Factoid
Teams going winless in the preseason
31 Aug
, 2013
Certainly, backups play a huge role in the preseason games...
Running nowhere fast?
29 Aug
, 2013
As we like to do in these situations, it's always nice to look at the historical numbers...
Next great rookie quarterback?
23 Aug
, 2013
Granted, most of Manuel's completions have been of the short, safe variety. But he's been moving the offense, and he's been working without his No...
Where are the 100-yard receivers?
15 Aug
, 2013
I posted a blurb about 100-yard runners yesterdays. It's part of a study I was doing...
The myth of running backs by committee
14 Aug
, 2013
It's easy to spit out the generally accepted notion that team now go with a more of a committee approach with their running backs...
Hit and miss with rookie receivers
12 Aug
, 2013
It looks like the Tennessee Titans have missed on Justin Hunter, their early second-round pick (a guy they traded up to get)...
Hall of Fame droughts
4 Aug
, 2013
Here's the chart. For each team, it's the last Hall of Fame guy they selected in the draft...
Quinton Patton? Please.
24 Jul
, 2013
The name Quinton Patton is getting batted around, as if he's the guy who could save San Francisco's injury-riddled receiving corps...
Not so fast on Stacy
22 Jul
, 2013
In the April draft, six running backs were selected in the fifth round, and a pair of them are generating some fantasy interest -- Zac Stacy and Denard Robinson.
Another three are also getting kic...
Losing Barth a blow to Bucs
21 Jul
, 2013
Connor Barth is hardly a household name. He's just a kicker.
But he was very good. Over the last two years, he's missed only 7 field goals, and four of those were from 54-56 yards...
From worst to first
18 Jul
, 2013
Somewhere, Pete Rozelle is smiling. He also wanted a balanced league with parity, and the NFL has that...
Bumper crop of guards
17 Jul
, 2013
It's rare to see NFL teams use first-round picks on guards. Normally, that's a position where you can get by with a less-heralded player...
Russell Wilson Part II
16 Jul
, 2013
I had a mini-debate yesterday with James Costello of Little Portland. He says he doesn't see what everyone else does with Russell Wilson -- that he's overrated.
I agree somewhat...
Red-hot Russell Wilson
15 Jul
, 2013
What ever happened to the idea that you had to be an experienced veteran to thrive at quarterback? That's been changing in recent years, with more rookies playing reasonably well right away.
Matt ...
Cobb hauls in the passes
13 Jul
, 2013
I think Randall Cobb will be a big star for the Packers this year...