When watching video of specific players on Connecticut's defense, it really is hard to come to a conclusion about which one translates best to the National Football League. This unit had so much darn talent in 2012, it's hard to imagine the team as a whole didn't do better than it did. Sio Moore is one of the most impressive defensive prospects that I have had the pleasure of watching on tape. In fact, he caught my attention when I was focusing on former teammate Trevardo Williams. Moore is likely a Day 2 pick. Lets take a look at five things you ...
Sio Moore is one of the better outside linebackers in the 2013 NFL Draft.He played well enough in the Shrine All-Star game to get invited to the Senior Bowl. He made the most of his opportunity opened scouts' eyes to his ability to play with top-notch competition. He may not be a first-round selection, but whichever team picks the former UConn star will get an athlete with speed who, at the very least, can contribute on special teams from Day One.Begin Slideshow
In the sense that every draft pick is an unknown, every player’s value is directly tied to their draft slot until they step onto the field for the first time as professional players. Draft picks will turn into players, and the value they have needs to be maximized when trading. Failure to get fair value can negatively impact a team over time.Should the Oakland Raiders have gotten more for the third overall pick? Did the Raiders maximize the value of their resource? Those are the questions that you have to ask, considering the Raiders moved down nine spots in the ...
There are not many Oakland Raiders who hold any value for fantasy football owners, but that total could increase by one in 2013. The Oakland Raiders—or should we call them the Oakland Traders?—dealt Carson Palmer to the Arizona Cardinals and acquired Matt Flynn in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, so now Flynn will be quarterbacking Oakland’s silver-and-black passing attack this upcoming season. Flynn barely did more for fantasy football owners in 2012 than Plaxico Burress did. He completed five passes for 68 yards. That is over the course of the entire season. Guys like Drew Brees and Peyton Manning ...
One quarterback prospect who hasn't gotten much love this draft season is Tyler Wilson.The Arkansas product hasn't done much to set himself apart, and his senior season left something to be desired. But he very well could be the second quarterback off the board, assuming Geno Smith is indeed the first.Here are five things you need to know about him. Combine results courtesy of NFL.com. College stats courtesy of sports-reference.com.Begin Slideshow
Though this year's quarterback draft class is considered to be much weaker as compared to previous years, Tyler Wilson is one of the better prospects in 2013.After throwing for 52 touchdowns and more than 7,000 yards in his career at Arkansas, Wilson could be drafted anywhere between the second and fourth rounds.Teams like Dallas, Buffalo or the New York Jets may be interested in his services.Here, we will take a look at some of Wilson's highlights as a collegiate quarterback. Begin Slideshow
The 2013 season has the potential to be one of the most exciting seasons in Oakland Athletics history since Billy Beane took over as general manager. Beane has led the A's since the 1998 season. The team has made playoffs six times in 15 years—a pretty impressive feat considering his budget. They've also won over 100 games twice. Oakland may not hit the centennial mark this season, but it'll still go down as one of the best in recent memory. First let's define "best." In this case, the A's don't have to simply win 104 games (a would-be record under ...
The road to success is always under construction. That’s what the Oakland Athletics found out this week during their visit up the East Coast—a road trip that resulted in five losses in six games at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox. It was a quaking wake-up call for an A’s team that began the road trip as the American League’s hottest team, sitting atop the West division and maintaining the league’s most productive offense. All of a sudden, Bam!, the A’s take a few punches to the gut, and now they’re a ball club ...
The Oakland A's stopped the bleeding caused by a four-game losing streak by hammering the Boston Red Sox 13-0 at Fenway Park in a rain-shortened seven inning game.Bartolo Colon (3-0) pitched all seven shutout innings and gave up only three hits, as the A's improved to 13-8 on the young season.Former Red Sox Brandon Moss and Coco Crisp led the way for the A's, going a combined 5-for-8 while plating two runs each. Moss had three hits and Crisp had two, respectively. A's catcher John Jaso also had a day as well, going 3-for-4 and knocking in two runs of ...
Al Davis ran the Oakland Raiders his way for decades, but when Reggie McKenzie was hired things had to change. The Raiders hadn’t been successful under Davis’ leadership in a decade—or for the better part of the salary cap era. One thing the team has maintained to some degree is Davis’ value of secrecy. The team might be less paranoid and friendlier with the media, but the organization isn’t doing a lot of extra interviews with the national media.The Raiders are also the only team in the AFC West that will not have cameras in their war room. This secrecy ...