News -- May 2013
5/19 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Poll: Which 2nd-Year QB Will Have Most Fantasy Points in 2013? : Last year was an unprecedented year of success for rookie quarterbacks. Five different rookies were their respective team's opening ...
5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012 : Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew ...
5/14 CW Sports Blog: NFL Draft Trends: Quarterbacks : It’s easy to miss how good a draft really is when there’s a “can’t-miss prospect” involved. Last ...
5/14 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins Mike Pouncey touches on Patriots division dominance : The Miami Dolphins had a huge offseason after signing guys like Mike Wallace, Brent Grimes, and Dustin Keller, but the real question ...
5/6 FFLockerRoom: Dolphins Sign Former Falcons RT Tyson Clabo to One-Year Deal : The Miami Dolphins agreed on a one-year deal for former Atlanta Falcons right tackle Tyson Clabo. According to Pro Football Focus, ...
5/2 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Rookie QB Values in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues : Regardless of the position, when ranking NFL rookie draft picks freshly after an NFL Draft has completed, you have two factors ...
News -- April 2013
4/25 Musket Fire: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: New England Patriots trade pick to Eagles : The New England Patriots best bet in the 2013 NFL Draft might be to trade down, and that’s exactly what the final 2013 NFL ...
4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective Mock Draft : Before we get to my mock draft, here’s a recap of some of my previous articles on the NFL draft: The numbers behind Football ...
4/22 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Top 30 ADP in 2-QB Leagues : In the poker community, when debating who is the best poker player, the debate tends to gravitate towards recent tournament/event ...
4/18 FootballPerspective.com: Introducing the NFL Draft Pick Value Calculator : I first created a draft value chart five years ago. While the famous Jimmy Johnson chart was designed to facilitate trades, my ...
4/10 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Draft Poll: How many QBs will be selected in Round 1? : Two weeks from tomorrow night will be Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in the city so nice they named it ...
4/8 NFL Jerks: A Look at Fantasy Football Points From a 2-QB League Perspective : The main attraction of playing in 2-QB fantasy football leagues is that you get to add one extra starter on your team. That might ...
4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams : Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the ...
4/3 NFL Jerks: Steven Jackson’s Impact on Falcons Fantasy Studs : If Steven Jackson can manage not to pass out when he sees fewer than eight defenders in the box for the first time since grade ...
News -- March 2013
3/25 NFL Mocks: Miami Dolphins 1st Round Options: 2013 NFL Draft : The Dolphins haven’t had a true franchise QB since Dan Marino retired. Their front office finally thinks they have one in ...
3/23 StoopSports.com: Winners and Losers (Thus Far) : Ollie Banton- Free agency is one of two marquee events during the NFL offseason, the other being April’s draft. It poses as ...
3/14 NFL Jerks: Using the Late Round QB Draft Strategy in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1 : Let’s say that for the majority of your fantasy football playing career you’ve predominantly played in 1-QB fantasy ...
3/12 NFL Jerks: Using the Late Round QB Draft Strategy in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1 : Let’s say that for the majority of your fantasy football playing career you’ve predominantly played in 1-QB fantasy ...
3/10 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins interested in Wes Welker reunion : The Miami Dolphins are going to do everything they can to bring in playmakers in the passing game to help out young quarterback ...
3/6 KC Kingdom: Draft Odds: Chiefs No. 1 Draft Pick Up In The Air : Every Wednesday night from now until the end of the draft we here at KC Kingdom will make (un)scientific projections about what ...
3/6 NFL Jerks: How to Work the Waiver Wire in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 2 : If you read part one of this series then it must mean you’re interested to find out more about my thoughts on how to work ...
3/6 StoopSports.com: AFC East Needs : Ollie Banton and Ryan Pavlicek- With Free Agency starting a week from today, March 12, it’s time for teams to start thinking ...
3/5 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins News: Sean Smith, Brian Hartline : After the Miami Dolphins unsurprisingly decided to use the franchise tag on valuable and consistent defensive tackle Randy Starks, ...
