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First Look 2010… NFC North
Jun 3rd
There are no easy divisions to predict but the NFC North is one of the toughest. Last year neither Graham or I saw the Vikings being as good as they turned out to be. Neither of us saw the North sending two teams into the post-season either but it turned out to be the case. Although we all called the Lions to prop up, the Bears were a disappointment and again caused us to get it wrong.
Let’s take an early look ahead to the 2010 NFL season…
Free Agency Begins… Big Signings Start
Mar 7th
This year’s Free Agency period has started, and players are on the move big time already. Here are some of the moves that have caught our eye so far…
Nate Burleson to the Lions. This is either a stroke of genius or a real stretch, but Stafford needs receiving options. They’ve also added Kyle Vanden Bosch to their defensive line.
Karlos Dansby is now a Dolphin. Miami have made several changes already on the defensive side but Dansby would be a good addition in any case. They’ve also signed Chad Pennington for another year who is a good option as a backup.
In New York, the Jets and Giants have both improved their secondaries with Antrel Rolle joining the Giants and Antonio Cromartie heading to the Jets. Rolle becomes the highest paid safety in NFL history in the process.
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Andrew’s Redskins Review – Week 3
Sep 28th
Strangely enough, I don’t feel as bad about the 19-14 loss to the Detroit Lions as I did about the 9-7 win against the Rams last week. This wasn’t, after all, the 0-16 Lions. It was the 0-2 Lions, who are barely recognisable in any way from the record setting 2008 variety. Likewise, we’re not the 6-2 Washington Redskins who opened up 2008 so strongly.
So it’s all the same complaints on the offense as last week: bad calls, no running game, Jason Campbell still looking like a deer in the headlights. However, we can compound the offensive problems with some defensive ones too: 99 yard drive for a touchdown? Check. Below average 3rd down performance? Check. This was shocking.
Needless to say, I struggled to find three things I liked this week.
Tuesday’s NFL News Round-up
Sep 8th
It looks like it is quarterback news day today…
Detroit Lions
This is the news I was itching to see – Matthew Stafford is the Lions starting quarterback. It’s not that I have anything against Daunte Culpepper, it’s just that on a personal level I want to see what Stafford can do and how he progresses through the season.
From the Lions point of view I think it is the right choice. It is a symbol of a fresh start, and that is something the whole of Detroit need right now. 2008 saw the team and the citys biggest industry on its knees.
I am very tempted to pick a Lions win in this weeks predictions, but I think that is coming more from the heart than the head.
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San Francisco Name Their Starting QB
Aug 25th
Although there are several teams still to decide, with two games gone the 49ers have announced their starter at quarterback for the 2009 season.
So Far In Pre-season (2)…
Aug 24th
This isn’t a complete look at everything that happened this week. Just some tit-bits to keep us going as week two has now wrapped up.
4 Things I Want To Learn From Training Camp
Jul 17th
With NFL Training Camps just a few weeks away, we’ll soon be learning more about most of the teams.
These are four questions that I’m hoping to learn more about. Because they’re interesting, and because they’ll likely affect my NFL predictions.
Matthew Stafford: Will he be Lions Starting Quarterback?
Jun 4th
With the end of the Detroit Lions organized team activities the eyes of the press were still firmly on No.1 draft pick Matthrew Stafford.
For those that haven’t seen it, have a look at this great display Stafford gave on ‘Late night with Jimmy Fallon’…
Lions’ rebuilding continues…
May 30th
The Detroit Lions are due to announce the signing of recently released Redskins‘ tackle Jon Jansen. He was released on Friday after 9 seasons of hit and miss action.
First Look… NFC North
May 12th
Three teams had a big advantage last year, having the Lions in their division. The Lions, to give them a little credit, actually had some close inter-divisional games. Against the Vikings in particular, where they lost the two matchups by a total of only 6 points (two of those points were on the infamous Orlovsky safety… d’oh!)