49ers trade QB Shaun Hill to Detroit for a 7th round pick

The Lions have themselves a new QB, as it appears the team will likely sever ties with Daunte Culpepper, as they have traded with the San Francisco 49ers for Shaun Hill: The Detroit Lions have a new backup quarterback, acquiring Shaun Hill in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers. Matt Barros of the Sacramento Bee [read more...]

Burleson Gone, Leaving Seattle with another Void to Fill

Welcome to the 2010-2011 National Football League season. The pre-Draft hysteria is well underway and, with the clocks hitting midnight Eastern last night, free agency began.  Less than a day into free agency the Seahawks are already hurting. According to a report by ESPN’s John Clayton, wide receiver Nate Burleson signed a five-year, $25 million deal with the Detroit Lions. The move is especially damaging for Seattle [read more...]

Detroit Lions Free Agent Target List

Every offseason I approach my free agent and draft board as if I were a member of the Lions front office.  I try to factor in resources, time limits and other teams interest in my free agent rankings.  I don’t take the Madden approach where I just target the best players out there and gradually work my way down the [read more...]

2010 Mock Draft 1

While the battle for every analyst is between Ndamukong Suh and one of the elite quarterbacks, for us, it’s between which quarterback the Rams will choose.Suh would be great, don’t get us wrong. But last time we checked, defensive tackles don’t rise horrible teams from the bottom of their division and help them win Super Bowls. Franchise quarterbacks do.We’re still [read more...]

Colts the Early Favorite to Win Super Bowl XLV

Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011: Indianapolis Colts 13/2 San Diego Chargers 8/1 New England Patriots 10/1 New Orleans Saints 10/1 Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1 Dallas Cowboys 12/1 Green Bay Packers 12/1 Minnesota Vikings 12/1 Philadelphia Eagles [read more...]

Hall of Fame Finalists Rice and Smith Highlight This Years Class

This years Hall of Fame Class might meet the maxium allowed to get enshrined in one year, the number is seven under the Hall of Fame rules. I will put in Bold my prediction to get enshrined this year, which will be announced this weekend. It is always a special time in Canton, for the Hall of Fame weekend and this [read more...]

Jacksonville Fires D-Line Coach Ted Monachino; Hire Joe Cullen

The Jaguars made a move in their coaching ranks today, as they have fired defensive line coach Ted Monachino and replaced him with Joe Cullen. Monachino, who had been with the team the last four seasons, essentially became the scapegoat for a defense that ranked last in the NFL in sacks. The Jaguars finished with a franchise-low 14 sacks [read more...]

Why Did the Rams Coaches Say “No Thanks” to Coaching in the Senior Bowl?

The invitation to coach in the Senior Bowl is extended by the NFL to the team in each conference with the worst record provided they are not going through a coaching change.  The Rams had the worst record in the NFL and were offered the chance to coach a team in the Senior Bowl and declined.  The Detroit Lions were [read more...]

Week 17 Preview: Chicago at Detroit

It’s the last game of the season.  Although it has been a disappointing season, to say the least, I am excited to watch this Sunday’s game.  The Chicago Bears (6-9) will be visiting the Detroit Lions (2-13) this Sunday, January 3 — 12:00 PM.  I am excited because this very well may be the last time we see some of [read more...]

Week 17 Picks

Here we are. Week 17. The final week of the regular season. With 7 teams vying for the final 2 playoff spots, this week should contain some excellent match ups, and that’s just in the AFC. The NFC playoff picture is about as clear as mud, with 3 teams have clinched their division, and the other three playoff spots have [read more...]

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