First ever XFL kick return TD!

The XFL Kickoff is the new standard the NFL should implement. I like this kickoff system better than what the Alliance of American Football did, eliminating kickoffs entirely.

Now That Tom Brady has been Unsuspended.....

I put the Patriots win total at 10 or more.
I agreed "Deflategate" was stupid, and I am not even a Patriots fan!
One week away from monster ratings for the Season Opener.....

Tom Brady & Deflategate

Tom Brady has been suspended the first four games of the upcoming NFL Season due to the perception that there was a deflated football during the AFC Championship Game. Or something of that effect.

"Deflategate" is stupid to me. Does air pressure truly make that much of a difference?

Yes, the NFL has rules on air pressure inside footballs. However, inside the Wells Report, there is no definitive evidence that Tom Brady did anything wrong!

I do believe four games is excessive, however Brady destroying his phone seems to have sealed his fate for a four game suspension.

Tom Brady is still a four time Super Bowl Champion Quarterback, and that cannot be taken away.

NFL Draft Thoughts

So, the first round of the NFL Draft was held on Thursday and here are some observations:

JADEVEON CLOWNEY goes to the Houston Texans and forms potentially a pass rush with J.J. Watt that could keep the rest of the AFC South up at night. Watch out Andrew Luck!

BLAKE BORTLES goes from Florida to play College Football to play in Florida for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bortles put on a show against Baylor, and his stock kept rising since then.

TEDDY BRIDGEWATER slipped all the way to almost the bottom of the first round, where he was picked up by the Minnesota Vikings. So I guess this means the Vikings are no longer Pondering their Quarterback future.

JOHNNY MANZIEL will now be the next Cleveland Browns Quarterback to save their team. First it was Tim Couch, then Jeff Garcia, then Brady Quinn, then Colt McCoy, and now, Manziel. Good luck Johnny Football!

DEREK CARR will not be drafted by the Houston Texans after all like I was hoping. The Raiders picked him up in the second round. David Carr would have been a good QB if he would have had a good offensive line around him in Houston. Let's hope Derek doesn't get subjected to the same fate.

My NFL Conference Championship Picks

BRONCOS over PATRIOTS
SEAHAWKS over 49ERS

My NFL Playoff Picks

Colts over Chiefs
Eagles over Saints
Bengals over Chargers
Packers over 49ers

Week One NFL Predictions

Week 1
THU, SEP 5	TIME (ET)
Baltimore at Denver	8:30 PM
SUN, SEP 8	TIME (ET)
New England at Buffalo	1:00 PM
Cincinnati at Chicago	1:00 PM
Miami at Cleveland	1:00 PM
Atlanta at New Orleans	1:00 PM
Tampa Bay at NY Jets	1:00 PM
Tennessee at Pittsburgh	1:00 PM
Minnesota at Detroit	1:00 PM
Oakland at Indianapolis	1:00 PM
Seattle at Carolina	1:00 PM
Kansas City at Jacksonville	1:00 PM
Arizona at St. Louis	4:25 PM
Green Bay at San Francisco	4:25 PM
NY Giants at Dallas	8:30 PM
MON, SEP 9	TIME (ET)
Philadelphia at Washington	7:00 PM
Houston at San Diego	10:15 PM

BALTIMORE AT DENVER: The NFL Is back! Peyton Manning and his new favorite target Wes Welker take on the defending Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens have lost Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Anquan Boldin, and Paul Kruger, but they have the Super Bowl MVP, Joe Flacco. The Ravens now also have Elvis Dumervil from Denver. They hope Dumervil will help fill in a glaring hole at Linebacker. Von Miller won't be playing in this game due to a suspension.

BRONCOS OVER RAVENS

NEW ENGLAND AT BUFFALO: Tom Brady and the Patriots match up well against rookie QB E.J. Manuel and the Bills. Tom Brady may have lost Wes Welker, but Danny Amendola is going to be a suitable replacement. Tom Brady makes his recievers better. I'm expecting a Patriots blowout.

