On to the next part, I will try to get the AFC done by Thursday. A lot of homework on my hands to keep me busy so stay tuned.
NFC South
1. New Orleans Saints: Key Players- QB Drew Brees RB Reggie Bush WR Marcus Colston Key Games- at Philadelphia (9/13) vs. NY Jets (10/4) vs. NY Giants (10/18) at Miami (10/25) vs/at Atlanta (11/2, 12/13) New England (11/30) vs. Dallas (12/19) Outlook- Their offense is probably one of the best in the league and I do worry some about their hard opening schedule. I think they can get past that and slide into the fourth spot in the playoffs.
2. Atlanta Falcons: Key Players- QB Matt Ryan, WR Roddy White, RB Michael Turner Key Games- vs. Miami (9/13) at New England (9/27) vs. Chicago (10/18) at Dallas (10/25) at/vs New Orleans (11/2, 12/13) at NY Giants (11/22) Outlook: There is a part of me that hates the Falcons schedule but Ryan seems to be doing all the right things in the Hotlanta so we shall see. They will fight for the final Wild Card spot.
3. Carolina Panthers: Key Players: RB DeAngelo Williams WR Steve Smith LB Jon Beason Key Games- vs. Philadelphia (9/13) at Atlanta (9/20 11/15) at Dallas (9/28) at Arizona (11/1) at/vs. New Orleans (11/8, 1/3) at New England (12/13) vs. Minnesota (12/20) at NY Giants (12/27) Outlook- Very challenging schedule and I am convinced that Jake Delhomme is as close to washed up as you can get. Carolina win around 7-8 games.
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Key Players: DE Gaines Adams WR Antonio Bryant CB Ronde Barber Key Games: vs. NY Giants (9/27) at Philadelphia (10/11) vs. New England (10/25) vs. Green Bay (11/8) vs/at New Orleans (11/22, 12/27) at/vs Atlanta (11/29/1/3) Outlook- I wasnt a big fan of the Bucs deciding to scrap their offensive coordinator and I believe they will have many problems on the offense side of the ball.
NFC West
1. Seattle Seahawks: Key Players- QB Matt Hassleback WR T.J. Houz (saving space) LB Lofa Tatupu Key Games-vs. Chicago (9/27) at Indianapolis (10/4) vs/at Arizona (10/18, 11/15) at Minnesota (11/22) at Green Bay (12/27) vs. Tennessee (1/3) Outlook: The NFC West is really a two horse race and I think the Seahawks have the edge. I like the overall team if they stay healthy, they will take the fourth spot.
2. Arizona Cardinals: Key Players- WR Larry Fitzgerald QB Kurt Warner Wr Anquan Bolden Key Games- vs. Indianapolis (9/27) at/vs Seattle (10/18 11/15) at NY Giants (10/25) at Tennessee (11/29) vs. Minnesota (12/6) vs. Green Bay (1/3) Outlook- The Cards may contend for the division but that will be it. Tough road games to NY and Nashville loom and you have to worry about a near forty-year old QB.
3.St. Louis Rams: Key Players- RB Stephen Jackson QB Marc Bulger WR Donnie Avery Key Games- at/vs Seattle (9/13, 11/22) vs. Green Bay (9/27) vs. Minnesota (10/11) vs. Indianapolis (10/25) vs. New Orleans (11/15) vs. Arizona (11/22) at Tennessee (12/13) Outlook- The Rams are a bunch of nobodies but they have a favorable schedule facing most of their challenging opponents at home.
4. San Francisco 49ers: Key Players- RB Frank Gore LB Patrick Willis CB Nate Clements Key Games- at/vs Arizona (9/13 12/14 ) vs. Seattle (9/20 12/6) at Minnesota (9/27) at Indianapolis (11/1) vs. Tennessee (11/8) at Green Bay (11/22) at Philadelphia (12/20) Outlook- Could be a real ugly year for the Niners with a tough as nails schedule. They could really benefit from Michael Crabtree if he ever signs but they are looking at a top ten pick again.
