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Super Bowl

The Saints offseason: Will they keep Reggie Bush?

February 10, 2010

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Fresh off their Super Bowl victory the Saints, their players and fans are probably still living it up in the Big Easy, and deservedly so. However, the NFL is a what have you done for me lately business and the cold realities of the off season will soon rear [...]

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What’s next for Manning and the Colts?

February 10, 2010

During the Manning era the Colts have been very good at creating continuity by retaining their own players. The teams boasts 28 players on their active roster that were drafted by the team, a draft batting average of .528, which is good for fifth in the league based on 2009 regular season rosters.
From Manning [...]

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Dissecting the Saints victory: Coaching vs. talent

February 9, 2010

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Stemming from our analysis of the New Orleans Saints roster one of the questions that reverberated with us was whether the dramatic improvement was the result of coaching or improved talent. Since the offensive unit was largely unchanged from the teams’ 2008 squad that finished the season 8-8 and [...]

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Dissecting the Saints victory: The roster

February 8, 2010

With Super Bowl XLIV in the books congratulations are extended to the New Orleans Saints, its players, the city and, of course, its long suffering fan base that has finally been rewarded for its loyalty after decades of ineptitude.
As the Lombardi trophy heads to the party in the French Quarter we wanted to take a [...]

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New England Standing Pat?

February 8, 2008

In a stark contrast to the Giants, the 2007 draft class was not as impactful for the New England Patriots. Armed with twelve total draft selections, the Patriots made nine draft selections and traded three picks in two different transactions.
Only three 2007 draft selections made the team and had virtually no impact on the 2007 [...]

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Big Blue: Champions of the Draft?

February 7, 2008

This past offseason the New York Giants made eight draft selections and had a stunning six rookies in impact roles. Some of their contributions came in the regular season while others were late bloomers that caught on during their four game march to glory. The success started with 1st round pick CB Aaron Ross (Texas, [...]

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Super Bowl XLII: Who Picked Better

February 4, 2008

Big Game Draft Notes: Who Picked Better?
Now that the Big Game is officially in the record books and the ticker tapes have fallen in the Canyon of Heroes we wanted to take a quick look back at the roster composition of the respective teams.
We started our analysis by taking a look at how both the [...]

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Big Game Extra: Tom Brady

January 28, 2008

QB, New England Patriots
[2000 Draft / 6th Round / 199th Overall] 
Even the casual football fan is well aware of New England Quarterback Tom Brady’s rise to NFL stardom from second day, late round draft pick.  After all he has only become the 2007 NFL MVP, a three time Super Bowl winning QB, a two time [...]

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