2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Offensive Lines in the NFL: With more and more teams moving to pass-first offenses, protecting quarterbacks has never been more important. Defensive ends and outside linebackers are getting bigger and faster, and most of them now specialize in getting to and hammering opposing QBs. Not surprisingly, teams have …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Team Offenses in the NFL: High-powered offenses are becoming more and more prevalent in the NFL, and teams are passing the ball and scoring points at record rates. Last year alone, three teams averaged more than 32 points per game, and three averaged more than 400 yards per …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Team Defenses in the NFL: There is a popular cliché in the football world that says offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships. Looking at the recent list of Super Bowl winners, it is tough to argue with the premise. After all, the vaunted pass rush of the …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Return Specialists in the NFL: Special teams is without question the most-overlooked of the three phases of the game. However, a big play on special teams can provide the momentum swing the starts a big comeback or the final blow that seals a victory. Having an excellent return …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Defensive Tackles in the NFL: Much like on the offensive side of the ball, linemen can often be overlooked members of defenses throughout the NFL. Defensive tackles, in particular, tend to be the odd men out because they don’t have as many opportunities to make plays in the …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Defensive Ends in the NFL: With passing becoming a bigger and bigger part of the game, the ability to put pressure on an opponent’s quarterback is becoming a top priority for defenses around the NFL. Whether recording sacks or simply disrupting timing, making life miserable for whoever is …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Offensive Linemen in the NFL: While quarterbacks, running backs and receivers make the headlines and the highlight reels, the big guys up front on the offensive line are the unsung heroes. After all, any running back that is a talented enough to make it to the NFL can …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Safeties in the NFL: The safety spot tends to get overlooked when teams are assembling their rosters. Players at the position aren’t usually taken in the top five of the draft, and in many cases, teams try to convert bigger cornerbacks into safeties. While not every team places …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Cornerbacks in the NFL: Cornerback has always been one of the toughest positions to play in football. The sheer fact that corners are forced to read and react to receivers and quarterbacks puts them at a disadvantage to begin with, and new rules that limit the contact that …
2012 NFL Season Predictions – Top 5 Outside Linebackers in the NFL: One position that has evolved immensely in recent years is the outside linebacker. More and more teams are employing their outside backers as pass rushing specialists, and the size and speed of the players at the position in the game today is downright …