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Part 2: WRs and TE

  Welcome to Part 2 of assembling the Philadelphia Stars wide receiver crop , also this article will highlight the tight end prospect the Philadelphia Stars should target as well. In part one the need for the stars to be talented, diverse and competitive, as well as being able to create severe mismatches for the opponent. The three players that will be discussed in this article fit that billing. Finally, like all the future Philadelphia Stars that been discussed in previous articles, these players all come from great football backgrounds, either competing for or winning Grey Cups in the CFL, contributing to playoff victories in the NFL or achieving all-conference and All- American Status at the collegiate level, these players football backgrounds provide a fabric from which a great culture can be built with an iron sharpens iron approach.  Starting with the future tight end for the Philadelphia Stars should target 2020 All - Mountain West tight end, Cole Turner of Nevada. Turn...

Part 1: Potential WR`s

  Professional football is a vertical game, one where having an explosive passing game separates the elite from the rest. To that end, a diverse, talented and competitive stable of wide receivers is essential. This group must bring a dynamic element to the Philadelphia Stars offense that will provide match up issues for defenses and open up other facets of the offense. Finally, any wide receiver in the Philadelphia Stars offense must be able to win in any one-on-one situation, especially in the red zone.  This will be part 1, we will come back with part 2 of this article tomorrow, which will also feature the potential tight end for the Philadelphia Stars.  The first wide receiver the Stars should target is current Saskatchewan Roughriders WR and Auburn Tiger Duke Williams. A former 5-star recruit, Williams would begin his career with the Los Angeles Rams signing as an undrafted free agent in 2016 and has made a few fruitful stops across both the NFL and CFL, including a...

Star of the Show: The Three Potential QBs for the Philadelphia Stars

  In all levels of football, the team goes as the quarterback goes, that is why for any team the selection of its quarterback is critical, especially one re-establishing itself after almost 30 years of being defunct. The quarterback position is the most difficult to play, to evaluate and to develop in all of sports, therefore it is important that the leadership of the Stars, leadership being those that are making the executive football decisions, define exactly what that player should be. Finally, the coaching staff and front office must work in concert together and execute to successfully carry out this difficult, but important, talent acquisition process.  The first of three candidates to be starting quarterback for Philadelphia Stars is Zach Collaros, starting QB of the 2021 Grey Cup Champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The former Cincinnati Bearcat has made quite the career for himself in the CFL, including a Grey Cup Title this year and leading the Hamilton Ti-Cats to a Gre...

Potential Head Coaches

  The Philadelphia Stars have a long and storied tradition, the likes of which features Pro Football Hall of Famer Sam Mills, legendary NFL Coach Jim Mora Sr. and many more. Also, the newest edition of the Philadelphia Stars will have to compete with a rich USFL tradition of three eastern conference championships and two USFL Championships. Tradition usually is a fertile ground for potential success, this starts with a coaching staff, most importantly the head football coach. In this article, we will lay out the three best head coaching candidates for the Philadelphia Stars. All three of these men have a connection to the city of Philadelphia or the Stars, as well as having demonstrated success at the highest levels of football, both college and pro.  The first candidate for the position of Head Football Coach of the Philadelphia Stars is Todd Bowles. Bowles, A Temple legend who has coached and developed as a player and as a coach under Bruce Arianas at Temple and then Bowle...