NFL Truth & Rumors

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Posted by DC | Posted on 04-03-2010

Category : Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

NFL Truth & Rumors

  • Darren Sproles Isn’t Going Anywhere
    Leaving it to the dramatic end, San Diego has decided to keep their running back by placing the maximum first and third round tender on Sproles Thursday.
  • Lito Let Go
    Lito Sheppard and the New York Jets are finished working together as of Thursday. After a strong year together the cornerback played one season for the Jets, after being acquired from Philly at last year’s NFL draft. The release makes sense to the rumors floating around the league the Jets have been interested in trading for a corner.
  • Pick Up Your Super Bowl Ring at the Door
    New Orleans Saints plan to release DE Charles Grant on Friday. The move is a small hint to what the Saints might be looking for in the NFL Draft come April.
  • Antrel Rolle’s Out Of A Job
    Trying to save money (in a cap-less year?) the Arizona Cardinals have released starting safety Antrel Rolle. The move is not one we thought would happen without the word “trade” attached to Rolle’s name, but apparently the Cardinals have no plans for Rolle at all, and wanted to be rid of the situation.
  • Redskins Spring Cleaning
    Guard Randy Thomas, Wide receiver Antwaan Randle El and kick returner Rock Cartwright were just a few names of the Washington Redskins that will be looking for work this season. Washington is getting a complete makeover as solid backups also heading out include: Cornerback Fred Smoot, defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin, running back Ladell Betts and backup quarterback Todd Collins. 10 players in total were let go.

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Peyton The Kid: “I’ll Make Ya Famous”

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Posted by Diesel | Posted on 21-02-2010

Category : Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints

Peyton the Kid: “I’ll make ya Famous”

Not taking anything away from talented New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter, but sometimes in the Wild West notoriety is more about the gunslinger you take down with a bullet rather than the skills of the man who shot it. To put Peyton in a pine box on the NFL’s biggest stage, well, that earns the type of 15 minutes that are slow to evaporate.

Since Tracy’s pick-6 of Peyton Manning on Super Bowl Sunday, the newly-dubbed game-saver has been on every meaningful sports show across the land, including ESPN. Porter has wiggled his way into the type of superstardom that even most anchors of the network have yet to experience. Porter has been on SportsCenter, Mike and Mike, First Take, Jim Rome, and a slue of other ESPN productions – everyone of which goes the same way: Porter is asked about the INT, he tells it like he’s Gorge Foreman come again, predicting the KO of Michael Moorer.

A Super Bowl champion has every right to brag, especially one who single-handedly sealed the game with an interception of such magnitude. But to hear Porter tell it, he baited Manning into throwing his way. The self-gratifying Porter claims to have outsmarted the future Hall of Fame QB by knowing exactly what he was going to do.

On the real side of life, the rest of us have full access to the video. Peyton dropped back, Wayne was curling (supposedly) back to the ball, and the play went awry due to Wayne’s position when the ball was thrown. Porter, who had lost Wayne, received a gift right in his chest when Reggie failed to come back for the football.

Many feel like Porter is taking far too much credit for a play gone bust. And ESPN isn’t helping his case by constantly giving him a platform to pat himself on the back. No one but Porter knows if he truly outsmarted the greatest football player in the league or if he just rolled the dice and struck some golden luck in the no deposit codes online casino from Heaven. But for right now, it’s all moot point.

It is what it is, to quote De Niro, and Tracy Porter and the Saints win while Manning and the Colts look onward to next year. Tracy deserves his time in the limelight, whether he broke the Manning Code or not. But he might want to be careful with the self-advertizing. Football players have great memories, especially Peyton Manning, and the next time they meet might leave Porter with a whole lot to think about that he never planned for.

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Reggie Bush Show Me The Money?

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Posted by Daniel Phillips | Posted on 11-02-2010

Category : Around the League, New Orleans Saints

Reggie Bush Show Me The Money?

Reggie Bush, is one of, if not the most hyped players to enter the NFL in the past decade. The noise that followed the former USC Trojan into the Pro’s came with a hefty price tag, in 2006 Bush signed a six year 52.5 million dollar deal. This year of his monster contact Reggie is scheduled to be paid a whopping 8 million dollars. One can buy themselves some nice things with all this cash; an extravagant home, 8 McLaren F1’s, or four of Houston Texan’s RB Steve Slaton’s.

