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By Enrico Former Eagles great and current ESPN analyst and part owner of the Philadelphia Soul, Ron Jaworski, was a guest on Dan Levy's podcast last night and talks everything from who is the greatest QB in Eagles history to what it's like working with Merrill Hodge. While many media types come off as...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) Athlon has Dallas winning the NFC East again and…. In the Super Bowl, Athlon has Dallas defeating San Diego. The Super Bowl will have Indy beating Dallas. Meanwhile, this article mainly deals with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but does have a prediction for the Super Bowl.

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) In the Super Bowl, Athlon has Dallas defeating San Diego. In the NFC title game, Tony Romo and Company will get it done this year by defeating the Green Bay Packers, while in the AFC title game, Peyton Manning and the Colts will beat New England.

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) Meanwhile, this article mainly deals with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but does have a prediction for the Super Bowl. Jacksonville gets the nod over Dallas in Super Bowl XLIII after the Jaguars drop the Colts and the Cowboys down the Saints in the conference title games.

By Brandon W The Cowboys currently employ Brad Johnson as the backup quarterback to Tony Romo. Great leader in the locker room. Solid veteran presence on the team. A Super Bowl winner. And someone who will be 40 years old in September. Anyways, USA Today had a competition for the worst NFL team in the Super Bo...

By Frank Hughes Former Seahawks fullback Mack Strong came out to practice to dodge some raindrops and take a gander at his old team. I caught up with him before practice for a few minutes. Here is the audio, which includes his explanation of why he turned down Mike Holmgren for the job of running backs coach. Fo...

By Skin Patrol Adam Schefter Analyst, NFL Network If you're interested in the Football Guys, you can explore their site linked above (and going on the blogroll shortly) or watch them here in this familiar draft profile of current Redskin Kerry Brown:

By John Show Notes: Raider News: The Raiders released veteran safety Stuart Schweigert on Tuesday ending his stay after four off-and-on seasons. The Raiders released linebacker Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, who they signed as a free agent March 28. Todd Watkins is getting a lot of attention as a sleeper...

By John Show Notes: The 2008 NFL Draft round 1 thru 3 recap Crowd reaction at Ricky’s Beautiful Disaster Andrea Song is “Raider Time” by My Hairy Brother Wild Talk Radio Promo McFadden shattered the Arkansas’ freshman rushing record with 1,113 yards and 11 touchdowns on 176 carries. Mcfadden Cli...

By Ray This week on BoltTalk, we recap the Chargers 2008 draft and give you our take on each pick. Plus we answer your emails, and discuss the following topics: Assistant GM Buddy Nix retires. Chargers sign OT L.J. Shelton to a 2 year deal. L.T. not to play in the preseason. Chargers mini-camp 5/3 [...]

By JasonB In episode 19 of BGN Live we talk with Matt Miller of New Era Scouting and Mocking the draft. Matt scouts college football and consults with both agents and NFL teams. He knows the draft as well as anyone I've ever talked to and had some really great info on all of the Eagles picks. We talked about e...

By theshow@buffalobillsreview.com (Greg Campbell, Dave Drake, John Dupra, Dre Smith) The 2008 NFL Draft has come and gone. And the Bills are now 10 Rookies Richer. Surprisingly, no trades were made, JP is still a Bill, and not surprisingly, the Bills did an excellent job filling needs with some superb (on paper) rookies! In this show we discuss: * The 2008 Draft Class: Successe...

By theshow@buffalobillsreview.com (Greg Campbell, Dave Drake, John Dupra, Dre Smith) This is a fun time of year for the NFL fan. The schedule has just come out, your team has signed some new players, purged a few old... and this weekend is the NFL Draft! It's almost like it's time for football! Unfortunately, we still have three months before we even start the pre-season games... Yike...

By John Interviews with Jarrod Cooper of the Oakland Raiders, Rayda Joe and Drew Boylhart Show Notes: Special Guest: Rayda Joe from Sports Radio 910, Richmond, VA Raider News: The Raiders (finally) re-signed special teams star Jarrod Cooper, an eight-year veteran who missed the first four ga...

By Ray On this edition of BoltTalk, Ray and Loren get you caught up on all the latest Charger and NFL news and look ahead to the upcoming draft, what positions do we need and what strategy should we use. Plus we discuss the following topics: Chargers 2008 Mini Camp schedule

By John Show Notes: Welcome back Jayla and Queen D 2008 NFL Draft: Special Teams Raider News: On Monday and Tuesday, the Raiders reached deals with free agent quarterbacks Erik Meyer and Jeff Otis, respectively. Neither has attempted a pass in the NFL. Raiders re-signed exclusive rights free age...

