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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: October 6, 2009
Quarterbacks: Roethlisberger was given more freedom this game and well…he was simply Roethlisberger. He torched the Chargers defense through the air on the first drive and the trend continued.
Running Backs: An injury to Willie Parker would sideline him for the week, leaving Rashard Mendenhal with starting duties. The Steelers also activated Isaac “Red Zone” Redman from the practice squad to add to the backfield depth.
Fullbacks: The Steelers brought back Carey Davis earlier in the week after an injury to David Johnson in last week’s game. Davis didn’t have a problem getting back in the swing of things and Mendenhall followed his block several times to get the hard yards. Davis B
Wide Receivers: Limas Sweed was inactive for this game, after a key drop in Cincinnati, Tomlin has put Sweed in the doghouse. That left Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, Mike Wallace, and Shaun McDonald as the Steelers receivers corps for the week four game against San Diego.
Tight Ends: Heath Miller seems to be getting more involved this year in the passing attack. He had his second eight-reception game of the season. Arians held Miller out of the gameplan last week, but this week he stole the show. Miller had two touchdowns and several blocks to seal off the edge in the running attack. Spaeth was non-existent in the passing game, He whiffed on a few blocks and made one good block in the fourth quarter. Miller A+ Spaeth Inc.
Offensive Line: I can’t say enough about the improvement of this offensive line. It was apparent early in the season the pass blocking had greatly improved, and now the last two weeks you can really see the run blocking coming around. Less penalties than last year, but you’d still like to see one or two a game at most. Kemo had a strong effort and it showed. Starks had a late holding flag negating McDonald’s only reception. Colon and Starks were opening running lanes on nearly every play. A-
Linebackers: The linebackers haven’t been producing many sacks or turnovers so far this year, they got plenty of pressure this game. Rivers was just getting the ball out of his hands very quickly and several times just as he was getting hit.
Defensive Backs: Ike Taylor played very well. He was covering Vincent Jackson most of the game and did a damn good job with a few pass breakups. Most importantly, no pass interference calls on Ike.
Special Teams: For the most part the special teams did a good job at bottling up Sproles, he did almost break one kick return for a big game, but was contained late. I don’t blame Logan for the fumble on the punt return, I feel the play should have been blown dead. You just have to feel he will break a huge return very soon. Jeff Reed got his swagger back, Sepulveda had an average punting day. The punt coverage was great. B
Offensive Coordinator: Bruce Arians allowed Ben Roethlisberger to run this game for the most part, the passing attack was introduced very early to the Chargers. Ben moved the ball at will and that opened up the passing attack.
Head Coach: Tomlin had the team ready to bounce back and get back in the win column. The team was fired up to start the game and got off to a quick start. Luckily he didn’t have any tough decisions to make on the goalline as the Steelers had no problem running the ball in on 1st-and-goal. Tomlin showed some guts for going for a 4th-and-1 from his own 31-yard line. Roethlisberger fell forward for the first down and kept the drive moving. A
Rashard Mendenhall
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Published: May 11, 2009
The practice squad is full of prospects I think can really push for roster spots come camp. Robert Henson could be a special teams demon and that is always a good way to earn a roster spot. Derek Walker could find a spot on the DL if he can show his apparent lack of special skills doesn’t matter and that, like in college, he just manages to produce. Chase Daniels gives Jim Zorn another QB development project to work with.
At this point, favor fortunes the veterans or incumbents until camps and preseason games begin.
Published: April 25, 2009
The Anquan Boldin stories/rumors have reached a fever pitch this week. There is a lot of information, and a lot of misinformation regarding the future of the three time Pro-Bowl receiver.
Information:
Boldin has wanted a new contract since the Cardinals gave Larry Fitgerald a new contract last year that pays him nearly twice as much as Boldin.
Despite the fact that the Cardinals consider Boldin one of their “core players”, they announced publicly that they were willing to listen to trade offers from other team.
If the Cardinals trade Boldin they will lose a huge part of their passing attack, to offset this loss. They will need to acquire an immediate impact running back-through the draft or trade to bolster the Cardinals rushing attack, which finished the 2008 season in dead last.
Misinformation:
The asking price for Boldin starts at a first and third round draft choice. Cardinals General Manager Rod Graves has denied this, he has maintained that the Cardinals are not actively seeking to trade Boldin, therefore no “asking price” has been set.
