Red Zone Talk - An NFL Football Blog

Week 1 Preview and Picks

Finally. We head into the NFL regular season week 1. Football fans have been waiting for this day since February 8th. What great matchups with the reloaded Cincinnati Bengals against the New England Patriots. The Indianapolis Colts squaring off with the Houston Texans. The Kevin Kolb led Philadelphia Eagles welcoming the Green Bay Packers. Dallas [...]

Preseason wraps up, what did NFL fans learn?

The 5 weeks for preseason are over with, the wrangling for fantasy football sleepers are over, and now we are 4 days from putting toe to leather to kick off the NFL season, what did fans actually learn this preseason? Oh, there was a lot to be learned this preseason. 1.-Overpaid players which produce little [...]

NFL Pre-season week 2-What we learned

San Diego Chargers RB Ryan Mathews will win Offensive Rookie of the year, there I’ve said it. Mathews logged his second strong game, rushing for 53 yards on 12 carries and caught 1 pass for 13 yards. This kid is a perfect fit for the Chargers offense. The Buffalo Bills will move Marshawn Lynch before [...]

Things I learned this weekend, Preseason week 1

The Jacksonville Jaguars should seriously think about starting Luke McCown over David Garrard at quarterback. McCown is known for having strong pre-season play but Garrard looked horrible only managing 35 yards passing. McCown was 11-15 244 yards and three touchdowns. Did the Philadelphia Eagles pull off a coup by signing Martell Mallett? Mallett, 5’11″ 200 [...]