The NFL deals with a hard cap, which means that teams have to stay under the designated dollar number, or else ‘pay the price’ with fines and/or loss of draft picks. One aspect of the NFL salary debacle that is different than all of the other American sport’s caps is the Franchise Tag. The Franchise Tag is defined as a designation that teams may apply to one player on their roster who would have otherwise b ...

With the draft in the books and free agency activity slowing, it’s finally time for the first edition of 2012 power rankings. In the parenthesis are my projected records for each time. 1. New York Giants (12-4) The Giants have been relatively quiet in free agency this year. I wasn’t a huge fan of their first round selection of David Wilson, but it wasn’t a horrible pick by any stretch either. Wilson will be ...

Over the next week or so, I will be doing a series on the specific needs for each team heading into the draft and free agency. Teams with the most pressing needs will be placed at the top of the list, while teams with more minor weaknesses will be at the bottom of the list. Also, the most pressing need of that team will be placed first on that team’s list and vice versa. Look for these needs to be addressed ...

Green Bay Packers (10-0)-The Bucs have now laid the blueprint for beating the Packers. Will it happen? This remains to be seen. Can it happen? The way the Packers defense is playing, it can happen on any given Sunday. San Francisco 49ers (9-1)-The 49ers rank 6th in rushing yards and have the league’s most dominant rush defense led by Patrick Willis. They have a quarterback that is not making crucial mistake ...

Hopefully you have these guys on your team, because they will be having a huge week 3. Phillip Rivers (SD – QB) Facing the not-so-hot Kansas City Chiefs will make this matchup target practice for Rivers. After giving up 40+ points in the first two weeks, there are no signs of improvement. Watch for Rivers to throw for somewhere near 400 yards and at least 3 TD’s. A.J. Green (CIN – WR) This hotshot rookie ou ...

And with the first overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select......Ki-Jana Carter. Looking back it was almost like they were trying to lose. But in there defense, in Ki-Jana Carter's last year at Penn State he was an absolute stud.  He had 198 carries for 1,539 yards (7.8 ypc) and scored 23 times. And to top it off, in the Rose Bowl against Oregon, he ran the ball 21 times for 156 yard ...

With the NFL and NCAA seasons starting, NFL teams will resume scouting college talent and NFL teams will see if they were successful in their abbreviated offseason. The most notable of the college prospects is Andrew Luck, who turned down being the 1st overall pick in the 2011 draft to try and win a national championship at Stanford. This morning, ESPN radio’s Collin Cowherd brought up an interesting point ...