Niblets for August 2009

Best comment of the month: on Tuesday morning QB. Analysis: Sanchez has all the tools except experience in the NFL from Crime Scene Cleanup I am very interested to see where Sanchez is in 5 years. Looks like he is a great guy, but I’m still not sold on him being a franchise QB or … Read more

The Cards' season will depend on how the D plays.

The Cardinals remarkable run in the 08 playoffs had little to do with the offense. It was the much improved play of the D that made the run possible. The only way the team makes the playoffs in 09 will be if the D continues to improve. So far in the preseason, that is not … Read more

Tampa Bay—Pick a quarterback; any quarterback

The Buccaneers have a new coaching staff. new GM, new players, but one thing hasn’t changed since the days of Jon “Chuckie” Gruden—The team is still searching for a legitimate QB. They need an NFL quality QB to compete in the NFC South. Right now they don’t have one. New head coach Raheem Morris has … Read more

Tuesday morning QB. Analysis: Sanchez has all the tools except experience in the NFL.

  Note: I am considering making this a regular feature during the NFL season. Let me know what you think. When the first all out blitz came from the Ravens, Jet QB Mark Sanchez put the ball up for grabs. Ray Lewis came in untouched and caused the Int. The Raven D linemen Haloti Ngata … Read more

Rap up of Preseason Week 2 Key games

Chargers @ Cardinals The Charger O  line is not playing nearly as well as it did last year. They are giving up sacks more often than they should. Even all pro tackle McNeil is slacking. LG Goff is not doing the job. The SD Defense looks sharp in the red zone but not so much … Read more

The Saints will come marching into the end zone often.

There is no question that the Saints have one of the most dangerous Os in the league. Their win/loss record will depend most on how well they can stop the other team from doing the same thing. Drew Brees is the #2 QB in most Fantasy Drafts this year for good reason. In the last … Read more

The pressure is on Delhomme to take the Panthers to the next level.

It’s hard to find many holes in the Carolina Panthers but there is one Empire State building size question mark—Can Jake Delhomme take the team deep into the playoffs? Delhomme enters his 11th season but he has only 6 seasons starting (not counting his 3 games in 07). He is a slightly above average QB … Read more

QB Ryan has the Falcons' Offense flying high but the D keeps the team grounded.

Rookie QB Matt Ryan had a storybook season last year. He stepped into a team that desperately needed leadership and provided it. He seems to have all the physical and mental traits that a team needs to be more than effective offensively. The one area of development is the ability to know what the D … Read more