July 2, 2009 by
Josh Dhani |
Anthony Gonzalez,
Austin Collie,
Brandon Stokley,
Donald Brown,
Indianapolis Colts,
NFL,
NFL draft,
Peyton Manning,
Pierre Garcon,
Robert Mathis,
Roy Hall,
Taj Smith
In the first round of the NFL Draft, the Colts were up at the 27th pick.
Many people believed a wide receiver or a defensive tackle in the making for that pick on Indy. The experts were proven wrong as Indianapolis drafted running back Donald Brown, who was a complete start a Conneticutt.
As a receiver wasn't found for the Colts, they eventually decided picking one in the fourth round as Indy picked Austin Collie from BYU.
At 6'2" and pushing 210 pounds, Collie looked to be a dominant starter at the slot position, as he may be competing against Pierre Garcon, Roy Hall, and now even [...]
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Around the months of March through June, the NFL offseason goes through a hiatus of sorts. It's a natural occurrence this time of year, and usually forces us football fans to span out and watch baseball, or observe the NBA and NHL drafts.
However, the past two seasons, NFL fans have been spoiled by the Brett Favre saga.
It has kept football fans with a strong grapple on the pulse of the NFL due to Favre's "comebacks." Implications of him coming back have changed team's outlooks on the season and fan's expectations of teams.
In 2008, the Jets came in with "playoffs or bust" [...]
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As the Brett Favre saga continues, we come to the fork in the road of "what if"s that can finally be taken with a sense of seriousness, especially regarding the quarterback situation for the Minnesota Vikings. It's no longer a matter of "if," but of "when."
With Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels set to do battle, a lone old gunslinger enters the scene having the chance to immediately make a change and take control.
When Favre arrives, though, the Minnesota Vikings will have four quarterbacks in the three-way dance. That said, someone will probably be traded or cut to make [...]
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This upcoming season will be a big season for the New Orleans Saints. It has been 3 years now since they made their fabulous playoff run before being beaten by the Bears in the NFC Championship game. Injuries hurt the team last year, it is up to Sean Payton [...]
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Will safety Craig Steltz step up this season and become the next Mike Brown?
Will he be the leader the Bears need so much in the secondary?
I hope he will be, but what I saw out of him last season wasn’t so good.
In eleven games Craig Steltz made 17 tackles and one interception.
He was a solid contributor on special teams, but when he stepped into the Green Bay Packers game in week 16 for the [...]
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Two things in pro football excite the media (especially the rabid New York media): a brash, garrulous head coach, and a sexy, high-profile quarterback. The 2009 New York Jets offer both. The coach is longtime NFL assistant Rex Ryan, one of the most respected and creative defensive innovators in today's game. The quarterback is No. 5 overall pick Mark Sanchez, a polished though inexperienced Southern Cal star.
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Quick-hitting one-liner analysis on every significant Jets contributor and offseason acquisition.
New York Jets
Predicted: [...]
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The fantasy football magazines are coming out and there are several Texans in the spotlight for fantasy football players to consider.
For those of you who play fantasy sports let's run down who you should be looking at from the Texans this year.
WR Andre Johnson: Rated in the top 5 amongst wide receivers in the NFL, if you can get him do it but don't expect him to last into the second round of the draft.
RB Steve Slayton: Rated in the top 15 amongst running backs in the NFL, that being said I am in three leagues and Slayton has not lasted past [...]
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Last season Devin Hester made the switch from full time kick returner/punt returner to full time receiver.
Hester saw his numbers go up because he was not only the number one receiver, but he actually knew all of the plays.
Here are his all time career receiving stats:
2006: N/A
2007: 20 receptions, 299 yards and two touchdowns
2008: 51 receptions, 665 yards and three [...]
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Maybe Bill Belichick's legions of critics were prophetic. Maybe his New England Patriots did wind up pissing off the football gods. During New England's historic 2007 season, most of the non-Patriots fans who were not irate about Spygate were eventually turned off by what they perceived to be the head coach's hubris.
Belichick’s high-powered Patriots would stomp opponents into the ground and then keep stomping. The annihilation would be [...]
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