By Eli Wahlstrom On this weeks Voice of the Cardinals podcast, Eli and Mark talk about the NFL Draft and the potential draft picks that will be available for the Arizona Cardinals with the 16th pick. You will also here their opinions on the recent signings and other Arizona Cardinal news.

By John Show Notes: Steering Committee For The Boosters Clubs Of The Oakland Raiders Sixth Annual Commitment To Excellence Award Dinner Honoring Justin Fargas Thomas Howard Morris Bradshaw Rob Ryan Jarrod Cooper Justin Fargas Song is “Raider D” by My Hairy Brother Interact with us: Voice mai...

By Ray After a well deserved month off, Ray and Loren are back live on the Bolttalk Podcast. We will be going over the Chargers move(s?) in free agency, including releases and pick-ups, look around the league, especially at the AFC West, to see what our rivals have done and look ahead to the draft. We...

By theshow@buffalobillsreview.com (Greg Campbell, Dave Drake, John Dupra, Dre Smith) Though it felt a bit rusty, after a few weeks off, we couldn't help but get together and talk about what is front and center for most every Bills fan these days - The Toronto Initiative. The Bills claim it is all part of their master plan to regionalize the team in order to keep them in Western New...

By theshow@buffalobillsreview.com (Greg Campbell, Dave Drake, John Dupra, Dre Smith) Though it felt a bit rusty, after a few weeks off, we couldn't help but get together and talk about what is front and center for most every Bills fan these days - The Toronto Initiative. The Bills claim it is all part of their master plan to regionalize the team in order to keep them in Western New...

That San Diego 'Super Chargers,' that's still ringing in my head. Yeah, I don't like to hear that song, and I don't like to hear 'Hail to the Redskins' either. When those songs play, it means things aren't going good for us. I've never been with those teams, so those songs have never been music to...

By John Tomase Patriots head coach Bill Belichick lightened his press conference this morning with the admission that he’s not a fan of “San Diego Super Chargers,” the team’s theme song that sounds like it was written during the bad part of the 70s when funk and disco and rock ended up in the same blender o...

By Ryan Divish Let's get to this to tomorrow's opponent, the Washington Redskins... Former Times writer, Les Carpenter writes about Shaun Alexander and his struggles this season. From the Washington Times, here's a story on the pre-snap motion and formation changing from the Skins' offense.

By Gonzo If the season ended today, the Vikings would be packing their bags for a trip to Seattle for the first round of the NFC playoffs.  If the Beloved Purple continues down the winning track, there's nobody in the conference that can take the spot from them at this point.  It's all about taking care...

By Andy Erdman That being said, the Packers’ third-ranked offense isn’t too shabby either, what with guys like Favre, Donald Driver, Jennings, Donald Lee and Ryan “Dorsey Levens” Grant. And it’s hard to count out a Packer squad that’s won 14 of their last 15 games and is a remarkable 5-0 on the road in ’07. N...

By Ryan Divish The Rams defense knows all about the Seahawks new pass-first, pass-second, pass-always offense. Here's what they think about it. Updates coming ** Hope everyone had their fill of good Thanksgiving food and poor NFL football. Since I'm stuck in the Tacoma Dome, ...

By Ryan Divish Rams beat writer Bill Coats of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a good Rams blog and he offers his thoughts on the Hawks and their dominance in the NFC West. Updates coming ** Hope everyone had their fill of good Thanksgiving food and poor NFL football. Since I'm stuck in the Tacoma Dome, ...

By Brandon Rosage Football University’s Dan Wernery helps close things out with a complete outlook on the BCS picture, Week 8 in college football, LSU criticism, Boston College’s shot at defending its No. 2 spot Thursday and other hot topics in the college game.

By Ryan Divish Rams head coach Scott Linehan Let's get to this week's opponent, the St. Louis Rams ... Columnist Jason Whitlock takes the NFL Hip hop culture to task i this column. Rams head coach Scott Linehan I'm up at Husky Stadium working but I thought I'd get you some links before game ...

By kickholder Situation: New England faced a 3rd-and-3 from its own 32. Situation: On the same drive as Penalty #3, New England faced a 2nd-and-11 from the Dallas 35. Situation: With Dallas leading 24-21, New England had a 2nd-and-7 on the Dallas 16.

By Ryan Divish Here's the AP story out of San Francisco for the game. This week's opponent — The San Francisco 49ers... Here's a story from the SF Chronicle on playing the Seahawks with Holmgren quotes. Here's a new story on newly acquired returner Michael Lewis. Good pass protection for the Cardinals? What?

By Ryan Divish Here's the AP story out of San Francisco for the game. The Cardinals are going to continue to use the no-huddle offense. QB Matt Leinart hasn't lost his confidence after getting benched last week. The Cardinals are playing the waiting game on injuries to Anquan Boldin and Levi Brown.

