Matt Leinart’s decision to stay at USC another season will have a number of consequenses – a butterfly effect. We’re not talking about a cosmic shift in the universe, sex-change operations or global warming – but the game has changed, the boards are mixed and teams are scrambling to reset their own draft boards. There … Read more
A Restricted Free Agent (RFA) is any player who has completed three seasons and has an expired contract. A RFA will receive a “qualifying” offer from his old team. After his contract expires, he has 60 days to seek offers from other teams. If another team signs the player to an offer sheet, his old … Read more
While all eyes were seemingly glued to the NFL playoffs this past weekend, some of the NFL’s future stars were submitting their names for a chance to someday play under the brightest lights in football. January 16th signaled the deadline for which underclassmen had to declare their entry into the 2005 NFL Draft. While the … Read more
The Washington Redskins’ 2004 season has come to a close, with the team finishing at an abysmal mark of 6-10. With the off-season fast approaching, the Redskins will begin to take a look at their free agents to determine which of them should be retained and at what cost. This article is the first in … Read more
Even fans that don’t follow College football during the regular season start scouring the web for data now, as they ‘prep up’ for the draft in April. While awards are not neccessarily a guarantee of NFL success, they are an indication of that season’s top college talent. Here is a brief summary of the 2004-2005 … Read more
Like most well orchestrated media ploys, Matt Leinart’s decision on whether to declare his intention to enter the NFL draft ended in anti-climactic fashion on Friday. After stringing the media and fans along an extra day or so, the quarterback of the national champions and Heisman trophy winner finally announced his intention to… stay in … Read more
As the days before the 2004 NFL Draft approached, the soap-opera began. Two teams; the San Diego Chargers and the New York Giants. Two quarterbacks; Eli Manning and Philip Rivers. Two NFL front offices with limited finances. The stage was set and the drama was intense. The two clubs could not agree on trade terms … Read more
The 2005 Draft will bring a wealth of young talent to the NFL. From starters to role-players, there is quality available at every position. On offense, the QB class will be greatly improved if/when USC’s Matt Leinart declares himself eligible for the draft. He’s earned the top spot, and will be the first QB taken. … Read more
TheHogs.net put the finishing touches on their inaugural tailgate season last Sunday. Once again we were honored to tailgate with the Hogettes. The chili was hot, the beer was cold, and the Redskins closed out the season with a win. It doesn’t get much better than that. We had fun getting to know many of … Read more
The 2004-2005 bowl season has wrapped up after the anti-climactic Orange Bowl in which USC soundly drubbed Oklahoma for the BCS Championship. I refuse to acknowledge that USC won the NCAA national title because they simply didn’t do that. In my mind, there are still two undefeated teams (Auburn and Utah) that have as much … Read more