Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Beef O'Brady's Bowl Game Preview: Southern Miss vs Louisville

Southern Miss


DT Anthony Gray, Southern Miss – Being undersized at around 6’ and 320 lbs, Gray will have trouble fitting into every team's defense in the NFL. So, he will have to make his mark as an undersized nose tackle. He is a tough football player and is hard to move despite his size. This season he has 42 total tackles, 5.5 solo, and 1.5 sacks. With NFL teams always looking for defensive linemen that can play in the 3-4 scheme, Gray will have a shot at getting drafted in the late rounds.

Louisville

CB Johnny Patrick, Louisville - Patrick has good size at around 5’11’’ 190 lbs, and also has superb strength for a cornerback. He's been moving up the ranks of senior cornerbacks for next year’s draft. He has the skills to play man coverage and he also can be effective in a Tampa Two style defense because he is a willing tackler. He has good speed and quickness and this season has 47 total tackles, 5.5 for loss, 1 sack, 5 interceptions, 11 pass break-ups and 16 passes defended. Right now NFL teams have him graded as a 2nd round pick in this April’s NFL Draft.


RB Bilal Powell, Louisville – Coming into the year Powell had a low free-agent grade from NFL teams, but has played well enough to move up the charts and right now has a 5th round grade from NFL teams. He is a big, physical running back who has good size at 6’, 210 lbs, and does a good job running downhill and behind his pads. He is also a better overall athlete than people give him credit for, and also has the ability to catch the football out of the backfield. This season he has rushed for 1,330 yards, averaged 6.3 yards per carry and scored 10 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 16 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns.


TE Cameron Graham, Louisville - Graham is Louisville’s’ leading receiver with 37 catches for 439 yards and 4 touchdowns. He has good size for a tight end at around 6’4’’ 250 lbs and looks the part. He has shown that he has the ability to block as well as get down the middle of the field to catch the football. He has good hands but needs to get better at running routes. He is one of the tight ends that is moving up teams boards and right now NFL teams have a 6th round grade on him.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

2011 Senior Bowl Roster

Here are guys that have been invited to the 2011 Senior Bowl

QB Jake Locker, Washington
QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
QB Andy Dalton, TCU
QB Greg McElroy, Alabama

RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
RB Kendal Hunter, Oklahoma State
RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
RB Noel Devine, West Virginia
RB Evan Royster, Penn State
RB Graig Cooper, Miami
RB Allen Bradford  USC

FB Stanley Havili, USC

WR Matt Szczur, Villanova - North
WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy – South
WR Dewayne Harris, East Carolina – South
WR Greg Salas, Hawaii
WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
WR Ronald Johnson, USC – South
WR Titus Young, Boise State
WR Austin Pettis, Boise State
WR Leonard Hankerson- Miami (Fla.)

TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
TE DJ Williams, Arkansas
TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee
TE Richard Gordon, Miami

OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova
OL Nate Solder, Colorado
OL Anthony Costonzo, Boston College
OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
OL Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
OL John Moffitt, Wisconsin
OL Marcus Gilbert, Florida
OL Kris O'Dowd, USC
OL Clint Boling, Georgia
OL Steve Schilling, Michigan
OL Danny Watkins, Baylor
OL Chris Hairston, Clemson
OL James Carpenter, Alabama
OLBrandon Fusco, Slippery Rock

DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
DE Allen Bailey, Miami (Fla.)
DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
DE Sam Acho, Texas

DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
DT Drake Nevis, LSU
DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
DT Phil Taylor, Baylor
DT Christian Ballard, Iowa

OLB KJ Wright, Mississippi State
OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
OLB Mason Foster, Washington

ILB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State

CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
CB Jalil Brown, Colorado
CB Devon House, New Mexico State
CB Shareece Wright, USC
CB Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson
CB Brandon Hogan, West Virginia
CB Curtis Brown, Texas
CB Johnny Patrick, Louisville

S Ahmad Black, Florida
S Quinton Carter, Oklahoma
S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson

Monday, November 15, 2010

Senior Bowl Invites - Updated

QB Jake Locker, Washington
QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
QB Christian Ponder, Florida State

RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
RB Kendal Hunter, Oklahoma State
RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
RB Noel Devine, West Virginia
RB Evan Royster, Penn State
RB Graig Cooper, Miami

FB Stanley Havili, USC

WR Matt Szczur, Villanova
WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
WR Dewayne Harris, East Carolina
WR Greg Salas, Hawaii
WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
WR Ronald Johnson, USC
WR Titus Young, Boise State
WR Austin Pettis, Boise State

TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
TE DJ Williams, Arkansas
TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee
TE Richard Gordon, Miami

OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova
OL Nate Solder, Colorado
OL Anthony Costonzo, Boston College
OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
OL Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
OL John Moffitt, Wisconsin
OL Marcus Gilbert, Florida
OL Kris O'Dowd, USC
OL Clint Boling, Georgia
OL Steve Schilling, Michigan
OL Danny Watkins, Baylor

DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
DE Allen Bailey, Miami (Fla.)
DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State

DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
DT Drake Nevis, LSU
DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
DT Phil Taylor, Baylor
DT Christian Ballard, Iowa

OLB KJ Wright, Mississippi State
OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
OLB Mason Foster, Washington

ILB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State

CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
CB Jalil Brown, Colorado
CB Devon House, New Mexico State
CB Shareece Wright, USC
CB Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson

S Ahmad Black, Florida
S Quinton Carter, Oklahoma

Thursday, November 11, 2010

VanFulpen's NFL Week 10 Winners

Baltimore at Atlanta 8:20 PM NFL –WINNER: FALCONS
Detroit at Buffalo 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BILLS
Minnesota at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BEARS
NY Jets at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: JETS
Tennessee at Miami 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TITANS
Cincinnati at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: COLTS
Houston at Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TEXANS
Carolina at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS
Kansas City at Denver 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS
Seattle at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS
Dallas at NY Giants 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: GIANTS
St. Louis at San Francisco 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: RAMS
New England at Pittsburgh 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: STEELERS
Philadelphia at Washington 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – WINNER: EAGLES


LAST WEEK 8-5
THIS SEASON 75-55

Friday, November 5, 2010

VanFulpen's NFL Week 9 Winners

Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: FALCONS
Chicago at Buffalo 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BEARS
New England at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: PATROITS
NY Jets at Detroit 1:00 PM CBS - WINNERS: JETS
New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: SAINTS
Miami at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: RAVENS
San Diego at Houston 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: TEXANS
Arizona at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: VIKINGS
NY Giants at Seattle 4:05 PM FOX - WINNER: GAINTS
Indianapolis at Philadelphia 4:15 PM CBS - WINNER: COLTS
Kansas City at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS - WINNER: RAIDERS
Dallas at Green Bay 8:20 PM NBC - WINNER: COWBOYS
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) - WINNER: BENGALS

LAST WEEK: 9-4
THIS SEASON: 67-50

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Senior Bowl Invites

QB Jake Locker, Washington
QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada

RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
RB Kendal Hunter, Oklahoma State

FB Stanley Havili, USC

WR Matt Szczur, Villanova
WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
WR Dewayne Harris, East Carolina
WR Greg Salas, Hawaii
WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
WR Ronald Johnson, USC
WR Titus Young, Boise State

TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
TE DJ Williams, Arkansas
TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee

OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova
OL Nate Solder, Colorado
OL Anthony Costonzo, Boston College
OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
OL Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
OL John Moffitt, Wisconsin
OL Marcus Gilbert, Florida
OL Kris O'Dowd, USC
OL Clint Boling, Georgia
OL Steve Schilling, Michigan


DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma

DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
DT Drake Nevis, LSU
DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson

OLB KJ Wright, Mississippi State
OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
OLB Mason Foster, Washington

ILB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State

CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
CB Jalil Brown, Colorado
CB Devon House, New Mexico State
CB Shareece Wright, USC
CB Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson

S Ahmad Black, Florida

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

NFL Players Association Announces San Antonio Game

San Antonio, Texas- Overtime Sports, LLC and the NFL Players Association announced today that a college football all-star game will be played in, San Antonio, Texas on February 5, 2011 at the Alamodome.

The NFLPA GAME, as it is titled, was previously known as the Texas vs. The Nation Challenge and was held in El Paso, Texas. The players, consisting of top college athletes from Universities coast to coast, showcase their skills to National Football League personnel in the hopes of a career in professional football. In its four years of existence, The GAME, has already seen 404 of its participants sign NFL contracts.

The concept of The GAME will remain Texas vs. the Nation with seniors having ties to the state of Texas taking on top seniors from across the Nation. In addition, The GAME will be nationally televised live on CBS College Sports with an expected 1:00PM CST kickoff.

