[Translate] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwU15EJT-k Geno Smith didn’t even know that he’s the top passer in NFL Draft history, having thrown for more college yards than anyone save for 26 players, from Dan Marino and John Elway, to Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, and RG III. Geno didn’t know this when I talked with him, and that’s of equal importance, because it questions who is doing his marketing for him. That aside, what Geno does know is the value of the Airraid Offense, saying that it’s collection...
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[Translate] My Reverse Mock Draft: Round 7 to Round 1 The is the time of year that bring blossoms and blooms in bushel baskets everywhere you look; I don’t mean the ‘Darling Buds of May’ I am referring to mock drafts, the internet is chock full of them. I hesitate to add to the surplus, but when I gave in I decided to do something a bit differently. What I will be doing over the next two weeks is releasing a seven round mock draft, but I will begin with round seven and work backwards to round one, so here is the first installment. Round...
[Translate] By Anthony Carillo http://twitter.com/#!/CarilloCannon7 If you were to ask Mean Joe Green, Mel Blount, Jack Tatum, Ronnie Lott or any of the most intimidating defensive players in the 70s, 80s and 90s, they would most likely tell you one thing; the league is handcuffing defensive players. Back in their respective decades Green, Blount, Tatum, and Lott, would physically dominate their opponent. Now, if they played in today’s NFL, they would set the record for suspensions, fines, and personal foul penalties. The...
[Translate] When the San Diego Chargers selected Ryan Leaf with the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft they thought they had a ‘franchise’ Quarterback in place for at least the next 10 years. It’s fair to say they got it wrong. It’s hard to point the finger of blame with the Chargers though, opinion was divided by experts as to whether Leaf or the Quarterback selected first that year, one Peyton Manning was the better player. Leaf’s short career in San Diego lasted just two years, he posted poor...
[Translate] Accessory to FurtherBy Michael – Louis IngramBASN/FRO “An NFL player who played 10 years in the league gets a pension of $2500 a month; yet in Major League Baseball, that same player over a similar period receives $10,000 a month (in spite of the fact pro football makes more money).We didn’t know we were going to live this long – everyone told us we would all be dead by age 55, and these guys that are out here, — they’re hurting. And rather than address it, the NFLPA does things to defame and further diminish...
