Articles tagged "Jerry Rice"

Draft Habits: NFL Teams Covet LBs, Duped By False Temptress WRs

Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 24, 2013

NFL teams value LBs (such as 2011 No. 2 overall pick Von Miller) and WR in the draft more than any other position. And, in general, they draft from the outside to the inside. Sadly, misguided NFL teams place 55 percent more value on role-playing WRs than they do critical, every-down OTs.



Epic Fail: The Wide Receiver Draft Class Of 2012

Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 9, 2013

The 2012 draft and the following season proved, yet again, that high-priced wide receivers are little more than Shiny Hood Ornaments, the most overvalued position in all of sports. We review an ugly, ugly year for teams that chased wide receivers in the draft.



NFL Offseason: Good News and Bad News For AFC West

Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 4, 2013

Go west? Over the past two seasons, the 2012 Denver Broncos (13-3) are the only team in the AFC West to finish with a winning record.



NFL Blacksmithing: How Super Bowl Winners Craft Their Receiving Weapons

Cold, Hard Football Facts for March 29, 2013

What kind of receiving corps wins a Super Bowl? Is it better to have veterans or a mix of young players? Homegrown talent or free agents? Scott Kacsmar examines all 47 Super Bowl champs and, among other things, finds that dominant WRs are often a deterrent to team success.



NFL Offseason: Good News and Bad News for NFC North

Cold, Hard Football Facts for March 16, 2013

Pro Football Guru Russell Baxter takes an offseason look at the very competitive NFC North, which produced three of the seven NFC teams that won 10-plus games in 2012 and gave us two of the great individual seasons in NFL history.



Buh-bye Wes Welker: 10 Reasons New England Patriots Made Right Move

Cold, Hard Football Facts for March 14, 2013

There’s a collective psychosis in New England over the curious loss of Wes Welker. But the reality is that the team's championship fortunes here at the end of the Brady Era have nothing to do with who plays slot receiver.



Back To Basics: New England Patriots Can Win, Even Thrive, Without Wes Welker

Cold, Hard Football Facts for March 6, 2013

Wes Welker is destined for free agency and Patriots fans wonder if the team can live without the record-setting slot man. The reality is that the Patriots can not only live without Welker, they can thrive without Welker.



Super Bowl 47 By The Numbers

Cold, Hard Football Facts for February 4, 2013

Joe Flacco is the Super Bowl MVP. He's also the proud endorser of Gummy Bears. He's an American we can all get behind.



NFL Divisional Round Trends, Teams and History

Cold, Hard Football Facts for January 12, 2013

A look at key historic trends about the divisional playoffs and each of the eight teams competing this weekend.



Voting History: Why Peyton Manning Should Run Away With NFL MVP Award

Cold, Hard Football Facts for January 4, 2013

Peyton Manning vs. Adrian Peterson: two historic seasons, one MVP. Scott Kacsmar puts voters to task with an in-depth review of the seasons and why MVP voting results (1986-2011) say you have to take the QB.



 



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