Present for the announcement of the exciting new event in San Antonio were: Kenny Hansmire- President/CEO of Overtime Sports Group, LLC. , Clark Gaines, Assistant Executive Director of the NFLPA, Jason Belser, Senior Regional Director of the NFLPA, and the head coaches for this year’s GAME, for Team Texas, Former Dallas Cowboy great Bill Bates and for Team Nation, former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jerry Glanville. Also present, Team Texas assistant coach and UTSA head football coach Larry Coker, Hall of Fame member and GAME ambassador Randy White and former Texas A&M standout and New York Jet, Ray Mickens.

Tickets go on sale for The GAME-this Friday, October 22, 2010. Tickets are just $10 with the exception of mid-field, lower level premium seating area where tickets are $25 and include some free concessions. Tickets are available for purchase from the Alamodome box office or www.ticketmaster.com.

More announcements regarding game week activities and special events will be forthcoming. Log on to www.nflpagame.com for more game information about the event and its history.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Senior Bowl Invites

Here are guys who are rumored to have gotten Senior Bowl invites:

QB Jake Locker, Washington
QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
QB Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
WR Matt Szczur, Villanova
WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
WR Dewayne Harris, East Carolina
WR Greg Salas, Hawaii
TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova
OL Nate Solder, Colorado
OL Anthony Costonzo, Boston College
OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
OG John Moffitt, Wisconsin
OT Marcus Gilbert, Florida

DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
LB KJ Wright, Mississippi State
CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
CB Jalil Brown, Colorado
CB Devon House, New Mexico State
S Ahmad Black, Florida

Sunday, October 31, 2010

VanFulpen NFL Week 8 Winners

Miami at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: BENGALS
Jacksonville at Dallas 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: COWBOYS
Washington at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: LIONS
Buffalo at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS
Carolina at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: RAMS
Green Bay at NY Jets 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: JETS
Denver at San Francisco 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: 49ERS
Tennessee at San Diego 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS
Tampa Bay at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS
Minnesota at New England 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: PATRIOTS
Seattle at Oakland 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS
Pittsburgh at New Orleans 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: SAINTS
Houston at Indianapolis 8:30 PM - WINNER: COLTS

Last Week - 6-8

This Season - 58-46

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Players that are possible early enter to 2011 NFL Draft


Here is a list of players that there are rumors that they are considering leaving early for the 2011 NFL Draft.


QB Cam Newton, Auburn – Junior
QB Andrew Luck, Stanford – Red-Shirt Sophomore
QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Junior


RB Mark Ingram, Alabama - Junior
RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech - Red-Shirt Soph.
RB John Clay, Wisconsin – Junior
RB Shane Vereen, Cal – Junior
RB LaMichael James, Oregon – Red-Shirt Soph.


WR A.J. Green, Georgia - Junior
WR Julio Jones, Alabama - Junior
WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh - Junior
WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame - Junior
WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma – Junior
WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State - Red-Shirt Soph.


TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame - Junior
TE George Bryan, North Carolina State - Junior


OT Tyron Smith, USC – Junior


DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina - Junior
DE Marcel Dareus, Alabama - Junior
DE Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson - Junior
DE Aldon Smith, Missouri - Red-Shirt Soph.
DE J.J. Watts, Wisconsin – Junior


DT Nick Fairley, Auburn - Junior
DT Jurrell Casey, USC - Junior


OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA - Junior
OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma - Junior
OLB Justin Houston, Georgia – Junior


ILB Don'ta Hightower, Alabama - Red-Shirt Soph.
ILB Korey Williams, Southern Mississippi – Junior


CB Patrick Peterson, LSU - Junior
CB Aaron Williams, Texas - Junior
CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida - Junior
CB Brandon Burton, Utah - Junior
CB Brandon Boykin, Georgia – Junior


S Rahim Moore, UCLA - Junior
S Mark Barron, Alabama - Junior
S Robert Sands, West Virginia - Junior

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

VanFulpen’s Top 50 for 2011 NFL Draft

Here are my Top 50 overall players for the 2011 NFL Draft.


1. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
2. WR A.J. Green, Georgia*
3. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
4. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
5. DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
6. DE Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson*
7. DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
8. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
9. QB Jake Locker, Washington
10. DT Nick Fairley, Auburn*
11. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
12. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
13. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
14. DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
15. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
16. WR Julio Jones, Alabama *
17. DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
18. CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
19. DE Allen Bailey, Miami
20. OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
21. DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
22. CB Aaron Williams, Texas*
23. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
24. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
25. OLB Von Miller, Texas A&M
26. CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
27. WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt*
28. S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
29. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
30. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
31. OT Nate Solder, Colorado
32. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
33. OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
34. OT Demarcus Love, Arkansas
35. DT Drake Nevis, LSU
36. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*
37. DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
38. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
39. RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
40. ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State
41. WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma*
42. OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
43. CB Brandon Burton, Utah*
44. CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
45. DE Greg Romeus, Pitt
46. DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
47. OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
48. OL Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
49. OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
50. S Mark Barron, Alabama*


* -- underclassman

Sunday, October 24, 2010

VanFulpen's NFL Week 7 Winners

Cincinnati at Atlanta 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: FALCONS


Washington at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BEARS

St. Louis at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS

San Francisco at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: 49ERS

Buffalo at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: RAVENS

Philadelphia at Tennessee 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: TITANS

Jacksonville at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS

Pittsburgh at Miami 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: DOLPHINS

Cleveland at New Orleans 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: SAINTS

Arizona at Seattle 4:05 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS

New England at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS

Oakland at Denver 4:15 PM CBS – WINNER: BRONCOS

Minnesota at Green Bay 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: VIKINGS

NY Giants at Dallas 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) –WINNER: COWBOYS

Last Week - 9-5

This Season – 52-38

Friday, October 22, 2010

Senior Bowl Invites

Here are guys who are rumored to have gotten Senior Bowl invites


RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
WR Matt Szczur, Villanova
WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova
OL Nate Solder, Colorado
OL Anthony Costonzo, Boston College

DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
LB KJ Wright, Mississippi State
CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
CB Jalil Brown, Colorado

Thursday, October 21, 2010

If the NFL Playoffs started today

We have a long season to go but if the NFL Playoffs started today these would be the teams and how they would be seeded.


NFC
1. New York Giants
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Chicago Bears
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Philadelphia Eagles


AFC
1. New York Jets
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Houston Texans
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. New England Patriots
6. Baltimore Ravens

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 6

1. New York Jets (5-1) – The Jets defense is outstanding along with a very offense.

2. New England Patriots (4-1) – The Patriots won in overtime against the Ravens.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) – The Steelers got quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back and still have their great defense they are going to be hard to beat this season.

4. Baltimore Ravens (4-2) – The Ravens lost a very close game against the Patriots.

5. Indianapolis Colts (4-2) – There is news that tight end Dallas Clark might be out for a while and if so that will hurt the Colts offense.

6. New York Giants (4-2) – Right now the Giants are the best team in the NFC and they can take out the Cowboys this Monday Night.

7. New Orleans Saints (4-2) – The Saints are rounding in to form.

8. Atlanta Falcons (4-2) – The Falcons didn’t look very good against the Eagles.

9. Houston Texans (4-2) – Great last second win against the Chiefs.

10. Tennessee Titans (4-2) – Vince Young got hurt on Monday Night but the Titans where still able to beat the Jaguars.

11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) – The Eagles and Kevin Kolb rolled over the Falcons.

12. Chicago Bears (4-2) – The Bears have to fix their offensive line.

13. Miami Dolphins (3-2) – The Dolphins where able to go to Green Bay and beat the Packers.

14. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – The Cardinals are coming off their bye.

15. Seattle Seahawks (3-2) – The Seahawks where able to go into Chicago and beat the Bears.

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) – Tampa Bay was is starting to come back to where we thought they where.

17. Kansas City Chiefs (3-2) – A heart breaking lose in the last seconds against the Texans.

18. Green Bay Packers (3-3) – The Packers injuries are starting to catch up with them.

19. Washington Redskins (3-3) – The Redskins are still a work in progress.

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) – The Jaguars didn’t look good on Monday Night against the Titans.

21. St. Louis Rams (3-3) – Can the Rams win the NFC West?

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – The Bengals are coming off their bye.

23. Minnesota Vikings (2-3) – This week is Farve vs. the Packers Part 3.

24. Oakland Raiders (2-4) – The Raiders really need to find a quarterback.

25. San Diego Chargers (2-4) – The Chargers have to start putting some wins together or they will be left out of the playoffs this year.

