What was once a boring division showcasing the talents of Tim Tebow, is now a cluster of very interesting teams. Everyone knew the Broncos would be an AFC powerhouse, but the Chiefs put together a very strong season in Andy Reids first year. Another first year head coach, Mike McCoy, made an impressive showing with […]
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Offseason GM: AFC East
Need to pick up the pace here as teams are already starting to make some moves; the Eagles have already resigned both of Riley Cooper and Jeremy Maclin, franchise tags have been used on Greg Hardy and Jimmy Graham, and Jordan Gross has retired. In other news, the official cap ceiling has been released, and […]
Offseason GM: NFC East
Continuing with the series ‘Offseason GM,’ I’ll move on to the NFC East. While they may not have any juggernauts, the division is always very competitive. Any edge in offseason performance could easily tip the balance for who wins the division in 2014. Also it was recently noted that the expected cap limit this year […]
Offseason GM: NFC South
Football is year round for us, and the period after the season ends is actually one of my favorite parts of the football year: the offseason business side. Assessing a team’s cap situation, their pending free agents, and stock of draft picks in an attempt to set out the course of the future is something […]
What are the Browns doing?
Yesterday the Browns announced that Mike Lombardi was dismissed from his general manager post, and that Joe Banner would be stepping down as CEO but would stay on for two more months to ease the transition. Owner Jimmy Haslam promoted assistant GM Ray Farmer to the GM post and has set up a power structure […]
Michael Sam: The Football Player
Much has been and will be written about the societal ramifications of Michael Sam’s announcement, and with good reason. This post is dedicated, however, to Michael Sam’s ability to play the game of football and looking at how his game will translate to the NFL. Many draftniks have knocked Michael Sam’s size as a reason for […]
How Can Jadeveon Clowney Improve?
The reasons why Jadeveon Clowney is an elite prospect are easily recognizable. Clowney is an athlete in every regard. He is a menace on the edge despite being constantly double-teamed. When you don’t block him at all, the resulting hit on your running back ends up on SportsCenter for months at a time. He checks […]
Vixicator’s “Mocking the Draft: Part I”
(ed. note: Earlier this evening your editor found an unaddressed envelope in his mailbox. Inside was a yellowed piece of paper on which had been typed at the top, “Mock Draft For Publication Jan. 16 2014.” vixticator’s unmistakable signature was at the bottom. Attempts to contact him for editorial clarification were unsuccessful, so we simply […]
Fifty Head Coaching Hires Who Would Have Been Worse Than Jim Caldwell
In an attempt to provide some optimism for the many Detroit Lions fans whose visages are currently frozen in WTF-face upon hearing about the hire of Jim Caldwell as head coach, the Zone Reads writing crew brainstormed some potential hires who would have been even worse:
Why Jim Caldwell?
The Lions just announced the hire of Jim Caldwell as their new head football coach. The hiring immediately caused me to wonder what was going on in the Lions front office for this to happen. It seems like an obviously bad hire to me, but instead of just simply saying that, I decided to look […]
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