Sunday Smackdown: Cardinals at Rams

Welcome to the new Sunday Smackdown section, a place for you to talk trash and discuss each individual NFL game during the week leading up to it and while the game is going on. Unlike NFL.com’s GameCenter, almost anything goes here. Certain words – the obvious ones – are bleeped out, but everything else is…
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2010 NCAA Tournament Preview: Mid-Majors

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (17-15) WHY TO LOVE: Three players average double digits: senior guard Terrance Calvin (10.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg), sophomore guard Savalance Townsend (10.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg) and senior center Lebaron Weathers (10.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg). WHY TO HATE: Ugh. Where do I start? The Golden Lions… – Violate Rule No. 5 of my NCAA…
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Detroit Lions Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Austin Bryant, DE, Clemson – Round 4 With the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick has made a habit of getting good edge-rush production out of mid-round picks. Lions coach Matt Patricia just added one of those contributors to Detroit with the signing of Trey Flowers, and Patricia could…
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2015 Senior Bowl: Denzel Perryman Interview

This is Charlie Campbell’s interview with Miami linebacker Denzel Perryman. Charlie is reporting live from Mobile, Ala., and he’ll be posting interviews throughout the week. If you want to see other 2015 Senior Bowl Reports, click the link. Follow me @walterfootball for updates, and stay tuned all week for tons of 2015 Senior Bowl coverage….
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NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 8, 2023

NFL Picks (Preseason 2023): 4-7 (-$905) NFL Picks (Week 1, 2023): 10-6 (+$760) NFL Picks (Week 2, 2023): 8-7-1 (-$435) NFL Picks (Week 3, 2023): 12-4 (-$995) NFL Picks (Week 4, 2023): 6-8-2 (+$440) NFL Picks (Week 5, 2023): 5-9 (-$2,110) NFL Picks (Week 6, 2023): 6-8-1 (-$2,230) 2023 NFL Picks: 51-49-4 (-$5,475) NFL Picks…
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Why the Slide?: Josh Sweat

Why the Slide?: Josh Sweat, DE/OLB, Florida State By Charlie Campbell, @draftcampbell Four years ago, we started a series of articles on why certain prospects went undrafted. In that series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons…
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