26. Denver Broncos (2-4) – Good thing the Broncos play in the AFC West cause they still have a shot to win the division.

27. Dallas Cowboys (1-4) – Monday Night against the Giants is a must win.

28. San Francisco 49ers (1-5) – If the 49ers can get on a roll they still can win the NFC West.

29. Detroit Lions (1-5) – After their bye it looks like Matthew Stafford should be back.

30. Cleveland Browns (1-5) – Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy should get his second start.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – It might be a long season for the Panthers.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Safeties

1. Rahim Moore, UCLA - Junior
2. Mark Barron, Alabama - Junior
3. Robert Sands, West Virginia - Junior
4. DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson - Senior
5. Quinton Carter, Oklahoma - Senior
6. Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple - Senior
7. Deunta Williams, North Carolina - Senior
8. Shiloh Keo, Idaho - Senior
9. Will Hill, Florida - Junior
10. Ahmad Black, Florida - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Cornerbacks

1. Patrick Peterson, LSU - Junior
2. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska - Senior
3. Ras-I Dowling, Virginia - Senior
4. Aaron Williams, Texas - Junior
5. Janoris Jenkins, Florida - Junior
6. Brandon Burton, Utah - Junior
7. Jimmy Smith, Colorado - Senior
8. Curtis Brown, Texas - Senior
9. Davon House, New Mexico State - Senior
10. Brandon Harris, Miami (FL) - Junior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Inside Linebackers


1. Greg Jones, Michigan State - Senior
2. Don'ta Hightower, Alabama - Red-Shirt Soph.
3. Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina - Senior
4. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU - Senior
5. Martez Wilson, Illinois - Junior
6. Tank Carder, TCU - Junior
7. Nate Irving, North Carolina State - Senior
8. Colin McCarthy, Miami (FL) - Senior
9. Josh Bynes, Auburn - Senior
10. Scott Lutrus, Connecticut - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Outside Linebackers

1. Bruce Carter, North Carolina - Senior 
2. Von Miller, Texas A&M - Senior
3. Akeem Ayers, UCLA - Junior
4. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma - Junior
5. Mark Herzlich, Boston College - Senior
6. Dontay Moch, Nevada - Senior
7. Ross Homan, Ohio State - Senior
8. K.J. Wright, Mississippi State - Senior
9. Mason Foster, Washington - Senior
10. Sean Spence, Miami (FL) - Junior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Defensive Tackles

1. Stephen Paea, Oregon State - Senior
2. Marvin Austin, North Carolina - Senior
3. Drake Nevis, LSU - Senior
4. Jerrell Powe, Mississippi - Senior
5. Jared Crick, Nebraska - Junior
6. Nick Fairley, Auburn - Junior
7. Jurrell Casey, USC - Junior
8. Christian Ballard, Iowa - Senior
9. Kenrick Ellis, Hampton - Senior
10. Ian Williams, Notre Dame - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Defensive Ends

1. Robert Quinn, North Carolina - Junior
2. Marcel Dareus, Alabama - Junior
3. Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson - Junior
4. Adrian Clayborn, Iowa - Senior
5. Cameron Heyward, Ohio State - Senior
6. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue - Senior
7. Allen Bailey, Miami (FL) - Senior
8. Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma - Senior
9. Cameron Jordan, California - Senior
10. Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Centers

1. Mike Pouncey, Florida - Senior
2. Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State - Senior
3. Kristofer O'Dowd, USC - Senior
4. Brandon Fusco, Slippery Rock - Senior
5. Kevin Kowalski, Toledo - Senior
6. Ryan Bartholomew, Syracuse - Senior
7. Zane Taylor, Utah - Senior
8. Ryan McMahon, Florida State - Senior
9. Alex Linnenkohl, Oregon State - Senior
10. Russell Nenon, Wake Forest - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Offensive Guards

1. Rodney Hudson, Florida State - Senior
2. Benjamin Ijalana, Villanova - Senior
3. Clint Boling, Georgia - Senior
4. Stephen Schilling, Michigan - Senior
5. Andrew Jackson, Fresno State - Senior
6. John Moffitt, Wisconsin - Senior
7. Justin Boren, Ohio State - Senior
8. Zach Hurd, Connecticut - Senior
9. Will Rackley, Lehigh - Senior
10. Chris Stewart, Notre Dame - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Offensive Tackles

1. Anthony Castonzo, Boston College - Senior
2. Nate Solder, Colorado - Senior
3. Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State - Senior
4. DeMarcus Love, Arkansas - Senior
5. Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin - Senior
6. Tyron Smith, USC - Junior
7. Matt Reynolds, BYU - Junior
8. Andrew Datko, Florida State - Junior
9. Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh - Senior
10. Marcus Cannon, TCU – Senior

Monday, October 18, 2010

VanFulpen's Heisman Poll

1. QB Cameron Newton, Auburn - This season Newton has rushed for 860 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw for 1,278 yards and 13 touchdowns and only has thrown 5 interceptions. Auburn has been lead by him and hasn’t lost a game this season and go up against LSU this week which will be a good test for him and if Newton can lead Auburn to a win he will be looking more and more like he will be holding up the Heisman in New York.

