NFL Playoff Previews: Bengals at Texans
2012 AFC Wildcard Round Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) vs. Houston Texans (10-6) KEY PLAYERS Ford:Arian FosterDespite missing three full games, Arian Foster was able to rack up 1,841 yards from scrimmage, good for 3rd best in the league. With a rookie quarterback, the Texans will likely be leaning heavily on Foster, as well as Ben Tate, who himself had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. Against the Bengals in week 14, Foster... Read More
Breaking Down the NFL Playoff Scenarios
The final weekend of the NFL regular season is upon us as teams continue to jockey for playoff position. Four AFC teams and five NFC teams have already clinched a berth to the postseason, but there are still a number of different scenarios that can shake out to determine playoff seeding and the final few spots that are up for grabs.I’m going to go over every scenario with you using ESPN’s fancy NFL playoff machine. Five AFC teams are still alive... Read More
Patriots Rolling the Dice Yet Again
The New England Patriots have in the past been able to work well with talented, yet disgruntled players that allowed their unhappiness in their former playing situation affect their on the field performance. New England is once again rolling the dice with a couple of these cases in Albert Haynesworth and Chad Ochocinco. On Thursday, the Patriots pulled off a pair of risky trades to bring in both of those players. First, the Patriots traded a 5th round... Read More
Carson Palmer: Shut up and Play
“Hopefully this is the last place I’ll end up playing,” Palmer said. “That’s so rare in this league these days. It’s so rare to see a person have a 5-, 8-, 10-, 12-year career in one place. And I feel very fortunate that it looks like that’s going to be my future.” That was a quote from Bengals QB Carson Palmer in 2005 when he reworked his rookie contract with the Bengals, extending his contract through... Read More
Mitchell & Ford’s 2011 7-round Mock Draft
The NFL Draft begins one week from today and John Mitchell and Brady Ford are here to forecast all 7 rounds. All 254 picks. And we personally guarantee that every single one of our guesses will be correct. In this draft, Mitchell had the evens and Ford had the odds. Let’s see how it played out. Round 1 The Most Interesting Man in the Draft is going first overall Rnd Pk # NFL Team Player Pos College 1 1 Carolina... Read More