-Charlie
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Free Agency Weekend Wrap-up
I think this will be easiest way because I know they are a lot of deals that went down and I dont think they all deserve their own separate post. So here we go....
WINSLOW TO THE BUCS- On Friday, the first big deal went down with Kellen Winslow going to the Buccaneers. I like this deal for the Browns because they get rid of a guy who I dont believe wanted to be in Cleveland and I truly believe you can find a reliable tight end pretty easily. It also helps the Buccaneers because they havent had much offense production especially at the tight end posistion but then again, you have to deal with a guy who proclaim himself as a solider.
DAWKINS TO THE BRONCOS- More articles on the Broncos to come in the upcoming days but they signed a thirty-five year old Brian Dawkins to a five year deal worth around 19 million. Granted, Dawkins is a beast and one of the best safeties in the league although I would be upset if my team gave a five year deal to a guy whose 35. Doesnt make sense to be at all and trust me, the Broncos are the most confusing so far in the Free Agency season.
BROOKING TO THE COWBOYS- Keith Brooking an 11 year starter and three time Pro-Bowl will now be a Cowboy. He inked a deal for three years and I am assuming he will be filling the role that Zach Thomas left when he retired after this season. Not a bad deal for the Cowboys, he had 100+ tackles last year and helped Atlanta get to the playoffs. He also is a good influence in the locker room.
CANTY TO THE GIANTS- Chris Canty got a huge deal from the Giants who are in need of third defensive lineman and with Osi Umenyiora probably going to retire soon, the deal made sense. He was rumored to go to the Packers so I am sort of sad we missed out on Canty whose a huge defensive end at 6'7
SCOTT TO THE JETS- Bart Scott followed his former defensive coordinator Rex Ryan to the New York Jets signing a six year 48 million dollar deal. It always seems the Jets do all the right things in the offseason and this is a great decision by them. Scott knows how Ryan's defense works and he is a good leader in the locker room.
TAYLOR TO THE PATS- Fred Taylor is know the newest member of "Running Backs ending their career in Boston." It seems every year the Pats bring in a new 30+ year old running back and usually he has great success. I hope Taylor does too, I have always been a fan of his and wish him the best of luck.
Thats all for now, the big deals will get their own articles but we will probably do this once every two weeks to keep everyone updated.
-Charlie.
WINSLOW TO THE BUCS- On Friday, the first big deal went down with Kellen Winslow going to the Buccaneers. I like this deal for the Browns because they get rid of a guy who I dont believe wanted to be in Cleveland and I truly believe you can find a reliable tight end pretty easily. It also helps the Buccaneers because they havent had much offense production especially at the tight end posistion but then again, you have to deal with a guy who proclaim himself as a solider.
DAWKINS TO THE BRONCOS- More articles on the Broncos to come in the upcoming days but they signed a thirty-five year old Brian Dawkins to a five year deal worth around 19 million. Granted, Dawkins is a beast and one of the best safeties in the league although I would be upset if my team gave a five year deal to a guy whose 35. Doesnt make sense to be at all and trust me, the Broncos are the most confusing so far in the Free Agency season.
BROOKING TO THE COWBOYS- Keith Brooking an 11 year starter and three time Pro-Bowl will now be a Cowboy. He inked a deal for three years and I am assuming he will be filling the role that Zach Thomas left when he retired after this season. Not a bad deal for the Cowboys, he had 100+ tackles last year and helped Atlanta get to the playoffs. He also is a good influence in the locker room.
CANTY TO THE GIANTS- Chris Canty got a huge deal from the Giants who are in need of third defensive lineman and with Osi Umenyiora probably going to retire soon, the deal made sense. He was rumored to go to the Packers so I am sort of sad we missed out on Canty whose a huge defensive end at 6'7
SCOTT TO THE JETS- Bart Scott followed his former defensive coordinator Rex Ryan to the New York Jets signing a six year 48 million dollar deal. It always seems the Jets do all the right things in the offseason and this is a great decision by them. Scott knows how Ryan's defense works and he is a good leader in the locker room.