2. RB LaMichael James, Oregon - This season James has rushed for 848 yards and 9 touchdowns and also has caught 3 passes for 96 yards and 1 touchdown. Oregon is the new number one ranked team in the country in the polls and they play on ESPN on Thursday night against UCLA it will give everyone in the country a chance to see James and how good he is.

3. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State - This season Moore has thrown for 1,567 yards and 16 touchdowns and only 1 interception. Moore is a very effective quarterback and has great skill guys around him, but it will be hard for him to win the Heisman as they don’t play in a great conference and they aren’t on national TV that often.

4. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State - This season Pryor has thrown for 1,505 yards and 15 touchdowns and only throwing 4 interceptions, and he has also rushed for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns. He drop this past week because his team lost to Wisconsin and he didn’t play all that great, he needs to show that he can be the player that we have seen early in the season for the rest of the season and Ohio State can’t afford anymore losses.

5. QB Denard Robinson, Michigan - This season Robinson has rushed for 1,096 yards and 9 touchdowns and threw for 1,319 yards and 9 touchdowns but has also thrown 5 interceptions. He has been outstanding, but he had a rough game against Michigan State and Iowa and was unable to finish the Iowa game because of an arm injury.

VanFulpen's College Football Poll

1. Oregon (6-0) – This Thursday they play UCLA at home and let see if they can hold on to the number one ranking.

2. Boise State (6-0) – Boise State just has to hope that Virginia Tech and Oregon State can have a good season this year.

3. TCU (6-0) – TCU wins again, they are waiting for their only test left for the season November 6th against Utah.

4. Oklahoma (6-0) – Oklahoma is a very good team and in the BCS standings they are number one.

5. Auburn (7-0) – Great game this Saturday and Auburn takes on LSU.

6. LSU (7-0) – Can they stop Cam Newton and Auburn this upcoming Saturday.

7. Michigan State (7-0) – They have to travel outside the state of Michigan this Saturday to take on Northwestern.

8. Alabama (6-1) – They just have to hope that teams head of them lose.

9. Utah (6-0) – Utah should be undefeated when the go in their game against TCU, November 6th.

10. Wisconsin (6-1) – A huge win this Saturday against Ohio State.

11. Ohio State (6-1) – Ohio State didn’t play well when they traveled to Wisconsin and still have to travel to Iowa.

12. Stanford (5-1) – They still have to take on Arizona which should be a good game.

13. Arizona (5-1) – They still have Stanford and Oregon on their schedule.

14. Iowa (5-1) – A big game against Wisconsin this Saturday.

15. Nebraska (5-1) – Nebraska needs to bounce back from the Texas loss and get ready for a very good Oklahoma State team.

16. Florida State (5-1) – Florida State might be able to run the table and depending on what happens have an outside shot at playing for a National Title.

17. Oklahoma State (6-0) – A huge game this Saturday against Nebraska.

18. Missouri (6-0) –A huge game this Saturday against Oklahoma.

19. West Virginia (4-1) – Clearly the best team in the Big East.

20. South Carolina (4-2) – A huge let down against Kentucky this past Saturday.

21. Arkansas (4-2) – They hope to get quarterback Ryan Mallett back soon.

22. Miami (FL) (3-2) – They can get rolling in the next few weeks in the ACC.

23. Texas (4-2) – A huge win against Nebraska this past Saturday.

24. Kansas State (5-1) – A bounce back win against Kansas.

25. Michigan (5-2) – They can’t only win one Big Ten game like they did last year can they?

Saturday, October 16, 2010

VanFulpen's NFL Week 6 Winners

Seattle at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BEARS

Miami at Green Bay 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: PACKERS

San Diego at St. Louis 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS

Baltimore at New England 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: RAVENS

New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: SAINTS

Detroit at NY Giants 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: GIANTS

Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: FALCONS

Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: STEELERS

Kansas City at Houston 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TEXANS

Oakland at San Francisco 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: 49ERS

NY Jets at Denver 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: JETS

Dallas at Minnesota 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: VIKINGS

Indianapolis at Washington 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: COLTS

Tennessee at Jacksonville 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – WINNER: TITANS

