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Continue reading →: Arizona Cardinals extend MLB Daryl Washington
Washington was Arizona’s leader in tackles last season and graded out as ProFootballFocus’ 10th ranked middle linebacker, grading out above average against the run, in coverage, and as a blitzer, adding 6 sacks, 5 quarterback hits, and 19 quarterback pressures. Heading into his 3rd year in the league, he has a good…
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Continue reading →: St. Louis Rams extend MLB James Laurinaitis
James Laurinaitis is a very talented linebacker. A 2009 2nd round pick, he has graded out positively overall over the past 3 years as a starter and ranked 14th overall among middle linebackers in 2010 on ProFootballFocus. He’s managed 100+ tackles in each of his first 3 years in the league, good…
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Continue reading →: NFL Picks Archive
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Continue reading →: Blue Chip/Red Chip (Defense)
Every year, Michael Lombardi at NFL Network does a list of “blue chips” and “red chips,” meaning the top 5 players at each position, “blue chips” and then players 6-10, “red chips.” Normally, this is a pretty good list, although this year I had some major disagreements, especially the placement…
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Continue reading →: Blue Chip/Red Chip (Offense)
Every year, Michael Lombardi at NFL Network does a list of “blue chips” and “red chips,” meaning the top 5 players at each position, “blue chips” and then players 6-10, “red chips.” Normally, this is a pretty good list, although this year I had some major disagreements, especially the placement…
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Continue reading →: 2007 NFL Draft Redo
1. Oakland Raiders- WR Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech) Hmm…Calvin Johnson or JaMarcus Russell? Calvin Johnson or JaMarcus Russell? The Raiders obviously would have liked to have been able to get a franchise quarterback here because that was a huge need and such an important position, but there simply wasn’t one…
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Continue reading →: 2006 NFL Draft Redo
1. Houston Texans- DE Mario Williams (NC State) Normally if there’s a franchise quarterback available, I would put him #1 because those guys are just so valuable, and there is one available this year, Jay Cutler. However, the Texans got Matt Schaub the following offseason and things worked out pretty…
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Continue reading →: 2005 NFL Draft Redo
1. San Francisco 49ers- QB Aaron Rodgers (California) This is a no brainer. I don’t care how much 49ers fans might like Alex Smith now. They’d all do this move in a heartbeat. 2. Miami Dolphins- RLB DeMarcus Ware (Troy) The Dolphins used a 2nd round pick on Matt Roth…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans Week 1 NFL Pick
New England Patriots (0-0) at Tennessee Titans (0-0) Buy tickets for this game The Titans are one of my favorite sleeper teams. Defensively, they had the league’s 8th ranked scoring defense last year and while they lost Cortland Finnegan, the combination of an improved pass rush (with Derrick Morgan finally…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens Week 1 NFL Pick
Cincinnati Bengals (0-0) at Baltimore Ravens (0-0) Buy tickets for this game Anyone who followed me during the offseason knows I picked 5 underrated and overrated teams with the intention of trying to get ahead of the odds makers. I will and have been basically just been betting on the…