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            The Arizona Cardinals are a team to look out for in 2017. This team-finished top 10 on both offense and defense. The Cardinals are loaded with talent and they can easily win the NFC West division and get the #1 seed in the NFC conference. That will all depend on the shoulder of Carson Palmer.             Just two seasons ago, the Cardinals were in the NFC championships game against the Carolina Panthers. That was a terrible lost for them but many believed that they were just scratching the surface and would be contending for the conference the following season. In 2016, they had a bunch of bad breaks. Injuries hurt this team all season long. Carson Palmer looked like a 37 years old quarterback. The offensive line was terrible at times. It has to be hard on a 37-year-old quarterback to be sacked 40 times in a season. That’s just the sacks, that doesn’t even account for the times he was h...

Have you ever heard the expression “Addition by Subtraction.”  The Los Angeles Rams embody that expression. Getting rid of that JAG Jeff Fisher instantly made them a better team. Jeff Fisher is the definition of mediocre. Why aren't Steve McNair and Eddie George in the hall of Fame? Without them he would have never made it to a super bowl. I digress. The Rams have a new coach, bringing a new offensive scheme to this organization. It's the Rams so I know it’s hard to get excited for them. They play in a weak NFC West division and if McVay can put a decent offense together with the talented players on this team they can give the Seahawks so go! Sean McVay was the offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins for the past three seasons. The Redskins had a very potent offense, and he was able to take Kirk Cousins from an interception machine to a top 15 quarterback. McVay has a quick attack offensive scheme that doesn’t require the quarterback to make a ton of reads. He ...

            Parity in any sports league is a good thing, it means that there is competition, throughout the league and not really one dominate team. The San Francisco 49ers don’t have to concern themselves the leagues Parity because they are one of the least competitive teams in the league. Trust me this will be a very short blog!             The 49ers are in rebuild mode. No this isn’t a retool situation, this is a blow it up, burn it down, destroy the entire thing situation. The 49ers won two games last season and was a non-factor in most of those games. They brought a fist year general manager in John Lynch. Lynch then brought in first year head coach Kyle Shannahan. Together they have a pile of horse sh** on their hands. Where do you start with this team?             The 49ers finished 32 nd in yards allowed and points allowed per game l...

            Since 2010 the Green Bay Packers have won the NFC North division 5 times.  They have been a model of consistency and a team that has been able to persevere through tough times. They don’t spend a bunch of money in free agency, they draft very well, and they have one of the best quarterbacks in the league. The Green Bay Packers are in the same position they’ve been in since 2010, a contending position.             Aaron Rodgers is a special player. He is the reason that Green Bay is able to remain consistently good despite the turnover. Rodgers has been through a slew of wide receivers. The best running back he has played with was Eddie Lacey. How many quarterbacks could be as successful as Rodgers has been, with Eddie Lacey as their best running back? Short answer maybe two Drew Brees and Tom Brady. Rodgers has been able to hide the Packers deficiencies. He is able to account for t...

            With the parity in the NFL, one bad decision, one bad call, or one player injury is the difference between 10-6 or 6-10, just ask the Minnesota Vikings. In 2015 the Vikings were looking like legit title contenders. They had a young quarterback in Teddy Bridgewater that was developing and wasn’t making many mistakes. Their defense was shaping up to be one of the better defenses in the NFL. Adrian Peterson even showed that he was holding off father time. What a difference one season makes!             2016 wasn’t kind to the Minnesota Vikings. Tragedy struck them early with their young star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater going down in training camp. The injury left grown men crying, vomiting, and cursing in discuss because they hopes of winning a title went down with Bridgewater. In a haste, the Viking traded a first round draft pick to the eagles for then starting quarterback Sam Bradford...

                         Did you know that Matthew Stafford has been to the playoffs three times in his career? Since 2011 the Detroit Lions have been to the playoffs three times, that’s excellent for a franchise that recently fired its GM and VP or football operations in 2015. The 2016 season would be the first season the Lions haven’t had Megatron since 2007. Most people thought that Stafford would struggle without Megatron and he did anything but.             Matthew Stafford has become one of the best 10 quarterbacks in football. I always thought he was too much of a gunslinger and reckless at times with his passes. He had Calvin Johnson to throw ball to so I can understand, but the turnovers and bone headed plays were hurting his team. Stafford also wasn’t able to develop a number two wide receiver beside Johnson, partly because of him, partly becaus...

          You know that saying, “you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig”, that is how I feel about the Chicago Bears. I can sit at this computer, go over a bunch of stats, and try to boost the fans hope in this team. That just isn’t realistic. The Bears stunk to the high heavens last year. They didn’t make any significant improvements and if their rookie quarter doesn’t develop this season they’re 5 years away from contending for a division title. This is a review blog, so I will discuss the team’s off-season moves and some of their star players. Just don’t read this expecting to hear from the Bears hype-man, because I ain’t he and he aint I!             Getting right to it, the Bears are a better team with the departures of Alshon Jeffery and Jay Cutler. I know it’s hard to consider them being better losing their best player in Jeffery, but they are. Alson Jeffery has the size, skill set...