PATRIOTS OVER BILLS

MIAMI AT CLEVELAND: The Browns have Paul Kruger now, but need to see improvement from Brandon Weeden at Quarterback. His 14 Touchdowns and 17 interceptions weren't too bad for a rookie, although a 27 year old Rookie QB. Miami has former Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill, and he did not fare much better last season. 12 Touchdowns, 13 interceptions. This could go either way, but I pick:

DOLPHINS OVER BROWNS

ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS: Talk about a Shootout in the Superdome. This could be the best game of the entire week. Saints QB Drew Brees and Falcons QB Matt Ryan both have chips on their shoulder. Falcons lost in heartbreaking fashion in the NFC Championship game to San Francisco. Tony Gonzalez is back for one final season, and Atlanta will be happy to have him back.  Drew Brees threw for over 5,000 yards passing the last two seasons. This should be a lot of fun.

SAINTS OVER FALCONS

TAMPA BAY AT NEW YORK JETS: Darelle Revis was traded this offseason from the Jets to the Bucs. Rookie QB Geno Smith gets the start for the Jets. I pick the Bucs to win and start a long season for Jets fans.

BUCS OVER JETS

TENNEESSEE AT PITTSBURGH: The Titans have Jake Locker at Quarterback. They are hoping for a big season from him. The Steelers lost Linebacker James Harrison to the Bengals via Free Agency. Will Tennesee be ready for Dick LaBeau and the massive pressure he brings?

STEELERS OVER TITANS

MINNESOTA AT DETROIT: Lions WR Calvin Johnson broke the NFL Record for most recieving yards last season with 1,964 yards recieving last season. Vikings RB Adrian Peterson ran for 2,097 yards last season. This game should be fun.

LIONS OVER VIKINGS

INDIANAPOLIS AT OAKLAND: Colts QB Andrew Luck led his team to the postseason in his rookie year. Raiders rookie QB Terelle Pryor is hoping for similar results.
COLTS OVER RAIDERS

SEATTLE AT CAROLINA:
Carolina QB Cam Newton vs Seattle QB Russell Wilson. Wilson went 8-0 at home last season! I do think Seattle starts 1-0 this season.
SEAHAWKS OVER PANTHERS

KANSAS CITY AT JACKSONVILLE: Kansas City has a new Head Coach in Andy Reid, and a new QB in Alex Smith. I think they will start off the year 1-0.
CHIEFS OVER JAGUARS

ARIZONA AT ST LOUIS: The Cardinals have a new QB in Carson Palmer. They still have Larry Fitzgerald, although the lack of a true number may hurt somewhat. Sam Bradford of the Rams is still a good QB, but the Rams are still rebuilding.
CARDINALS OVER RAMS

GREEN BAY AT SAN FRANCISCO: Aaron Rodgers vs Colin Kaepernick. "Kaepernicking" took the NFL by storm, and San Farncisco was one big play away from title number six. Aaron Rodgers has a new weapon at running back, Eddie Lacy of Alabama. This will help the Packers offense. Rodgers won't have to throw as often. The 49ers have Anquan Boldin now. He is a real weapon in  the passing game.
49ERS OVER PACKERS

GIANTS AT COWBOYS: Eli Manning and the Giants take on Tony Romo and the Cowboys. Dallas made a foolish decision in signing Romo to such a crazy extension. Dez Bryant is going to have a big season this year I think. The running game will do well in DeMarco Murray stays healthy. The Giants will have the better season in New York, but I think they start 0-1.
COWBOYS OVER GIANTS

REDSKINS AT EAGLES: Robert Griffin III will get to test his knee, and Chip Kelly will get to test if his Oregon Offense can work in the NFL. I think it can. Michael Vick is still a dangerous scrambler. Redskins defense will have to keep him contained. I don't think Robert Griffin III will be running as much this season.
EAGLES OVER REDSKINS

HOUSTON AT SAN DIEGO: The Houston Texans were in the playoffs last season, while San Diego and QB Phillip Rivers regressed. I think the Texans take the first step to the Super Bowl this season.
TEXANS OVER CHARGERS

NFL Week Two Picks

Bills Over Chiefs
Bengals Over Browns
Vikings Over Colts
Saints Over Panthers
Texans Over Jaguars
Dolphins Over Raiders
Patriots Over Cardinals
Giants Over Bucs
Ravens Over Eagles
Redskins Over Rams
Cowboys Over Seahawks
Steelers Over Jets
Titans Over Chargers
Lions Over 49ers
Falcons Over Broncos (Monday Night)

NFL Predictions Are Returning!

I will be making my picks week by week for all things NFL related. Starting Next Week! The Power Zone is back is business!

