Free Agency Question Marks

With News that the Seahwaks have signed former Minnesota Vikings Reciever Sidney Rice makes my question the Tavaris Jackson move that much more. If they were planning on bringing in talent why wouldn't they go after a free agent QB, or maybe a Kevin Kolb? I do realize Jackson and Rice have a history from play together at the Vikings, but Im not buying into Tavaris Jackson as a consistent NFL starter. Then news that Matt Leinart resigned with the Texans means that he will not be reunited with Coach Pete Carrol.
The Patriots traded draft pics to the Washington Redskins for Albert Haynesworth, if anyone can straighten this guy out it would be the Patroits fanchise, they kept Randy Moss focused for a while. If the Patriots are able to get Haynesworth back into shape he could be back to the pro bowl caliber talent he was just 2 seasons ago while he was apart of the Tennesee Titans Franchise.
The Reggie Bush to Miami rumors could be huge! In Miami he will get more touches no doubt, I think Bush if given the chance, could benefit from 15 plus touches a game. If the Dolphins are able to trade for Kyle Orton Miami could be a very improved squad, as long as Brandon Marshall plays an entire season they could be making a run at the Jets and Pats for the Division.
Then of course you have the holdouts, Chris Johnson, DeSean Jackson, and Frank Gore. I don't believe many people are surprised about Jackson and Johnson, there 2 of the biggest play makers in the NFL today and there both scheduled to make under $600,000. All 3 of these guys could be holding out for a while so it is something to watch because all three of these guys are Fantast Football impact players. I expect Jackson to be in camp soon but it sounds like Gore and Johnson could be awhile.

Let Free Agency Begin

Finally the NFL lockout is over and the NFL season is set to open. No more labor stoppage talk, no more focusing on the Billions of dollars the NFL generates or how it is divided.
So now with Free Agency set to begin, and camps ready to open, signings and trades are going to begin to pop off in an astounding way. Players are already behind, so teams will won't to sign players as quickly as possibly in order to get players into camp. I believe first and foremost though teams must get the Rookie draft picks signed and into camp, there really going to struggle early.
So the next few days we will do our best to keep our readers updated as signings and trades happen and a few times a day we will be posting a run down on all the moves and rumors that we get through our contacts. So stay tuned, the next 5-7 days promise's to be some of the most exciting day's in NFL Preseason history.

Is Terrelle Pryor Eligible for the NFL Supplemental Draft?

It appears that former Ohio State Star Quarterback Terrelle Pryor may not be eligible for the NFL's supplemental Draft. In a Email sent to foxsports.com by NFL Spokeman Greg Aiello "It is for players whose circumstances have changed in an unforeseen way after the Draft. It is not a mechanism for silly bypassing the regular draft." He went on with some examples describing 'unforeseen' changes as players who were kicked off their college team, declared academically ineligible or graduated and then decided to leave school. So according to Aiello Pryor does not fit into those guidelines.
This comes as an end is in sight for the lockout and I'm sure is a huge blow to Pryors camp. But by no means is this a done deal. If the NFL rules on this I'm sure Pryor Agent Drew Rossenhouse will take it to court. The word unforeseen seems to fit Pryors circumstances to me. He had full intentions of returning to Ohio State this season, the heat just got to hot for him so he had to leave. I'm sure Pryor did not 'foresee' sports Illustrated reporting all his wrong doings to the world.
If Pryor isn't allowed into the Supplemental draft this seems all to familiar for Ohio State fans, of course I'm speaking of Maurice Clarett. Pryor could be a great NFL player and has way more talent then Clarett I think. Pryor can play Quarterback, Tightend, Reciever, or in a wild cat setting. He has great size, 6'6 230 pounds, and a cannon for an arm. So regardless when he is allowed into the league he will get a chance to start at some point, I just hope it is this season.

Top 10 NFL Players

This maybe his last real chance for another ring    

1. Tom Brady
2. Peyton Manning
3. Aaron Rodgers
4. Troy Polamalu
5. Chris Johnson
6. Drew Brees
7. Ben Roethlisberger
8. Andre Johnson
9. Demarcus Ware
10. Clay Matthews

  There is a case to be made that Troy Polamalu is the most important player in the league.  The difference in the Steelers Defense when he plays is drastic.  When he is in the line up there a top 4 Defense in the league, when he is out, they give up big plays and big yards last season was a testiment to how truely valuable he is.

