The Case for a Rookie Salary Cap

The Case for a Rookie Salary Cap

The year was 1984 and the Dallas Cowboys organization was on the market. H.R. “Bum” Bright purchased the franchise for $84 million dollars from previous owner, Clint Murchison. Fast forward 25 years — in the coming weeks the NFL will see former...
Russell Gone In Record Time

Russell Gone In Record Time

Somewhere in Los Angeles, Lane Kiffin is having the last laugh. The Oakland Raiders finally released quarterback JaMarcus Russell. What took them so long? In three seasons, actually two and a half since he held out his rookie season, Russell never lived up to the hype...
Should Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland Get a Pass?

Should Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland Get a Pass?

Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports wrote an article yesterday where he recounts speaking to former Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant (drafted 24th overall by the Dallas Cowboys) prior to the draft. During that conversation, Bryant told Silver that during one of his pre-draft...

The Elusive Franchise Quarterback

The phrase “franchise quarterback” is thrown around as commonly as kids tossing the pigskin in backyards across America. Legends like Johnny Unitas, Otto Graham, Bart Starr, George Blanda, and Y.A. Tittle; they, along with more recent greats; Roger...

Russell On His Way Out of Oakland

ESPN’s John Clayton just reported on NFL Live, that the Oakland Raiders are preparing the process of cutting QB JaMarcus Russell. Clayton also said that it was not a question of if, but of when they would cut Russell. As you will hear on the show tonight, the...
Scott Sicko Picks Teaching Over NFL

Scott Sicko Picks Teaching Over NFL

Can a NFL career be over before it begins? Scott Sicko things so. Sicko played tight end for the New Hampshire Wildcats for the past four years, and had amassed some great number for a FCS (formerly Division I-AA) school, catching 160 passes for 2,014 yards and 22...