Agressive Bears make another move; Sign RB Chester Taylor

The Bears have themselves a backup to Matt Forte, as reports say that now former Viking RB Chester Taylor has inked a deal with the Bears, four years at $12 million. Chester Taylor will stay in the NFC North. The former Viking agreed to a four-year, $12 million contract with Chicago, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. $7 million is guaranteed [read more...]

Five Predictable Outcomes from Bears Coach Lovie Smith’s Coaching Staff Makeover

I recently returned from a week-and-a-half-long roadtrip across the eastern half of the U.S. Spending 5 days traversing over 3,000 miles in a car gives a man a lot of time to ponder the important things in life…like the 2010 Chicago Bears coaching staff. Here are my 5 very predictable outcomes from the coaching staff cleansing at Halas Hall. 1.  [read more...]

2009 NFL Playoff Picture

While it is true that the NFL regular season ends in a couple weeks, it would be interesting to know how the seedings would look if the season ended today. For those of you who have that curiousity knawing at you, here is the current NFL playoff picture: AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE 1. Indianapolis Colts (14-0) – Clinched top seed in AFC with [read more...]

NFL Playoff Scenarios – Week 15

The NFL regular season is drawing to a close, yet the playoff picture is gradually becoming more transparent. Below is the current playoff scenario for Week 15 of the NFL regular season: AFC Indianapolis — Has clinched the conference’s top seed. San Diego — Clinches AFC West with a Denver loss, or a win or tie and a Denver tie. Clinches [read more...]

Week 14 Picks

The season is nearly over, but that only means that some of the best football of the year is coming. With only two of twelve playoff spots claimed, we are destined for some exiting games over the next 4 weeks of play. Here they are, our picks for Week 14. Chris Peabo Kevin Brett Rich Thursday, December 10th, 8:20PM EST Comments: C: A quick halt to Pittsburgh’s [read more...]

Minnesota’s Childress Going Over a Contract Extension

Just months ago Vikings coach Brad Childress was on the hot seat. Now he is reviewing an offer from the team on a contract extension. Childress spoke briefly to reporters after practice Thursday, but did not say an agreement has been reached. He said there was a document waiting on his desk that he intended to look over. [read more...]

Favre Foils the Packers Again; Vikings 7-1 After 38-26 Win

They booed him, they yelled at him, they treated him like an evil villain from a bad Halloween slasher flick. He was Brett Favre, and once again, he got one over on his old team. Favre entered Lambeau Field on Sunday as the visitor, and walked out a hero to those that love purple, all at the expense [read more...]

Comeback for Ravens Fall Short in 33-31 Setback in Minnesota

With Baltimore down 17 points only five minutes into the Fourth quarter it looked as if the Ravens were destined to travel home at .500 to answer another week of questions about the sputtering offense. But, Joe Flacco (28 of 43 for 385 yds. 2 TD)who had been dodging Viking defenders all day stepped up and threw two touchdowns and led [read more...]

Site Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week Six

Kansas City at Washington (-6) Ugh. How many people are looking forward to this train wreck? The Skins are pretty bad, and the Chiefs are worse. The Chiefs had a shot to pull a pretty big upset last week over the Cowboys, while the Redskins seem to get in their own way, and had a shot to beat [read more...]

New NFC North QB’s Make it One Sexy Division

Maybe it’s just me succumbing to the ESPN hype machine, but I couldn’t help but think watching John Gruden drool over Brett Favre on Monday night that the NFC North has become the NFL’s “IT” division this year. For proof, look no further than the QB situation across the division. At the beginning of last year, we had… · An unproven [read more...]

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