GarbageTalk: With SXSW Wrapped Up And Most People Focusing on College Basketball, Let’s Talk Texas, Football And Cheerleaders, ‘Cause Why Not

First, y’all, I apologize for the long layoff … sometimes work and life just get in the way.  One day I’ll write a book.  Anyway, last week concluded this year’s SXSW event.  Give it up to Spoon, the 2015 Grulke Prize winner for Career Act!  One day I’ll make it to Houston for this event, even if my buddy, who

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Boom or Bust: Shaq Thompson

Okay everyone, take a deep breath. After months of over-analyzed speculation, the thick of draft season is finally upon us with only about one month left to go until primetime in Chicago. These last five weeks can be the most stressful for a young man hoping to hear his name called, especially for those who are under the microscope of

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Underdogs R’ Us: Standout Running Backs at the NFL Veteran Combine

We discussed some standout wide receivers in the first ever NFL Veteran Combine yesterday and lo and behold, today, one of those standouts, Nathan Slaughter, was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. #AZCardinals add WR @N8Slaughter plus @Cardschatter's notes from the @nfl Annual Meeting. http://t.co/9rWDI94jMS pic.twitter.com/d6sQ9ximsV — Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) March 24, 2015 So as we stated, the Veteran Combine works. 

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What’s Old is New Again: Standout Wide Receivers at the First Ever NFL Veteran Combine

Aside from the free agents that are moving on from other teams, this past Sunday was the first ever NFL Veteran Combine.  According to what NFL Director of Football Development Matt Birk told NFL.com: “Combines have long provided draft eligible players with the forum needed to showcase their skills to NFL teams.  The NFL Veteran Combine will give veteran free

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Ranked Available Running Backs in NFL Free Agency

NFL free agency is closing in on two full weeks, and plenty has transpired. As I’ve mentioned previously, we’ve seen big names like DeMarco Murray, Jeremy Maclin, Andre Johnson, Ndamukong Suh and Darelle Revis finding homes, potential impact players like Eddie Royal, Harry Douglas and Ryan Mathews land teams, and crazy trades being pulled off like Sam Bradford for Nick Foles and Jimmy Graham for Max

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UPDATED – The Vikings are Coming: But will Adrian Peterson be there?

Last we looked at this, we thought the current “odd couple” of Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings should stick it out together.  But since then, there’s been a lot of awkward back and forth and enough indecision to rival a Brett Favre retirement. Early on, after his suspension was reversed, it was clear that Peterson wasn’t terribly happy with

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UPDATE 2: Ranked Available Wide Receivers in NFL Free Agency

We’re now more than a week into free agency, and the flurry activity is finally starting to slow down. We’ve seen big names like DeMarco Murray, Jeremy Maclin, Andre Johnson, Ndamukong Suh and Darelle Revis finding homes, potential impact players like Eddie Royal, Harry Douglas and Ryan Mathews land teams, and crazy trades being pulled off like Sam Bradford for Nick Foles and Jimmy

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