A Geographic Solution to the Playoff Conundrum
Plenty of people have ranted about playoffs and bowl games and college football’s musical-chair conference realignment. Hell, I’ve ranted plenty about the subject, here and elsewhere around cyberspace. This isn’t a rant decrying the state of the game, nor is it a thinly-veiled diatribe. I come not to bicker about the system, but to offer a solution that has been welling up in my brain for some time and finally needs to pop out lest... Read More
2012 NFL Draft First Round Grades
The 2012 NFL Draft’s first round has come and gone, with the second and third rounds of the draft scheduled to kick off later tonight. Here are my grades for all 32 first round selections: 1. Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford: A I’ve made my thoughts known on what I think about Luck and Griffin in the past. I think Griffin has the potential to be better, but Luck is better right now and is the safer pick. This was an easy selection... Read More
2012 NFL Mock Draft Volume I
This is my first crack at a mock draft this season as I decided to hold off until after the combine to write one because so much changes after the week in Indianapolis. This mock draft is just the first round for now, but hopefully sometime before the draft I will do a multiple round mock. 1. Indianapolis Colts — Andrew Luck (QB/Stanford) Robert Griffin III’s combine workout may have turned the most heads, but Luck had an impressive workout... Read More
NFL Playoff Previews: Steelers at Broncos
2012 AFC Wildcard Round Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) vs. Denver Broncos(8-8) KEY PLAYERS Ford: Demaryius Thomas Denver needs Demaryius Thomas to come up with some big plays. In order to pull off the big upset against the Steelers, Denver will need some big plays. And no Bronco is a better big play threat than Demaryius Thomas. Thomas didn’t become a factor until the several weeks into the season, but over the... Read More
NFL Playoff Previews: Falcons at Giants
2012 NFC Wildcard Round Atlanta Falcons (10-6) vs. New York Giants (9-7) KEY PLAYERS Ford: Eli Manning Eli Manning will try to lead New York to their first playoff win since Super Bowl XLII Here’s all you need to know about the insanity of the 2011 season. Eli Manning threw for 4,933 passing yards this season. That’s good enough for sixth best of all time, but it doesn’t even get him top 3 in 2011. Manning... Read More