The Tennessee Titans have offered the Cardinals LenDale White and their second round pick in exchange for Boldin. This offer may or may not be a bluff to get the Ravens, Giants, Eagles, and other teams to raise their offer.
Yesterday the Cardinals denied they lowered their asking price for Boldin. They may not have lowered their price, but considering that earlier this week, the Cheifs traded ten time Pro-Bowler and future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez for a second round pick next year, it is entirely possible that the Cardinals may in fact be willing to trade Boldin for less than their original asking price.
My Prediction:
My favorite of the speculated trade offers is to trade Boldin to the Baltimore Ravens for LeRon McClain and a third round pick.
If you have a solid running game, and a good defense, you can afford to lose a top flight wide receiver in the off-season.
This off-season, the Anquan Boldin trade speculation has been building up like a really good hand of poker. After all the bluffing and raising, eventually every player has to lay their cards on the table.
Published: April 24, 2009
With less starts one or two games can really make a difference in the QB’s overall standings. With 80+ starts, that is not the case with this group.
In my opinion, everyone on this list is an above average QB. None of them rank up there with the best, but they all help their team win more games then the average QB would.
Biggest surprise on this list;
If I am surprised at all it would be that a couple of these guys didn’t crack the top 10. I thought Roethlisberger in particular might be a little higher. All of these guys are career starters who have led their teams to a lot of wins.
The Explanation of how each player’s scores are calculated can be found here. League average QB’s Winning Percentage.
Past list rankings;
Best current Quarterbacks, ranking 50-41
Best current Quarterbacks, ranking 40-36
Ranking 35-31, Best current Quarterbacks
Ranking 30-26, Best current Quarterbacks
Ranking 25-21, Best current Quarterbacks
Ranking 20-16, Best current Quarterbacks
Total = Total number of Games Started
Wins = Total number of Games Won
Exp W% = Expected Wins for that player (League Average projected Wins)
Diff = The QB’s Total Difference compared to the league average QB
Avg G Diff = Difference divided by total Games started. -25.2 = 25.2% worse then the league average QB and apparently the bottom end of our grading system.
Total (beneath players name) = Total of games played in that group
% Of Total Games = The % of games player played in that group
QB Winning % = the QB’s winning % in that group, 1 = 100%
RANK
|
Quarterback |
1-
|
10 |
11-
|
15 |
16-
|
20 |
21-
|
25 |
26-
|
30 |
31-
|
35 |
36-
|
100 |
Total
|
Wins
|
Exp W%
|
Diff
|
Avg G Diff
|
Wins
|
Losses |
Wins
|
Losses |
Wins
|
Losses |
Wins
|
Losses |
Wins
|
Losses |
Wins
|
Losses |
Wins
|
Losses | |||||||
NFL Avarage Win % |
93.8%
|
74%
|
55.2%
|
42.9%
|
24.1%
|
16%
|
7.10%
|
|||||||||||||
15
|
Jake Delhomme |
16
|
0 |
8
|
2 |
12
|
10 |
11
|
7 |
2
|
6 |
2
|
4 |
0
|
3 |
83
|
51
|
45.4
|
5.5
|
6.7
|
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Total |
16
|
10
|
22
|
18
|
8
|
6
|
3
|
||||||||||||
% Of Total Games |
19.2%
|
12%
|
26.5%
|
21.6%
|
9.6%
|
7.2%
|
3.6%
|
|||||||||||||
QB Winning % |
100%
|
80%
|
54.5%
|
61.1%
|
25%
|
33.3%
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
14
|
Drew Brees |
13
|
0 |
9
|
0 |
17
|
7 |
9
|
10 |
4
|
13 |
3
|
13 |
0
|
8 |
106
|
55
|
47.5
|
7.4
|
7
|
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Total |
13
|
9
|
24
|
19
|
17
|
16
|
8
|
||||||||||||
% Of Total Games |
12.2%
|
8.4%
|
22.6%
|
17.9%
|
16%
|
15%
|
7.50%
|
|||||||||||||
QB Winning % |
100%
|
100%
|
70.8%
|
47.3%
|
23.5%
|
18.7%
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
13
|
Marc Bulger |
8
|
0 |
8
|
1 |
8
|
4 |
8
|
6 |
6
|
9 |
2
|
12 |
0
|
15 |
87
|
40
|
33.7
|
6.2
|
7.1
|
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Total |
8
|
9
|
12
|
14
|
15
|
14
|
15
|
