Cowboys Pick at #18; Broncos McCoy draws interest; Rams to Move?; 2013 Opponents

Cowboys to Pick at No. 18

Brandon George of Sports Day DFW reports that the Dallas Cowboys will pick with the No. 18 pick in the NFL Draft in April. The Cowboys have several holes they need to fill including their offensive line and some pass rush. Quarterback Tony Romo was running for his life all season and the Cowboys could never get a good run game going with second-year back Demarco Murray. A lineman may be more important offensively than the speculation of another pass rusher.

Broncos Offensive Coordinator McCoy to Interview This Week

The Denver Post reports that Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is set to interview with the Chicago Bears fired their head coach Lovie Smith. Mike McCoy interviewed for jobs last season but ended up staying in Denver and working with quarterback Peyton Manning. McCoy has been receiving high praise for his work with Tim Tebow last season in changing the offense from a conventional offense to a read-option style of offense.

Rams Could Move if Stadium isn’t Upgraded

Heartlandconnection.com reports that the St. Louis Rams could move if their stadium isn’t upgraded next season.

“The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, which runs the dome, and the Rams are at odds over bringing the dome up to top-tier status among the 31 NFL stadiums. Otherwise, the Rams could break their lease and potentially move after the 2014 season.”

This is very interesting as the city of Los Angeles is looking for an NFL team to move their as the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, and San Diego Chargers have all been named as a possibility to relocate to LA. The Rams and Chargers both have been in Los Angeles at one point in their franchise histories.

2013 Opponents

While the NFL Schedule will not be released until mid-to-late April, every NFL team knows their opponents. Michael David Smith ofprofootballtalk.com brings us the formula and a link to every team’s opponents.

“That’s because the NFL uses this formula to determine each team’s opponents:

1. Six games consist of home and away against three division opponents.
2. Four games are played against teams from another division within the conference on a rotating three-year cycle.
3. Four games are played against teams from another division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle.
4. Two interconference games are based on the prior year’s standings. So that the first-place teams play each other, the second-place teams play each other, the third-place teams play each other and the last-place teams play each other.”
And here is the link to the list of opponents: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/2013-opponents-determined-for-every-nfl-team/