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Dwight Gooden, Lawrence Taylor, and Darryl Strawberry captivated New York in the 1980s. They led their teams to victories, and they got themselves in trouble with the law. They worked hard to keep themselves out of trouble after being in jail. It's been a constant battle for them. Gooden, for one, has not won the war or the battle, based on more of his incidents Strawberry has done a fine job of being a ...

AFC North Help Wanted is the sixth entry in this eight-part series.  Throughout the offseason Fantasy Football Trader’s Columnist Ernie Estrella will be touring the NFL by division and identifying key positional battles with Fantasy Football implications up for grabs...   Pittsburgh Steelers No. 2 WR Candidates-Antwaan Randle-El, Arnaz Battle, Mike Wallace A key position on the Steelers offense is their number two receiver.  After Santonio Holmes was shipped to New York, Hines Ward vaults into the ...

With the first pick in the 2011 NFL draft the Buffalo Bills select... I fully expect to hear that come draft day next year. As Mike "the situation" from the Jersey shore would say, Buffalo looks like a "grenade". The 4-3 scheme of old is out, in with the 3-4! Trent Edwards was called salvageable by head coach Chan Gailey, is that good or bad. My guess is that Buffalo ...

So in the spirit of over-written topics, I would like to put my spin on the recent release of JaMarcus Russell. It's an unfortunate thing when a talented person fails at something they were meant to do.  And JaMarcus Russell did just that.  An unfair set of circumstances?  Maybe, but JaMarcus had many opportunities to shine.  Unfortunately, the only thing about JaMarcus that ever shined, was his jewelry. By letting Russell go, Oakland ...

If you look around the blogosphere, you can find article after article calling the Bears mediocre, a horrible team, nothing special, etc.  But looking at the roster, you begin to get a different view for how this team will likely perform this season. The biggest reason that people don't expect the Bears to be good is the offense, most importantly, the passing game.  Jay Cutler, the big-name quarterback expected to end ...

It's no secret professional athletes sometimes do bad things. Sometimes, they even get away with it. But it increasingly has become more difficult for athletes' "Bad Boy" behavior to go unnoticed. In the 24/7 media-soaked Internet world we live in today, an athlete arrested at 3 a.m. can expect to lead off ESPN's 7 a.m. broadcast. Lawrence Taylor is the latest NFL-associated person to fall under the long arm of the law. ...

I doubt even Josh McDaniels would have been willing to take on that mess of a quarterback. It looks like the speculation can end in the AFC West, as Al Davis has finally clipped one of the biggest draft busts of all time from the roster in Oakland. Immediate analysis should include the obvious observation that the replacement to JaMarcus Russell is Jason Campbell; Denver Broncos fans are likely not trembling in ...

I said it wouldn't happen, but I stand corrected —and elated! ESPN and the NFL Network are now reporting that the Oakland Raiders have released former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell. This move doesn't surprise too many people, but I certainly was a little shocked. Not because I think Russell deserves to remain on the roster, but because I thought Al Davis wasn't willing to give up on him just ...

I am not a JaMarcus Russell apologist. His performance on the field and demeanor off it all expressed a lethargy that has cost the Raiders $39 million over three seasons, and many profanities in my home. Time and time again, myself and other fans felt the tangible disgust that came with every Russell interception, sack, and poor play. So, when I heard the news that Russell was officially released by the Raiders, my ...

Jamarcus Russell can now officially be recognized as the biggest draft bust in history, after compiling a 7-18 record in Oakland. Russell, for all his natural ability never seemed properly motivated nor did he seem willing to put in the work necessary to become a top-tier NFL quarterback. With his release, he arguably supplants Ryan Leaf as the worst pick ever. Leaf, if you remember, was once favorably ...