http://www.realfootball365.com NFL Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14545 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14545 The NFC South has been flying high on explosive offenses and also getting stomped on. Here are the mid-season report cards for the division Atop the halfway point power rankings are the Saints. Where the only disasters seen in New Orleans this year have been opposing defenses. With no losses tarnishing their record yet and only two games remaining that raise red flags on their schedule it almost ... dturner1205@hotmail.com (pantherwoods) NFL 2009-11-04T12:39:04-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/14544 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/14544 This should be easy just give all units an F and move on but there has been some bright spots—not enough to overcome the Bills being stuck in a vortex of futility!! I will say this, the Bills organization is extremely fortunate that they have such loyal fans. Around the league fans are jumping ship, the Lions only drew 40,000 fans last week, the Jags had to cover seats (an still can’t sell out), ... jgoose22@cfl.rr.com (Goose) NFL 2009-11-04T10:37:02-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/14547 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/14547 Let me take a breath before I dive into this...I am not one to pin this on anyone and I wouldn’t were it not for the glaring translucence of it. The Buccaneers organization has and still is systematically and intentionally trying to destroy the credibility of black athletes and coaches. It’s hard to say. They are my home team and I love them regardless of the injury they’ve caused me and ... andywarrener@yahoo.com (jawarrener) NFL 2009-11-04T10:25:52-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14543 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14543 Most of you should be familiar with Jerry MacDonald, a great guy who runs a blog for the Contra Costa Times covering the Raiders. A better source for up to date Raider information doesn’t exist. Needless to say, frequent visits to Jerry Mac’s blog are essential to anyone writing about the Raiders who doesn’t live in the Oakland metro area. While checking it out yesterday, this jumped out: “I ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-11-03T12:00:27-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14539 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14539 NEW ORLEANS -11.5 vs. Atlanta This line is pretty big, especially for a divisional matchup against a decent Falcons team. But the Saints are absolutely rolling this year, not only undefeated but also 6-0 against the spread. Shades of the ’99 Rams with an offense that can’t be stopped (along with a solid, improved defense). On top of that, it’s Monday Night Football at home, so this will be the ... TLFpublishing@gmail.com (Todd L. Frank) NFL 2009-11-02T12:27:12-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/14537 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/14537 Returning a kickoff for a touchdown is a very rare thing in the NFL. While I don’t have an assistant to compile stats for me, like some big name writers, I can hazard a guess that it only happens about once every hundred or so kickoffs. That being said, it’s even more out of the ordinary to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game. The occurrence is so infrequent, it’s only happened ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-11-02T11:00:19-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14538 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14538 As expected, LaDainian Tomlinson was able to pad his Hall of Fame resume once again when facing the hapless Oakland Raiders. Tomlinson visited the end zone twice, which brings his season total to three touchdowns, all of which came while running through Silver and Black arm tackles. It’s debatable whether or not LT’s best days are behind him, but if the lighting charged tailback could face the ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-11-02T10:02:04-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14530 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14530 Once again it's time to give you some free NFL picks for Week 8. Not every game is listed, just what I think are some of the best bets. These free picks are against the most current point spreads as of Thursday evening. I had a tough week in this space last week, as the Giants home loss killed my tease and the crazy Saints comeback included one extra TD for the cover (but my weird feeling about ... TLFpublishing@gmail.com (Todd L. Frank) NFL 2009-10-30T09:59:19-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14528 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14528 “The season is over.” How many times has that phrase been uttered by Raider fans since the fall of 2003? Far more times than the Chargers have beaten Oakland. Why is it simply okay to allow the air of hopelessness to hang around like a San Francisco fog? The Raiders are currently on the wrong end of a thirteen game skid against a division opponent they should be beating every time. However, the ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-10-30T08:05:45-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/14529 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/14529 The very name “Wildcat” seems to bring with it a pulse quickening unlike any other form of offense. There’s just something about it that conveys a sense of excitement, conjures visions of big, mind-blowing plays and really grabs a football fan right in the adrenal glands. When the Wildcat first came in vogue last year, visions of just what the Zone Blitz brought in the ‘90s danced through the ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-10-30T06:55:55-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14519 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14519 Apparently this past Sunday was among the worst days ever for the Vegas bookmakers. The public loves to bet favorites like New England, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis. Usually Vegas can just crank the point spreads up past 14 and take the public’s money when inevitably some crappy teams cover these inflated lines. Well this year the big favorites are covering and Vegas is losing. Teams ... TLFpublishing@gmail.com (Todd L. Frank) NFL 2009-10-29T09:37:07-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14521 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14521 Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter. That’s what the signs over the entrances to McAfee Coliseum should say. In fact, if things remain status quo, that should be the new team motto. Forget Commitment to Excellence, that’s obviously a figment of Davis’s imagination. In fact, the only example of excellence to be seen last weekend was the few seconds the TV camera’s spent focusing on John Madden. At ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-10-29T08:54:12-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/vikings/14522 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/vikings/14522 His eleventh year out of Ohio State was promising to be his best. Going in to the week six game against the Baltimore Ravens, Antoine Winfield had amassed 28 solo tackles, 4 passes defensed and 1 interception. While those numbers don’t seem astronomical, take into account the number of times opposing teams either ran or threw away from Winfield and you get a fairly complete picture of a studly ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-10-29T08:24:24-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/14525 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/14525 Every good coach knows the best way to beat a high-powered offense is to start fast and never let off the gas. Tony Sparano and his Miami Dolphins did get off to a rapid-fire scoring frenzy last Sunday, but left the door open for the sleeping giant to awaken. With two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter to offset New Orleans apparent desire to play kickball, after fifteen minutes, it seemed ... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) NFL 2009-10-29T07:02:33-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/14518 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/14518 Hard to believe we have hit the half way point of the NFL season. The Bills have us teased again with a 3-4 record and a possible victory coming up against a beatable schizophrenic Houston team. Does it seem that Dick does his best coaching under the most adverse of conditions? It’s the 2nd year out of his 4 years of tenure that the team has been depleted by injuries but yet find a way to ... jgoose22@cfl.rr.com (Goose) NFL 2009-10-28T05:51:15-05:00