Aaron Donald and Odell Beckham Jr. Headline Rookie Awards from PFAA

Donald had 9 sacks for STL. Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports  

 

Tuesday afternoon the PFWA announced that Aaron Donald has won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Also, Beckham Jr. has won the Rookie of the Year award and also the offensive rookie of the year award. Both were drafted 12th and 13th in the 2014 draft.

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Luck, Colts Steamroll Giants 40-24

Luck dominated the NYG Monday night. Photo Credit: Mark L. Baer/ USA Today Sports  

Coby Fleener had 77 yards receiving as he and the Colts defeated the Giants 40-24 on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.

By: Michael Hanley

D210SportsTV: DeMarco Murray Sets Record in Dallas Cowboys Win Over NY Giants

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McCoy, Eagles Steamroll Giants 27-0

McCoy had one of his better games. Photo credit: Jeffrey Pittenger/ USA Today Sports

LeSean McCoy had 149 yards rushing as the Eagles blew out the Giants 27-0 on Sunday night at The Linc.

By: Michael Hanley

NY Giants Rout the Redskins 45-14

Manning had a big performance vs. Redskins. Photo credit: USA Today Sports

Eli Manning threw 4 touchdowns while Victor Cruz had 108 yards receiving as the Giants railroaded the Redskins 45-14 on Thursday night. They got to the .500 mark at 2-2 with this victory. Meanwhile the Redskins find themselves also at 2-2 after  a 2-0 start.

By: Michael Hanley

Chronological Highlights and Summary of Lions/Giants Game

Johnson had a big game last night. Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Lions defeated the Giants 35-14 last night as they got there season off to a fast start. Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and the Lions offense had a very impressive showing.

By: Alex McMahon

NFL: Ranking The 0-2 Teams

by Rodney Fisher

Carolina Panthers take on NY Giants to end
winless season. Photo credit NFL

We are in week 3 of the young NFL season and eight teams have started out 0-2. Two teams were in the playoffs just last season, while others are perennial division favorites that find themselves rebuilding or nursing some critical injuries on their roster. Then again, some of the teams are just that bad.

1. Washington Redskins - You could make the argument that their first two games was an extended preseason, since their best player RGIII has only played in two games back from surgery. The have been blown out the first half of both games, but seem to be able to put up points in the second half.

NFL: NFC East Week 1 Reaction- Chip Kelly's Arrival

by Chad Jones

Chip Kelly, Mike Vick. Photo courtesy of NFL

NFC East:
Cognizant that 10-11 wins carries the 'NFC Beast', preseason prognostications ranged. Consensus varied from the Redskins repeating, Giants rebounding, to 'America's Team' reemerging. What nobody believed was the mystery of Chip Kelly's arrival in Philadelphia with holdover Michael Vick would be a resounding success. The Eagles Monday Night Football performance, in particular the first half, has put the league on notice. 

NFL: Victor Cruz Signs Six-Year Extension

Victor Cruz Signs New Deal with New York Giants

by Rodney Fisher

"I don't want to play anywhere else and financially my family is set for the rest of my life, " says Victor Cruz after signing a six-year contract extension with the New York Giants worth $46 million, $15.625 million guaranteed.

NFL: NFC East Salary Cap Issues

by Chad Jones

We take an in-depth look at the NFC East teams and their looming salary cap issues on the horizon. How will it affect your team?

NFL: The Colts made the sneaky good signing of the week

by JT

With people watching the NBA Finals, trying to #FreeOcho and wondering what kind of the trouble PacMan will get into people probably were not paying attention to the sniper move the Colts pulled off this week. You don’t have to be a Colts fan to respect their come up.

NFL: 2014 NFC East Offseason Question Marks- Players to Keep an Eye On

by Chad Jones

Over the past 2 NFL Seasons, the salary cap has been relatively flat at 123 Million. Teams are anxiously awaiting the kick-in of new television money in 2015, which will allow the cap to rise significantly over the remainder of the current CBA. Let's take a look at NFC East Cap concerns for 2014.

NFL: New York Giants Justin Pugh

by Chad Jones

Justin Pugh. Photo credit NFL

When Tom Coughlin was hired in 2004, he drafted future son-in-law Chris Snee 34th in the Manning Draft. San Diego demanded this selection, but the Giants refused to surrender it. Snee has been a stalwart for the past Decade. 

Jim Fassell was fired because the Team lost toughness. While fantasy leagues pay attention to wide receivers, the foundation is the Offensive Line. Coughlin molded a Super Bowl caliber Line by 2007, and the unit combined with pass rushers became Road Warriors. Remember- the high octane Patriots entered XLII 18-0, but the Giants came out victorious by sheer will, unity & physical play. Eli gets the credit, but it was the Line Groups. 

NFL: Victor Cruz - Anatomy of a Negotiation

Victor Cruz making the most of opportunities. Photo credit NFL 

Victor Cruz was like many undrafted players, an unknown commodity with huge ambitions. The Patterson, New Jersey product initially signed with Abu Toppin of Reliance Sports Management (RSM). As an Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) with the hometown club, Cruz burst onto the scene in his first preseason, but was relegated to Injured Reserve.

After a breakout 82 catch  2011 campaign, Cruz hired Malik Shareef for representation, and heralded marketing firm IMG Worldwide for off the field opportunities. Cruz delivered another strong 2012 season, becoming Eli Manning's goto wideout. Earning $ 540,000 in base salary, Cruz's production exceeded his compensation significantly.

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Fantasy Football Midseason Report

by Ryan Henry

We have arrived at the halfway mark of this NFL season, and with it come a number of fantasy football booms and busts. Let’s take a look at what I got wrong, what I got right and who you should be targeting going forward.

Busts

Matthew Stafford has pretty universally disappointed fantasy owners. He went into the season as basically the consensus number 5 quarterback, and many had to spend a second round pick in order to get him. The hype surrounding Stafford was enormous.

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