Welcome to the first installment of the NFL Cream Of The Crop. Each week, myself and fellow We Got This Covered writer, Lester Wiltfong will take a look at who we think are the best and worst NFL teams of the week.
As with first overall pick, Andrew Luck, who landed in Indianapolis, Griffin doesn’t find himself surrounded with talent at wide receiver. Perhaps Pierre Garcon offers the most legitimate threat, but this season could see Griffin taking off running more than the Redskins would like him to.
It was reported this week that there was a giant photo of former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton hanging up at the team's practice facility, as if to offer the players some sort of motivation.
The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal seems to be a story with no end in sight. It's been dragging on for some time now, with several twists and turns and numerous 'he said, we said' between the two sides.
In light of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, there have been recent calls for Penn State University to face the same fate as SMU's football program suffered twenty-five years ago. It is known as the 'death penalty', and would prevent a school from competing in sports for one year.
The remarkable thing is this: the NFL players association does have a car service where any player can ring a number and a car will be sent out to pick them up, wherever they are in the country. The NFLPA took over the running of the service from the league in 2009, after several players voiced concerns about teams discovering their out of hours activities.
Another problem exists with shows that are shown on Satellite TV over here. I remember when Mad Men was shown over here on a free channel, but then the rights were sold to a satellite broadcaster. This meant that fans of the show had to pay to get a satellite system installed and then pay a monthly subscription if they wanted to carry on watching. Either that, or they were forced to stop watching it.
I realize that a lot of these lists are just for entertainment, and discussion. But I am sure that there are not that many people who strongly disagree with them, which leads me to question their importance in the first place.
Kuechly really excels at shedding blockers and finding a way to get to the football. He is also excellent at dropping back into pass coverage, giving the Panthers a very versatile linebacker who should make an immediate difference. He can cover the field from sideline to sideline, and has the burst of speed and aggressiveness to always find a way to make the tackle, or at least be near it.
I think the Browns made a great choice in selecting Trent Richardson. After Peyton Hillis was not re-signed, they were in clear need of a rushing threat. And they might have got their franchise player in Richardson. He is the type of running back that doesn't come along very often, and bypassing him was not an option for Cleveland.