Video: Derek Anderson Gets Caught, Goes Crazy

The first memorable moment that the Arizona Cardinals gave us was that legendary speech by Coach Dennis Green over how "The Bears Are Who We Thought They Were!"


The latest Comedy of Errors that is the Arizona Cardinals is Derek Anderson getting caught smilling on the sideline while his team was trailing 18 points to the San Francisco 49ers. He gets caught red handed laughing on National TV, and let's see how he dealt with the question:


Yeah, I know there was a Super Bowl appearance for Arizona in between these two moments, but I would much rather remember the Cardinals for these two Press Conference blowups.

Let's Play A Game! Catch The Typo!

This was originally posted via the AP. This has not been edited in any way on this site.
Catch The Typo!

The Carolina Panthers ended their long wait in the draft by ending Jimmy Clausen's surprising drop, taking the Notre Dame quarterback with the 48th pick on Friday. After sitting out the first night of the draft with no first-round pick, the Panthers addressed one of their biggest needs and perhaps presented competition to newly minted starter Matt Moore.

The 6-foot-3, 2220-pound Clausen was rated as a first-round pick by many analysts, but wasn't selected on Thursday. Carolina took him ahead of his college teammate, Golden Tate, and other receiver prospects.

Clausen, who threw 60 touchdowns and 27 interceptions with the Fighting Irish, will join a thin quarterback unit with Carolina. The Panthers released longtime starter Jake Delhomme last month.

NFL Changes Overtime for Playoff Games

NFL owners voted 28-4 Tuesday to change the overtime rules for postseason games. If a team wins the coin toss and then kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball.

San Diego Chargers Release LaDanian Tomlinson

The San Diego Chargers have released LaDanian Tomlison after nine seasons with the team.

Coach Bellichick's Gamble

Obviously, the talk of this Monday Morning has been That Colts-Patriots Game Last Night.
Here's the Situation:
It's a fourth and two. You lead 35-28. You have a fourth and two. If you don't get it, you give the NFL's Best Field General A Thirty Yard Field instead of a 70 yard field.
What do you do? What did Coach Bill Bellichick Do?
He went for it.

Peyton Manning then leads the Colts down the field for the win, includng that unbelievable catch by Reggie Wayne for the Win!

Back to the call by Bellichick to go for it, As a coach, you have enough faith in the team to say "Surely, My Team can get Two Yards!" And, If Kevin Faulk does not Bobble the ball, The Patriots have a First down! Let's not forget in year's past, The Colts had a great offense, but they had a horrible defense! Let's say The Patriots get that first down, they have a first down at the thity one, and the Patriots would have been able to pad on to that six point lead.

So Many Bloggers and analysts are Monday Morning Quarterbacking with this call. This was a good agressive call that did not pan out.

What A Ballgame Last Night!

Lions Win, Yankees Clinch AL East

49ers Top Seahawks, Bears Beat Steelers

Last-second FG Leads Giants Past Cowboys

Lawrence Tynes kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired, as the Giants beat the Cowboys Sunday night, 33-31, in front of the largest crowd in NFL regular season history. It was the regular season debut of the Cowboys' $1.15 billion stadium.

The Cowboys simply gave this game away. There is no way around it. The Giants took advantage of the Cowboys back to back turnovers. Tony Romo threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and then Felix Jones fumbled away a kickoff return. The Cowboys played a very sloppy game of football, and despite that, they still almost won this game!

Wade Phillips clock mismanagement, Tony Romo's interceptions, and the fact that the Cowboys were careless with the football. For the reason for this loss, the Cowboys need to look in the mirror.

NFL Fines Jets Over Not Reporting Favre Injury

The National Football League fined the New York Jets, their president and former coach Eric Mangini on Wednesday, for not reporting an injury last season to Brett Favre.

The NFL Is Back Tonight!

The Pittsburgh Steelers will play their first game since they won Super Bowl XLII.

They play the Tennesee Titans in the NFL's first Regular season game.

I expect The Steelers to repeat that same formula that brougth them the title in tonight's game. Lots of running game and ball control offense. I just don't see Tennesee taking a victory in this game.

PITTSBURGH OVER TENNESEE

Report: Jets Want Brandon Marshall

It is obvious that Josh McDaniels is trying to replicate the success of Bill Bellichick in Denver. He wants a linebacker who can play inside and outside Linebacker.

The Jets are probably willing to make a deal for Brandon Marshall, because their recieving corps is a bunch of relative unknowns.