Bush only rushed for 390 yards with 5 rushing TD’s last year, he caught 335 yards with 3 TD’s but even combining those numbers his season was not worth the 7 million dollar price tag. Now at 8 million dollars, and likely a year of similar numbers mean it’s time for a pink slip?

No, I’m here to tell you why.

Bush is integral to the New Orleans Saints, and while not an every down back, he still brings with the ability to take it to the end-zone on any play. You can rest assured that Bush can do better, given the opportunities but I believe the Saints are handling things just perfectly. Reggie touched the ball 117

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G2 Super Bowl Commercial 2010: “The Journey”

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Posted by mattythebulldog | Posted on 09-02-2010

Category : Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

This will put a smile (and maybe a tear) on the face of a Saints fan, while stinging a Colts fan at the exact same time…as for everyone else, we all say the same thing to ourselves quietly under our breath: “next year”…

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Saints Are Super Bowl Champs & Other News!

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Posted by Diesel | Posted on 08-02-2010

Category : New Orleans Saints

Congratulations New Orleans! You are world champs!

  • Brian Westbrook – RB, Philadelphia Eagles: Brian Westbrook confirmed that he was not completely healed from his October 25 concussion when he returned to game action three weeks later last season.
  • Nate Clements – CB, San Francisco 49ers: According to beat writer Matt Maiocco, there is “no question” that Nate Clements will be back with the 49ers in 2010.
  • Jon Runyan – T, San Diego Chargers: Jon Runyan is expected to formally announce his candidacy for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd District within the next couple of weeks.
  • LeSean McCoy – RB, Philadelphia Eagles: Sports Illustrated’s Peter King says that LeSean McCoy will be the breakout Eagle of 2010.
  • Garrett Hartley – K, New Orleans Saints: Garrett Hartley became the first kicker to make three field goals of 40+ yards in one Super Bowl.
  • Joey Porter – LB, Miami Dolphins: Dolphins OLB Joey Porter reiterated on the NFL Network Sunday his desire to play for another team next season.
  • Rey Maualuga – LB, Cincinnati Bengals: Bengals SLB Rey Maualuga will check into the Betty Ford Center later this month for at least 30 days.
  • Chad Henne – QB, Miami Dolphins:Chad Henne wants the Dolphins to use their first round pick, No. 12 overall, on a big, playmaking wide receiver.
  • Ed Reed – S, Baltimore Ravens: Ravens FS Ed Reed revealed on the NFL Network Friday that the nerve impingement in his neck and shoulder has gotten worse.
  • Anquan Boldin – WR, Arizona Cardinals: Beat writer Armando Salguero expects the Dolphins to “absolutely discuss” trading for Anquan Boldin.
  • Clinton Portis – RB, Washington Redskins: ESPN NFC East blogger Matt Mosley believes the Redskins will look to draft a running back in April “no matter what” they plan to do with Clinton Portis.

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Saints Face Battle Of History To Repeat

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Posted by Kevin Roberts | Posted on 08-02-2010

Category : Around the League, New Orleans Saints

Saints Face Battle Of History To Repeat

The New Orleans Saints just made history, and even their biggest doubters can’t deny that. But with the given history of teams following a Super Bowl win (or even a loss), should New Orleans suddenly be worried of dropping off the map, or can they get excited about a possible repeat?

More importantly, does a win for their franchise mean that a different NFC team will have a better chance to reach the Super Bowl in 2011? While our fresh minds that saw Drew Brees complete his last 10 passes say no, history says “yes”. First, there is the obvious fact. In the 44 years that the Super Bowl has existed for the NFL, eight teams have won back-to-back Lombardi Trophies, while it has happened in the NFC just three times.

The last time was the Dallas Cowboys winning back-to-back titles in the 1993 and 1994 Super Bowls.

However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the Saints can’t get back, as the Green Bay Packers won in 1997, and then reached the Super Bowl the following year and lost to the Denver Broncos.

