Breaking down the games for Week 3
I wasn’t exactly on point last week, going 5-9-2, although the late games brought me back a bit (thanks for showboating, Jesse Holley). The aerial assaults and scoring barrages continue, a trend that looks like…
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Breaking down the Week 2 slate
To say the offenses were ahead of the defenses in Week 1 is a vast understatement. Five different games featured two quarterbacks going over 300 yards, most unforgettably Cam Newton’s stellar 418-yard debut and Tom…
The picks are in: Breaking down Week 1
Football is back, and what a way to get it started with the Saints and the Packers coming down to the very last play of an absolute barnburner Thursday night. Picking Week 1 is already…
Why the parity in the NFC only?
If there is to be a 2011 NFL season, one trend people will keep an eye on is the disparity of parity between the AFC and NFC. In an unprecedented run of unpredictability, the NFC…
Ken Murray discusses the Ravens’ 2011 Draft class
Ken Murray of the Baltimore Sun checked in with DraftAmerica to discuss the Ravens’ 2011 Draft class. DA: Were the Ravens’ first two selections taken more for need than best-player-available? KM: They actually followed their…
Breaking down the wacky and wild first round
Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft was full of surprises, from about 10 minutes until nearly midnight before the Green Bay Packers wrapped things up. Once Von Miller went to Denver with the second…
A look back: The 2007 NFL Draft
It’s generally known that it isn’t fair to judge a draft class for at least three seasons, so examining the 2007 haul seems appropriate now. The first round was one of the less impressive ones…
Undrafted and late-round RBs continuing to flourish
Arian Foster became a household name last season in winning the rushing title despite being undrafted, but he isn’t alone. What Priest Holmes once did and what Foster accomplished in 2010 prove that it isn’t…
Broken Arrow HS coach Shannon Dobson talks Archie Bradley
DraftAmerica talks with Broken Arrow High School baseball coach Shannon Dobson about budding two-sport star Archie Bradley. The youngster has committed to play baseball at Oklahoma University in addition to quarterback for the football team….
Musings from the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine
The Combine is officially in the books, but there were plenty of storylines to go around during the 2011 event. Cam Newton was less than impressive, likely eliminating what was already a small chance that…