Once again a lot of changes this week, mostly relating to teams losing and falling off the ranks. One of the biggest adjustments I made was Ohio State and Baylor, who have both beat Buffalo with vastly different stat lines. Ohio Stat also might have to play a few games with quarterback Braxton Miller nursingContinue reading “DELI POLL: WEEK 2 TOP 25 AND HEISMAN WATCH”
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2013 NFL Preseason Power Rankings
Just a disclaimer: I wrote these before Thursday nights game, but I don’t think I would change much if anything. I knew Baltimore’s offense and defense would struggle early in the year and that Denver’s pass-rush would be lacking a little bit.
2013 Deli Poll: Week 1 TOP 25 and HEISMAN WATCH
by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) I tend to move teams around a lot the first two or three weeks of the season. Was Alabama’s poor offensive line play a fluke? Will Oregon’s offense be more explosive without Chip Kelly as head coach? Until we see more games I need to assume that those are true statementsContinue reading “2013 Deli Poll: Week 1 TOP 25 and HEISMAN WATCH”
2013 Deli Poll: Preseason Heisman Watch
by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Happy college football kickoff everyone! Enjoy the games tonight and this weekend, and keep an eye on this year’s preseason Heisman hopefuls. 1. Johnny Manziel, QB I know winning it back to back is close to impossible and there’s been a lot of negativity during the offseason surrounding Johnny Football, butContinue reading “2013 Deli Poll: Preseason Heisman Watch”
My 2013 Preseason NFL Awards Predictions
MVP 1. Tom Brady, QB Predicted Stats: 4600 passing yards, 39 passing TDs, 10 int It’s really, really hard to go against Tom Brady or Peyton Manning in the preseason for MVP, because come the end of the year you know they’ll be getting votes. Brady loves to show off whenever the Patriots are facingContinue reading “My 2013 Preseason NFL Awards Predictions”
Kicking Off the Preseason the Right Way: Five reasons the Pro Bowl should be moved to the NFL preseason.
by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Two weeks into the preseason and I’ve already watch more sports over the last two weeks than I did almost all summer. The games are meaningless and might not even feature everyone’s favorite teams, yet millions are tuning in to see whatever game their local cable provider decided to air because,Continue reading “Kicking Off the Preseason the Right Way: Five reasons the Pro Bowl should be moved to the NFL preseason.”
2013 Predicted NFL Standings
by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Step 1. Print out the 2013-14 NFL schedule. Step 2. Grab a pen and circle the teams you think will win each week. Step 3. Tally up the results. (D) Marks division winners while marks the wild cards. It’s that simple. NFC AFC Preseason Power Rankings will come in the nextContinue reading “2013 Predicted NFL Standings”
What a Quarterback’s Worth
by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) With all of the contract extensions given out this off season to big time quarterbacks, like Tony Romo, Joe Flacco, Matt Stafford, Aaron Rodgers and now Matt Ryan, I decided to compare how much the QBs around the league are worth. (I didn’t taking the rookie wage scale into account)Continue reading “What a Quarterback’s Worth”
2013 NFL Offensive Free Agency Preview
Players that will get big money and deserve it: Jake Long Position: Left Offensive Tackle Age: 27 Possible Suitors: St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals Expected Contract: $50 million/ 5 years The first overall pick from the 2008 draft, Jake Long has made it to 4 pro bowls in his first 5 seasons inContinue reading “2013 NFL Offensive Free Agency Preview”
Fresh Out The Deli 