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 [...]

NFC North Preview 2010

In case you’ve been on the International Space Station, Brett Favre has returned, as expected to the Minnesota Vikings. His admission that he was re-joining the club only made a difference in whether I thought the Vikings would miss the playoffs or become a wildcard team. Green Bay 11-5 The Packers are ready to take [...]

Which NFL coach is on the hot seat?

According to Bodog.com, the NFL coach with the hottest hot seat right now is Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini with the online betting service offering 2/1 odds that he will be the first NFL head coach to get fired this season. Mangini has to be feeling the pressure to perform this season after the [...]

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 [...]

Will Chicago Bears Cutler last the season?

September 3, 2010 by ericschmidt  
Filed under Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Latest News, NFC, North

The Chicago Bears are set to start the 2010 regular season next week with a lot of unanswered questions, the first one should be, will Jay Cutler last the entire season for the Chicago Bears. The Chicago Bears offensive line is horrible and if you’ve watched any of the Chicago Bears games this pre-season, you [...]

Should the Chicago Bears pursue Chargers McNeill?

Should the Chicago Bears ask for permission to talk with the San Diego Chargers about LT Marcus McNeill? I received an unconfirmed report from someone in the Chicago area who said thay they heard on a local Chicago sports talk station that the Chicago Bears have received permission to speak with the San Diego Chargers [...]

Chicago Bears sign a quarterback

August 23, 2010 by ericschmidt  
Filed under Chicago Bears, Latest News, NFC, North

Last week it was reported that the Chicago Bears were interested in signing veteran QB Todd Collins, well according to Adam Schefter of ESPN as of 10 minutes ago, the Bears have now signed the quarterback to a 1 year deal. The 38 year old veteran has played for the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs [...]

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 [...]

5 coaches on the HOT SEAT for 2010

Okay, the 2010 NFL regular season hasn’t started yet, but let’s take a look at 5 coaches who are on the hot seat heading into this year. It’s a compilation of 5 coaches who have tenure in the NFL, but they need to win this year in order to keep their job in my estimation.