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Monday, July 9, 2012 at 12:15PM Joe Simmons 
The NFC North is one of those divisions notorious for being a smashmouth division. Now not so much as the runners in the division are solid, but the gunslingers have taken control of the division
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:02AM Joe Simmons 
If you have paid any attention to football the past four seasons you have noticed that quarterbacks are getting thrown in to the lion’s den a lot quicker than they used too. It’s odd that it’s happening that way since most colleges run non conventional offenses that really don’t dictate or cater to the professional game.
The 2009 NFL draft was no different. The first pick Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions has been a starter for most of his career and has played well when he is healthy. The problem Stafford has is that he is often injured. He seems to go down on the regular and despite having one of the best wide receivers in the game to throw too, his stats are somewhat mediocre when he is playing.
The Jets were also active in 2009 as they chose USC’s Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick in the draft. Sanchez has started more games than any of the quarterbacks, yet he hasn’t piled up the numbers. Sanchez shows flashes of being great but he often leaves you wanting more. He is surrounded with some of the most potent offensive weapons in the game which makes the pressure to be good more visible. He had a Super Bowl MVP wide receiver, a top 10 career running back, and couple of the best offensive linemen in the league on his roster. Not to mention three of his wide receivers have pro bowl experience. Sanchez is winning games, but he is not doing it with his arm. The Jets are doing it with a running game and a solid defense.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 8:38AM Joe Simmons 
There is only one team in the NFL that is suited for Donovan McNabb and nobody is really talking about it. That team is the Detroit Lions. They have a good core of receivers and a fairly young offense. They have a quarterback in Matthew Stafford who cannot stay healthy and a running game that is similar to the guys he had in Philadelphia.
McNabb probably hasn’t even considered the Lions but it makes sense. Even if Stafford beats him out at quarterback, chances are Stafford will be hurt by week 4. McNabb can buy himself some time and prove to the rest of the world that there is still some magic left in that right arm. McNabb is noted as not being the most accurate passer in the world, but he would still be throwing to Calvin “Megatron” Johnson who can catch a BB in the dark.
McNabb can still play but I am not sure at what level. The Lions at least give him a chance to showcase some leadership and some savvy that is well needed on that young but exciting team. I keep hearing rumors of teams that really don’t suit his talents. If he goes to a veteran team, they just get that much older and that doesn’t help them in the long run.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 9:01AM Joe Simmons 
At the beginning of the NFL season I made a lot of picks about who would finish where in the division. Most of my picks were centered on good defensive strength, ability to run the ball, and the ability of the quarterback to make plays. A lot of teams didn’t get good ratings because their quarterbacks were unproven, or they were rookies who I had yet to see play an NFL game. Well now that the season is over I have a better idea of who has game and who is a pretender at the quarterback position.
Let me start with Mr. Sam Bradford. I knew the guy could make all of the throws, you saw his pro day, and the man was making even the hardest of throws look easy. I was thinking that there would be a transfer of this ability to the NFL but I have to say I didn’t expect it would come so soon. Especially since Bradford was going to the Rams, a team that hadn’t really done anything significant in the past 4 years.
Monday, November 1, 2010 at 9:05AM Joe Simmons 
Week 8 of the NFL season is the week before the official midpoint in the season. Yeah I know that there are 16 games in a season but there are 17 weeks in the NFL season because of the bye week. I had more than my share of football so far this season and it has been better than I ever expected.
I know I am guilty sometimes of blogging about the top tiered teams a lot in this league, but I respect what some of the surprise teams are doing so far this season. Although my Cowboys are out of the picture, the surprise teams out there just keep gaining momentum.
You have to love what teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are doing. They aren’t winning any one particular way, they do it with defense one week, offense the next, and some weeks their special teams dominate. They aren’t filling up the statistical columns with useless statistics; they are just filling up the win column with wins. Not to mention young quarterback Josh Freeman is holding up his end of leading the offense as he continues to impress.
Who would have ever thought that the Rams and the Raiders would have .500 records at 4 – 4 this late in the season? The surprises this season keep getting better and better. The silver and black are playing well and the Rams have found a way to win more games this year than they have the past two combined. It doesn't hurt that they appeared to have struck gold with rookie quarterback Sam Bradford.
Let’s not forget about the 5 – 2 Chiefs who are just good enough to find ways to win over the teams they play regardless of the talent level. The Chiefs haven’t changed personnel much this year but they did make two big changes to their offense and defense. They got smart and hired Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weiss. They didn’t fare to well apart but they have won a ton of games when they work together. Some people are born to be together. Weiss has lifted young Matt Cassell into relevance once again.