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11 results for "year of the quarterback"
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What Matt Barkley and the Eagles' Offseason Say About Chip Kelly'...
Chris BrownThe Philadelphia Eagles' selection of USC quarterback Matt Barkley in the fourth round of this year's draft appears, by any logical measure, to be a great value pick. At one time, Barkley was talked about as a high first-round pick, and there's no do...
Blog | April 29, 2013 -
Video: Matt Barkley Defends His Draft Stock
Grantland ChannelMatt Barkley talks to Grantland's Robert Mays about the criticism of his arm strength, what he learned in his final season at USC, and why he's the best quarterback available in this year's draft....
Blog | April 18, 2013 -
What the Carousel of Quarterback Mediocrity Says About This Year'...
Robert MaysIn the past month, the deck of quarterback mediocrity has seen plenty of shuffling. First, it was in Buffalo. Less than two years after getting $24 million guaranteed from the Bills, Ryan Fitzpatrick was released, off to Tennessee to back up Jake Loc...
Blog | April 03, 2013 -
How Joe Flacco's Big Arm Can Exploit the 49ers' Secondary
Chris BrownAfter a decade of mostly familiar names, Super Bowl XLVII is set to provide some welcome new blood under center. Sunday will mark the first title game in five years to feature two quarterbacks who've never been here before, but that's about where the...
Blog | January 30, 2013 -
We Went There: Ravens-Patriots
Jim NewellMy friend Garrett, of Boston, has been calling Ravens QB Joe Flacco "FlaccoLOL" all year. Every one of those Bad Joe Flacco Games this season, with the zero touchdown passes and zero completed passes and fumbles everywhere, is followed soon thereafte...
Blog | January 21, 2013 -
About Last Weekend: Kaepernick Runs Over Packers
Spike FriedmanIn case you were busy trying to concoct a homemade flu vaccine out of common household spices, here's what you missed in sports last weekend. The San Francisco 49ers, led by second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick beat the Green Bay Packers, 45...
Blog | January 14, 2013 -
Dick LeBeau and the evolution of coverage tactics in the zone bli...
Chris BrownHow the evolution of zone-blitz coverages has defined modern defense.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2012 -
Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, and the future of the NFL quarte...
Chris BrownThe stars are aligning for a generation of great NFL quarterbacks.
Story | Conversation | April 26, 2012 -
Bill Barnwell breaks down Saturday's Cincinnati-Houston playoff m...
Bill BarnwellPart 1 of our team-by-team breakdown of this weekend's NFL playoff action.
Story | Conversation | January 05, 2012 -
Tim Tebow Fans at Denver Meet David Jacoby
David JacobyScenes from game day in Denver.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2011 -
The Grantland Top Five: Octogenarian Managers, UNC, and the Rest ...
Michael Weinreb1. Garrett Gilbert/Matt Saracen, quarterbacks, Austin/Dillon, Texas The most emotionally compelling moment in the recent history of college football came on January 7, 2010, in the first quarter of the national championship game, when an 18-year-o...
Blog | June 24, 2011