Top 10 NFL Tight Ends

Top 10 Tight Ends

1.) Antonio Gates
2.) Vernon Davis
3.) Jason Witten
4.) Dallas Clark
5.) Kellen Winslow
6.) Tony Gonzalez
7.) Marcedes Lewis
8.) Brandon Pettigrew
9.) Zachary Miller
10) Jermichael Finley

Top 10 NFL Defensive Players

                                                      Top Defensive NFL Players



1. Troy Polamalu
2. Clay Matthews
3. DeMarcus Ware
4. Nnamdi Assmugha
5. Derrelle Revis
6. Julius Peppers
7. Ndamukong Suh
8. Charles Woodson
9. Patrick Willis
10. James Harrison

The Best of the NFL

Starting this evening we will be posting our Best of the NFL. We will be Breaking down each Division team by team. We will be releasing power Rankings on the best Linebackers, Pass Rushers, Safties, Corner backs, and the Twelth man which Stadiums give the best home field advantage. We will also list all the top up and coming assistants out there, who will be filling in the next round of voids. It is basically a pre-season know all that we like to call A Summer NFL Frenzy.
Who will win the NFC? The more we look at those Atlanta Falcons the more we like them, so be sure to check back and let us know your thoughts.

Fantasy Sleepers 2011

Every year there are guys who fly into the drafts under the radar, some known and some unknown. Here are some skill position guys we expect to be big fantasy guys this season.

Josh Freeman, Quarterback, TB, this guys made big plays last year and he is surrounded by targets and play makers.

Mark Sanchez, Quarterback, NYJ, possibly throwing to Plaxico this year, expect him to continue to progress. He makes smart plays.

Roy Helu, RB, Wash, the rookie Runningback is set to be in a Runningback by committee with Ryan Torain, Torain can't stay healthy so expect good production.

Mikel LeShoure, RB, Det, another rookie splitting time, the Lions have Jahvid Best who is a big play maker but LeShoure could be the teams work horse.

Jonnathon Stewart, RB, Carolina, DeAngelo Williams is expected to be gone, so he will be the premier Runningback.

Julio Jones, Wr, ATL, Atlanta gave up 4 draft pics to move up and grab this guy. With Roddy white and Tony Gonzalez ATL will be putting the ball in the air. Jones is 6-3 220 pounds and physical he is going to be a monster!

Greg Little, Wr, Cle, he is expected by people with in the organization to become McCoys go to guy.

Mike Thomas, Wr, Jax, in his second year he became Garrards go to guy, this season expect much of the same with improvements.

Jacoby Ford, Wr, Oakland, Ford is just explosive, he will score you points as a reciever and a return man.

NFL Free Agency Teams to Set Market Value

News that NFL owner's and players have agreed to a 3 day grace period at the start of Free Agency, for teams to have first go at there own players. What that means is with in the first 3 days of free agency the market value will be set. Will teams allow inflated contracts in order to resign guys?
Hopefully NFL owners have some sort of mutual agreement in place that they won't over pay guys. Now allot of players will test the free agency waters no doubt, but once a defensive lineman gets a $60 million dollar deal the chips are in place for the rest of them. Let's hope that GM's aren't spending money like it is last years free agent class.
This class will set a market price from here on out, atleast till then end of the new 10 year CBA agreement. So let's hope they start off right so there not in a hole year 1 of the new agreement.

Fantasy Football Factor

With The lockout coming to an end, everything will begin to more quick. From free agents possibly changing the landscape, to training camps and preseason games. That mean it is time to begin to prepare for you fantasy football leagues. We have inDepth fantasy coverage that our readers can depend on! We want to make it as easy as possibly for readers to obtain all information they need. We attempted to make a published page from this blog in hopes we could put multiple post on it, but it is not possible.
So that is the reason for this post, we went some reader feedback. Would it be easier for readers if we started a second blog, dedicated to 100% to fantasy football? Or is it ok how it is now? Since we post on not only fantasy news, but sporting news, it seems some of our fantasy football rankings and columns get lost in the archive. So we would really appreciate some feedback. So everyone knows you do not need to be a member you can post anonymously no login required.
Our goal on the fantasy side is too help everyone from seasoned players to newcomers to the fantasy world. We will be doing weekly rankings, start or sit columns, players to add or drop, and everything people need to know to be successful at running a fantasy football team. So please let us know what you think is the best option.

