Football Fan Spot

  I have my doubts about Plaxico Burress. He hasn’t played in two years and he turns 34 next month. Vick was 5 years younger when he attempted his prison to the NFL transition and he was rusty in his first year and Vick was more talented than Burress before…

  Debate the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason needs in The Football Fan Forum 2010 Preview: The Steelers may have had one of the worst offseasons in the NFL, the thing, it wasn’t really their fault. Whenever you lose your franchise quarterback for 4 and probably 6 games, it’s going to hurt. There’s…

Spotlight #1: Pittsburgh G Lucas Nix (switched to Pittsburgh RB Ray Graham after Nix got hurt) Spotlight #2: Pittsburgh DE Brandon Lindsey  1st quarter 14:23: Nix gets knocked down. He’s hurt. Until he comes back, I’ll spotlight junior running back Ray Graham. 14:06: Graham breaks one tackle on a cut.…

  31. 3-4 DE Cameron Heyward B+ Cornerback and offensive line were bigger needs, and someone like Brandon Harris, a cornerback, was rated much higher on my board than Cameron Heyward, but defensive end was still a need for the future and Heyward fits the range. There were better picks,…

  Another injury prone player getting a longterm deal, but like Daniels’ contract, there is not a lot of guaranteed money and when healthy Thomas is well worth 4 years 12 million. Grade: A  

  And here’s our 2nd WTF signing. Oh look, it was the Redskins again. Pierre Garcon is an above average #2 receiver, but he’s not a #1 receiver. He’s never gone over 1000 yards, reaching a career high 70 catches for 947 yards and 6 touchdowns last year. However, don’t…

My record:   Last week: 2-2   Overall picks (2009): 173-93 (.650)   Lock picks (2009): 13-4   Upset picks (2009): 20-30 NY Jets at Indianapolis 16-21 The Jets and Ravens are similar teams, run heavy, good 3-4 defense, young quarterback. The Colts just beat the Ravens 20-3 last week.…

  Nose Tackle/Defensive Tackle Baylor 6-3 334 Draft board overall prospect rank: #58 Draft board overall nose tackle rank: #2 Overall rating: 76 (late 2nd) 40 time: 5.18 4/19/11: Reports have surfaced that Taylor has an inoperable foot condition that could limit his career length. Inoperable foot condition + 330+ pound…

  ABOUT ME  Phillip Crossland is a syndicated writer for Bleacher Report, and his blog features many published articles that have been featured on Bleacher Report, Yard barker, CBS Sports, USA Today and many more. In a recent interview, Phillip announced his start of his new Seattle Seahawks Blog. Note from Phil: I’m…

  Last season: 11-5  2010 Preview: In a very strong division, the Eagles are the odd team out. The decision to trade Donovan McNabb may long great in the long term for the Eagles, but in the short term, it really hurts because not only do they make themselves a…