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Archive for July, 2011
Friday, July 29th, 2011
The Arizona Cardinals have finally accomplished their number one goal this offseason. They have landed their starting quarterback. But it comes at quite a cost. The Cards gave up a second round pick in 2012 and former Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to pry Kolb from the Philadelphia Eagles. Not ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
It's Super Bowl or bust for the Atlanta Falcons in 2011. Matt Ryan is reluctant to say that the season will be a disappointment unless they win it all, but he understands that the Falcons are positioned nicely to make a deep run. After mortgaging the future partially this draft ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
This Saturday night MMA will take center stage and instead of the UFC it will be Strikeforce. While Strikeforce doesn’t have nearly the talent that the UFC does nor do they have the same kinds of stars, it’s an organization on the rise. Similar to the UFC, Strikeforce tries to ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
It seems a little strange to be talking about momentum given that all activity came screeching to a halt for over four months during the lockout. But if any up-and-coming team hopes that some of the momentum lingers through that lockout and into this season, it's the Buffalo Bills.
Perennial doormats, ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
We've all been wondering what preseason games may look like give the lockout-extended offseason and short time teams have to get prepared to play on the football field. San Diego Chargers coach Norv Turner has an answer, and it's that the new rules may affect decisions on who plays and ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
From an undrafted free agent out of Hofstra University in 2006 to a multi-millionaire defensive end recently signed to a lucrative free agent deal by the Washington Redskins, Stephen Bowen has certainly worked his way up the pecking order in his NFL career. Bowen had become an essential cast member ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
The Broncos starting quarterback dilemma continues to be very puzzling. On the first day of Broncos training camp, incumbent starter Kyle Orton sure isn't sugar coating his emotions on competing for the starting job. At the start of the week there were multiple reports that the Broncos were trading Orton ...
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
Throughout the NFL lockout, there was speculation that the St. Louis Rams might look to add a veteran wide receiver that was a legitimate weapon for Sam Bradford. When the NFL lockout was lifted on Monday, Billy Devaney finally had a chance to make make a big play for a ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
While some things at times looked bleak when it came to the NFL labor talks, I tip my cap to everyone involved in making sure a new Collective Bargaining Agreement was worked out before any games were lost in the NFL. Right now the league is at the pinnacle of ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
A nice start to free agency for the Kansas City Chiefs. After surviving multiple years without many weapons at wide receiver, the Chiefs upgraded at the position this week by agreeing to terms on a five-year deal with former Arizona Cardinal Steve Breaston. Coach Todd Haley is familiar with Breaston ...
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