TAYLOR TO THE PATS- Fred Taylor is know the newest member of "Running Backs ending their career in Boston." It seems every year the Pats bring in a new 30+ year old running back and usually he has great success. I hope Taylor does too, I have always been a fan of his and wish him the best of luck.
Thats all for now, the big deals will get their own articles but we will probably do this once every two weeks to keep everyone updated.
-Charlie.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Chucky's Days are Done in Tampa
Before I get started today, we have a new member of the Blog Revolution, that I have created. My buddy Mike has a new blog called The Burner, this guy is awesome for anything baseball-related and pretty knowledgeable in the world of sports, give it a try.
The Chucky era is over in Tampa Bay. Jon Gruden was officially fired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as General Manager Bruce Allen. So a complete cleaning house plus they already have new people for the job. The new head coach is Raheem Morris, a defensive backs coach who was just named defensive coordinator is now their coach and Mark Dominik is their new General Manager. So basically what the Buccaneers are telling their fans is these guys needed promotions and we wanted to give that too them.
I think the reason is because the Glazer family (owners of the team) feel that its time for a change and they want to make a splash in the next upcoming years. The Gruden Era had a Super Bowl win but after that, its hasnt been anything special. Havent had a playoff win since 2002 Super Bowl, and has only been to the playoffs two years. In terms of time for a change, they are an old team. Derrick Brooks and Ronde Barber are in the twillight of their careers so they arent the franchise players they once were. They still have a good two years left in them. So this could mean that the franchise in general wants to go into a new direction after six years of inconsistantcy.
Now if I was the Buccaneers I would draft Matt Sanchez or Matthew Stafford (highly doubt he will be available at that point of the draft). It would be a smart decision to finally have a quarterback they can start a franchise with or go after the numerous running backs who would all be good fits in Tampa Bay. I think they can be a playoff team next year with just a couple of tweaks on the offensive side of the ball.
-Charlie.
The Chucky era is over in Tampa Bay. Jon Gruden was officially fired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as General Manager Bruce Allen. So a complete cleaning house plus they already have new people for the job. The new head coach is Raheem Morris, a defensive backs coach who was just named defensive coordinator is now their coach and Mark Dominik is their new General Manager. So basically what the Buccaneers are telling their fans is these guys needed promotions and we wanted to give that too them.
I think the reason is because the Glazer family (owners of the team) feel that its time for a change and they want to make a splash in the next upcoming years. The Gruden Era had a Super Bowl win but after that, its hasnt been anything special. Havent had a playoff win since 2002 Super Bowl, and has only been to the playoffs two years. In terms of time for a change, they are an old team. Derrick Brooks and Ronde Barber are in the twillight of their careers so they arent the franchise players they once were. They still have a good two years left in them. So this could mean that the franchise in general wants to go into a new direction after six years of inconsistantcy.
Now if I was the Buccaneers I would draft Matt Sanchez or Matthew Stafford (highly doubt he will be available at that point of the draft). It would be a smart decision to finally have a quarterback they can start a franchise with or go after the numerous running backs who would all be good fits in Tampa Bay. I think they can be a playoff team next year with just a couple of tweaks on the offensive side of the ball.
-Charlie.
Friday, September 19, 2008
The QB Shuffle of the NFL
Something to me that is a quite disturbing is the fact of the matter that there are three teams that have scrapped their starting quarterback for veteran back-ups. I think that a lot of these teams are thinking this NFL season is a sprint which it is not. They feel these guys give them the best chance to win, lets take a gander at who we got....
