2011 NFC East Preview

John Mitchell and Brady Ford begin their NFL divisional previews, starting with the NFC East. Who had the best offseason among the NFC East teams? Mitchell: I think this one is pretty obvious. The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t make a huge splash in the NFL Draft, but they were busy via free agency bringing in a lot of key components. They landed arguably the biggest fish in free agency in Nnamdi Asomugha, and traded Kevin Kolb to the Cardinals for... Read More

Kevin Kolb: The Cardinals’ Gamble

It was well known that the Cardinals absolutely had to bring in a quarterback this offseason if they wanted to be competitive again. The team went from a Super Bowl appearance in 2008, another playoff appearance in 2009, to going 5-11 last season. Why the big drop off? Kurt Warner retired following the 2009 season, and the Cardinals were left with John Skelton and Derek Anderson leading the team under center. They absolutely had to bring in a QB this... Read More

Albert Haynesworth: Is He Worth the Risk?

Two years after signing Albert Haynesworth to a 7-year 100 million dollar contract with 41-million in guaranteed money, the Washington Redskins have given up on the troubled defensive tackle and shipped him to New England in exchange for a 2013 5th round pick. This trade comes just a day after the Redskins acquired a pair of six round picks for quarterback Donovan McNabb. This was the right move for Washington. Haynesworth hadn’t been the player... Read More

McNabb to Vikings: What it means

It was long expected that as soon as the lockout ended, Donovan McNabb would be one of a few quarterbacks traded. It looks like McNabb will become the first of the group off the trading block, as the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins have a preliminary agreement in place. The Vikings will acquire McNabb, while sending only two sixth round picks to the Redskins.Washington reportedly wanted a fifth and seventh round pick for McNabb, but they... Read More