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Sports Central July 31, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Biggest Snubs This is an updated version of a piece I wrote in 2007. Many of the players I wrote about then have been elected to Canton, some new players have become eligible, and some things I've changed my mind about. |
Sports Central January 11, 2016 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2015-16 Wild Card Weekend I'll have more to say on the Associated Press All-Pro Team below, but the lineup is ridiculous, especially on offense. Three running backs and two wide receivers? What is this, 1945? |
Sports Central January 12, 2015 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2014-15 Divisional Weekend NFL teams with coaching vacancies have been patient this year. Rex Ryan will apparently be the next head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and that's the first opening filled, with five remaining. |
Sports Central April 28, 2015 Brad Oremland |
A Decade Later: Grading the 2005 Draft Before I try to evaluate the new draft, I'm tackling a project I can handle with more confidence: grading the 2005 NFL Draft. |
Sports Central September 23, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The NFL announced this year's nominees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "Contributors" like owners, general managers, and league officials are no longer competing with players for the same spots. |
Sports Central November 4, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Central July 10, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Dynasties and Hall of Famers Take a look at Hall of Famers and potential snubs for some of the most successful teams in history - including those which obviously aren't true dynasties because they won few or no titles. |
Sports Illustrated July 16, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Illustrated August 17, 2000 Dr. Z |
Hold everything, the rippers are back Defending my All-90s team |
Sports Central August 8, 2007 Brad Oremland |
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Biggest Snubs The Pro Football Hall of Fame is closer to giving defensive backs the credit they deserve. But there are still gaping holes in the Hall's membership. |
Sports Central September 17, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Report The author offers his predictions for the upset of the week involving the Rams over the Cowboys. He thinks St. Louis has a good, underrated defense, and you never know when the Cowboys will just implode and blow a game they could have won. |
Sports Central October 25, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings My colleague David Exum wrote an article last week arguing that Ken Stabler should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Certainly Stabler was a fine QB, but none of David's arguments for why Stabler should be in make any sense. |
Sports Central September 22, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Highlights from week two include comments on the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, and the New York Giants. |
Sports Illustrated October 27, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Mailbag Saints and mailbag sinners I'll take the heat for everything that appears under my byline, but there's one thing that bugs me -- getting ripped for something I didn't write... |
Sports Central October 26, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Although a little more consistency would certainly be encouraging, the Kansas City Chiefs appear to be for real. But what's up with those sinking Seattle Seahawks? |
Sports Central September 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Central September 9, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Illustrated April 22, 2002 Peter King |
The NFL draft aftermath Report cards don't make the grade, so here's my King Scale... |
Sports Illustrated January 26, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Vintage whining Enough Super Bowl forecasting questions already... |
Sports Illustrated March 20, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
Meet market Breakfast with champions, and 5-11 head coaches: some notes from the NFL meetings in Orlando... |
Sports Central February 14, 2006 Brad Oremland |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2006 Thoughts The same question asked every year: were all the inductees deserving? |
Sports Central October 21, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Could Tennessee send two running backs to the Pro Bowl?... Tampa Bay's [5] backfield injuries starting to mount... Next week's New York Giants at Pittsburgh game will be decided by the defensive coordinators... etc. |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
The grades get graded Defending my grades of teams' performances in the NFL draft... |
Sports Illustrated February 8, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Curtain falls on Ravens defense Baltimore's 'D' was great, but the '70s Steelers are still tops... |
Sports Central September 10, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Report I still look for interesting stats to point out, still go after coaches and announcers who do ridiculous things, still pepper in the occasional fantasy football advice or embarrassingly wrong prediction. Let me jump right in. |
Sports Illustrated August 13, 2002 Peter King |
How Good Are the Texans? Houston should be competitive in the AFC South. The Texans, if healthy, have respectable players at important positions. |
Sports Central October 18, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Packers and Ravens stay on top after six weeks pf play in the NFL. |
Sports Central May 6, 2014 Brad Oremland |
A Decade Later: Grading the 2004 Draft Before I try to evaluate the new draft, I'm tackling a project I can handle with more confidence: grading the 2004 NFL Draft. |
Sports Central September 10, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central January 27, 2009 Brad Oremland |
The Best NFL Rookie Class Ever? We saw exceptional rookie performances this season, but the rookie class of 1981 was the greatest in NFL history. |
Sports Central October 2, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The Texans' defense lost Mario Williams and DeMeco Ryans, and it's better than ever. Bravo, Wade Phillips. |
Sports Illustrated December 15, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Fourth time is the charm Dr. Z answers mail from readers who feel neglected... |
Sports Central October 12, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings There are no undefeated teams in the NFL. Here's how the 32 teams rank after 5 weeks of play. |
Sports Central December 2, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The NY Giants remain on top in the NFL while the Washington Redskins look worse every week. |
Sports Central January 15, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2012 Divisonal Weekend This year's finalists for the Hall of Fame are really disappointing, though there are still more than seven I believe deserve induction. My personal choices to get in: Larry Allen, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Kevin Greene, Jonathan Ogden, Will Shields, and Michael Strahan. |
Sports Illustrated June 17, 2002 Peter King |
Offseason rating game Here's how I rate 32 NFL offseasons, 1 to 32 as of Monday morning. |
Sports Central September 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Central October 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings I know that we're spoiled as television viewers. But broadcasters have the capability now to deliver a nearly perfect product, and it's not unreasonable to expect the networks to do things like show replays. |
Sports Central September 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central December 30, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings |
Sports Central January 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Cardinals' season-high for yards from scrimmage this season was 375. Every other team topped 400 at least once. The Cardinals even played two overtime games, and they never hit 400. Perhaps just as amazing, in their five wins, they never broke 300. |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Central January 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
Sports Central November 1, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Ranking of NFL teams as well as commentary on last week's games and this year's Hall of Fame nominees. |
Sports Central June 16, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 21-30 The players are ranked in order, but please don't read too much into that: I consider this a group of quarterbacks, all roughly the same level. |
Sports Central September 25, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Last week, the NFL lost one of the greatest people ever associated with the sport. I wrote last week about Steve Sabol, and it was wonderful to see people around the league honor him in Week 3. |
Sports Central February 8, 2007 Matt Thomas |
2007 NFL Mock Draft: Version 2.0 A follow-up to 2007 NFL Mock Draft: First Look. |
Sports Central October 22, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Report The author comments on television coverage of football and reviews the performance of teams like the Oilers, the Vikings, and the Seahawks. |
Sports Central May 7, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Drafts in Hindsight The author looks back and examines the best and worst from recent NFL draft classes. |
Sports Central December 16, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Survey of the latest from the football world |