Fanspeak: NFL

More brawls at Jets camp, in a preseason that already has been filled with drama.  Can the Jets stop the team fights, or is this season doomed for turmoil?  

Yesterday I looked at the top 5 Offensive players that I’ll be watching when the Redskins open up their preseason Thursday night. Now I decided to focus on non-offensive linemen in that post since I felt the line deserved their own post. That fear feeling was further reinforced when starting RG Chris Chester went down with … More »

Brandon Weeden has been named the starter in Cleveland.  But there are plenty of other QB battles to watch this preseason. The Dolphins, Cardinals, Titans, and Seahawks are the big ones to watch.  So which one is most intriguing?  Which one will be the toughest decision/closest battle? And most importantly, which QB wins these battles? … More »

In the first preseason game the starters will play maybe 20 plays tops (some may see a few more), so little overall can be gained from their performance (unless it greatly exceeds or falls short of expectations). Instead I’m going to focus on offensive players who are fighting for jobs and/or returning from injury. So … More »

The 1st preseason game of the NFL season is in the books.  What did you think of the Hall of Fame game?  Nice to have football officially back right? Also, our thoughts and prayers are with Andy Reid and his family.

Sean Payton has been approved to go to Football Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, but not the game that his Saints are playing in this weekend. Does this all seem fair?  Are you anxious to see how the Saints look after their offseason of drama?    

Jimmy Haslam bought the Cleveland Browns for over a Billion dollars. So what does this mean for the Browns organization?  Does this give them new life ontop their new rookies Weeden and Richardson?  

Young injury may be toughest on the team: Despite injuries to staring offensive linemen Jammal Brown, and Kory Lichtensteiger , the toughest injury for the team to endure may be the hamstring injury to FB Darrel Young. Young may not be out for as long as some other players, but he figures to play a … More »

With the seriousness of Jammal Brown‘s latest hip injury still unknown, some questions about what the Redskins do at right tackle this season are coming into the forefront of the concerns facing the Redskins this season. Brown who was injured during the conditioning test the day players reported last week, has been put on the … More »

The Steelers and Mike Wallace are at a crossroads. So what do predict will happen?  Holdout, contract extension or trade? And what does this mean for the always tight AFC North race?