Tuesday Morning QB for 9/29/09

College football As I said last week, Mississippi was rated based on a 1 point win over Florida in 08. A lot of the ranking is based on the projection of QB Jevan Snead being a top player. So far he has been much less than advertised. He has great arm strength but that does … Read more

What did we learn in week 3?

QB News: Miami: QB Chad Pennington is likely out for the season. According to ESPN, he suffered a torn capsule in his shoulder. He is getting a second opinion. I hope he can recover from the injury. He has always had the head of a coach, the heart of a lion and the arm of … Read more

What to look for this weekend.

College football #1 Florida @ Kentucky The Wildcats have played well winning last week against Louisville. But they are not a threat to the Gators. Florida works on the O but the D is fine. The Gators win easily. Arkansas @ #3 Alabama The Tide looks to be the class of the SEC West. Arkansas … Read more

Around College Football this week.

USC’s Coach Carroll made a critical mistake. I openly wondered that if Sanchez was such a good QB, why didn’t he beat out John David Booty who was very average on his best day. When Carroll said before the draft that Sanchez should stay in school because he wasn’t ready to go pro, I scratched … Read more

Tuesday Morning QB for 09/22/09

The Steelers running game is struggling – Steeler RB Parker tweaked his hamstring and did not play in the last half of game 1. He carried 14 times for 47 yards in game 2. His injury is contributing to the problem but is far from the cause. The fact is that the Steeler O line … Read more

What did we learn from the weekend?

College Football USC @ Washington I don’t think the Trojans are going to want to play Ohio State again any time soon. Every time they do they lose the next game on the road. Washington is better but USC lost the game Washington didn’t win it. Florida State @ BYU I was wrong about BYU. … Read more

Almost Pro–Chapter 2 Copyright by Bill Smith All rights reserved

Bob didn’t get the call from QB Sherman in the week before practices were scheduled. The first five practices of the team by rule were in no pads. Bob used the week to put in his abridged play book. Wheels didn’t appreciate the change in procedure. “This isn’t the way we practice. I run the … Read more

What to look for this weekend.

College football key games #20 Miami 33 #14 Georgia Tech 17 The D of the U played outstanding football. The secrets to stopping the option game of GT are first to force them into a lot of 3rd and 6+ and to jump out early to take them out of their running game. Miami did … Read more

What does the Williams' case mean for the NFL's drug policy and the future of the league?

Six events have put the entire drug policy of NFL and every other sports league’s policy in serious jeopardy. Event 1—The state courts of Minnesota prohibiting Comm. Goodell from suspending Pat and Kevin Williams (DT, Vikings) for having tested positive for banned substances. When the league first announced the suspensions of several players including both … Read more