Published on: 6th May, 2010
Unproven Players Being Asked to Play Integral Roles The Jets' recent draft consisted of four players: a cornerback, an offensive lineman, a running back and a fullback. Four positions most teams need to fill and the four players most may have taken to fill them. ...Published on: 5th May, 2010
Feagles' Retirement Causes Rippling Effect Of Change Rookie mini-camp was especially important to Giants’ special teams coach Tom Quinn (above). He doesn’t normally draw the attention of the media pool at Timex, but at this point in time, he has suddenly become a person of interest. Punter Jeff ...Published on: 5th May, 2010
NFL's "Good Guy" May Get Long-Awaited Distinction The NFL has had some great punters. In the 1970’s there was Raiders’ Ray Guy, who could boot the ball to the moon. He is considered the forerunner of all things punting in this league, and when he retired, he was the ...Published on: 5th May, 2010
2-Day Camp Gives Little Indication of What Lies Ahead There has been quite a bit bit of grumbling on the net about the Giants’ latest draft class being a weak group. Some say GM Jerry Reese is leaving too much to chance by taking players with so little football ...Published on: 5th May, 2010
Quarterbacks Best Beware as Giants Return to Pressure Package It’s only been a few rookie mini-camp practices, but so far, Perry Fewell is providing the push the Giants defense needs. According to reports, Fewell was screaming, jumping up and down, yelling at, and chasing players, all in an ...Published on: 5th May, 2010
Commish Encourages Fan Participation in All Forms Commissioner Roger Goodell held an Q&A with representatives from the popular blog mill SB Nation on the final day of the NFL Draft here in NYC. Most NFL teams rebuff bloggers and deny them media access mainly because they cannot ...Published on: 5th May, 2010
Mark Sanchez has plenty of receivers to choose from. One might think the Jets are all about defense because Rex Ryan, the defensive mastermind, is their head coach. Wrong. The Jets have been building a formidable offense the past few seasons. It starts, ...Published on: 29th March, 2010
I don't usually get involved with Hall-of-Fame campaigns, but recently I have become fed-up with the continual exclusion of Joe Klecko's name from the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame ballot. I realize any campaign is political in nature. There's a lot of work to generate a buzz and ...Published on: 22nd March, 2010
Ford and Spiller. Sounds like an expensive law firm, doesn’t it? Clemson will be sending two explosive players to the NFL this season by those names: WR Jacoby Ford and RB C.J.Spiller. Ford is the fastest player in the draft and Spiller is that franchise running back that teams froth at the ...Published on: 9th March, 2010
Again, I am embroiled with other pundits across the Internet and in barrooms over the value of rookies. This year, the Giants will be looking for an inside linebacker in the draft (or in free agency) to become the centerpiece of their defense. To ask a rookie to step in ...