There seems almost too much to write about for the upcoming weekend of playoff football . We’ve got the Arizona Cardinals clinching the NFC West for the first time in…possibly ever; The New York Giants returning to the playoffs to defend their well-deserved title; Chad Pennington (former Jets QB, ousted by the arrival of Brett Favre) and his Miami Dolphins clinching the AFC East, one year after their 1-15 record; the return of the Steel Curtain for the Pittsburgh Steelers; two rookie QBs leading their teams into the playoffs (Ravens, Falcons); and two last second qualifiers in the Chargers and Eagles, each of which seemed definitely out of the playoffs only a month ago. With all of this huge storylines that have potential for growth, the postseason and Super Bowl are definitely going to be interesting

“The Name Game” at Football Rumor Mill focuses on active coaching searches around the NFL. The latest edition centers on the Denver Broncos… The search for Mike Shanahan’s replacement has begun. The Broncos have confirmed they will meet with New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve …

The Denver Broncos have lined up their first set of interviews for the vacated Head Coach position after they let go of Mike Shanahan. New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, “the” hot ticket this coaching season, will hold an informal interview this Saturday

So 2008 has come to a close. Sports Illustrated has proclaimed it to be the best sports year ever.

Happy New Year Yardbarkers. This coming Saturday is the first two NFL Playoff wild card games.

Prior to the 2008 Regular Season, I predicted the Giants to be 12-4.  Even though I got the final record correct, I did not get every game correct.  In My 2008 NY Giants Predictions, I listed the ‘08 schedule in the top section and made my predictions along with my explanations in the bottom …

The Jets lengthy (coaching candidate) list includes New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who’ll meet with the team Saturday,…

Since we did such a great job picking against-the-spread this year during the regular season, we decided to continue our picks through the playoffs. Of course, this version of picks is straight up and is done in “bracket format” (i.e

NFL Mock Draft - Picks 1-16 / NFL Mock Draft - Round 2 17. New York Jets Everette Brown, DE, Florida State A great junior pass-rusher that has the frame to get bigger and better.

Commissioner Santa Goodell took a break from suspending Pac-Man Jones last week and scurried down our chimneys bearing gifts to be cherished.  Along with his elfin NFL schedulers, he befriended us with the most entertaining Week 17 ever.         Nearly every game had playoff implications