More photos » by Harry Cabluck - AP "What a bunch of sucks." Browse more photos » When Colt McCoy doesn't step into his throws, he lacks the arm strength to pull off Matt Ryan heroics. Ohio State achieved gut pressure and McCoy threw a fade away pick to Anderson Russell to end the half. That turned third and two on the Buckeye 15 into Buckeye ball; and three easy into zero. McCoy...
Jimmy Clausen: Remember his horrible freshman year? The Irish, by their standards, were historically terrible, and Clausen was universally ripped. After a tremendous junior campaign, he has surged on Mel Kiper’s “Big Board,” supplanting Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford as the top QB in the 2010 draft. Kiper has Clausen 4th overall behind Suh, Gerald McCoy, and [...]
We need to finish this and get on to Pasadena. This is Colt McCoy's final run . Now that he's healthy – besides the respiratory illness, McCoy battled the flu in September – he's back to being a dual threat. His short passes are eerily accurate; McCoy rarely leaves the ball on the wrong side of his receivers. As 175 rushing yards vs. Texas A&M showed, he's still got the jets to run....
More photos » by Michael Conroy - AP "Oh, can I feel them?" USC defensive end Everson Griffen Browse more photos » Who's ready for a mock draft? I thought so. With the St. Louis Rams sitting at 1-10, it's a great time to take a look at some of the mock drafts out there and start getting some fodder for discussion. Browsing around Walter Football this morning looking at prospect...
Part of my daily routine on my Metro ride to work is reading the free copies of the Washington Post Express and Washington Examiner. The Examiner has much better Skins coverage in the free edition, so reading John Keim and Rick Snider's take is quite enjoyable. There was one section of Rick Snider's article today that no joke made my mind swirl so much I obliviously missed my stop. You'll know the...
1 Ndamukong Suh DT Analysis: Explosive, relentless and consistent. Last week: No. 1 2 Gerald McCoy DT Analysis: Disruptive force. Productive NFL career ahead. Last week: No. 2 3 Eric Berry DB Analysis: Ultimate playmaker, in the Ed Reed mold. Last week: No. 4 4 Jimmy Clausen QB Analysis: Polished, improved through adversity; under-center experience. Last week: No. 6 5 Sam Bradford QB Analysis: [...]...
More photos » by Paul Sakuma - AP More juniors entering the 2010 draft like Jake Locker could make it rich and deep with talent. Browse more photos » Here's a random draft thought for you as you wind down your afternoon. Besides, if you're watching the St. Louis Rams it's officially time to start thinking about the draft. Anyway, last Friday ESPN's Mike Sando talked QBs in the 2010 draft...
View full size photo » As Iowa patiently awaits its bowl destination, and as the vast majority of the Hawkeyes faithful cross fingers and toes in hopes for a desert reward, now is as good a time as any to try to understand Iowa's place in the college football social order. If Iowa is invited to a BCS Bowl, would that mean the football cognoscenti is accepting them as a member of the elite? I'm...
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Aaargh! This is yer favorite pirate turkey Planksy, me hearties, fillin’ in for DocHoc, hoping to swig the barrel clean and coming at yer this tofurkey week with me annual planks and dranks. Imagine me, especially me, and me fearless, fowly crew—300 pirate birds a sailin’—as we fly with the wind down the streets of Oklahoma City with gobblers wavin’ purty under the Jolly...
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Browse more photos » As the season grows longer, so does the injury report. This week the Green Bay Packers have 13 players listed, and the Lions have 14. For the Packers: I'm sure everyone knows that LB Aaron Kampman and CB Al Harris are done for the season with matching ACL injuries. But after them, only RT Allen Barbre and RB Ahman Green didn't practice...
According to ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper, Jake Locker still stands to be a 1st round pick. Kiper slots him as the No. 8 overall pick. In front of him are Sam Bradford at No. 5 and Jimmy Clausen at No. 6. Even after some bad performances, Locker's potential as a pro quarterback seems to have kept him at an elite prospect status. There will be a lot of talk of Locker's future after the season is...
If Auburn’s 5-0 start had panned out, the Iron Bowl would be more epic than it has been in years. If Dez Bryant hadn’t had lunch with Deion and Sam Bradford hadn’t felt the wrath of a poor offensive line, Bedlam would have close to a dozen NFL players on the field (McCoy, Bradford, Bryant, [...]
Ok, with Bulger's tibia fracture barely days old and the (likely) end of his career with the St. Louis Rams , it's time to start talking QB of the future. Not that we haven't been talking about that since the last draft, but such chatter earned a new lease on life with Bulger's injury. Carneros got it started yesterday with this post, and I'm going to feed the fire some more today. First, a quick review...
The Midwest was the only Heisman region Colt McCoy won in 2008 and it was his second-strongest bastion of support outside the Southwest. McCoy picked up 292 points in the MidWest, finishing ahead of Sam Bradford (281 points) and Tim Tebow (259 points). His success in the region was most likely due to the extra exposure McCoy received thanks [...]
Here are three things, in no particular order, for which The Watch proprietor is thankful this year: his relatively good health, separated right shoulder (Sam Bradford style, only worse) notwithstanding; his I-couldn't-live-without-you "nurse," to whom he doesn't express his appreciation nearly enough; and Week 12 of the college football season, which begins the annual Watch paring down from...
By Tony Epstein Let’s get ready to rumble – again! With Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy coming back for another season of college ball, which should result in another wild contest for the Heisman Trophy. Online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com posted the Heisman Trophy odds at NCAA football betting and it looks good that we could have a two-time winner, something that has only happened once before...