Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 30, 2007
M. Spencer Green, AP Above is a picture of a brand new $350,000 Lamborghini, owned by Chicago Bears linebacker, Lance Briggs. Of course, you can't tell it by speaking to Briggs, who slammed the...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 26, 2007
Courtesy Notredame.rivals.com As much as Cleveland Browns fans want rookie Brady Quinn to be the starting quarterback, it just isn't happening. In spite of holding out 11 days, Quinn has been...
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Courtesy Peytonmanning.com You're about to make the 12th pick in round one of your fantasy football draft. Your draft plan was to take a running back - maybe Rudi Johnson or Cedric Benson. Much to...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 25, 2007
Courtesy Coltpower.com NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is nothing if he's not consistent. Since taking over as the NFL's new boss, Goodell has been tougher than a grouchy prison warden, wasting...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 24, 2007
Courtesy WSOCTV.com Former Pittsburgh Steeler running back Jerome Bettis had a colorful NFL career, and now he has a new book that tells all about it. Bettis isn't coming out of the closet or...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 23, 2007
Courtesy Giants.com Giants quarterback Eli Manning is mad at former teammate Tiki Barber. Barber, who retired at the end of last season to pursue a TV career as an NFL analyst, criticized...
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Courtesy Detroitlions.com Detoit's Jason Hanson is not only a terrific veteran place-kicker, he's one of the best fantasy football sleepers in this year's draft. You've probably read...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 20, 2007
Courtesy KornheiserWilbongolf.com I want to begin this post by saying that I don't hate Tony Kornheiser. Quite the contrary, in fact. "Pardon the Interruption," ESPN's debate...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 19, 2007
AP Photo Throughout the NFL draft, Brady Quinn looked like a deer in headlights, as he dropped at least 15 spots lower in the first round than anyone believed. The Cleveland Browns finally drafted...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 17, 2007
Courtesy Point-spreads.com The old saying goes, "He who laughs last laughs best," and Trent Green may be the perfect model of this cliche, when the 2007 NFL season is all said and done. This...
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In the middle to late first rounds of many fantasy football drafts, Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew will be a very sexy pick. Some fantasy owners will be thrilled to get the second-year running...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 16, 2007
Michael Vick and his attorneys are discussing various plea options with prosecutors, as Vick hopes to spend less than a year in prison for his part in a dogfighting ring. Vick is not eager to cop a...
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Courtesy UNLVrebels.com Browns rookie cornerback, Eric Wright (pictured here), deflected a deep pass in brilliant coverage and punished several runners with blistering hits, last weekend. Wright's...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 13, 2007
AP photo If you love San Diego's Antonio Gates, and you tuned into Sunday's preseason game, hoping to see Gates at his 10-catch, 2-touchdown best, you were very disappointed. The picture you...
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Courtesy Arkansas University Arkansas running back Darren McFadden will throw a few passes in 2007, but it's what he does when he's running and catching that will get NFL scouts watching....
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 12, 2007
Is breaking a team curfew really a big deal? Maybe. What if it's the team's Rookie-of-the-Year quarterback? And, what if it's because said QB is staying at his home, rather than at the...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 10, 2007
courtesy eiuhalloffame.com Perhaps picturing quarterback, Tony Romo, for this blog entry is a bit of a misnomer. I believe Romo is a future superstar quarterback, so it seems appropriate to picture...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 10, 2007
Courtesy ESPN.com Roy Williams (pictured here) was clearly the Detroit Lions' star receiver in 2006. So far, in 2007, Williams is just one of a huge stable of wideouts, who can contribute to an...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 09, 2007
Courtesy Jerryricefootball.com This is the first, and hopefully last, time I'm going to mention Barry Bonds on this blog. Like most fans, I believe Bonds is a horrible cheater, who should be...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 07, 2007
AP photo The Chicago Tribune reports that Rex Grossman's agent, Eugene Parker, rejected a request from Bears management to renegotiate Rex Grossman's contract. Of course, the Bears wanted a...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 06, 2007
Daunte Culpepper left Miami, like a stray dog, running aimlessly as he looks for a new home. Culpepper hasn't had a good season in three years. He's coming off a major injury, and many have...
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Filed in archive by Mark Barnes on August 05, 2007
Courtesy Chargers.com Heading into a season in which many experts believe they'll contend for the AFC title, the San Diego Chargers have a legitimate wide receiver problem. Although you can't...
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