March 14, 2010 by
Lars Hanson |
2010 NFL Draft,
Ben Roethlisberger,
Brandon Marshall,
Chris Baker,
David Hawthorne,
Dennis Dixon,
Derek Anderson,
Donovan McNabb,
Jimmy Clausen,
Kevin Kolb,
Leroy Hill,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Pete Carroll,
Seahawks,
Steelers,
Trade
With Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback recently being in the news for harassment as well as other possible charges involving an incident outside Atlanta, the Rooney family is not so high on Big Ben. This is his second off the field incident (he's currently fighting a civil suit in Nevada for sexual assault) and could be willing to part with the star quarterback.
The Steelers have said they would be content with current backup Dennis Dixon as the team’s starting quarterback or could acquire one via the NFL draft, but Dixon would be the more immediate choice.
So who would be interested in the 28-year old quarterback?
The [...]
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January 21, 2010 by
Paul Preibisius |
49ers,
atlanta,
Bears,
Broncos,
carolina,
chicago,
Denver,
Dolphins,
falcons,
Football,
Giants,
houston,
Jacksonville,
Jaguars,
Miami,
New York,
NFL,
Panthers,
pittsburgh,
Playoffs,
san francisco,
Steelers,
tennessee,
Texans,
Titans
With several teams falling just short of the playoffs this year, it begs the question, what of these teams can find a way to secure the two or three extra wins necessary to take themselves into the playoffs. This mid-range covers all 7-9 and 8-8 teams, as well as the 9-7’s that fell short of a wildcard berth.
Chicago Bears
The Bear narrowly avoided entrance to the first list by way of back to back wins to close out the year. A preseason darling for a deep postseason run, Chicago lands itself as one of the biggest disappointments of the year.
Why They Can: Defensive emotional leader Brian Urlacher was gone for the year. With him back the team will have more fire and swagger. Jay Cutler may be turnover prone, but he can air the [...]
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December 21, 2009 by
Lars Hanson |
A.J. Smith,
Bill Polian,
Chargers,
Colts,
Eagles,
Floyd Reese,
Jim MOra Jr,
Jimmy Raye,
Kevin Colbert,
Mike Holmgren,
Pete Ward,
Randy Mueller,
Ruston Webster,
Seahawks,
Steelers,
Tom Heckert
This is the first article in a five part series breaking down the rebuilding process for the Seattle Seahawks organization this off season. Starting with the front office and finding their GM to build the framework for a Super Bowl team. Second will be the coaching staff and who the possible GM's would hire. Third will be breaking down the current roster and who is staying and who is going. Fourth will be how the Seahawks should attack free agency and who they should sign realistically. Fifth will be the NFL and who they should take with their first four picks. Then there will be a concluding article summing up what the Seahawks roster [...]
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December 12, 2009 by
Lars Hanson |
Eagles,
Jason Garrett,
Jim Zorn,
John Gruden,
Kevin Colbert,
Mike Holmgren,
Seahawks,
Steelers,
TJ Houshmandzadeh,
Tom Heckert
As a follow up to my last article which talked about the possible GM's for Seahawks after former GM Tim Ruskell resigned on December 2nd. A key statement at the Ruskell press conference was when Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke said "I fully expect Jim Mora to be the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks next season".
Now that is not set in stone, no matter how much Leiweke wants it. Depending on who the Seahawks chose to hire as the new GM of the Seattle Seahawks, I would put my money on the slot that the new GM would want "his guy" as the head coach.
Unless Jim Mora Jr. gets his [...]
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On December 2nd Seahawks President of Football Operations and General Manager Tim Ruskell resigned with only three months left on a five year contract.
There had been reports that the Seahawks wouldn't retain Ruskell after seasons end so Ruskell decided to do the fair thing and not let it drag out any longer.
At the press conference where Ruskell, and Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke talked about the fact that it came down to not winning enough games and that the team wanted and needed to go in a new direction.
Ruskell replaced former Seahawks GM Bob Whitsitt after he was fired in 2005.
Now Tod [...]
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The last five times the Bengals have met the Steelers, it hasn't ended well. Ever since the 2005 playoffs, the Bengals have been in a losing slump against Pittsburgh.
After losing last week to the Chicago Bears, you know Pittsburgh is going to come into Cincinnati hungry and ready to play.
The Bengals have got to fix their mistakes from a close win last week and make sure they hold their home field better than last time they played at Paul Brown Stadium against the Broncos.
In order for the Bengals to beat the former Super Bowl Champs, they have to come in firing on all cylinders.
They can't shoot themselves in the foot with penalties like last week, and quarterback Carson Palmer has to make sure he gets the ball to his receivers and not the Steelers' defense.
This is [...]
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No world event builds hype like the Super Bowl. The average NFL nationally televised game bringing in 10-15 million viewers; the Super Bowl attracts around 100 million. In the two weeks leading up to the game, the media feels obligated to bring the 80-85 non-football fans up to speed on all that’s been happening with the two final teams. Those of us who have followed the NFL all season will hear more Cardinals and Steelers stories repeated these next two weeks than we could have ever imagined.
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Arizona Cardinals 32, Philadelphia Eagles 25
The story of this game was Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley out-coaching Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson. Aside from the third quarter, Haley was one step ahead of Johnson’s blitzes all afternoon. Those who know Haley from his days as the receivers coach in Dallas can see that he has a far more authoritative demeanor on the sidelines. He’ll be the hottest head coaching candidate on the market this time next year…assuming he doesn’t get a new [...]
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New York Giants 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 14
Great win for the Giants – they were clearly the better team on Sunday. The New York secondary absolutely stifled the Steeler receivers (you may have noticed Ben Roethlisberger holding the ball for half an hour every time he dropped back). Also, Pittsburgh’s mediocre offensive line could not handle the Giants’ aggressive front seven.
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