Illinois*** (19-14) WHY TO LOVE: Illinois recently has been a team with an inept offense and an inability to win on the road. That’s not the case this year; the Fighting Illini averaged more than 70 points per game and went 6-4 in its away contests with victories at Clemson and Wisconsin. This team has…

Jamin Davis, 6-3/234 Linebacker Kentucky Jamin Davis Scouting Report By Charlie Campbell Strengths: Excellent skill set Good speed Excellent height, length Strong build Athletic Agile for a big linebacker Sideline-to-sideline speed Phenomenal zone-coverage linebacker Impressive vision to get in good position Gets depth in his drop Man-coverage potential against tight ends and running backs Quality…

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…

Good Talent at the 2013 East-West Shrine Game By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell The East-West Shrine practices start Monday, and the rosters for each squad feature lots of good talent for the 2013 NFL Draft. WalterFootball.com caught up with some sources to see what names stood out to them as good talents to get to…

Emmitt on the Brink. The premise: Coming off a Super Bowl victory, the Patriots open the 2013 season with a blowout win. Unfortunately, they get into trouble for Spygate II. As punishment, Roger Goodell orders the Patriots to fire Bill Belichick and replace him with Emmitt Smith. Three years later, the Patriots beat the Bears…