Payton raises eyebrows with move to Dallas

During the Super Bowl weekend, rumors were swirling around Dallas that Saints coach Sean Payton had accepted a position with the Dallas Cowboys after it had been leaked that his family was moving to Dallas. The Saints firmly denied the rumor of Payton leaving the Saints, but the issue of his family moving to Dallas [...]

Philadelphia Phillies Completely Dominate World Series Betting Odds

According to Bodog.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have the highest odds in baseball for winning the 2011 World Series. They have 13/4 odds, which means that there is a 4 in 17 chance of the Phillies winning the World Series, or 23.5 percent. Those are unbelievable odds. I can’t say I look at gambling odds frequently, [...]

Will the quarterback be a position the Detroit Lions look at in the upcoming draft?

As the NFL draft approaches, there has to be some discussion as to what the Detroit Lions are going to do with their quarterback situation. This season, the Lions carried three quarterbacks on their roster, and all three started at least one game at some point during the regular season. It appears that 6’3″ 230 [...]

Mike Heimerdinger goes from head coaching candidate to being fired as Titans offensive coordinator

One day after being hired as the head coach for the Tennessee Titans, Mike Munchak wasted no time making changes to his staff after firing offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. As part of his duties, the Titans gave Munkchak complete control to make any necessary moves to the coaching [...]

San Diego Chargers are the AFC’s third best bet to win Super Bowl XLVI

After a very disappointing 2010 regular season, failing to win the AFC West or reach the playoffs, the San Diego Chargers have emerged in early betting lines as the third best bet in the AFC to win the Super Bowl in 2011. In the preliminary betting lines offered up by Bodog.com, the Chargers trail only [...]

For the Cleveland Browns, what might have been…..

As the NFL world watched the Green Bay Packers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday, at the conclusion of the game, Cleveland Browns fans had to wondering what might have been. If only the Browns would have selected QB Aaron Rodgers instead of Braylon Edwards in the 2005 NFL draft. WR Braylon Edwards is [...]

Chicago Bears News and Notes

February 8, 2011 by Aaron Kirn  
Filed under Blog Network, Chicago Bears, Featured, NFC, NFC North

First of all, I am not the first guy to do so but certainly I want to congratulate Richard Dent on his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It is a wonderful honor for a former eighth round draft pick out of Tennessee State. As the story goes, the Chicago Bears drafted Dent [...]

2011 Free Agents for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who stays and who goes?

Given the impending expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the years required to become a free agent aren’t known at this time, but after looking at a list of pending free agents for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who should go and who should stay? Profootball Weekly compiled a list of potential Buccaneers free agents, and [...]

Expect Colts to face same pressure as Cowboys this past season to reach Super Bowl XLVI

Prior to the start of the 2010 season, one of the hottest topics was whether or not the Dallas Cowboys would become the first team in NFL history to play a Super Bowl in their own stadium. Now that Super Bowl XLV is officially over, the attention turns to the Indianapolis Colts and whether or [...]

Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Gives Eagles QB Michael Vick Key to City

Something extremely strange and even sacrilegious to Dallas Cowboys fans occurred on Monday. Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway presented Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick with the key to the city. Wait….what?! You read it right. For whatever reason (Caraway did explain why), the mayor-to-be of Dallas, Texas, awarded our rival’s quarterback with the key [...]

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