Getting there again is possible. However, winning two straight titles just isn’t realistic.

True, nothing about this season for the New Orleans Saints has been “realistic”, but there is definitely a negative “something” that surrounds every Super Bowl winner in the following seasons after winning it all, and 16 years is a long time to go without having a repeat winner for the NFC. The big difference between this era (the Saints era) and the days of the Dallas Cowboys? The competition is much more fierce. Teams like the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, and especially the Minnesota Vikings, are all poised to make a strong run at the Saints’ crown in 2010.

While there’s no “guarantee” that any of those teams make it to next year’s Super Bowl, there’s a good chance that New Orleans has “had it’s day in

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2010 NFL HOF Ballot

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Posted by WAG | Posted on 06-02-2010

Category : Around the League, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers

My 2010 HOF Ballot

First of all, I’m not a fan of “big” Hall of Fame classes. I’d honestly like to see no more than five guys inducted a year. I think smaller classes shine the spotlight on each player receiving the greatest individual achievement in their sport.  I also think that when the big-name players are enshrined, the classes should be smaller, like three players max. Point in case: we’re already forgetting that David Robinson and John Stockton were part of the Michael Jordan NBA HOF Class of 2009.  Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women’s basketball coach Vivian Stringer were also part of that class, but no one will remember that in five years. It’s a shame.

That being said, the problem with the NFL Hall of Fame is that the voters continue to overlook a lot of well qualified individuals, thus creating a backlog of players who should be enshrined in Canton, OH. (Cough, cough…RAY GUY!!!)

So, I pared my list down to seven individuals. That’s more than the five I’d like to see. But, as you’ll see, there are some old-schoolers on this list

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Gridiron Experts Super Bowl Pick

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Posted by Mike Rodriguez | Posted on 04-02-2010

Category : Around the League, Free Picks, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints

Gridiron Experts Super Bowl Pick

Gridiron Experts has been on a hot streak with our free picks for the playoffs in our weekly article Money Where Your Mouth Is, but this game is a lot closer and harder to predict. While many watched a nail biter with the luck of a coin flip to decide the outcome of the New Orleans Saints stamped ticket to the Super Bowl, the Colts won with ease. Does that mean that the Colts are a better team? No, in fact all we really know for sure is that the Colts are favored to win.

5 points is the spread in which the Indianapolis Colts are favored to win Super Bowl XLIV. Are they really deserving of such a large margin? Bookies may think so, but those who love sports betting aren’t sold on any kind of a  sure thing.

The fact that The Who are the halftime show is almost fitting under these circumstances, and we are going to break down why.

The Indianapolis Colts had an amazing season. They were working on a perfect record right up until they pulled their starters against the Jets, allowing New York into the playoffs and setting up the AFC Championship. But the result of laying down the last couple games of the season didn’t

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Rookie Jackpot

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Posted by Daniel Phillips | Posted on 04-02-2010

Category : Indianapolis Colts, NFL Draft / Off Season, New Orleans Saints

Rookie Jackpot

The NFL is loaded with tonnes of young talent. The search never ends for younger, stronger, faster and bigger players every day. Naturally, some of these young guns will end up in the Super Bowl with their respective teams just as luck of the draw from being drafted at the perfect time. Some of these rooks helped their teams attain elite status, while others warm the bench. Nonetheless when all the smoke clears one group of these rookies will be able to say they already have a one up on players like Ladanian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, and Dan Marino. Simply because of the ring, something many greats still do not and may never have a claim to.

The Colts lead the way with a large group of rookies, 11 to be exact, many of whom were integral to this season’s success. Topping off the list is wide receiver Austin Collie; hooking up with Peyton for 7 touchdowns. Collie has emerged as a new weapon for the all pro and his future is bright. Next comes running back sensation Donald Brown, he was impressive when called on and you can just see he’s waiting to explode. Cornerback Jerraud Powers earned the starting job for the colts this season and has been stellar alongside the other rookie in the secondary, Jacob Lacey who recorded 85 tackles with three interceptions. Punter Pat McAfee started for the colts this season, while outside linebacker Ramon Humber chipped in where he could recording

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