3/4 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 1 and 2 : Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom are once again running the RSP Football Writers Project this off-season. Last year, a salary cap ...
3/4 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins News: Brian Hartline, Sean Smith : The Miami Dolphins already announced what we all knew what was going to happen, as the team slapped star defensive tackle Randy ...
3/4 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins will likely franchise Randy Starks : If you have been following the news regarding the Miami Dolphins three big free agents recently, you won’t be surprised ...
News -- February 2013
2/26 Musket Fire: Detroit Lions interested in Reggie Bush : According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Lions interest in impending Miami Dolphins free agent running ...
2/24 NFL Spin Zone: Offensive Lineman in Demand: Warmack, Joeckel and Fisher : It appears as though offensive lineman may be in high demand early in the 2013 NFL Draft because skill position talent is thin ...
2/24 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins really want to keep Matt Moore : The Miami Dolphins have one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the NFL on their roster in Matt Moore, and they really want ...
2/21 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins News: Reggie Bush, Randy Starks : Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland has been busy sending 55 team employees to the NFL Combine, talking about 2013 NFL ...
2/20 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing rookie quarterbacks to their team’s prior year’s stats : Since 1990, there have been 48 rookie quarterbacks that threw at least 224 pass attempts, the necessary amount to qualify for ...
2/19 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Opinion: Tavon Wilson undervalued : The New England Patriots 2012 draft class yielded quite a haul on the defensive side of the ball, as three franchise building ...
2/17 NFL Jerks: 2-QB Leagues are the Future of Fantasy Football : When it comes to my fantasy football draft strategy the thoughts that usually run through my mind revolve around the quarterback ...
2/17 Musket Fire: Cleveland Browns still not interested in Ryan Mallett : Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote a week ago that Cleveland Browns would most likely not go after New England ...
2/11 The Pewter Plank: Point Plank: Is Josh Freeman a Top 30 NFL Quarterback? : In this edition of Point Plank, I, Leo Howell, will take aim at the opinion of Matt Miller, who is the lead NFL Draft writer over ...
2/10 Musket Fire: Reggie Bush wants to stay with Miami Dolphins : The more articles I read about the Miami Dolphins, Reggie Bush, and their other running backs, I get a stronger feeling that the ...
2/9 The Pewter Plank: 2013 NFL Free Agent Profile: Greg Toler, Cornerback, Arizona Cardinals : “Intercepted. Greg Toler, who’s been all over the field.” – Bill Macatee, CBS Sports NFL With reports ...
2/2 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins, Greg Jennings speculation goes stronger : The Green Bay Packers won’t be keeping Greg Jennings this offseason, and it seems like the Miami Dolphins have been linked ...
News -- January 2013
1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick? : In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to ...
1/15 FootballPerspective.com: Outlook for the 2013 Jets: Part II (The offense) : Yesterday, I reviewed how the Jets defense performed in 2012 and previewed the team’s outlook for 2013. Today, the heavy ...
1/8 Musket Fire: New England Patriots on All-AFC East Team : The New England Patriots almost always own the various All-AFC East Teams that are created, and I want to take a look at the picks ...
1/7 The High Phive: 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: QB : From now until the NFL Draft, I will be watching tape and analyzing each and every player on these rankings. Expect a list of ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Week 17 Grades : Well, it’s no surprise that the grades are stellar for the New England Patriots after taking care of business in Gillette ...
12/31 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Matt Patricia praises Trevor Scott, Derrick Martin : Trevor Scott and Derrick Martin each had a sack in the New England Patriots seven-sack demolition of Ryan Tannehill and the Miami ...
12/30 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC East : This season, I published power rankings after each week where I stated my updated projected number of wins for each team. The ...
12/24 WSJ Daily Fix: Rookie QBs Keep Getting Better : Wilson, Luck and Griffin are getting better with age late in their rookie years, and could be formidable playoff opponents if ...
12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks : I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might ...
12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB) : After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data ...
12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings : Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic ...
12/11 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 14 : This week at the New York Times, I take a look at how three defensive stars from the 2011 Draft have dominated the league and ...
