Embed from Getty Images You’re a new NFL general manager. You’re starting a team from scratch and can pick one quarterback to build your franchise around. Ignoring existing contracts, who do you want? Do you want a 26-year-old Cam Newton, a 26-year-old Andrew Luck, or a 27-year-old Russell Wilson? Do you want to bet on at least six or seven more years from a 32-year-old Aaron Rodgers? Or do…
View image | gettyimages.com Power Rankings: 2015 NFL Quarterbacks – Job Security There is there is no job security for the 32 starting quarterbacks in the National Football League. Anyone who follows the sport extensively knows that. Major League Baseball’s contracts are all guaranteed, which is why aging veterans like Ryan Howard and CC Sabathia remain on the active roster, bringing in top-five salaries for below-average production. Yet the…
View image | gettyimages.com Remind me to never again believe anything that happens in the preseason. The talk of the preseason after averaging more than 33 points per game in their four contests, the Eagles were widely regarded as one of the NFL’s top teams heading into the 2015 season. In fact, experts such as Adam Schefter and Joe Banner picked them to win the Super Bowl. Safe…
View image | gettyimages.com It’s do or die time for the Philadelphia Eagles, as they look to gain a semblance of hope against a New York Jets team with an underrated offense and a dominant defense. Rookie head coach Todd Bowles has done a stellar job with his unit, while Chip Kelly’s preseason champion Eagles have struggled immensely in moving the ball. Prized free-agent acquisition DeMarco Murray is at…