Fantasy football top 200 rankings

Our top 200 is a composite of Mike Ryans,  Steven R Clark's, and my combined.  We sat down debated, compromised, example Michael Turner in the top 15, and we came up with the top 200 for the upcoming NFL fantasy season. The three of us have years of experience, competitive league wins, and contacts  in the world of sports.  Soon you will be introduced more  with Mike and Steven, and also soon all our list will be available in a PDF printable file.  A big decision was to rank Michael Vick at 12,  allot of back and forth went into it, but the one thing we all can agree on is his style of play is almost a guarantee for missed time.

1. Adrian Petterson RB
2. Arian Foster  RB
3. Chris  Johnson RB
4. Jamaal Charles RB
5. Maurice Jones-Drew RB
6. Aaron Rodgers QB
7. Ray Rice RB
8. LeSean McCoy RB
9. Rashard Mendenhall RB
10. Andre Johnson WR
11. Darren McFadden RB
12. Michael Vick QB
13. Roddy White WR
14. Frank Gore RB
15. Michael Turner RB
16. Steven Jackson RB
17. Drew Brees QB
18. Peyton Manning QB
19. Calvin Johnson WR
20. Tom Brady QB
21. Matt Forte RB
22. Phillip Rivers QB
23. Greg Jennings WR
24. Hakeem Nicks WR
25. Ryan Mathews RB
26. Peyton Hillis RB
27. Legarrette Blount RB
28. Reggie Wayne WR
29. Knowshon Moreno RB
30. Shonn Green RB
31. Dwayne Bowe  WR
32. Jonathon Stewart RB
33. Mike Wallace WR
34. Larry Fitzgerald WR
35. Miles Austin WR
36. DeSean Jackson WR
37. Antonio Gates TE
38. Ahmad Bradshaw RB
39. Cedric Benson  RB
40. Tony Romo QB
41. Vincent Jackson  WR
42. Mike Williams WR (TB)
43. Dallas Clark TE
44. Jeremy Maclin WR
45. Matt Schaub QB
46. Steve Johnson WR
47. Vernon Davis TE
48. Matt Ryan  QB
49. Jason Witten TE
50. Wes Welker  WR
51. Marques Colston  WR
52. Ryan Grant RB
53. Ben Rothlisberger  QB
54. Santonio Holmes  WR
55. BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB
56. DeAngelo Williams RB
57. Daniel Thomas RB
58. Brandon Lloyd WR
59. Fred Jackson RB
60. Felix Jones  RB
61. Jahvid Best  RB
62. Dez Bryant  WR
63. Jermichael Finley  TE
64. Josh Freeman  QB
65. Percy Harvin  WR
66. Joseph Addai  RB
67. Joe Flacco  QB
68. Anquan Boldin  WR
69. Marshawn Lynch  RB
70. Sidney Rice  WR
71. Eli Manning  QB
72. Mark Ingram  RB
73. Matthew Stafford  QB
74. Jay Cutler   QB
75. Santana Moss  WR
76. Steve Smith  WR (NYG)
77. Ryan Torain  RB
78. Sam Bradford QB
79. Brandon Marshall  WR
80. Johnny Knox  WR
81. Mike Tolbert RB
82. Mike WIlliams  WR (sea)
83. Malcom Floyd WR
84. Pierre Thomas  RB
85. Steve Smith WR  (car)
86. Brandon Jacobs  RB
87. Mario Manningham  WR
88. Chris Cooley  TE
89. Matt Cassel  QB
90. Brandon Pettigrew TE
91. Ronnie Brown  RB
92. Marcedes Lewis  TE
93. James Starks  RB
94. Zach Miller  TE
95. C.J. Spiller  RB
96. Braylon Edwards  WR
97. Tony Gonzalez  TE
98. LaDainian Tomlinson  RB
99. Michael Bush  RB
100. Chris 'beanie'  Wells  RB
101. Owen Daniels  TE
102. Mikel Leshoure  RB
103. Kellen Winslow  TE
104. Kenny Britt  WR
105. Aj Green  WR
106. Austin Collie  WR
107. Mike Thomas  WR
108. Mark Clayton  WR
109. Jermain Gresham  TE
110. Thomas Jones  RB
111. Danny Woodhead  RD
112. Jordy Nelson  RD
113. Mark Sanchez  QB
114. Jerome Simpson  WR
115. Dustin Keller  TE
116. Lance Moore  WR
117. Pittsburgh DEF
118. Rey Helu  RB
119. Hines Ward  WR
120. Ryan Williams  RB
121. Tim Tebow  QB
122. Julio Jones  WR
123. Derrick Mason  WR
124. Jimmy Graham  TE
125. Donald Brown  RB
126. Green Bay DEF
127. David Garrard  QB
128. Rob Gronkowski  TE
129. Donovan McNabb  QB
130. DeMario Murray  RB
131. Aaron Hernandez   TE
132. NYJ  DEF
133. Montario Hardesty  RB
134. Tim Hightower RB
135. Reggie Bush   RB
136. Brent Celek  TE
137. Ryan Fitzpatrick  QB
138. Chad Ochocinco  WR
139. Willis Mcgahee  RB
140. Chi Bears DEF
141. James Jones WR
142. Ben Tate  RB
143. Steve Breaston  WR
144. Davone Bess  WR
145. Mike Sims-Walker
146. Randy Moss WR
147. Jacoby Ford  WR
148. Nate Burleson  WR
149. Lee Evans  WR
150. Robert Meachem  WR
151. Mike Goodson  RB
152. Baltimore DEF
153. NYG DEF
154. PHI DEF
155. Kevin Kolb QB
156. Danny Amendola WR
157. Kyle Orton QB
158. Ben Watson  TE
159. Anthony Armstrong  WR
160. Jason Campbell QB
161. Tony Moeaki  TE
162. Donald Driver  WR
163. New England DEF
164. Justin Forsett  RB
165. Bernard Scott  RB
166. Rashard Jennings  RB
167. Tashard Choice  RB
168. Jason Snelling  RB
169. SD DEF
170. Devin Hester WR
171. Arrelious Benn WR
172. Louis Murphey  WR
173. Terrell Owens  WR
174. Heath Miller TE
175. Emmanuel Sanders  WR
176. Greg Olsen TE
177. Cadilac Williams  RB
178. David Gettis WR
179. Danario Alexander  WR
180. Alex Smith  QB
181. Plaxico Burress WR
182. Dal DEF
183. Jordan Shipley  WR
184. Chad Henne  QB
185. Chester Taylor  RB
186. ATL DEF
187. Matt Hasselbeck  QB
188. Carson Palmer QB
189. Nate Washington  WR
190. DET DEF
191. Cam Newton  QB
192. Chris Ivory  RB
193. Brandon Tate  WR
194. Jabar Gaffney  WR
195. Roy Williams  WR
196. Josh Morgan  WR
197. Legedu Naanee WR
198. Kevin Walter  WR
199. Jeremy Shockey  TE
200. Jacoby Jones  WR

