Sometimes I wonder if NFL teams are better off not going through the combines and all the analyzing of the prospects they are scouting to draft. At times a clear football player can be made out to look like he's never been a good player at all and Stanford running back Toby Gerhart seems like this years' victim of the system. Early this week I heard rumors that Gerhart would be considered as being more of a ...

Is it just the sign of the times or are NFL teams happy with paying their valuable nose tackles seven million dollars for a one year contract? In recent days four teams have either placed their starting nose tackle (Patriots, 49ers) with the franchise tag or are expected to (Steelers, Packers) soon. No doubt any defense has to have a strong defense up front in order to be successful. This is even truer  whe ...

It's no surprise that the San Diego Chargers released aging star running back LaDainian Tomlinson this week. Even Tomlinson fully expected to be cut this offseason but fellow veteran running back Brian Westbrook being released this week was a minor surprise. I figured the Eagles might let him go later in the offseason or even try to restructure his deal and keep him in Philadelphia. As it worked out, Coach ...

For the entire 2009 season, Notre Dame fans could always count on two players to never let them down. One of those players was their star quarterback Jimmy Clausen and the other was receiver Golden Tate. While Clausen seems like a sure lock to go in the first round of this years draft, Tate may have to wait a little longer. At this time, Tate is expected to be a potential second round pick and that is mainl ...

The Detroit Lions have made it clear that they are looking to draft the best non-quarterback with the second overall pick in this years draft. Seeing that the Lions are refusing to draft the same position with their first pick every year just confirms that old GM Matt Millen is not in town anymore. Joking aside, if the Lions are going to take the best non-quarterback with the second selection, they should b ...

There is one reason that I have never given up on Donte' Stallworth and his ability to help fantasy football owners and that reason is speed. Blazing speed can change football games and take a receiver on your fantasy team from one catch for twelve yards to two catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. When a receiver with speed is healthy, capable, motivated and a starter on an NFL team, they can be a producti ...

While no official word has come down yet it looks like Chester Taylor is all but done as a Minnesota Viking. Taylor will  be a free agent this offseason and the Vikings aren't expected to obtain his services. For Taylor's future, it looks like he will probably end up on a team like the Houston Texans. Don't expect any organization to use Taylor as the teams feature runner, but he should be used in a heavy t ...

As Steve Breaston enters his fourth year in the NFL, it may be his time to ascend to the starting lineup. Soon, the Cardinals are expected to use a tender offer to lockup Breaston for a contract of almost three million dollars for the 2010 season. It's worth noting that Arizona isn't known for being liberal with money so the fact that they are willing to give Breaston three million for next year should be a ...

Born and raised in the Bay Area of California, I can't help but watch college teams from the area. In my time watching the Cal Bears I've had a chance to watch running back Jahvid Best for the past few seasons and witness his great playmaking ability. Best was a Heisman hopeful early in the 2009 season, and it wasn't hard to see why. This young runner has all the tools to dominate and his track speed in the ...

The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had their problems solved at left tackle when they drafted Branden Albert in the 2008 NFL draft. Coming into preseason last year, Albert showed his commitment to his new head coach when dropped his playing weight down to 305 from 341. This mark of maturity seemed to make Albert a favorite to be one of the more improved players on the Chiefs team in 2009 but that wasn't th ...