News -- November 2012
11/16 Stripe Hype: Bills Defense: Open Up Week 11 With Win Over Fins : It was not a very offensive Thursday night. The Dolphins visited Buffalo to open up week 11 of the NFL season, and were ...
11/11 Stripe Hype: Early Sunday in Review: Surprises Abound : It’s that time of the day where our early games have come to an end. And in a day of offensive shootouts, I can only ...
11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have : 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing ...
11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs : So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these ...
11/3 Stripe Hype: 2012 Playoffs: Who Wins It All? : Well, we made it past the halfway point in the 2012 NFL season, and what a season it has been so far!! Replacement refs ...
11/3 Stripe Hype: 2012 Playoffs: Who Wins It All? : Well, we made it past the halfway point in the 2012 NFL season, and what a season it has been so far!! Replacement refs ...
News -- October 2012
10/28 Stripe Hype: Early NFL Sunday In Review: Rejoice or Tears? : I think most of us can agree that Sunday is the best day of the week. Reason #1: No school for all of the teenagers and ...
10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year : I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec ...
10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning : Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all ...
10/10 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 5 Preview - @ Tennessee Titans : Who doesn't love Thursday Night Football? Well, if you are like my and try to put together a preview for the games it really isn't ...
10/8 Stripe Hype: Anatomy of an Upset : While the Bengals’ uninspired play, mental errors, and poor coaching decisions led to their downfall on Sunday vs. the Miami Dolphins, ...
10/7 Stripe Hype: In Battle of Defenses, Bengals Drop Close One to Fins : Any ideas Andy Dalton had about a game-winning touchdown drive were quickly dashed by Dolphins free safety Reshad Jones. His interception ...
10/7 Stripe Hype: Dolphins @ Bengals Halftime Recap : After winning the opening coin toss and deferring to the second half, the Bengals defense looked promising on the opening ...
10/7 Stripe Hype: Bengals @ Dolphins: Need-to-Know Stats and Facts : The Bengals (3-1) play host to the Dolphins (1-3), who have lost four of their past five road games including the last ...
10/7 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Bengals Film Study: The Dolphins Offense Should Look Familiar : Upon hiring new head coach Joe Philbin, the Miami Dolphins undertook an offensive overhaul during the past offseason. Arriving ...
10/6 Stripe Hype: One Final Prediction: Surprising Dolphins Not to be Overlooked : The 3-1 Bengals host the Miami Dolphins for a Sunday afternoon showdown. What showdown? The Bengals are 3-1, against a lowly 1-3 ...
10/6 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 5: QB Rankings : The top quarterbacks finally lit up the fantasy score boards last week as Newton, Brees, Brady and Rodgers were all top 5 QB plays ...
10/5 Stripe Hype: Bengals Must Conitnue to Handle Success While Avoiding Complacency : In case you haven’t seen the Miami Dolphins play much this year, I’ll let you in on a little secret–they’re ...
10/4 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Week 5 Staff Picks: Can Bengals Top Feisty Dolphins? : Mel Payne Coming home, off of two big road wins, the Bengals are going into this game with the momentum. ...
10/4 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: The Dolphins Offense Should Look Familiar : Upon hiring new head coach Joe Philbin, the Miami Dolphins undertook an offensive overhaul during the past offseason. Arriving ...
10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added : A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given ...
10/3 Money in the Banana Stand: Omaha! Omaha! – Week 4 : . . . where we watch every game and occasionally audible the title along with the commentary. I want winners – not elite players ...
10/3 Stripe Hype: Wednesday Bengals Practice Notes: Hall, Clements, Kirkpatrick Suit Up : Last week the Bengals went into the game in Jacksonville decimated with injuries in the secondary of the defense. This has been ...
10/2 FantasyDaddy.com: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Week 4 : Week 4 of the NFL season is in the books and now I’m going to take a look back at some of the weeks biggest performers and to ...
News -- August 2012
8/27 FootballPerspective.com: Russell Wilson continues the NFL’s rookie movement at quarterback : Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were drafted as franchise saviors, and have been expected to start on opening day for months; ...