Here are the answers to the questions posted yesterday: 1) Which of the following schools has sent the most players to the National Football League? Answer: Notre Dame - 493 players to NFL 2) This former Buffalo Bills WR, who...

It’s not unusual for a college quarterback to try and fulfill his dreams of an NFL career at a different position. The Ravens have a similar story with Xavier Lee , a one-time can’t-miss prospect out of high school that missed badly at...

If you've never heard of What If Sports , you really should check them out.  They're a magical, wonderful place that run simulations of football seasons, baseball seasons, and so forth, as well as allowing you to do your own fictional...

  With this article I wanted to advance a long held belief of mine that the Cover 2 defense is the best defensive approach to use for the modern NFL. Now there is, naturally, a great deal of strategy that goes into defensive and...

The Rams are one of  four teams being considered by free agent OT Barry Sims . The other three are the 49ers, Ravens and the Patriots.  According to the Hashmarks post linked above, Sims established a set of criteria for signing with a...

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series Jersey #45 Eight players have worn #45, including three running backs, three defensive backs, a tight end, and a receiver/cornerback. L.G. Dupre , RB, Baylor, 1960-61 Statistics: Dupre rushed...

Just a few observations and opinions on the Baltimore Ravens. (more…)

Well, I guess two cracks at nailing down the 53-man roster were enough for you folks, and perhaps rightfully so. We're in the home stretch of the offseason, and frankly, we've covered just about everything. Until pads go on in Latrobe, there's...

Author’s note: This one is a little behind, and I apologize.  Unfortunately, with Jim currently down for the count and the day job taking an inordinate amount of time last week, I had little chance to put this together.  But, without further...

With my one-year wedding anniversary quickly approaching, I can definitely appreciate the news of Ravens’ tight end Daniel Wilcox preparing to jump the broom later this month. Of course, Ravens fans are not invited, but they might as well be,...

(Photo from Camden Chat) Still recovering from the crab and Old Bay coma sustained in Birdland over the weekend but I would be remiss if I didn't point out to you, dear readers, that in light of last week's discussion about possible...

The news in the NFL has nearly come to halt, which is why I didn’t have any updates over the weekend. However, in order to fill the dry space between now and training camp, the best thing to do is look at what the Jets have right now and start...

There’s a mini-camp this week, Tuesday through Thursday in case you’d forgotten. Woo hoo! One step closer to what we all want – actual NFL football being played again. It won’t be long until we’re talking about...

With things really slow, we finally got a couple of nuggets, both of which seem to be good news. First, ESPN’s John Clayton is reporting that he expects Junior Seau to resign with the Patriots before training camp: There was one name I...

As Pat Kirwan of NFL.com points out, the flood of pro football retirees during the current offseason could result in reduced elbow room come 2013, when the guys hanging up the cleats now are eligible for enshrinement for the first time. Packers...