National Football League

Since Mike Shanahan has taken over as head coach of The Washington Redskins the team has yet to address the main issue that is keeping the team out of contention and that is the quarterback position. The Donovan McNabb era in the nation's capitol was a flash in the pan as McNabb never fit Shanahan's [...]

The position of middle linebacker is one of the toughest on the football field. The middle linebacker must know where all of his defensive teammates are expected to lineup. The middle linebacker is also required to read the quarterback and alert his teammates as to where he thinks the play is going. On top of [...]

Over the years the forward pass has become a vital cog in the game of professional football. The game has evolved from the single wing formation into a pass happy game. Quarterbacks cannot pass the ball without wide receivers to throw the ball to. Some receivers specialize in catching the deep ball while some have [...]

The rivalry between The New York Giants and The San Francisco 49ers will once again take center stage in The National Football League this Sunday. From 1981 to 1990, these two franchises combined for six Super Bowl Championships. Prior to the start of the season, both teams were left for dead. The Giants were decimated [...]

When The 2004 National Football League Draft rolled around there were questions swirling around The New York Giants. The Giants had just come off of a season in which the team had fired head coach Jim Fassel after The Giants finished the campaign with a record of 4-12. The Giants then introduced Tom Coughlin as [...]

Very rarely does a defensive tackle come along that changes the fortunes of a football team. When Chuck Noll took over The Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, his first draft pick was "Mean" Joe Greene. Greene was the first overall pick and in his 13 seasons in The Steel City, The Steelers won four Super Bowl [...]