    

James Harrison rips Roger Goodell

 James Harrison is a all-pro Linebacker who hits hard on the field, and has always hit hard off the field.  In a recent interview Harrison called Goodell a "crook" "the Devil" and he even went as far has saying, "if thatman was on fire and I had to piss him out, I wouldn't"  even further he says "I hate him and will never respect him"
'stupid' 'puppet' dictator' finished out his description of Roger Goodell.

 Now Harrison has plenty of history of bad feelings towards Goodell before the Lockout ever started.  He was fined last season over $100k for illegal hits and that didn't sit well with him at all.  Some of what he said I think is probably correct, but Harrison also made some racial accusations that seems absurd.  He brought up that he had hit Vince Young Illegally and got fined 5k but when he hit Drew Bree's illegally he was fined $20k.To that I say 1 the hit on Bree's was much dirtier, and 2 as a league you protect your stars so obviously Bree's would bring a bigger fine then Young.

 In what seems a little more concerning, Harrison in the same interview called out his star Quarterback Ben Rothlisberger and star Running back Rashard Mendenhall.  He called Mendenhall a fumble machine though he only fumbled twice last season, so certainly not justifiable.  With Rothlisberger his focus was basically saying he hung the Defense out to dry during last seasons Super Bowl.  Both seem absurd and he seemed abit desperate to talk to anyone that would listen.  Harrison is a force to be reckoned with on the field, he is a General on a defense that is extremely talented.  But socially, off the field, this guy says some of the most absurd things.  I don't think his comments on the commissioner is a fineable offense, but the team or league should be able to do something to prevent him and other outspoken guys from publicly making fools of themselves.  Somethings are just better kept to ones self.

