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Sports Central May 15, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Best Running Back Seasons By Age Running backs have the shortest careers of any position in the NFL. A great quarterback can play into his 40s. Most RBs, even the best of them, are washed up by the time they turn 30. |
Sports Central March 22, 2011 Brad Oremland |
The Best Postseason Running Backs Since they may be a thing of the past, here's a look back at the greatest postseason runners in history, eight terrific RBs presented in chronological order. |
Sports Central February 15, 2005 Brad Oremland |
Top 20 Super Bowl QB Matchups Where does the Brady/McNabb matchup rank in the Super Bowl annals? |
Sports Central April 8, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The HOF Case For Ricky Watters While I acknowledge Watters as a fine player, it's a little strange that I'm writing a column about his Hall of Fame qualifications. |
Sports Central February 9, 2005 Eric Williams |
The Latest, But Not the Greatest Emmitt Smith has a long list of statistics to back up the claim made by many that he was the best running back ever. He retires as the leading career rusher in NFL history, with an astounding 18,355 yards. |
Sports Central March 16, 2006 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Triplets An assemblage of the NFL's 20 best trios ever -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver. |
Sports Central February 18, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Best Performances By Super Bowl-Winning Quarterbacks Not all Super Bowl-winning QBs play well in the big game, and not all MVP performances are created equal. So which were the greatest games by a quarterback in Super Bowl history? |
Sports Central June 19, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Tomlinson and the Best All-Purpose RBs LaDainian Tomlinson announced his retirement on Monday, signing a one-day contract to end his career with the San Diego Chargers, who drafted him fifth overall in 2001. Tomlinson will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, a cinch for pro football's greatest honor. |
Sports Central December 16, 2007 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Offense Ever With apologies to the 1941 Bears and the San Diego Chargers in general, here are the 10 best offenses in league history. |
Sports Central August 17, 2010 Brad Oremland |
The 32 Greatest NFL Running Backs I'll present my own choices for the 32 greatest running backs in the history of professional football, plus a few names it was hard to leave off and comments on the players. |
Sports Central August 13, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Running Quarterbacks Win Super Bowls Occasionally, you'll come across the assertion that a running quarterback has never won a Super Bowl. If you consider the matter at all, it becomes obvious that this is false, but the idea's still out there, so let's put it to rest. |
Sports Central May 2, 2008 Brad Oremland |
The Best Passing and Running QBs The list of quarterbacks who were both great passers and great runners is not a long one, but it's an interesting subject. |
Sports Central February 25, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs Not to Win a Championship We often judge QBs by whether or not their team won championships, but everyone recognizes that sometimes great players don't reach the highest level of team success. So, who's at the top of the list? |
Sports Central March 18, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The Greatest NFL Triplets Ever Seven years ago, I wrote about the NFL's best "Triplets" -- quarterback, running back, and receiver on the same team. This time I look at the best triplets ever in a single season. |
Sports Central June 16, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 21-30 The players are ranked in order, but please don't read too much into that: I consider this a group of quarterbacks, all roughly the same level. |
Sports Central January 27, 2009 Brad Oremland |
The Best NFL Rookie Class Ever? We saw exceptional rookie performances this season, but the rookie class of 1981 was the greatest in NFL history. |
Sports Central July 24, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Five Hall of Fame Candidates There are a lot of great players missing from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some of them will be inducted in the next few years, a few will have longer waits, and many will never be enshrined. |
Sports Central February 15, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Jerome Bettis vs. Herschel Walker Herschel Walker and Jerome Bettis have something in common, which is that besides great football careers, they both seem like genuinely nice people. What they don't have in common are Hall of Fame credentials: Walker has them, and Bettis does not. |
Sports Central February 3, 2009 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLIII Recap What is it about Kurt Warner and exciting fourth quarters in the Super Bowl? |
Sports Central February 1, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Herschel Walker, Hall of Famer Considering the enormity of Herschel Walker's receiving and returning contributions, he's a very strong Hall of Fame candidate. |
Sports Central August 23, 2005 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's 20 Greatest Records NFL records are dropping like flies, even those people thought might never be broken. So which records have staying power, and what are the most impressive individual marks in league history? |
Sports Central August 12, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The Best and Worst of Times: NFL The author highlights the best and worst seasons for individual NFL players who chalked up extreme records. |
Sports Central January 27, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Fixing the Pro Bowl Even though the Pro Bowl might not be broken, and might even be trending in the right direction, it can still be dramatically improved. |
