NFL Turf War: 5 Year Divisional Record Breakdown

May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

5 Year NFL Divisional Record Breakdown

Winning the Super Bowl is obviously the ultimate goal each and every year. Although kicking the absolute crap out your division rivals, is a close second.

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Raiders Run DMC “Making Cuts at Full Speed”

May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Darren McFadden “making cuts at full speed”

If Darren McFadden hadn’t suffered a Lisfranc sprain in his right foot week 7 of last year, he would have had a chance to crack 2,000 all-purpose yards. McFadden was also on pace to punch in 14 touchdowns for the silver and black.

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2012 NFL Draft Grades

April 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

NFL Draft Grades

The NFL Draft has come and gone. What remains is the future players that are needed to create big plays, clog up holes, and add depth to the rosters of our favorite teams. There will be superstars among the 2012 Draft Selections, along with many busts, but for now they are the new breed of talent to make each NFL team seem that much better.

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NFL Mock Draft 2.0 with Readers Poll

April 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

NFL Mock Draft

Gridiron Experts 2012 Mock Draft with reader polls for everyone to add their two cents. The NFL Draft is only days ways and many people very excited about the opportunity to see their favorite team add talent in one of the off-seasons most sought after events.

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Raiders: “No More Trading Away Future Draft Picks”

April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Oakland Raiders Fan

The Oakland Raiders are feeling the pain of spending too much too quickly and enter this years draft without their 1st-round pick (traded to Cincinnati), their 2nd-round pick (traded to New England), their 3rd-round pick (used in the supplemental draft) or their 4th-round pick (traded to Washington). In other words, the Raiders could easily be at one of the tables at your local pub with you watching the draft on the 26th and 27th.

The going rate of trading into a round for future draft picks is to upgrade the round by one. Meaning if a team wanted to trade into the middle of the second round, the price would be a future first round pick. That’s an expensive price to place on a player that may not pan out. The history of the NFL is loaded with deals where teams sell the farm to move up or into a round where they have no picks. If the team misfires on the prospect they got-to have, it usually creates a rippling effect of hurt for years to come.

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