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A lot of you may be wondering just how the NFL Schedule gets set each and every year. To the casual observer, it may seem like a random selection of opponents for any given team, but believe it or not, there is quite a bit of structure to it. Let’s start with the basics.
Who needs to make a change at QB in order to save their season? Should Peyton Manning ride the pine? All this and more in the week 5 edition of NFL Wrap-Up.
Yes, Jimmy Graham had a down season compared to his 2011 statistics of 99 receptions, 1,310 yards and 11 touchdowns. But, while battling a wrist injury that plagued him all season, Graham was able to fight through the pain, play in 15 games and was only 18 yards away from getting another 1000-yard season. But to say that he wasn’t a top 100 player is simply ludicrous and how this will serve Graham has motivation.
NEW YORK — The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and the team they beat, the San Francisco 49ers, each will
In votes Wednesday, the NFL’s owners eliminated the tuck rule and agreed to the rule change that would ban offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against defenders in the open field.
The Atlanta Falcons agreed to a three-year contract with free-agent running back Steven Jackson on Thursday, the team announced on its Twitter account.
The Atlanta Falcons are likely to release running back Michael Turner, who is scheduled to make $6.9 million this season, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Friday.
The NFC South is home to the Defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints, but don’t think that gives them any advantages heading into the 2010 season. This division is fairly solid top to bottom, meaning that there aren’t any “gimme’s” on anybody’s schedule. There are really only two contenders in this division, which isn’t nearly as potent as it was last season. This is still the Saint’s division to lose, however, but whether anyone will step up to take it from them remains to be seen.