Kerry Collins-Tennessee Titans- The former alcoholic and depressed guy who has risen/fallen more times than the stock market. I mean he is probably the best option out of the three guys I will talk about. He still has the talent to be an alright quarterback in the NFL and thats really all he needs to do with the Titans as they have a really good defense. What the Titans are not realizing is they are slowly destroying the ESPN hype machine baby Vince Young. I still believe Leinart will end up having a career in the NFL and Young will not because only Donovan McNabb is the only guy to pull off scrambler quarterback role but he still got hurt throughout the years. Granted, Young is a fuckin mess right now and is the NFL's version of Amy Winehouse but I really believe Coach Jeff Fisher's comments about "Kerry Collins is our quarterback if he keeps winning" is the kiss of death for Vince Young.
Next in the QB Carousel, you have Brian Griese for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this is the one I am completely lost on why Jon Gruden thinks it is a good idea to scrap Jeff Gracia who won 12 games for your team last year for a guy like Griese who has been a bust for years upon years. Tampa Bay might believe they only need an alright quarterback to get by but they need Gracia, he is a proven winner when given a good enough team. Earnest Graham will hit a sophomore slump and their defense is just about as weathered as the New England Patriots. They will be lucky to get into the playoffs and I will not be shocked to see Gracia back by week 7.
The final one is by far the worst one... Gus Ferotte of the Minnesota Vikings. Are you kiddin' me? I dont mean to make fun of a Vikes fans but wasnt Tarvaris Jackson suppose to be the next Dnabb because Vikings head coach Brad Childress "made McNabb the player he is." Now after two games, where in my opinion, he hasnt been awful because I will go back to what I have been saying; T-Jax just has to be alright because he has Adrian Peterson, you dont need a gunslinger out there. But what has been awful has been Childress playcalling and decision making. Trust me if this team doesnt get to the playoffs, he is gone. No doubt. His hope, a 37 year old QB whose the dumbfuck that rammed his head into the stands walls.
Well the Packers play all three of these teams so hopefully the Pack makes me look like a genius when they destroy them all.
Kerry Collins-Tennessee Titans- The former alcoholic and depressed guy who has risen/fallen more times than the stock market. I mean he is probably the best option out of the three guys I will talk about. He still has the talent to be an alright quarterback in the NFL and thats really all he needs to do with the Titans as they have a really good defense. What the Titans are not realizing is they are slowly destroying the ESPN hype machine baby Vince Young. I still believe Leinart will end up having a career in the NFL and Young will not because only Donovan McNabb is the only guy to pull off scrambler quarterback role but he still got hurt throughout the years. Granted, Young is a fuckin mess right now and is the NFL's version of Amy Winehouse but I really believe Coach Jeff Fisher's comments about "Kerry Collins is our quarterback if he keeps winning" is the kiss of death for Vince Young.Next in the QB Carousel, you have Brian Griese for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this is the one I am completely lost on why Jon Gruden thinks it is a good idea to scrap Jeff Gracia who won 12 games for your team last year for a guy like Griese who has been a bust for years upon years. Tampa Bay might believe they only need an alright quarterback to get by but they need Gracia, he is a proven winner when given a good enough team. Earnest Graham will hit a sophomore slump and their defense is just about as weathered as the New England Patriots. They will be lucky to get into the playoffs and I will not be shocked to see Gracia back by week 7.
The final one is by far the worst one... Gus Ferotte of the Minnesota Vikings. Are you kiddin' me? I dont mean to make fun of a Vikes fans but wasnt Tarvaris Jackson suppose to be the next Dnabb because Vikings head coach Brad Childress "made McNabb the player he is." Now after two games, where in my opinion, he hasnt been awful because I will go back to what I have been saying; T-Jax just has to be alright because he has Adrian Peterson, you dont need a gunslinger out there. But what has been awful has been Childress playcalling and decision making. Trust me if this team doesnt get to the playoffs, he is gone. No doubt. His hope, a 37 year old QB whose the dumbfuck that rammed his head into the stands walls.Well the Packers play all three of these teams so hopefully the Pack makes me look like a genius when they destroy them all.
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