Recent content by Alpe d'Huez

Keep in mind Drabol absolutely did not want to lose Barkley. The decision likely came from the owner(s) due to cash, if reports/guesses are correct. In NY, Wilson (and Winston for that matter) are only keeping the ball warm for Dart, until Drabol believes Dart is ready, or is in fear of losing...

Colin Kaepernick? Though Alex Smith may have won more regular season games for SF that year than Kap. But it was Kap who won the playoff games, got SF to the big dance. Unworldly is a good term. But I agree he has to get over the hump and get his team to a SB, and preferably win it.

After losing the SB to the Chiefs, then an average 2023 season where they were beat in the WC round by the Buccaneers, quite a few experts concluded defenses had figured him out, and he was just average. He's still not really mentioned in the same breath as the top QBs though (Mahomes, Lamar...

Seems quite plausible! For those not distracted by that bike race in France and still thinking football, here are key dates: The week of July 14th training camp opens to rookies. Previous injured players, vet QBs may participate. July 22 is the first official day of full training camp to...

He better be incredibly healthy and fit. Even then, I can't possibly see how Waller would be better than Jonnu Smith, who they dealt to Pittsburgh. Smith caught 88 passes for the Dolphins last season. Waller's best years were 2019 and 2020 with the Raiders. Five plus years ago! Here's what...

This to me is the biggest reason why the league hasn't expanded. The appetite for the NFL has grown to the point where I believe they could add 8 teams. 4 in the US, and 4 in Europe (or one in Toronto?), and sell plenty of tickets and airtime to be financially viable. The problem is, teams will...

That trade surprises me. The Steelers are hoping Ramsey still has enough, and are rolling the dice with Rodgers to win. But it's like a re-tooling for Miami, and contracts and cash were part of it. They could indeed finish in last place if the Jets can put anything together. I'm assuming the...

His injuries were a reason he was not likely a viable starter anymore. He also expected too much money, and to be a starter which hurt his chances. Also, when healthy, he ran too early, and ran around too much, which is very hard for an OC to gameplan for. But he was absolutely without question...

I agree 100% on Highmark. Seattle's stadium is very similar. Most of the fans are mostly covered. At most, I think a stadium like Dallas or Mercedes Benz could be built in colder areas with a retractable roof to keep huge snow/rain storms out between games, but kept open during the game unless...

That's terrible! I think a difference between Kareem Hunt and Tucker (and Watson) is that pretty quickly Hunt admitted he was in the wrong. Now, there was video of the incident and no way Hunt could say he was truly innocent. And it was one person. Not a pattern than made him look like a...

I think Tucker is cooked. I think the starting job in NO is Shough's to lose. For all the reasons Nomad pointed out. Rattler was far too inconsistent last year, and they gave him a lot of leeway, only for him to go 0-6. Haener is decent but has career backup written all over him. He played...

Poor Russell Wilson. It's only minicamp, but Russ back to his old tricks in the worst way. Seahawk fans laughing as Russ latest delusions go viral. And this Ouch! As someone who lived near NY and was in their media range, they are right.

That article is a bored journo off-season trying to create interest. JJ McCarthy is tier 3, but Tua, Murray, Lawrence and Geno Smith are tier 4? Tua's biggest concerns are injuries. There's no question about that. He has plenty of talent. Regarding Tebow, people forget he was okay his second...

It will be interesting to see if McDaniels can do that. Most of his schemes have been spreading the ball all over the field, a QB going quickly through options, coupled with a power running game. Here's another article on the Patriots site on this potential, it also talks about the power read...

Murray is basically in Justin Herbert territory. Another supposed star QB who has been given massive money to perform, and fallen short. Worse than Herbert, as he was drafted #1 overall. This year has to be a division title and playoff win, or they will look to move on from him sooner rather...