Cute kitty Cats

Cute Kitty Cats? Ok so he obviously isn't a Kitty cat, but he is a Bengal. A very disorderly one at that. As if he hasn't had enough legal issues, he again was arrested Sunday morning For disorderly conduct while intoxicated, and resisting arrest. Now he claims his wife was punched by another women and he broke it up, and the cops approached him as if he did something wrong and that is when he went off. Even if that were true his record incriminates him. Some call it racial profiling, I call it looking at a track record. I'm a firm believer in you dress a certain way or act a certain way, then you are perceived a certain way.
Also on Monday former Bengal Runningback David 'deacon' Turner was shot and killed by officers in California after a scuffle. The NFL is firm in punishing guys for legal troubles, and then giving them another chance. At some point these guys chances need to run out!

2011 NFL Power Rankings

Here is our PRESEASON 2011 NFL Power Rankings
1.) Green Bay Packers, Repeat!! They have everyone back including Ryan Grant, which is huge!
2.) Pittsburgh Steelers
3.) New England Patriots
4.) Baltimore Ravens
5.) Indianapolis Colts
6.) New Orleans Saints, allot of skill players in a contract year may help
7.) New York Jets
8.) San Diego Chargers
9.) Philadelphia Eagles
10) New York Giants
11) Houston Texans
12) Dallas Cowboys
13) Tampa Bay Bucs, watch out world!
14) Kansas City Chiefs
15) Detroit Lions, like Tampa they could make a run
16) Atlanta Falcons
17) San Fransisco 49ers
18) St Louis Rams
19) Oakland Raiders
20) Cleveland Browns, tough division for a young team
21) Miami Dolphins
22) Arizona Cardinals
23) Chicago Bears
24) Denver Broncos, The Tim Tebow era begins
25) Carolina Panthers, could Claussen end up like Brees after being pushed out of SD
26) Buffalo Bills
27) Jacksonville Jags
28) Cincinnati Bengals
29) Minnesota Vikings
30) Tennessee Titans
31) Seattle Seahawks, big drop off from last season
32) Washington Redskins, Not even Shannahan can fix this franchise!

2011 NFL season free agency

I'm sure everyone who reads this is like us, we are ready for some football. Though training camp isn't the most exciting time of the season this year will be much different. Regardless if all 4,5,6 year tenure players will be free agents or not we know that as many as 500 and as few has 110 players will be free agents once the agreement is reached! A normal free agent market is spread over a 4-5 month spam, so this is going to be special.
An agreement is going to happen soon, they are almost to the point of lost revenue and they won't let that happen, they could miss 1 to 2 pre season games but we dont think that will happen. The simple fact is that any preseason games missed decreases the salary cap for this year. Players don't want lower caps, and owners don't want to loose ticket, beer, and food revenue.
So soon we will have our beloved NFL back, and there will be a free for all free agent spree that follows. Stay tuned for the most interesting free agency sweep stakes in the history of sports.

2011 fantasy football early ranking's

Just wanted to let all readers know that this evening we will roll out our 'early bird' position rankings for the upcoming fantasy football season. We will rank our top ten in all positions, with some names people maybe surprised to hear. We will have a look at players that people should start to become familiar with, and players to grab late that will help big in your season. So check back and leave messages on your thoughts.

The worst franchise in pro sports

The worst franchise in pro sports

As a Cleveland Browns fan this post should make me happy, but as a sensible sports fan I realize my Beloved Cleveland Browns probably aren't to far behind them.
With that said, Cleveland is in a much better position for the future and for now. Cleveland has a great Offensive line, great runningbacks (who are actually fullbacks) a young but good secondary linebackers, and good young skill players to develop. Colt McCoy may not turn out to be the answer only time will tell, but I'm confident that he will be successful in a offense that will probably run 55-60% of the time.
In cincinnati's case, there a team that is now 2 years removed from the playoffs. I honestly feel that Playoff lose to the Jets set this team back. The T.O pick up effected them in a bad way, Ocho isn't happy I wonder if he will be a Bengal much longer. I'm anxious to see what happens with Carson Palmer, everyone is talk about Kevin Kolb, untested and I feel overrated, Palmer hasn't played for a great team but he is accurate.
Palmer would be a great fit in Minnesota ad Seattle, Seattle has the extra picks to make a trade happen. And remember they made that playoff run and will have some extra swagger going into this season!
I'm curious what you guys think about the situation in Cincy, will they trade him or be to stubborn? What will it take for them to turn around the franchise?