5 NFL Quarterbacks Looking To Light Up The Air In 2010

In recent years, the National Football League has been transformed into a passing based league, where aerial offenses rule where ground attacks once stood predominant. This is apparent in the statistics, as in 2009, ten quarterbacks threw for at least 4,000 yards and nineteen threw for at least 3,000 yards. Let's take a look at who should be putting up big yards in this upcoming season:

Matt Schaub

In Matt Schuab's first season playing all sixteen games, he blew the NFL to pieces, leading in passing yards with a incredible 4,770, as well as 29 touchdowns. And this was in his first full season as the Texans QB, things can only get better going forward. If he can get Tight End Owen Daniels for the entire season (as opposed to 8 games due to injury) in addition to perhaps the best WR in the league Andre Johnson, then Schaub should once again put up monster numbers

Drew Brees

 In 2008 during his way to an Superbowl win, Brees led the league in touchdowns (34) and QB rating (109.6). Brees led the #1 overall offense in the league and the 4th overall passing team in the NFL last year. Brees spreads the ball around a lot, so look for Robert Meachem, Devery Henderson and Marques Colston to be productive again this season; And with his past four seasons throwing for over 4,000 yards (and over 5,000 in 2008), Brees should be right on track to produce similar numbers this season.

Peyton Manning

In 2009, Peyton Manning was second in the league in passing yards (4,500), 3rd in touchdowns (33), and led a completely pass based team (colts were last in league rushing) to the Superbowl before falling just short of victory. Peyton Manning should continue just were he left off last year, putting up huge numbers. Also, the Colts get wide receiver Anthony Gonzales back from injury, and he will most likely contend with Austin Collie for the 3rd spot and making this rich WR corp even deeper. Manning has thrown for at least 4,000 yards in 10 of his 12 NFL seasons, and look for him to keep on producing come 2010.

Aaron Rodgers

Since replacing the legendary Brett Favre in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers has shown he is just as capable of slinging the ball, passing for over 4,000 yards the past two seasons. Rodgers has two very reliable receivers in Greg Jennings and Donald Driver, each accumulating over 1,000 yards each (for the past two years with Rodgers). In his 3rd season as the starting quarterback, Rodgers should continue to build on his experience and timing, and put up respectable numbers for the Packers.

Tony Romo

Tony Romo passed for over 4,000 yards last year, and while it was only the second time in his career he has done so, he should be looking at a similar season this year. Romo relies heavily on his clutch tight end Jason Witten as his go to guy.Continued stable play by Patrick Crayton, and recently explosive WR Miles Austin as well as the rookie super-star Dez Bryant should help make Romo's offense more balanced and productive then ever. Romo had the best season of his career in 2009, look for him to move forward on this success in 2010.

UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Results and Analysis

Saturday night in Oakland, California the UFC provided their avid fans with a card for the ages. The entire main card was extremely exciting and intense and lived up to all the hype. Let's look at the results, the analysis of each fight:

 Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos VS Roy "Big Country" Nelson

Result: Junior Dos Santos used Roy Nelson as a punching bag for 3 rounds, using some nice combinations and uppercuts, but being unable to keep it from going to the judges.

Analysis:Cigano looked good, but he still couldn't finish Nelson, and we did not see any of his ground game so it is tough looking ahead towards a possible fight against Cain/Lesnar and predicting how he might perform.

 Junior Dos Santos Victory by Unanimous Decicion

Matt Hughes VS Ricardo Almeida

Result: Matt Hughes looked a little worn down previous to his fight Saturday night, but he used that time to silence critics as he rocked Ricardo Almeida and then put him to sleep with a wrestlers version of the anaconda choke.

Analysis: Hughes put himself back in the welterweight picture as he reels off his third win in a row, submitting a high level Jiu-jitsu fighter. Hughes rocked Almeida early in the first, giving him the opening to jump on Almeida and secure the choke.

Matt Hughes Victory by Submission

Clay "The Carpenter" Guida VS  Rafael Dos Anjos

Result: Guida and Dos Anjos fought a primarily stand up, back and forth slug fest with Guida landing the heavier and more accurate shots. Guida notriously fast pace was matched by Dos Anjos for the most part until Guida caught him with a big hand to the chin that injured Dos Anjos. Later in the fight as Guida took Dos Anjos down and grinded him into the mat, he pressed down with his shoulder on the recent jaw injury and Dos Anjos ended up submitting.

Analysis:Guida looked impressive and as always, fought with great cardio and a  ferocious pace.If he can reel off a few more wins, he might be able to fight some of 

the top of the division.

Clay Guida Victory by Submission (Injury) 

Jon Fitch VS Thiago "The Pitbull" Alves

Result: Jon Fitch used his superior wrestling and takedown ability to neutralize the anemic looking Alves in route to the score cards.

Analysis: Jon Fitch as always, looked good in his fight, though it was arguably the least exciting fight on the main card. But regardless, Fitch wins fights, and he beat Alves for the second time Saturday night. Alves on the other hand, looked like the bad cut (missed weight) effected his conditioning and energy levels.

Jon Fitch Victory by Unanimous Decision 

 

Anderson "The Spider" Silva VS Chael Sonnen

Result: Chael Sonnen completely dominated The Spider for the better part of 5 rounds. He dealt with the stand up (even rocking Anderson once or twice) and grabbed him and taking him to the mat where he worked his ground and pound on his way towards a score card completely in his favor. That was untill the late 5th round where he made a mental mistake in his posturing up and Anderson slid in the triangle choke forcing Chael to tap.

Analysis: Chael Sonnen more or less performed better against Silva then every single one of this previous UFC opponents combined, a few more minutes and he would have seen the score cards with him winning every round convincingly. But it is MMA and Silva capitalized on Sonnen's mistake and retained his belt.

Anderson Silva Victory via Submission

 Total Prediction Record for UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen : 1 - 4