NFL Playoff Previews: Lions at Saints
2012 NFC Wildcard Round Detroit Lions (10-6) vs. New Orleans Saints (13-3) KEY PLAYERS Drew Brees had an unbelievable season, but can he keep the magic going? Ford: Drew Brees Of course, the marquee player in this game is Drew Brees. Brees is fresh off one of the greatest regular season ever. A season which saw him become the first QB to complete over 71% of his passes in NFL history and shatter Dan Marino’s record... Read More
2011 NFC South Preview
John Mitchell and Brady Ford continue their NFL divisional previews with the NFC South Who had the best offseason among the NFC South teams? Mitchell: I really like what the Falcons did this offseason. They didn’t make a lot of moves, but they made a few key moves that very well could propel them toward a Super Bowl appearance. First, they made a big splash in the NFL Draft by trading up and taking Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones to give... Read More
Big Hits 7/28/11: Boise State Forbidden, Reggie Bush Traded
Boise State Forbidden From Wearing All Blue on All Blue Field — Deadspin Apparently, it’s a competitive advantage for BoiseState to wear all blue uniforms on their all blue field. According to sources close to me, some college athletes are having trouble differentiating between the field and the players they are supposed to be chasing after. That competitive disadvantage is no more now that the Mountain West has forbidden the Broncos from... 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