By Ryan Divish No Vernon Davis this weekend. After a day off, the links is coming back so strong, Mike Gundy won't be able to yell about it. This week's opponent, The San Francisco 49ers.... Here's John Clayton's latest piece on the NFC for ESPN. Here's Gregg Easterbrook's Tuesday Morning QB, from ESPN Page 2.

By Ryan Divish New addition — linebacker Dhani Jones — could help immediately, particularly in special team. Here's the Enquirer's story from the teleconference with Shaun Alexander. A little more detail on the Bengals' injuries. Here's a story on how the turnovers have hurt and helped the Bengals.

By Gonzo Now, anyone that's followed this blog knows that I'm a believer in Tarvaris Jackson's abilities.  It's clear that he has the physical tools to get the job done at the NFL level.  There ARE still questions as to his level of readiness, however.  Brad Childress thinks he's ready.  Darrell Bevel...

By theshow@buffalobillsreview.com (Greg Campbell, Dave Drake, John Dupra, Dre Smith) he Buffalo Bills and Western New York share a collective heavy heart today. You never like to see a player suffer an injury, especially a serious injury. But on Sunday, Kevin Everett suffered a pretty rare "catastrophic" injury. On the opening kickoff of the second half, Everett made the tac...

Michael Vick tests positive for marijuana; judge imposes tighter ... The Dog Godfather (2008): Kingpin Sentence To Jail time--Michael Vick, Dogfighting! You watching NATE PERKINS LIVE:IPTV--Atlanta. PETA: Vick raised awareness of dogfighting SI.com- NEW YORK (AP) -- Now that Michael V...

Michael Vick tests positive for marijuana; judge imposes tighter ... The Dog Godfather (2008): Kingpin Sentence To Jail time--Michael Vick, Dogfighting! You watching NATE PERKINS LIVE:IPTV--Atlanta. PETA: Vick raised awareness of dogfighting SI.com- NEW YORK (AP) -- Now that Michael V...

By Ryan Divish According to this site, the odds are 25-1 that the Seahawks win the Super Bowl and 8-5 to win the NFC West. St. Louis Rams Tight end Dominique Byre could be a factor for the Rams, at least head coach Scott Linehan thinks so. Former Husky Rich Alexis is fighting for the No. 3 running back spot.

By Ryan Divish Here's Frank's story on Seneca Wallace. And his story on head coach Mike Holmgren's plans for the Saturday's preseason game with Minnesota. According to this site, the odds are 25-1 that the Seahawks win the Super Bowl and 8-5 to win the NFC West. AUDIO: Larry Fitzgerald talks with KTAR.

By Ryan Divish According to this site, the odds are 25-1 that the Seahawks win the Super Bowl and 8-5 to win the NFC West. St. Louis Rams Tight end Dominique Byre could be a factor for the Rams, at least head coach Scott Linehan thinks so. Former Husky Rich Alexis is fighting for the No. 3 running back spot.

By Ryan Divish Arizona Cardinals Last call for starting spots on the Cardinals... Nose tackle Gabe Watson shed a few pounds and shockingly he has more stamina. For now, Antrel Rolle lost his starting spot at corner back. St. Louis Rams Dominique Thompson got crushed against Minnesota and is out with a rib inju...

By Ryan Divish Dave wrote about the good old Chuck Knox glare. Frank's story discussed the demotions and fall out from the Green Bay debacle. St. Louis Rams Dominique Thompson got crushed against Minnesota and is out with a rib injury. The plan is for the Rams to rotate four defensive tackle this season.

By Ryan Divish Arizona Cardinals UMass rookie Steve Baylark is following in Marcel Shipp's footsteps. Not a big fan of Baylark since he ran all over my beloved UM Grizzlies in the national semifinals. You wont's see Cardinals assistant coaches calling head coach Ken Whisenhunt anything but coach. Satur...

By Ryan Divish St. Louis Rams The Rams could have some rookies vying for starting spots, here's a look at their chances. Head coach Scott Linehan is going to learn a lot about his revamped team in the first exhibition game. The Rams starters will play maybe a series or two.

By Ryan Divish AUDIO: Here's Dante Hall on KFNS. ESPN's Chris Mortenson offers his insights on the Rams. He thinks the Rams offense could be one of the five best in football. Sorry about the lapse in links, the laptop decided it wasn't going to function, again. Arizona Cardinals Marcel Shipp is "stoked" to ...

By Ryan Divish AUDIO: Here's Dante Hall on KFNS. ESPN's Chris Mortenson offers his insights on the Rams. He thinks the Rams offense could be one of the five best in football. Sorry about the lapse in links, the laptop decided it wasn't going to function, again. Arizona Cardinals Marcel Shipp is "stoked" to ...

By kickholder Who are the Cowboys going to draft? ———— Most mock draft have the Cowboys se