Tebow talk terribly tiresome
The amazing thing is that anyone should be amazed that we’re here: Second-year quarterback Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos is being sliced, diced and dissected by critics who wonder if he’s got what it...
View ArticleMatt Barkley opts to return to USC for senior year
Quarterback Matt Barkley made it official on Thursday; he’s not going to apply for the NFL Draft and will instead return to the University of Southern California for his senior year. Quarterback Matt...
View ArticleMartin Mayhew, Jim Schwartz have changed culture of Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew, left, and head coach Jim Schwartz, right, shown in April with 2011 first-round draft pick Nick Fairley, have led a culture change in Detroit that has taken...
View ArticleRunning backs not the rush they once were in NFL Draft
Ki-Jana Carter was the last running back to be taken No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft. That happened 17 years ago, when the Cincinnati Bengals tabbed Carter to lead off the 1995 draft. Once upon a time,...
View ArticleRyan Tannehill a soon-to-be victim of NFL Draft hype
The National Football League will hold its annual draft beginning Thursday night, with the first round of selections. Rounds 2 and 3 are scheduled for Friday and the final four rounds will happen on...
View ArticleNFL Draft trade frenzy makes a mockery of all those mock drafts
For about 10 minutes on Thursday night, every one of the 9,204,201 people who published a mock draft over the last few days, weeks and months felt like a winner. Stanford’s Andrew Luck went No. 1 to...
View ArticleThe war is over, the Southeastern Conference won
As if we needed another reminder that in college football, there is the Southeastern Conference and then there’s everyone else, well, Tuesday happened. The coaches of two conference champions defected...
View ArticleDetroit Lions did what they had to do with Titus Young
The Detroit Lions did not waste any time on Monday. On the first day teams could make roster moves after the 2012 season ended with the Super Bowl on Sunday night, the Lions released Titus Young, the...
View Article1983 quarterback class still stands as NFL Draft’s best
The first round of the 1983 NFL Draft featured six quarterbacks, including three–from left, John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino–who are now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year marks...
View ArticleNFL Draft extravaganza begins tonight, wake me when it’s over
I’m not really sure when it happened, but there’s no question it happened: The NFL Draft turned into a made-for-prime-time event. Given what else on television passes for prime-time entertainment,...
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