

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

I'm sure LeGarrette Blount wants to move on to playing the LenDale White role behind Chris Johnson in the Tennessee Titans offense. It would be a great story to see him make the team, contribute and have a modest NFL career free from incident. In all honesty, I'm rooting for ...

Darrius Heyward-Bey is Either a Liar, Has the Worst Memory Ever, or is Just Flat Out Stupid

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Darrius Heyward-Bey's name became synonymous with the word bust the moment the Oakland Raiders selected him with the seventh pick of the 2009 NFL draft. It wasn't that draft gurus necessarily thought Heyward-Bey was going to be terrible, they just thought the Raiders reached way too far in picking him ...

After A Year Off, Brian Urlacher Is Back To Lead The Chicago Bears

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

It's clear that Brian Urlacher's production over the last few seasons has not been nearly what it was over most of his now ten year career. But how much of that is due to injury? And, with a Chicago Bears roster that now also includes Julius Peppers, can Urlacher bounce ...

Detroit Lions Success Likely Hinges on Play of Matthew Stafford

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Detroit and sexy. They are two words that almost never belong in the same sentence, but you can put them there during this NFL preseason as the Detroit Lions seem to be the sexy pick as the biggest potential sleeper in the NFC. The Lions added weapons like running back Jahvid ...