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: Who Each Team Should Pick
Andrew Luck is the safer pick, but Robert Griffin III might have the higher ceiling. This time of the year, there are more Mock Drafts on the internet than you probably care to read. Everybody with a blog even remotely to do with football enjoys putting together some kind of mock draft for the NFL. Instead of your run of the mill mock, I got together with Breaking Tackles contributor Brady Ford to present to you a different kind of mock draft.... Read More
College Football: End of Season Awards
Last week, the college football end of season awards were handed out in Orlando, Florida. Today, the Tailgater crew is going to tell you who SHOULD have won these awards. Some of the award winners were fine, while some of them left us shaking our heads.Here is who Zach Bigalke, Matt Strobl, and I thought should have won the awards. Maxwell Award Winner: Andrew Luck (QB/Stanford) Tailgater Winner: Robert Griffin III (QB/Baylor) Somehow, Heisman front... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: The Ballots
Just like that, the college football regular season is over. In just a few short weeks bowl season will kickoff, but before any of that, the Heisman Trophy will be awarded for the 77th time on Saturday. The finalists — Alabama’s Trent Richardson, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III, LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu, Stanford’s Andrew Luck, and Wisconsin’s Montee Ball — were announced earlier in the week.With five finalists being selected to attend... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: Week 11
The 2011 Heisman Watch is now wide open after Stanford’s loss to Oregon last week, and Alabama’s loss to LSU two weeks ago. It’s been a while since we’ve had a race this wide open with really no clear-cut front runner this late in the season. Andrew Luck was the clear-cut front runner for most of the season, but he struggled in the Cardinal’s loss to Oregon last week, and his Heisman stock fell a bit. Luck’s slip up has opened the door... Read More