Sports Central February 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Losers The 10 greatest teams not to win a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central June 30, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 6-10 This week, we begin the top 10 list of best quarterbacks. |
Sports Central April 12, 2011 Brad Oremland |
The Greatest Postseason Quarterbacks Here's a list of the eight finest playoff and Super Bowl QBs in NFL history. |
Sports Central February 11, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The Best QB to Lose Two Super Bowls Peyton Manning is one of only eight quarterbacks to start for two Super Bowl losers. It's an elite eight with Hall of Fame talent. How do these multiple Super Bowl-losing QBs stack up with one another? |
Sports Central July 2, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: NFC I'm interested in losers. Our sports culture focuses on winners, to the point that we forget about those who fell short. |
Sports Central August 10, 2009 Brad Oremland |
Why Donovan McNabb is Vastly Underrated If the Eagles had surrounded McNabb with better receivers, or if he had won a Super Bowl, I think we would view McNabb as a lock for the Hall of Fame. |
AskMen.com Paul Bessire |
Top 10: Super Bowl Champions WhatIfSports.com used its free NFL SimMatchup technology to simulate the 42 Super Bowl champions against one another -- 100 times each. |
Sports Central January 30, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Top 10 Worst Super Bowl QBs This probably won't be the first list of this kind you've read. However, it's worth reading because it's not based solely on results in the Super Bowl itself. |
Sports Central May 28, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: AFC This is the first article in a two-part series, looking at every current NFL franchise and picking out its best team of the Super Bowl era that did not win a championship. This week, we'll start with the AFC. |
AskMen.com Andrew Segal |
Top 10 Memorable Super Bowl Games With Super Bowl XXXIX coming up, we look back at the chill-inducing moments, the heart-breaking misses, and the outstanding players and plays that made these final NFL showdowns so memorable. |
Sports Central April 1, 2010 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Defenses Ever To narrow my search for the finest defenses in pro football history, I researched almost 100 great single-season defenses, then devised a formula to help me sort out the best of the bunch. |
Sports Central July 26, 2004 Brad Oremland |
Curious About George The biggest news in the NFL this week (prior to Ricky Williams' retirement) was Eddie George's release from the Tennessee Titans and his subsequent signing with the Dallas Cowboys. |
Sports Central May 26, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 49-101 This week, I'm profiling the players who rank about 50th on my list, as well as recognizing some other fine QBs who missed the cut. |
Sports Central February 6, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLI Breakdown Super Bowl XLI will be remembered less for individual plays than for the Indianapolis victory that gave both Tony Dungy and Peyton Manning their first Super Bowl rings. |
Sports Central February 22, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Best Wide Receivers Not in the HOF: 1980s Who is the best wide receiver eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but not yet enshrined? When football fans cry "snub," there's a good chance they're talking about a wide receiver. |
AskMen.com Paul Bessire |
Top 10: NFL Quarterback Seasons In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its statistical technology to rank the greatest seasons ever by NFL Quarterbacks. |
Sports Central February 28, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Best Wide Receivers Not in the HOF: 1970s Who is the best wide receiver eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but not yet enshrined? When football fans cry "snub," there's a good chance they're talking about a wide receiver. |
Sports Central June 9, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 31-39 This week, I'm profiling the players who rank about 30-40 on my list. |
Sports Central June 23, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 11-20 This week, I'm profiling the players who rank 11-20 on my list, counting down toward number one. Please note: at this point, we're talking about the best of the best QBs. |
Sports Central February 8, 2008 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Dynasties Here's a look at 15 NFL teams that can be considered a dynasty. |
Sports Central April 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
The Next Generation of Hall of Fame WRs This week, we're looking at some great wide receivers who aren't in the Hall of Fame because they aren't eligible yet: Isaac Bruce, Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, Keyshawn Johnson, Keenan McCardell, Muhsin Muhammad, Terrell Owens, and Rod Smith. |
Sports Central August 27, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Jamaal Charles is Awesome I have highlighted Jamaal Charles in the past. I believe he's the most underappreciated great running back in a long time. |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
Football: Weekly Picks The Super Bowl has finally arrived after two weeks of endless media hype and, once again, a victor needs to be predicted. |
Sports Central January 27, 2004 Brad Oremland |
Keeping Busy in the Week Off Some NFL thoughts to ponder in the week before the Super Bowl. |
Sports Central December 16, 2009 Seth Doria |
Bowling For NFL Draft Picks The great thing about college bowl season is that not only do you get some great games, but it provides an ancillary benefit of being the last college stage for NFL draft-bound players. |
Sports Central September 30, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Comments are offered on the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers as well as other teams. |
Sports Central February 14, 2006 Brad Oremland |
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2006 Thoughts The same question asked every year: were all the inductees deserving? |