||||||||||||
% Of Total Games |
9.1%
|
10.3%
|
13.7%
|
16%
|
17.2%
|
16%
|
17.2%
|
|||||||||||||
QB Winning % |
100%
|
88.8%
|
66.6%
|
57.1%
|
4%
|
14.2%
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
12
|
Matt Hasselbeck |
24
|
0 |
4
|
2 |
11
|
5 |
11
|
7 |
6
|
12 |
2
|
11 |
0
|
8 |
103
|
58
|
50.5
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
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Total |
24
|
6
|
16
|
18
|
18
|
13
|
8
|
||||||||||||
% Of Total Games |
23.3%
|
5.8%
|
15.5%
|
17.4%
|
17.4%
|
12.6%
|
7.7%
|
|||||||||||||
QB Winning % |
100%
|
66.6%
|
68.7%
|
61.1%
|
33.3%
|
15.3%
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
11
|
Ben Roethlisberger |
29
|
1 |
4
|
1 |
10
|
2 |
5
|
5 |
2
|
4 |
1
|
5 |
0
|
2 |
71
|
51
|
45.3
|
5.6
|
7.9
|
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Total |
30
|
5
|
12
|
10
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
||||||||||||
% Of Total Games |
42.2%
|
7%
|
16.9%
|
14%
|
8.4%
|
8.4%
|
2.8%
|
|||||||||||||
QB Winning % |
96.6%
|
0.8%
|
83.3%
|
5%
|
33.3%
|
16.6%
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
NFL Avarage Win % |
93.8%
|
74%
|
55.2%
|
42.9%
|
24.1%
|
16%
|
7.1%
|
I will count all the way down to the QB who graded out the highest. Please check back to find out where your favorite guy placed as well as our No. 1 overall leader.
Published: April 21, 2009
Regardless, I have five favorite players for this draft and wherever they end up, I’ll watch their careers with interest, and hopefully I can bump this blog in a few months time and make myself look clever. If they suck, this piece gets forgotten.
In that role I think he can give a team eight to ten sacks with a pure speed-burst off the edge. Sure, he’ll get smothered and nullified at times, but he also has some skills that could see him play a little linebacker.
He is a true playmaker with great ball-hawk skills, pure speed, quickness, tackling ability, and return skills. He also makes up for his lack of height with superb leaping ability.
I am confident he will make a fast NFL impact. He is known to take gambles, so you will see his aggressive nature act as his undoing at times.
Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, and even Josh Freeman will all get their headlines this draft day as very probable early first-round picks, but Brett Romar is as talented, if not more, than any QB in this draft.
He messed up his college career after a really promising start as an Oklahoma Sooner. After getting in to Sam Houston State, he blew out his knee.
However, while his character has questions, young people do make mistakes, and his talent is going to get him a pro shot. He can make all the throws, throw well on the run, and is super competitive and confident; he truly believes he is going to be a heck of a quarterback.
My guess is he goes late round two or early round three and he’ll have to bide his time. However, if he gets a shot and can keep himself in line, he’ll take it with both hands and feet and be a quality starter in the NFL.
Ingram is a one-trick pony in that he is a wide receiver in a tight end’s body. As a blocker, he has a lot to learn, but he does have the frame to grow.
As a receiver, though, he has a ton of talent: speed, quickness, soft hands, leaping ability, body control—he is a mis-match waiting to happen in the right system.
At this present time he may need a year to fully find his feet and get into prime shape, but down the line he promises to be a really good receiver who, with the right situation and some hard work, could really develop into a nice find for someone.
Brian Robiskie’s father is currently Falcons WR coach (and former Redskins interim coach) Terry Robiskie, so you can imagine he has had just a little more tuition than most receivers coming out in this draft.
I believe he can be a solid No. 2-type receiver for an NFL right off the bat and have a long, productive career.
Brian Robiskie youtube highlights
Everyone has their favorites in the upcoming draft; who are your’s?