During a break in the action of this past season’s Texans vs. Bengals Monday Night Football showdown, the ESPN broadcast team opted to take a moment during the telecast to praise Houston DE J.J. Watt. The admiration wasn’t for Watt’s on-the-field performance, however. Instead, the announcing duo of Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden wanted to […]
Read More Should You Buy What J.J. Watt’s Selling?Ever the skeptic of newfound media darlings, I didn’t buy into Tyrann Mathieu’s Honey Badger hype during his big breakout season at LSU in 2011. I respected the tenacity and his play style, sure, but from what I watched that year, it seemed like a lot of “right place, right time, ball bouncing into […]
Read More Some Thoughts About Tyrann Mathieu’s Contract ExtensionOne could easily argue that a country’s most valuable resource and most important commodity is its youth. For the youth represents hope for a better tomorrow. It’s the possessor of the light passed down from the generations before it. What the youth also represents, especially in a capitalist society, is the future of the culture of […]
Read More Nike’s The Opening: Exhibition or Exploitation?Here we are. The first day of the 2016 NFL Draft weekend is finally upon us. It’s time to rejoice because tonight kicks off one of the most glorious and exciting weekends on the sports calendar. Over the next three days, 253 gifted young athletes will realize their dreams of being drafted by an NFL franchise. […]
Read More 2016 NFL Draft: Final Mock Draft, Predictions and Prospect RankingsTemperament, personality, desire, internal drive, work ethic, will power, character and heart — they’re the key intangibles which separate the good athletes from the great ones. Unfortunately, those intangibles are so difficult for evaluators to measure and quantify. Data for workout numbers such as 40-yard-dashes, bench presses and jumps of all sorts is widely available; so are game statistics for any category you could think of. Still, these […]
Read More 2016 NFL Draft: Updated 2-Round Mock Draft and Prospect RankingsFollowing the conclusion of each day of the 2016 NFL Combine, prospect rankings for every position group that performed that day will be updated and published. These version of player rankings will include only players at the position that were invited to Indianapolis. Here’s a look at the updated prospect rankings, including the top five overall prospects, for […]
Read More 2016 NFL Draft: Updated Wide Receiver Rankings Following Combine WorkoutsFollowing the conclusion of each day of the 2016 NFL Combine, prospect rankings for every position group that performed that day will be updated and published. These version of player rankings will include only players at the position that were invited to Indianapolis. Here’s a look at the updated prospect rankings, including the top five overall prospects, for […]
Read More 2016 NFL Draft: Updated Quarterback Rankings Following Combine WorkoutsFollowing the conclusion of each day of the 2016 NFL Combine, prospect rankings for every position group that performed that day will be updated and published. These version of player rankings will include only players at the position that were invited to Indianapolis. Here’s a look at the updated prospect rankings, including the top five overall prospects, for […]
Read More 2016 NFL Draft: Updated Offensive Linemen Rankings After Combine WorkoutsFollowing the conclusion of each day of the 2016 NFL Combine, prospect rankings for every position group that performed that day will be updated and published. These version of player rankings will include only players at the position that were invited to Indianapolis. Here’s a look at the updated prospect rankings, including the top five overall prospects, for […]
Read More 2016 NFL Draft: Updated Running Back Rankings After Combine WorkoutsThe upcoming NFL Combine will serve as a showcase for the top prospects in the 2016 NFL draft. Sadly, it will also serve as a reminder for college football fans about just how much star power departed for the pros this offseason. Although many of the top performers from the 2015 season have left campus, fortunately, there’s […]
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