The post-Rivers mediocrity of Wolfpack football has many causes. Jay Davis wasn’t Philip Rivers and at times wasn’t Tol Avery. The team was often poorly disciplined and poorly coached. An apparent – and hopefully eradicated – “star system,�? whose poster child was the insufferably annoying T.A. McClendon, took its toll. And assistants came and went […]
Philip Rivers
Whitlock: Rivers to Bomb
ESPN’s Jason Whitlock has listed 10 NFL “Truths”.(Link) We thought that it would be a good idea to chronicle his comments. 8. Phillip Rivers is going to bomb in San Diego. It’s never a good idea to try to develop an inexperienced, weak-armed quarterback with a receiving corps led by a 36-year-old, well-past-his-prime receiver not […]
Rivers Already Setting Record
Lots of talk out there about Philip Rivers starting for the San Diego Chargers this year. Exciting stuff. Here is an interesting factoid that is neither positive or negative when you consider that most teams with pro-bowl quarterbacks don’t typically have top 5 picks…nor do they typically draft quarterbacks. Fewest Pass Attempts in First 2 […]
Fair Thought…Wrong Reason
As we stated in one of our biggest and best entries of the summer: Over the next couple of weeks SFN will have some entries focusing on the tough summer that Chuck Amato is having in the national media. Then we went on to defend Coach Amato to TSN based on the incorrect premise and […]
Friday Football Bytes
Some real quick football hits for your Friday afternoon: * Related, Back From Vacation Football Bytes in case you missed them. * Former NC State WR, Brian Clark is featured in this nice article on DenverBroncos.com. The work ethic came from his mother. The fanaticism about tape study — which is quite palatable to the […]
PR Video on Web
Philip Rivers has not only avoided motorcycle accidents this offseason, but he has been impressive in Chargers mini-camp. Additionally, someone has uploaded every pass that PR threw in his record setting 2003 Tangerine Bowl performance that you can see by clicking here for the links.
’06 Pre-Season Football Mags
As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago (Link), many of the 2006 pre-season football magazines have hit the stores and preseason football talk has begun in earnest! No more of this pre-mature stuff! (Update 6/13): The Wolfpacker has done a super job of summarizing the Wolfpack’s presence in all of the preseason magazines in […]
Video: Philip Rivers in Tangerine Bowl
YouTube makes watching video easy. Someone has uploaded every pass that PR threw in his record setting 2003 Tangerine Bowl performance. You can click here for the links. First Quarter Second Quarter
Rivers Getting Pub
Now that Drew Brees is in New Orleans, Philip Rivers will be taking the reigns as the starting quarterback for the San Diego Chargers. (Related link from San Diego regarding the start of the Rivers era) A new era has begun. “I always hoped it was going to be right here,�? Rivers said yesterday. “Now […]
Six Wolfpackers Drafted
It was a nice weekend for NC State to receive some positive PR!!! Six Wolfpackers were selected in the two-day NFL Draft over the weekend, and two others signed free agency contracts on Sunday. The Wolfpacker’s Draft Tracker highlights State’s six draft picks over the weekend. Heck, even Torry Holt got into the swing of […]
