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‘Sunday Morning Special Teams’: A Tribute To The Great Gale Sayers

·19th May 2019
·Greg Forbes
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'Sunday Morning Special Teams' is a weekly column divided by yours truly, Greg Forbes. It's aims are to provide in-depth analysis of all special teams play, career retrospectives, player interviews…

How Big A Hole Does Pioli Leave In Atlanta?

·18th May 2019
·adamb1993
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Headlines were being made all over the league this week. In New York came the firing of GM Mike Mccagnan three weeks after the draft. Meanwhile in Arizona it was…

Perfect Rarities: A perfect season in pro football

·17th May 2019
·Chris Lawton
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Perfect rarities are by definition scarce on the ground. It is a perfect rarity to See a perfect season in pro football. Following on from enjoying some 'Imperfect Perfection' I…

Why Patrick Peterson must move on from Cardinals after drug suspension

·16th May 2019
·Dave Bodymore
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The NFL today revealed Arizona Cardinals star cornerback Patrick Peterson will be suspended for the first six games of next season, shining a huge spotlight on what has become a…

Is Dirk Koetter Key To Falcons Revival?

·15th May 2019
·adamb1993
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Despite having a head coach with a defensive background, the Atlanta Falcons have doubled down on their offence this offseason. With arguably the best skill position talent in the league,…

Did LA Chargers select Rivers’ successor with Easton Stick?

·12th May 2019
·Oliver Hodgkinson
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With the 166th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the LA Chargers selected Easton Stick. The quarterback from North Dakota State University (NDSU) became just the fifth quarterback selected by…

Imperfect Perfection

·10th May 2019
·Chris Lawton
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Imperfect Perfection. Just what does it mean? This is an affectionate look back at some of the worst teams in NFL history. A Few Ground Rules First we need to…

What Will Buccaneers’ Rookies Contribute?

·10th May 2019
·adamb1993
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The Buccaneers had a productive offence for a team that went 5-11, so it's no surprise that they drafted six defensive players and rebuilt their secondary on day two of the draft. We look at which of their eight selections will see the field.

Investigating The Chicago Bears’ 2019 NFL Draft Haul

·9th May 2019
·Greg Forbes
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The Chicago Bears’ acquisition of Khalil Mack was a thing of beauty last season, but it didn’t come without consequence. As a result of the trade they were bereft of…