So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
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Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks
Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
READ MORE »Andrew Luck can’t use Jim Irsay’s jet
According to ESPN via Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star, rookie quarterback Andrew Luck won’t be able to use Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay’s private jet in order to get around to private work outs with his teammates. It would violate the rules of the new CBA that was agreed upon last year. So it [...]
READ MORE »Jim Irsay offers his private jet to Andrew Luck
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck looked good during this past weekend’s rookie minicamp, but now it’s back to school for the first overall pick. He still has two classes to finish up that will be officially completed on June 7th, which means he’ll be forced to miss 10 days of OTA’s with his teammates. “I have [...]
READ MORE »Tony Dungy believes new stadiums are critical
Tony Dungy, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts had a friendly conversation recently with Sid Hartman, sports writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In it, he explained how important it was for NFL teams to replace their outdated stadiums with new ones, not only for financial reasons, but also [...]
READ MORE »Dwight Freeney: “I’m not Lebron trying to leave the team”
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney made an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Tuesday night (via FOXSpots.com) with Alex Marvez and former Colts general manager Bill Polian. He wanted to make sure everyone understands that he wants to finish his career with the Colts since they drafted him. Freeney doesn’t want to do things like [...]
READ MORE »NFL Draft report card: The AFC
Now that the dust has settled following this year’s draft, it’s time to grade each team accordingly, beginning with the AFC. The NFC will follow later. AFC North Cleveland Browns - Grade: B- The Browns went into the draft with more picks than any other team (13), but did they come out of it proportionally [...]
READ MORE »Colts owner believes Andrew Luck will be signed “swiftly”
According to Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay believes quarterback Andrew Luck’s contract should get done rather quickly. He’s expected to receive a deal in the neighborhood of four-years, $22 million. “It’s something that should be done swiftly,” said Irsay. “There shouldn’t be a difficult process with that.” The Colts lead [...]
READ MORE »Report: Colts, Andrew Luck have started contract negotiations
According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Andrew Luck’s representatives have started preliminary contract negotiations. Things are still at the beginning stages and nothing is expected to get done this weekend. Luck’s deal is expected to be four-years, $22 million, because of what the rookie salary pool has been set [...]
READ MORE »Colts draft Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III headed to the Redskins
It’s now official, the Indianapolis Colts took Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and the Washington Redskins drafted Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III. We mentioned earlier in the day that the Colts have made it clear that Luck will play with the first team offense right away. While Griffin believes he’ll have to beat out Rex Grossman [...]
READ MORE »No word yet on fate of Pro Bowl
Earlier today NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the media that no determination has been made if and when the Pro Bowl will be played this season. Last year’s Pro Bowl, a 59-41 AFC victory, was widely panned as soft, boring, and ridiculous. Even Roger Goodell publicly stated how disappointed he was with it. “I really [...]
READ MORE »Robert Griffin III thinks he may have hurt the Colts’ feelings
According to The Washington Post, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III believes the Indianapolis Colts decided to draft Andrew Luck first overall after he turned down an offer to visit with them during the pre-draft process. “They offered me a private workout and we refused. I didn’t do any private workouts for anybody,” Griffin said. “After [...]
READ MORE »Andrew Luck will start for the Colts day one
According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians confirmed that quarterback Andrew Luck will run with the first team from day one. “Ain’t no doubt,” said Arians. This makes a lot of sense, since I can’t think of a quarterback on the Colts roster that could even compete with [...]
READ MORE »Report: Colts looking for “a good pick” for Dwight Freeney
According to Peter King of SI.com, the Indianapolis Colts would love to trade defensive end/linebacker Dwight Freeney for “a good pick” in tonight’s draft. King pointed out that it won’t help the Colts that the Eagles only received a 7th round pick from the Falcons in return for Asante Samuel. With Freeney scheduled to make [...]
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