2010 Virginia Tech Hokies: Players to Watch

Published on: 12th August, 2010

In August, the leaves on the trees surrounding Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, are still green. In the following weeks as football season approaches, even the leaves will show their allegiance by turning burnt orange and Chicago maroon: the colors of the Hokies. By now, the hype surrounding the upcoming season ...

NFL Season Expansion: A Fan’s Perspective

Published on: 26th June, 2010

Earlier this week, the NFL pitched the idea of an “enhanced season” to the NFL Players Association. This enhanced season would involve expanding the regular season from 16 to 18 games. Along with this change, the preseason would be contracted to two games, down from four. From a fans’ perspective, this ...

Hey Drafters! Don’t Reach for a Tight End in 2010!

Published on: 3rd June, 2010

In the fourth round, that's when you'll typically see tight ends fly off the board. Antonio Gates, Dallas Clark, Vernon Davis, Jason Witten, Tony Gonzalez. Those guys will be selected within 20 picks of each other. If you play in a standard scoring 10-team league, there's no good reason to reach ...

Shonn Greene: Get On The Bandwagon Now

Published on: 9th May, 2010

If you look around the Internet for fantasy football positional rankings, nobody has anything shocking happening the first round. It's all pretty standard. Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Ray Rice, Frank Gore, Andre Johnson, Michael Turner, Drew Brees, Steven Jackson, DeAngelo Williams, Cedric Benson, blah blah blah. BORING! Let me be ...

Brian Westbrook Passes Rams’ Physical

Published on: 27th April, 2010

Former Eagles standout Brian Westbrook passed a physical examination conducted by the St. Louis Rams according to Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News . It seems likely that Westbrook will sign with the Rams and join the backfield with Steven Jackson. Given Westbrook's string of injuries the last few seasons which ...

C.J. Spiller: No Substance, All Filler

Published on: 24th April, 2010

C.J. Spiller is a role-player. Yet, there are reasons that Spiller is widely considered the No. 1 RB prospect in the 2010 NFL Draft. He has "home run" speed and consistently made big plays throughout his college career. Thus with the emergence of Chris Johnson on the Tennessee Titans, it's easy to ...

2010 NFL Draft: Year Of The Defense

Published on: 7th April, 2010

It has been said it takes about three seasons to properly evaluate a draft class. So what will people say about the 2010 NFL Draft in 2013? I can tell you right now what the headline will be, "Year Of The Defense." Remember in 2008 when eight offensive tackles were taken ...