With talent so widely dispersed and no conviction about a quarterback anywhere, anything is possible in the first round of Thursday's NFL Draft. ...more
Protecting the quarterback becomes the theme with the first dozen picks of Clark Judge's latest mock draft, which starts off with the top player on the board, Luke Joeckel. ...more
While the Chiefs stand pat with Luke Joeckel, the Eagles make a big splash in Clark Judge's latest NFL mock draft. Chip Kelly tabs Geno Smith to be the heir to Mike Vick under center. ...more
The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers keep subtracting starters, and that won't help their chances of reaching this year's playoffs. But it could be good news for others. Will Tom Brady and the Cincinnati Bengals please step forward? ...more
People tell me I'm crazy to keep Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel as the Chiefs' first pick. I tell them that Kansas City just released Eric Winston, and I know, he's a right tackle. I also know coach Andy Reid learned the hard way that you can never have enough offensive linemen. ...more
We're two months away from the NFL draft, but only hours removed from the end of the NFL Scouting Combine. So that makes the timing right to start talking about who's going when and where. ...more
December typically is the month when NFL division races are decided, but not this year. Most of them already have been decided, with Atlanta this close to clinching the NFC South already. The NFL is supposed to be about parity, and it is ... for the have-nots. ...more
It was a tough weekend on quarterbacks, with four teams -- Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago and Pittsburgh -- all losing their starters. I don't know who returns and when, but I do know what's behind them. And this is what they offer. ...more
The Baltimore Ravens lead the AFC North, but they're not the team to beat. Pittsburgh is, and it's not because Ben Roethlisberger is having a terrific season, or the defense is beginning to come around. Nope, it has more to do with a familiar theme around Steel Town, one that could exploit Baltimore where it's most vulnerable on defense. ...more
Halfway through the season, we're usually looking back at what happened the first nine weeks. Not here. We're looking forward, projecting what the NFL could -- and maybe should -- look like two months from now, when the playoffs begin. ...more
