Previous Division Previews NFC West Atlanta Falcons Expected Wins: 8.19 Scouting Wins: 5.99 DVOA Wins: 6.6 2008 Record: 11-5 Let’s throw a little cold water on the expectations for the Falcons. They had a nice run last year but by the end of the season there were signs that they weren’t a dominant team. Matt […]

My name is Seth Burn and I am happy to bring you my 2009 NFL Preview. This is an annual tradition for me and I pleased to be bringing it the Upper Deck Blog. Over the next few days we’ll be bringing you a division-by-division look at the upcoming NFL season. If you aren’t happy […]

Just so you know where I stand, I am one of those fans who believes that the preseason should be two games—three at the most. I don’t like seeing my fantasy running backs tweak their ankles in games that don’t matter. Still, preseason does bring us some good things. I mean, there are only so […]

On Tuesday, the news came out that Brett Favre was coming out of retirement yet again, and heading to the Minnesota Vikings. Today is Friday, and we’ve got a 2009 Brett Favre card lined up. And yes, it includes purple. If you saw the Catching Up With Collecting piece featuring Gary Tolle from a few […]

A few weeks ago, after the Brett Favre decision had been “made”, it seemed as though the Vikings’ QB situation was as up in the air as it could be (pending the outcome of a few preseason games). On one hand, you had Tarvaris Jackson, who had a reasonably good season considering his past; but […]

When I was cleaning out my DVR today, I came across a program I had forgotten about that was taped a month ago. It was an hour of TV I didn’t know if I could watch . . . yet at the same time, it was something like a train wreck I just couldn’t turn […]

Every year I wait for it. Around this time, I know it’s going to hit me. It always does. When the summer is at the hottest in Texas, and when we are just coming out of the sports black hole known as July, it’s hard to miss the first signs of football season: Walking into […]