http://youtube.com/watch?v=0J2QdDbelmY?wmode=Opaque Oakland 24, San Diego 17 – Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes   The Raiders took their seven nation army right into San Diego and kicked some Chargers ass. The Raiders could not have asked for any more out of this game as they dominated both sides of the line and completely outplayed […]

For most of us, as of a week ago, Jerry Sandusky’s name was a footnote on the historic status of Penn State University’s legacy of producing quality NFL players. He helped preserve the team’s storied “Linebacker U” mythos, sending countless hard-hitting trenchmen into the pros for a school that has produced five NFL Hall of […]

Elite or not elite that is the question?? Super Bowl Champion…Super Bowl MVP….defeated what could have been the greatest team of all time and was a part of one of the most wild and unbelievable plays in Super Bowl history. Despite all of that the question still remains is Eli Manning an elite QB. This […]

Another week, another shakeup in the AFC’s power structure. There’s more movement among these teams than there was in Kirk Herbstreit’s face during the Oklahoma earthquake. AFC East  Jets and Dolphins win, Patriots and Bills lose The rise of the Buffalo Bills and the fall of the mighty Patriots both make for good copy, but […]

Little was expected of Justin Blackmon when he was coming out of high school. He did not have exceptional size, strength or athleticism, and Rivals thought of him as a three-star recruit during his senior year at Plainview High School in Ardmore Oklahoma. Standing 6-foot-1 and tipping in at 215-pounds, Blackmon will not shock anyone […]

What an eventful nine weeks it has been in the NFC East. Trying to make sense of the division is a daunting task. It’s has been a roller coaster ride of exceeding expectations, disappointment, redemption, confusion and whatever is going on over in Washington.  In a division full of ego and history it was bound […]

And then there was one! It what seemed like a competition that would go down to the wire now appears almost over. The Miami Dolphins destroyed the Kansas City Chiefs to get their first win of the season now leaving the Colts as the only team without a win. Things are really starting to look […]

Unlike an episode of Two and a Half Men, every week matters in the NFL. Fates of men, of players, coaches, fans, hang in the balance. Those that backed themselves into a corner early must fight and claw desperately to survive. So why do we see teams taking weeks off? Why do we have a […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fIiVEsp8WuE?wmode=Opaque Green Bay 45, San Diego 38 – My Hero By the Foo Fighters Aaron Rodgers is the best player in the NFL right now. This isn’t a debate or a topic up for discussion. This is a fact. Aaron Rodgers put up a passer rating of 145.8 vs. SD, his 8th straight game at […]

Your team sucks, and you know it. Sucks bad. Way worse than you expected, or maybe it just hurts more than you expected. Not only does your team suck, but even thinking about your team sucks. In short, if you’re a real fan, right now your life sucks.  Chances are you hate your quarterback. You’ve […]

This season of pickmaking had been a struggle already. But after a disastrous pickset last week, in which I got only three picks right and blew both my Lock and my Upset, I’m feeling downright lost. How can I trust my instincts, or my research, in the face of results like this? I’m standing at […]

When I was a child, I heard stories about Bigfoot, Dracula and aliens, and other myths and curses. It’s hard to be scared by a scary story, though, when you know it isn’t real. However, there is one curse in life that is VERY REAL: the Madden Curse. There is simply no escaping the Madden […]