Throughout the history of the Lombardi Trophy, only seven teams have won back-to-back Super Bowl titles.  Usually those teams have had something that sets them apart from the rest of the league.  Whether it is an unstoppable passing game, a punishing defense, or a dominating run game, those previous teams have had dominance in one form or another. 

The 2009 Saints have a similar aura around them.  Last season they were able to beat teams on either side of the ball. With a takeaway-happy defense, they were one of the top teams in the league in turnovers with 26 interceptions and 15 forced fumbles.  Newly added defensive coordinator Gregg Williams instilled an attacking mentality into this defensive unit and caught the whole league by surprise.  The defensive line is able to push offensive lines and cause enough problems early to disrupt timing in many high powered offenses.

If a team was able to overcome the defense, the offense could give you a shootout.  The passing game led by QB Drew Brees was amazing, to say the least.  Brees was only the second QB in history to throw for over 5,000 yards, behind Hall of Famer Dan Marino.  With an offensive assortment of weapons like Marques Colston and Devery Henderson and a great screen game with Reggie Bush, it's hard to find a weakness in this unit. 

Its weird how the outlook on the season changes and we haven’t even gotten into week 1 yet. 

Injuries are piling up, players hitting the Physically Unable to Perform List, and last minute roster cuts are shaping a lot of how these teams are going to look when opening day hits. 

Some teams’ fans are screaming Chicken Little, while others are trying to book their reservations in Dallas early. 

All it’s amounting to is that this is going to be one interesting season.

In college football, the players are mere "talents". Not so much individuals unless they are vying for a post-season award or if their involved in some off-the-field incident. Other than that, their just puppets for their coaches, not free to transfer in a bad situation without penalty, not free to take gripe with the coach, not free to enjoy college life as much as non-football athletes.

And in such a competitve "business" now, it's very unlikely that a player does anything to stand out away from the field. But Houston receiver Patrick Edwards is beginning a case that could make athletic directors very cautious.

With the NFL entering into the third week of the preseason, every team is sending out their first team offense for them to get the most complete look on how they look as a fully functioning unit.  When it comes to high powered offenses like the Colts and the Saints, these are two of the most efficient units in the NFL in getting set and snapping the ball with minimal scrambling required.
 
Now that the league has changed the placement of the Umpire on the field, it has put a huge damper on the game as we know it currently. 

Pre-Season football isn’t something that should be taken all that seriously.

First team guys are trying to get comfortable and not get injuried. Coaches aren’t calling games that hopefully result in a win. And most plays are designed to test players, not to put them in the best position to win.

Still, though, we get a sneak preview based on pre-season games and more importantly training camps to see what we really can gather from the NFL’s tease-time. Here are a few headliners that have gotten press and are the real features of the pre-season.

It’s amazing that this tug of war is still going on between A.J. Smith and Vincent Jackson. 

With all the speculation about the different amounts of interest in the pro bowl 6’6” deep threat, it’s a wonder if we’ll see the end of this anytime this season.  With his previous legal troubles and suspensions with the league, you can wonder why he’s still hanging around on the Chargers’ roster.

Last Updated: August 28th

Here's a look at the 2011 Running Back draft class. They are in order of how we rank them and are not where they are projected to be drafted.

Rankings: QB - RB - WR - TE - OT - OG - C - DT - DE - OLB - ILB - CB - S

Last Update: August 27th

Here's a look at the 2011 Quarterback draft class. They are in order of how we rank them, not where they are projected to fall in the draft.

Rankings: QB - RB - WR - TE - OT - OG - C - DT - DE - OLB - ILB - CB - S

If you haven't been following the college football expansion rumors and possibilities, you could be in store for a mind-boggling 2011 season.

After the near Big 12, Pac-10 Super Merger fell through, we were only left with Nebraska departing to the Big Ten. But, as expected, college football expansion wasn't going to die with the end of those talks.

The Mountain West conference has long been considered the best non-BCS conference, as teams like TCU, BYU, Utah, and Air Force have been perennial Top 40 teams in the country.

So, with the expansion fad going around, the Mountain West took part. And while they didn't come out perfect on the other end, they may still be in-line to garner interest in BCS talks.