Last Week – 7-7

This Season – 43-33

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

VanFulpen Mock Draft - Week 5

1. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
2. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – WR AJ Green, Georgia*
3. San Francisco 49ers (0-5) – QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
4. Cleveland Browns (1-4) – DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
5. Detroit Lions (1-4) – CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
6. Dallas Cowboys (1-3) – DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
7. Minnesota Vikings (1-3) – CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
8. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders (2-3)) – RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
9. St. Louis Rams (2-3) – DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
10. Denver Broncos (2-3) – DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)
11. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
12. San Diego Chargers (2-3) – WR Julio Jones, Alabama*
13. Miami Dolphins (2-2) – TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
14. Seattle Seahawks (2-2) – CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
15. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – QB Jake Locker, Washington
16. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) – OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
17. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2) – WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
18. Washington Redskins (3-2) – WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
19. Tennessee Titans (3-2) – OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
20. Houston Texans (3-2) – DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
21. New York Giants (3-2) – OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
22. Green Bay Packers (3-2) – CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
23. New Orleans Saints (3-2) – OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*
24. Indianapolis Colts (3-2) – DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
25. Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) – OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
27. New England Patriots (3-1) – OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
28. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
29. Chicago Bears (4-1) – OT Nate Solder, Colorado
30. New York Jets (4-1) – S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
31. Atlanta Falcons (4-1) – DE Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson*
32. Baltimore Ravens (4-1) – CB Aaron Williams, Texas*

If the NFL Playoffs started today

We have a long season to go but if the NFL Playoffs started today these would be the teams and how they would be seeded.

NFC
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. Chicago Bears
3. Washington Redskins
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Tampa Bay Bucs
6. New York Giants

AFC
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. New York Jets
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. New England Patriots
6. Houston Texans

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 5

1. Baltimore Ravens (4-1) – The Ravens are playing very good football and their defense will be better when they get Ed Reed back.

2. Atlanta Falcons (4-1) – The Falcons are playing the best football in the NFC right now.

3. New York Jets (4-1) – The Jets defense is outstanding along with a very offense.

4. Chicago Bears (4-1) – The Bears ran the football and played great defense to beat the Panthers.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – The Steelers are coming off their bye.

6. New England Patriots (3-1) – The Patriots are coming off their bye.

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – Tampa Bay was able to get a last second win against the Bengals.

8. Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) – Their defense played well against the Colts but couldn’t get anything going on offense.

9. Indianapolis Colts (3-2) – The Colts where able to get a win despite only scoring one offensive touchdown.

10. New Orleans Saints (3-2) – Things are going go like they did last season for the Saints.

11. Green Bay Packers (3-2) – Quarterback Aaron Rogers might miss this Sunday game against the Dolphins, not a good thing for the Packers.

12. New York Giants (3-2) – Their defensive has shown up in this past two week, let see if they can keep it going.

13. Houston Texans (3-2) – They couldn’t get anything going on offense against the Giants.

14. Tennessee Titans (3-2) – Vince Young and Chris Johnson make the Titans go, and they helped them to a win over the Cowboys.

15. Washington Redskins (3-2) – Donovan McNabb has shown again that he can put a team on his back and carry them.

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2) – The Jaguars won back to back game and take on the Titans this Monday Night.

17. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) – The Eagles found a way to beat the 49ers this past week.

18. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – The Cardinals where able to beat the Saints.

19. Seattle Seahawks (2-2) – The Seahawks are coming off their bye.

20. Miami Dolphins (2-2) – The Dolphins are coming off their bye.

21. San Diego Chargers (2-3) – The Chargers have to start putting some wins together or they will be left out of the playoffs this year.

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – The Bengals have to get their offense going on their hopes of making the playoffs in back to back season might not be a reality.

23. Denver Broncos (2-3) – The injuries are starting to catch up with the Broncos.

24. St. Louis Rams (2-3) – The Rams got dominated by the Lions this past week.

25. Oakland Raiders (2-3) – The Raiders found a way to beat the Chargers with out much offense.

26. Minnesota Vikings (1-3) – Quarterback Brett Farve threw a bad interception to give the Jets the win on Monday Night.

27. Dallas Cowboys (1-3) – Things aren’t looking good for the Cowboys so far this season.

28. Detroit Lions (1-4) – The Lions had a nice win against the Rams and face the Giants this week.

29. Cleveland Browns (1-4) – Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy might be starting for the Browns this week.

