2010 NFL Draft Grades

6/28/10  Opening totals pick NFL football on Monday night: This should be a lower scoring game, UNDER 37.5 Ravens/Jets.  Consider these are two run first football teams that don't cough up the football, and both have exceptional defenses.  Don't look for defensive or special teams scores in this one.  Typically NFL defenses are ahead of the offenses for the first few weeks of the season,  and these are a couple of teams who stress ball control - neither quarterback is prone to giving up the pick.  This should be a lower scoring affair, with more FGs in the redzone that TDs.

6/12/10  Opening line NFL thoughts:  Minnesota plus 4.5 on the road at New Orleans - the Vikings may outright win this one - being such a large dog will motivate them more.  The Saints may suffer one of the worst post super bowl let-downs in recent memory. Another interesting underdog is Green Bay getting 1 on the road at Philly on opening day. Consider the Packers had more picks on defense than any team in football last year, and the Eagles will be featuring one of the youngest teams in the NFL - the Packers look like another upset special which should probably be favored to outright win their opening game.

4/19/10  Dale has an in depth analysis and grade of each teams 2010 NFL Draft!

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Feature articles by Football Forecasters:

War in the trenches:

6/27/06 - Dale checks in with part 4 of 4 on his NFL Lineman series. The last installment from Dale's interview with Colt's Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday.

The basics of blocking:

6/20/06 - Dale checks in with part 3 of 4 on his NFL Lineman series. Based in part on Dale's interview with Indianapolis Colt's Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday.

The key to any offensive scheme is the strength of the offensive line:

6/13/06 - Dale checks in with part 2 of 4 on his NFL Lineman series.

The key to any backfield is the strength of the offensive line:

6/10/06 -  Dale Sims checks in with part 1 of his NFL Lineman series. We would like to thank Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday for his interview time, and insightful views of what it takes to man the line. This is part 1 of a 4 part series Dale is presenting on the intricacies of offensive line play in the NFL.

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