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Brad Wolff’s Interview With Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress
Posted: 14th May 2010 by FootBasket in NFL
Brad Childress is the coach of the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings. Brad was able to take the time to answer these questions despite a hectic draft week for the Vikings. Here is our interview:
Brad Wolff: What do you want your legacy to be remembered as? Brad Childress: I think the most important aspect our coaches want to be remembered by is our preparation. No team ...
The Best Ever: The 50 Greatest Male Athletes of All-Time
Posted: 14th May 2010 by Bill Robbins in NFL
For this special feature, I examined and made up my own list of the Top 50 Male Athletes of All-Time. There's everything in this list from mean, ear-biting boxers to Olympic champion swimmers to electrifying, speedy NFL running backs to big, powerful MLB sluggers. There might even be some surprise picks in these lists as well, depending on your view of who should be in it. Enjoy.Begin Slideshow
For an offense that featured a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers, and a 1,000-yard running back, the Steelers have a number of question marks on this unit.
The offensive line is a still ongoing issue. First round draft choice Maurkice Pouncey will provide the Steelers with their first elite-level prospect that they have had on their line in years, but he will have to battle out for a starting job with ...
Buffalo Bills C.J. Spiller Uses EA Sports To Scout Opponents
Posted: 14th May 2010 by GB Bongiovanni in NFL
Buffalo Bills rookie C.J. Spiller, The Thriller, used NCAA 2010 to scout opponents and their tendencies. It's a strong possibility that he will do the same playing EA Sports Madden 2011 but there is one catch.
Spiller wants a 97 ranking in Madden 2011 across the board and won't settle for any less.
"I don't want to see anything less than 97." "Ninety-seven speed, 97 acceleration, 97 catching, and 97 vision."
Those are lofty expectations ...
Go Long! Top Five Quarterbacks in Cleveland Browns History
Posted: 14th May 2010 by Brian DiTullio in NFL
While the controversy seemingly has raged nonstop for the past 11 years, the Browns actually have had some top-rated quarterbacks behind center since their inception in 1946 as part of the All American Football Conference.
The Browns haven't had much luck with draft picks or free agents since their return to the league in 1999, but the previous incarnation of the Browns turned out a handful of guys who Browns fans ...
PSL Disparity Indicates That the Jets Are Not Yet the Biggest Show in New York
Posted: 14th May 2010 by David Geller in NFL
As far as professional sports go, the NFL offseason tends to be the most active and unpredictable of any.
This year has proven to be no exception. With a potential lockout looming, and the temporary banishment of a salary cap, various teams exercised some new freedoms to lure in top-notch free agents.
It has been a fascinating time of year for the NFL, and Brett Favre hasn't even announced whether or not he ...
Philadelphia Eagles “D” Will Be Very Aggressive in 2010 Under McDermott
Posted: 14th May 2010 by Dan Dubrow in NFL
When news broke last summer that the Philadelphia Eagles' greatest Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson had tragically lost his battle with melanoma, everyone associated with the Eagles felt a sudden sense of sadness.
But the Eagles knew that through this period of sorrow they had to find the best candidate to replace the man the contributed 10 years of his life building one of the greatest defensive units in the NFL.
During Jim Johnson's ...
Browns Unsigned Free Agents Need To Choose Team First Over Money
Posted: 13th May 2010 by Daniel Wolf in NFL
The Cleveland Browns are in the midst of a big-time issue with their restricted free agent class that includes starters: Abram Elam, D'Qwell Jackson, Matt Roth, Jerome Harrison, and Lawrence Vickers.
None of these players seem ready to put team as their first priority over their own personal demands of getting paid more money.
National Football Post writer, Michael Lombardi had a fantastic reference to The Sopranos in his piece regarding the ...
Is the Media Evil or Is DeSean Jackson Saying Too Much?
Posted: 13th May 2010 by Mike Burke in MLB, NFL
DeSean Jackson has been finding himself in the headlines a lot this week.
One interview with The Sporting News has turned into a giant fiasco, pitting Jackson against his former quarterback and his offensive coordinator.
When Jackson took the interview, I don’t think he had any intentions of bad mouthing, throwing under the bus, or anything else. However, Jackson’s words have been put in the national spotlight with a negative connotation. ...
Brett Ratliff: Would the Browns Be Giving Him a Chance by Letting Him Go?
Posted: 13th May 2010 by J Gatskie in NFL
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the head of Cleveland Browns quarterback Brett Ratliff, as he goes into his third season in the NFL. Ratliff broke into the league with and spent 2008 with Coach Eric Mangini and the New York Jets. During the 2009 NFL draft, he was traded, along with Kenyon Coleman and draft picks, to the Cleveland Browns in a deal that netted the Jets, ...