Tag: offseason

  • New England Patriots Offseason About Giving Tom Brady One More Shot

    New England Patriots Offseason About Giving Tom Brady One More Shot

    Another very good regular season for the New England Patriots, another playoff that ends in disappointment. In a franchise that’s always thinking about the biggest prize possible, losing and looking bad for a second consecutive time in the conference championship game calls for more than simple personnel changes in order to improve the supporting cast around Tom Brady.

  • San Francisco 49ers – Changes Needed to Win a Super Bowl

    San Francisco 49ers – Changes Needed to Win a Super Bowl

    The San Francisco 49ers end another season with a loss while they though lifting the Super Bowl trophy will be a more fitting ending. Colin Kaepernick needs to improve, but there are far greater concerns for Jim Harbaugh to deal with, especially at wide receiver and the secondary if next season is going to be like the previous three, which means looking like Super Bowl contenders and possibly finally winning one.

  • 11 Best NFL Free Agents in 2014

    The free agents class of 2014 isn’t filled with offensive talent, as most of the players ending their contracts in the NFL who’ll interest a lot of teams are pass rushers. Jimmy Graham does stand out, but there’s a bigger choosing of talent in defensive positions with guys like Greg Hardy, Brian Orakpo and Lamarr Houston becoming available.

  • NFL Draft – Johnny Manziel Leaving Texas A&M

    NFL Draft – Johnny Manziel Leaving Texas A&M

    Two years of College Football at College Station for Texas A&M are enough for Johnny Manziel, leaving the Aggies and the SEC for the chance to become a quarterback in the NFL, officially declaring his eligibility for the NFL draft.

  • Green Bay Packers – What’s Next?

    Green Bay Packers – What’s Next?

    Despite having what they believe is the best quarterback in the NFL, the Green Bay Packers have failed for a third consecutive season to make it very far in the playoffs. Heading into the offseason, finding out how to fill the holes around Aaron Rodgers which especially means improving the defense seems to be the first order of business.

  • NFL Rumors – Jacksonville Jaguars Will Trade or Release Blaine Gabbert

    NFL Rumors – Jacksonville Jaguars Will Trade or Release Blaine Gabbert

    Besides finishing with a slightly higher win total than expected, one of the things the Jacksonville Jaguars can take from the last season is realizing Blaine Gabbert is not their future franchise quarterback, which means he can expect to be released or possibly traded before the next offseason training period begins.

  • Most Exhausting Summer Transfer Sagas in 2013

    Most Exhausting Summer Transfer Sagas in 2013

    Along with the many big signings we’ve seen this summer, there have been those transfer targets that just won’t leave the headlines, yet make no move at all. Gareth Bale in the Tottenham-Real Madrid link, Luis Suarez and his ploy to leave Liverpool, Wayne Rooney and his attempt to leave Manchester United, Robert Lewandowski wanting only Bayern Munich and Barcelona rejecting every offer being made for Cesc Fabregas.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – NBA Offseason Winners or Losers?

    Los Angeles Lakers – NBA Offseason Winners or Losers?

    It’s easy to say that the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t having the best of offseason summers, with losing Dwight Howard despite the weird sales pitch delivered by Kobe Bryant, amnestying Metta World Peace with weird timing and in general not looking like a team in great shape heading into next season.

  • Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo – The Not So Quiet Summer

    Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo – The Not So Quiet Summer

    The 2013 summer should have been a chance for players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to relax. Not just their bodies rest from a season of football without any international competitions to attend, but with Real Madrid being in a very confusing state at the moment, while the Barcelona star has had his problems with the IRS in Spain, it hasn’t been too tranquil for the two.

  • 2013 NBA Draft Day Trades

    Draft night is always about trades, which don’t always involve picks, and none were bigger than the deal between the Boston Celtics, sending Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Brooklyn Nets, who also got Jason Terry in return for Gerlad Wallace, Reggie Evans, Kris Humphries and more. In terms of draft picks being traded, […]