Matt Cassel heading to Motown

Today is the first day in which teams can franchise players. Each team has the ability, each year, to use only one franchise tag. The salary the team will be paying is based on the top 5 salaries of the previous year.
This year the quarterback franchise number is $14,651,000.
I can tell you what will happen [...]

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Rumor: Gruden to Notre Dame, Weis back to New England

We aren’t saying it’s true, that it’s close to happening or even at all realistic. However, credible sources say that there is not evidence that it ISN’T happening.
The rumor is that Weis wants out of South Bend and would be welcomed back in New England as Belichicks offensive coordinator. Well why is Gruden the guy [...]

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A Fan’s Take: McDaniels as Broncos Coach

I am sure by now everyone has heard that Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Denver Broncos (See 2 articles below), so I am not here to give you the inside story or breaking news, instead I am going to give pure opinion on the hire.
Oddly enough, my two favorite NFL teams [...]

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The Matt Cassel Situation

I want to enlighten everyone about the Matt Cassel situation.
The Pre-season
Way back in August there was a battle for who should be the number two quarterback of the New England Patriots. The competition was between Matt Gutierrez, Kevin O’Connell and Matt Cassel.
It was not going as well for Mr. Cassel as you might expect. Here [...]

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Roger Goodell flexes his muscle, week 17 NFL scheduling changes

Three week seventeen games will be moved from 1:00 p.m. EST to 4:15 p.m. EST.
On CBS, the Dolphins @ Jets game will now have a late-afternoon kickoff. while Jacksonville @ Baltimore has also has been moved to a 4:15 p.m. EST start. On FOX, the Dallas @ Philadelphia game has been moved to 4:15 p.m. [...]

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