2009 NFL Season – First Half NFL Awards by Lloyd Vance

Buffalo Bills rookie safety Jairus Byrd (#31) has been selected the Defensive Rookie of the First Half for the 2009 NFL Season
I always like to hand out the hardware after each quarter of the NFL season. However the players and teams receiving their just due better not forget that there are 8 more games to be [...]

2009 NFL Season – Week 8 Preview by Lloyd Vance

The return of former Packers legend and current Vikings QB Brett Favre to Lambeau Field is probably the most anticipated event of Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Season
I am dubbing Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Season, “Homecoming Week”.  Every fall at high schools and colleges around the country, homecoming is a special time [...]

2009 NFL Season – Week 7 Review by Lloyd Vance

 
After a fantastic 189-yard”revengeful” performance against the Chicago Bears, Cincy RB Cedric Benson is Week 7’s  Game Ball winner
I will start with a “Cheerio” this week as the NFL returned to London, England for the third year in a row.  Unfortunately for the NFL’s English fans viewing our version of football, they were not treated [...]

Larry Johnson is trying to Tweet his way out of KC by Lloyd Vance

LJ is trying to aggravate beleaguered Chiefs head coach Todd Haley even further with his recent comments on  Twitter
Things just went from bad to worse for volatile running back Larry Johnson in Kansas City.  The one time NFL rushing leader and workhorse has definitely slowed down since his heyday of about 4 to 5 years [...]

2009 NFL Season – Week 6 Power Rankings by Lloyd Vance

After a huge win over the New York Giants, Sean Payton and his high-flying Saints have not only garnered respect, but they have also moved up this week’s Power Rankings
This is one of my favorite times on the NFL calendar right before the midway part of the season.  Teams are starting to separate into “Contenders” [...]

2009 NFL Season – Week 6 Preview by Lloyd Vance

 

QB Eli Manning will lead the Giants  against the Saints  in Week 6’s featured game
Week 6 of the 2009 NFL Season is upon us and hopefully this week will bring some much-needed better match-ups than Week 5.  Last week, the NFL needed some more spicing up as there were six games where the winning team [...]

The Wildcat is still running strong in Miami by Lloyd Vance

The Miami Dolphins led by main ‘Wildcat’ threat RB Ronnie Brown lead the NFL in rushing this season
After the Miami Dolphins success using the Wildcat formation in 2008, naturally everyone thought that the 2009 NFL season would be one where crafty defensive coordinators figured out how to “bust” the Wildcat.  But so far the Dolphins [...]

2009 NFL Review – Week 5 by Lloyd Vance

Cowboys WR Miles Austin is Week 5’s Game Ball winner for his monumental effort in the Cowboys’ OT win over the Chiefs
The second quarter of the 2009 NFL season began in Week 5 and the league seems to be a clear case of the “Have’s” and the “Have Nots”.  After five weeks of NFL play, [...]

2009 NFL Season – Week 5 Preview by Lloyd Vance

 

In one of Week 5’s bestgames, it will be “The Hoody” vs. “Hoody Jr” as Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels leads his young team against his old boss Bill Belichick and the Patriots
Week 5 of the 2009 NFL Season is upon us and around the league many trends are starting to form.  The most important [...]

2009 NFL Power Rankings – Week 4 by Lloyd Vance

WR Brandon Marshall and the Broncos continued to climb the NFL Power Rankings after a solid 17-10 win over the Cowboys
The quarter pole of the season has brought one of my favorite things, “Separation” amongst the league’s 32 franchises.  Though it is still a little too early to make season-long assumptions, NFL teams are starting [...]