Kampman Thanks Packers Fans

Bill Barnwell — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:01:04 -0400

Aaron Kampman had a classy note for readers of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel regarding his time in Green Bay today.

Joey Porter To Cardinals

Bill Barnwell — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:46:12 -0400

The Cardinals have added Joey Porter on a three-year deal worth $17.5 million.

SITE NEWS: Stat Page Update

Aaron Schatz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:22:29 -0400

Details on some updates to our 2009 DVOA stats as well as Premium player pages. (Click to read more.)

2004 NFL Draft: Six Years Later

Sean McCormick — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:43:39 -0400

The 2004 NFL Draft was supposed to be one of the deepest and best ever. Six years later, how does it look? Sean McCormick breaks down the draft, position by position.

Eagles Waive Kevin Curtis

Bill Barnwell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:18:08 -0400

The Eagles have cut wide receiver Kevin Curtis.

49ers GM Scot McCloughan Out

Bill Barnwell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:47:31 -0400

The 49ers and general manager Scot McCloughan are parting ways over what is being termed as a "personal matter", according to Fanhouse's Nancy Gay.

P-F-R's What Coulda Been Tournament

Aaron Schatz — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:43:17 -0400

Just a fun, fun idea: Pro-Football-Reference is doing a March Madness tournament featuring the best teams that didn't win the Super Bowl. So many teams were nominated that they've expanded it to 80 teams; all Super Bowl losers are represented, as are most teams that ended up 13-3 or better. The top seeds are the 2007 Patriots, 1998 Vikings, 1968 Colts, and 2001 Rams.

Packers Unveil Very Ugly Throwbacks

Vince Verhei — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:01:28 -0400

Further proof that just because something is traditional does not mean it is good: The Packers last week unveiled a third uniform, highlighted by a blue jersey that features blue numbers in a yellow circle. It's a recreation of the team's 1929 uniforms. So eighty years ago they decided this was a bad design, and now they are bringing it back for whatever reason. Aside from that detail, the uniforms aren't terrible, merely boring -- brown helmet, drab tan pants.

Seahawks Trade For Charlie Whitehurst, Sign Extension

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:14:16 -0400

It appears that the Seahawks are acquiring Charlie Whitehurst with the idea that he'll be their next starting quarterback. Seattle's agreed to send San Diego a third-round pick while swapping second-round picks, and are giving Whitehurst a two-year contract at $5 million per year.

Bears Release Nathan Vasher

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:16:12 -0400

The Bears have released cornerback Nathan Vasher.

SITE NEWS: Twitter Changes

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:31:37 -0400

Just a quick note for those of you who follow us on Twitter -- we're making some changes to the account structure.

Cardinals Sign Derek Anderson

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:21:11 -0400

The Cardinals have signed quarterback Derek Anderson to a two-year, $7.25 million deal.

Compensatory Pick Projections

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:01:02 -0400

Reader Hurt Bones passes on the remarkably reliable 2010 Compensatory Pick Projections from AdamJT13.

Bears Come Up Short In Short-Yardage

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:43 -0400

In another followup on the short-yardage story yesterday from ESPN Insider, this article by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune and National Football Post takes a look at the Bears' struggles in short-yardage last year.

Eagles Release Shawn Andrews

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:03:44 -0400

The Eagles have waived offensive lineman Shawn Andrews.

Is Mike Bell Effective In Short-Yardage?

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:44:00 -0400

Our friend Sheil Kapadia at philly.com looks at Mike Bell's numbers in short-yardage, and he gets some help from our metrics.

Wisdom of Crowds in Review: WR, TE

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:16:50 -0400

Our final Twitter review shows that the crowds did their best work predicting wideouts and tight ends, pegging near-exact numbers for players like Andre Johnson and Santonio Holmes.

Bills Sign Dwan Edwards

Bill Barnwell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:38 -0400

Aaron Wilson reports that the Bills have added defensive end Dwan Edwards on a four-year, $18 million deal.

Seahawks Trade Tapp For Clemons

Bill Barnwell — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:06:43 -0400

The Seahawks have dealt end Darryl Tapp to the Eagles, with Chris Clemons and a fourth-round pick going the other way. The Eagles have also signed Tapp to a contract extension

ESPN: Tomlinson Inside-The-5

Bill Barnwell — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:55 -0400

This week's ESPN article is on the performance of backs inside the 5-yard line, a topic I've discussed more than once but haven't written (from what I remember, at least) a full story on. This covers LaDainian Tomlinson's performance and the player who had a historically-bad performance inside the 5-yard line in 2009.