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Every year, at least one team in the National Football League makes a first round draft pick that they will come to regret a few years down the road. Busts happen in every sport and to every team. If you don't believe me, you can look at a dozen or more lists of draft busts in every sport for proof. The problem in the NFL is that there is no safety net ...

In two years with Donovan McNabb, we’ve seen DeSean Jackson make plays with his blazing speed time after time. In two games in the 2009 season, we’ve seen Kevin Kolb throw for over 300 yards in both efforts. Now, the two players will consistently line up next to one another and try to make magic for the Birds. Throughout the years, we’ve seen the great quarterback and wide receiver combinations. ...

Steelers fans around the globe knew Sunday January 21, 1979, was going to be a special day.  Their Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys, the Steel Curtain and America’s Team, were meeting that afternoon in Super Bowl XIII at the Orange Bowl.  That championship game held much promise for both teams laden with talent – 14 Hall of Fame members would eventually be inducted between them – as ...

With a 2009 that featured two BCS bowl game winners, a Capital One Bowl victory, and a Champ Sports Bowl victory, there is a buzz going into the 2010 Big Ten football season that hasn't been felt in years. Three teams have a legitimate shot at the Big Ten title, and, if they play their cards right, a national title isn't out of the question either. Ohio State, Iowa, and Wisconsin ...

The JaMarcus Russell experience is over in Oakland. After wasting more than $39 million for only seven wins in 25 starts over three years, the Raiders released the top overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Oakland still owes $3 million to Russell, who completed just 52.1 percent of his passes in his career with 18 touchdowns, 23 interceptions, 15 lost fumbles, and a passer rating of 65.2. Russell now joins Ryan Leaf, ...

Darren McFadden needs to get in gear to avoid a "Russell-like" fate! The current offseason put together by the Oakland Raiders has inspired a ground swell of positivity and elation from the majority of Raider Nation. The great draft, the trade for Jason Campbell, and the cutting of dead, unproductive weight is very pleasing to most fans. The move that seems to supercede all others is the release of former first overall ...

Yahoo! Sports recently did a post about undrafted free agent Joel Reinders, who signed with the Cleveland Browns after one of the scouts reportedly saw his YouTube audition.   You can see the video here .   The video is very entertaining, and to be fair, Reinders is a big guy who obviously can manhandle defensive lineman.   But, to be completely fair, this tape is a highlight film of Reinders “greatest hits” against low-level collegiate ...

Back in 2003, Andy Reid brought in his old friend Marty Mornhinweg after he was fired as the head coach of the Detroit Lions. Since Brad Childress was already named the offensive coordinator, Mornhinweg was given the title of "Senior Assistant." Mornhinweg floated around the Eagles' coaching staff until after the 2005 season when Childress was hired by the Minnesota Vikings to be their head coach. He was immediately ...

Few teams and fewer fans have the patience for a long rebuildanymore. Nor do they seem to have tolerance for the ups and downs the starting quarterback may go through over the course of the season. Donovan McNabb was benched and then traded from the Philadelphia Eagles in the past year, proving that even a former first-round draft pick, and one of the greatest regular season quarterbacks in recent memory, is ...

Most teams coming of a 9-7 season in which they missed the playoffs would have plenty of position battles entering training camp. The Steelers are not one of these teams. Despite underachieving last season, the lineup is unlikely to have any major shakeups. However, that does not mean there will not be new faces contributing in 2010. Pittsburgh is a very deep team after signing wide receivers, Antwaan Randle El and ...