The San Diego Chargers had a horrific rushing attack in 2012 that ranked 27th in rushing yards, 31st in yards per attempt and their four rushing touchdowns were tied for last with the Oakland Raiders. San Diego’s receivers were not much better as they ranked 22nd in receiving yards and 30th in yards per reception. [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers made a splash this postseason after they acquired the rights to New York Islanders defenseman Mark Streit last Thursday. In exchange, the Flyers gave the Islanders prospect Shane Harper and their fourth-round draft pick in the 2014 entry-level draft. Despite that the Flyers have traded for a much needed defenseman, they have yet [...]
In MLB, there’s outstanding starting pitching and then there’s a level above where the starting pitching absolutely carries a team. Through the first 70 games of the 2013 season, the St. Louis Cardinals have, without question, been on that second level when it comes to their rotation. The Cardinals have enjoyed the re-emergence of Adam [...]
A major question the Indiana Pacers will have to answer during the offseason is if they’re set at the guard spot with Lance Stephenson. It’s possible the Pacers will look to make a deal to strengthen that spot, unless Stephenson gives indication he’s ready to turn his game up a few notches. Stephenson did improve [...]
Last offseason, while college football realignment rumors were spreading like wildfire all over the place to keep our football-crazed minds occupied, you could hear small whispers from folks about how it would be beneficial for the Florida State Seminoles to try to align themselves with the ever-powerful SEC. And yes, in the end that’s all [...]
The Ole Miss Rebels won the SEC tournament this past season, but it would take a miracle for them to do the same thing in the 2013-14 college basketball season. There will be many teams predicted to finish ahead of Ole Miss in the conference entering the season, to say the least. Kentucky and Florida [...]
Earlier on Monday, the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders were making headlines for releasing an amazing music video to them singing Taylor Swift‘s hit song “22.” Now, it appears the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders have taken the same approach by creating a version of their own while doing a photo shoot for the team’s upcoming calendar. That’s [...]
Tim Tebow Was Almost Drafted By the Los Angeles Angels It’s hard to imagine Tim Tebow doing anything but waddling out onto a football field and throwing the football with that weird, left-handed motion of his (and making headlines for all kinds of stuff he’s never done and likely never will), but Tebow Mania was almost [...]
Newly acquired Atlanta Falcons’ running back Steven Jackson is quite an intriguing player for the fantasy football 2013 season. Jackson, in recent years, hasn’t been viewed as a big-time running back in fantasy leagues. The 29-year-old running back is entering his 10th season in the NFL and while not posting record shattering numbers, Jackson has [...]
Mexico and Italy opened up their Confederation’s Cup campaign in a decently entertaining match which saw the Italians come out on top. The match brought us chances, passes, tackles, goals and of course mistakes. In the end, the side with the more mistakes gave up all three points for their first loss of 2013 – [...]
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Of all the players that had an amazing 2012, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick could be likely to hit the hardest bottom in 2013 for a variety of reasons. There is no denying that Kaepernick is an amazing talent, however not everyone is good forever. One of the biggest reasons why he may struggle [...]
Kyle Williams is recovering with fervor from his ACL injury as the four-year pro has a prime chance to make his mark on the San Francisco 49ers‘ wide receiver spot in 2013. This would go a long way in wiping out the afternoon he is most widely remembered for at this juncture in his career, [...]
You have to love a good NFL rivalry. Part of what makes up a feisty competition is some ill-will toward one another. If recent comments are any indication, there will be no shortage of that between the St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers for their two meetings this coming season. What kicked off the [...]
After missing training camp in 2012 to finish out the academic year, LaMichael James received almost no work from San Francisco 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh on offense or on the special teams unit until late in the season, the latter where it seemed he could very well contribute right off the bat. The 2012 second-round draft [...]
There were plenty of big stories to take away from the 2012 NFL season, but the argument can be made that nobody could have predicted the emergence of Colin Kaepernick as the second-year quarterback took over the starting job at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in the middle of the season. San Francisco was [...]
As he spoke to the assembled media on Tuesday afternoon during the latest organized team activities (OTAs) that the San Francisco 49ers are holding, Jim Harbaugh was asked a question about the Seattle Seahawks. Asked what he thought about the fact that five Seahawks players had been caught for violating the NFL‘s performance enhancing drugs [...]
Even before he stepped foot onto the field, Quinton Patton impressed coaches, teammates and fans with his eagerness to get to the San Francisco 49ers‘ team facilitiies to get to work. He had made a strong impression with the effort and work he displayed in rookie OTAs and so far, there has been nothing to suggest [...]
After a disappointing three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy now finds himself as a backup quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers. McCoy comes to the 49ers via a trade and with that, the chance to play with the 49ers offers him a chance at a new start at reviving his short career with [...]
Training camp provides an excellent time for the San Francisco 49ers to see what they have with enigmatic cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Once regarded as the co-chairman of the elite cover-man’s board along with Darrelle Revis, much has changed since he went to the Philadelphia Eagles‘ “Dream Team” as the most prized free agent of the [...]
Losing Dashon Goldson in free agency to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was clear that the San Francisco 49ers were going to draft a safety. Draft a safety they did as they jumped up thirteen spots, from 31 to 18 to draft Eric Reid out of LSU. Reid comes into the NFL with impressive credentials [...]
