Recent content by SkiHound

If you just look at the size differential between the 72 Dolphin team and current NFL teams is pretty amazing. I'm not sure the 72 Dolphin team could be any 2007 NFL team. That's not intended to detract from their great 72 season.

I just saw it as a game that was going to happen. The Eagles aren't a bad team and played like a team with nothing to loose and lots to prove. They had a good game plan and executed it very well. Feeley probably had a career game. And I certainly don't think the Pats brought their A game...

Yep, the Jr. and Sr. classes this year were recruited by Willingham and I've heard ND folks say that a big part of the reason Willingham was fired was not just his record but poor recruiting classes. They just saw the program going in the wrong direction. Good Division I teams usually have a...

I agree that part of the "not going hard rap" is that he looks so smooth and effortless. It's like a great golf swing, it looks like guys are swinging easy but they're really going after it.

I'm a fan and I like to watch football. But it's really a stupid game in which to participate. My brother played High School football and has had back problems ever since. Look at all the pros who retire only to have horrible health issues. Human bodies just aren't made for this stuff. I...

Thanks for the compliments. Going to be an interesting game next weekend. I think San Diego will be VERY VERY good again as well.

I'm an insuferable bastard, why am I not making Howard Stern's money? I think the reference group has to be other football players, and specifically, other CBs. Many guys who make it to the NFL never see a big pay day and many experience injuries that damage their long term quality of life...

It will be interesting to see how the ball gets spread around. But I suspect Welker will catch his share. The Pats love that WR screen and Welker should be almost perfect in that role. He's got great hands and with speed on the outside he'll be an excellent possession target underneath. I...

Definitive grades on drafts take a few years, so it's an academic exercise. But I don't think anyone can give the Patriots actual draft a high grade unless they consider Welker and Moss as part of the class. It was and is clear to me that there were few slots available on this team for the...

I think ironwasp makes a good point that at Indy, Moss would be added to an already dynamic WR core that can stretch the field. But I'd think he has the potential to make an explosive offense even more explosive. So I wouldn't be happy. That said, folks can spin this however they want but the...

I'd say Cap'n Crunch better be on gaurd, but that's not quite it either.

Re: In Past 10 Yrs, the 34 QB's Selected in 1st Two Rounds Have Won 2 Superbowls Comb QBs selected early in the draft often go to relatively bad teams and have unrealistic expectactions to perform immediately. Generally takes a few years for QBs to grow into the pro game. Elway struggled a...

Cassel needs some time on the field to develop and gain exposure. He looks like he could be a very solid QB. I agree that I think he ends up being traded, if not this year then very likely next. Cassel needs a chance to prove himself and he's not likely to get it with the Pats. And from the...

I think that's about right going into the year. I'd rank the Colts number 1. They won it last year and they deserve to be ranked #1. I think the Pats are stronger, at least on paper. IMO, the Chargers are a complete enigma going into next year; perhaps the most talented team in the NFL but...

I can certainly see that some players signed in previous years might be envious of new contracts. But players also need to keep in mind that the pie from which each player's slice is coming has been getting bigger. A $5 million / year cap hit is about 5.6% of a $90 million salary cap. With a...