The 2016 season kicks off this weekend. Here are some thoughts on each division in the AFC and who I think will come of the conference. AFC East 1. New England Patriots: You can go ahead and doubt the Patriots. I dare you! New England will be fine as long as OC Josh McDaniels calls plays that cater to Jimmy Garoppolo’s strengths. He’s not Tom Brady so asking him to…
The 2016 season kicks off tonight with the Panthers traveling to Denver to take on the Broncos in a Super Bowl 50 rematch. Here are some thoughts on each division in the NFC and who I think will come of the conference. NFC East 1. New York Giants: The Giants have a new coach in Ben McAdoo and they spent a lot of money on defense. There will be some growing…
The Patriots acquired cornerback Eric Rowe from the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday for a fourth round pick in next year’s draft. So what are the Patriots getting in Rowe? They are getting a long corner (6-1 205) who can play cornerback or free safety. Rowe is built like Devin McCourty. He’s athletic and smooth in coverage but he has struggled with consistency thus far. He gives up a lot of big…
Josh Sitton might not be sticking it to the Packers but the Bears are. 1. What a weekend for college football. Great games, shootouts, upsets. You name it, we had it. I know I’m bias, but is there a better team sport than college football? I don’t think so. 2. Josh Sitton is right. He didn’t sign with the Bears to stick it to the Packers. The Bears signed Sitton…
Blink and you might have missed some of the big names that were released yesterday as NFL trimmed their rosters to 53 players. Here are the five biggest names cut. 1. Josh Sitton OG Green Bay Packers: Admittedly, even I was surprised that the Packers released the 30 year old Sitton. The three time Pro Bowler was a staple of the Packers offensive line the last few years. Despite that,…
Nick Chubb came back in a big way yesterday against North Carolina. Dime package is ten thoughts I have from the week that was in college football. 1. It doesn’t matter who quarterbacks Alabama, the machine keeps running. FYI. Jalen Hurts is Bama’s quarterback moving forward. I don’t care what Nick Saban says. 2. LSU lost to Wisconsin yesterday because they don’t have a quarterback and they can’t throw the…
The Minnesota Vikings found out yesterday that the cost of doing business in the NFL can be costly. After losing quarterback Teddy Bridgewater last week to a season ending knee injury, the Vikings traded a 2017 first round pick and a 2018 fourth round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for Sam Bradford. Bradford signed a two year extension with the Eagles this off-season to be the place holder while Carson…
Storyline: The Eagles travel to Ireland to battle ACC rival Georgia Tech in the Aer Lingus College Football Clsssic. Boston College needs to get off to a good start after a dismal 2015 season. There is pressure on Eagles head coach Steve Addazio. He made staff changes on both sides of the program to add some juice to the program. Here are three keys for Boston College in this game….
It’s national championship or bust for Baker Mayfield and the Sooners. Opening weekend in college football is here! I can’t remember an opening weekend with this many great games. Here are my predictions for some of the top games this weekend. #3 Oklahoma Sooners at #15 Houston Cougars: The Sooners are a national title contender but if they want to stay in the conversation, they will need to build a…
College football is here and it’s time to talk who are the pre-season favorites to win the Heisman. It’s a loaded field, so here goes. 1. Christian McCaffery, RB Stanford: McCaffery is the most versatile playmaker in the country. He plays all three downs on offense and he returns kicks. McCaffery will once again push for 2,000 yards from scrimmage. 2. DeShaun Watson, QB Clemson: Watson is one of the…