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Continue reading →: St. Louis Rams 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap The Rams were 3-4 in 7 games with Sam Bradford this season and 4-5 in 9 games after he tore his ACL, with Kellen Clemens under center. At first glance, it may appear that Sam Bradford and Kellen Clemens were comparable quarterbacks. That’s not the case though. Bradford…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap It’s hard to believe that the Giants finished 7-9, considering their 0-6 start, but they were surprisingly good down the stretch, winning 7 of their last 10 games. What was the difference? Well, after a -16 turnover margin in their first 6 games, they had a turnover margin…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap In 2011, the Titans allowed just 19.8 points per game, 8th best in the NFL. In 2012, they were dead last, allowing 29.4 points per game, with essentially the same personnel. In 2013, they were right in between, ranking 16th, allowing 23.8 points per game. What happened? Well…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap The Lions went 4-12 in 2012, but everything suggested they would be much better in 2013. They were killed by turnovers (-16), inability to recover fumbles (32.6%), return touchdowns (-10 touchdowns), and inability to win close games (3-8 in games decided by a touchdown or less). Through 9…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks: Super Bowl XLVIII Pick
Denver Broncos (15-3) vs Seattle Seahawks (15-3) at MetLife Stadium The big matchup in this game is Denver’s offense vs. Seattle’s defense. Because the media loves hyperbole, the Broncos’ offense is being billed as one of the top offenses of all time, while the Seahawks’ defense is being billed as…
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Continue reading →: Buffalo Bills 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap The Bills were the only team in the NFL to select a quarterback in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. While most teams, even the neediest at quarterback, shied away from spending a premium pick on anyone from the 2013 quarterback class, the Bills took EJ…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap In 2012, the Vikings rode a historic season from Adrian Peterson all the way to the post-season. In 2013, Peterson went back to being just very good and the Vikings ended up winning just 5 games. Peterson rushed for 831 fewer yards in 2013 than 2012. 1266 yards…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have dished out more big contracts over the past few years than perhaps any team in the NFL. They’ve re-signed Davin Joseph (7 years, 52.5 million), Donald Penn (6 years, 41.7 million), Mike Williams (6 years, 40.25 million), and Quincy Black (5 years, 29…
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Continue reading →: 2009 NFL Draft Redo
1. Detroit Lions- QB Matt Stafford (Georgia) If the Lions had to do it all over again, I don’t think they’d change anything here. After some early career injury problems, Stafford has played all 48 games in the past 3 seasons, completing 60.7% of passes for an average of 7.24…
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Continue reading →: Atlanta Falcons 2014 Off-Season Report
2013 Recap The Falcons were definitely going to regress this season. The average 13-win team wins 9.5 games the following season. The Falcons played just 2 eventual playoff teams in 2012 and went 7-2 in games decided by a touchdown or less. They had an unsustainable +13 turnover margin, which…