30. San Francisco 49ers (0-5) – The 49ers can’t find a way to win a game so far this season.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – It might be a long season for the Panthers.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Monday, October 11, 2010

VanFulpen's College Football Poll

1. Ohio State (6-0) – Huge game this week and the first road test as Ohio State travels to Wisconsin.

2. Oregon (6-0) – Oregon is looking like it might be the best team in the nation.

3. Boise State (5-0) – Boise State is rolling along with another win against Toledo.

4. TCU (6-0) – TCU wins again, they are waiting for their only test left for the season November 6th against Utah.

5. Nebraska (5-0) – Nebraska went on the road and beat Kansas State and take on Texas this Saturday.

6. Oklahoma (5-0) – They take on Iowa State this Saturday.

7. Auburn (6-0) – Auburn Cam Newton is looking like a dark horse for the Heisman and has Auburn rolling.

8. LSU (6-0) – A big time win against Florida, and in two week they take on Auburn.

9. Utah (5-0) – Utah should be undefeated when the go in their game against TCU, November 6th.

10. Alabama (5-1) – Huge loss against South Carolina, but Alabama is still a very good team.

11. Michigan State (6-0) – Michigan State went into Michigan and got a huge win, only really big game left is Iowa.

12. South Carolina (4-1) – A huge win against Alabama this Saturday, but need to keep things going against Kentucky this weekend.

13. Arkansas (3-1) – A huge game against Auburn this Saturday.

14. Stanford (4-1) – A nice win against USC this past Saturday to get back to winning after the lost to Oregon.

15. Arizona (4-1) – Oregon State was able to take Arizona down and now they need to bounce back against Washington State this weekend.

16. Iowa (4-1) – They travel to Michigan this Saturday and need to be able to stop quarterback Denard Robinson.

17. Florida State (5-1) – A huge win for Florida State at Miami and this week they take on Boston College at home.

18. Wisconsin (5-1) – A huge game this Saturday as Ohio State comes to visit.

19. Nevada (6-0) – The Wolf Pack are waiting for their November 26 match-up against Boise State.

20. Oklahoma State (5-0) – A huge game on October 23 against Nebraska.

21. Missouri (5-0) – They shut out Colorado and in two weeks they take on Oklahoma.

22. Michigan (5-1) – After the lost to Michigan State they get a chance to bonus back against Iowa this Saturday.

23. West Virginia (4-1) – They are now going to get into the Big East schedule.

24. Florida (4-2) – They have a chance to bounce back over the next few weeks in the SEC.

25. Miami (FL) (3-2) – They can get rolling in the next few weeks in the ACC.

Friday, October 8, 2010

VanFulpen's NFL Week 5 Winners


Jacksonville at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS – Jacksonville is coming off a huge win against the Colts and gets two in a row.

Winner: JAGUARS

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati 1:00 PM FOX – The Bengals won’t lose two in a row.

Winner: BENGALS

Atlanta at Cleveland 1:00 PM FOX – The Falcons are on a role winning close games at the end, but this game won’t be that close.

Winner: FALCONS

St. Louis at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – The Rams got their first win of the season last year against the Lions, the Lions do the same this year.

Winner: Lions

Kansas City at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS – After this week there is no unbeaten teams as the Colts won’t lose two in a row.

Winner: COLTS

Green Bay at Washington 1:00 PM FOX - The Redskins are coming off a huge win against the Eagles and ride that with an upset over the Packers.

Winner: REDSKINS

Chicago at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – Even without Jay Culter at quarterback the Bears are able to come in to Carolina and get a win.

Winner: BEARS

Denver at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS - The Ravens are coming off a last second win against the Steelers and keep things rolling this week.

WINNER: RAVENS

NY Giants at Houston 1:00 PM FOX - The Giants defensive line look great against the Bears last Sunday night but don’t think it will have the same effect this week.

WINNER: TEXANS

New Orleans at Arizona 4:05 PM FOX - Arizona is starting Max Hall at quarterback an undrafted rookie free-agent, the Saints defense will get off the bus blitzing.

Winner: SAINTS

San Diego at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS – The Chargers are trying to get things turned around and it helps that they are going against the Raiders.

Winner: CHARGERS

Tennessee at Dallas 4:15 PM CBS – The Cowboys have to stop running back Chris Johnson if they can do that they get to 2-2 on the season.

Winner: COWBOYS

Philadelphia at San Francisco 8:20 PM NBC – The 49ers are trying to get their first win of the season and they don’t have to face Michael Vick.

Winner: 49ers

Minnesota at NY Jets 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – I beat you anything that Randy Moss has more catches this Monday Night then last, since he didn’t have any in his last game as a Patriot.

Winner: VIKINGS

Last week: 9- 5


Overall: 36- 26