0 comments by This Given Sunday's Locker on 11/24/2014
It’s been a little over 12 hours since Odell Beckham Jr.’s incredible one-handed catch first became a real thing in our lives. And watching it on a loop repeatedly is still the best way you can spend your time. Maybe the greatest catch ever https://t.co/Mx5mSX1YiS — Will Brinson (@WillBrinson)
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/21/2014
When you look back on Tom Coughlin’s tenure as head coach of the New York Giants, there’s both success and confusion in equal parts. The former is obvious: Coughlin’s Giants have finished on top of the NFC East three times, winning the Super Bowl twice (2008 and 2012). Improbable and lucky catches were needed to secure […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame
Coming into the 2014 NFL season, every fan base expected their top draft pick to become a key piece to their success this season. In the case of Sammy Watkins, Brandin Cooks, Khalil Mack and Anthony Barr, the teams that drafted them are elated. On the other hand, some teams are wishing they picked another […]
0 comments by Tom Gower
The last week of the bye season has some great matchups, with some good divisional games and some interesting cross-sectional matchups. Here are some of the most intriguing personnel matchups we may see Sunday before Giants-Cowboys kicks off. 1. Patriots DT Vince Wilfork vs. Lions RG Travis Swanson Even as a veteran, New England’s mammoth […]
0 comments by Eric Galko on 11/20/2014
By early April of 2013, the pre-NFL draft antics of “which teams wanted which quarterbacks” had begun to vanish. The secret was out: no one really liked ANY of the passers in the class. The favorite among most outside of the NFL was West Virginia’s Geno Smith, but his college offense limitations and attitude concerns […]
0 comments by Brad Gagnon
Week 12 in the NFL is here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you’re completely neutral or need help breaking ties with regard […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 11/19/2014
The Arizona Cardinals are like the Honda Civic of football teams. Always dependable, always functioning at peak level, but never drawing the eyeballs that the Corvette and Challenger garner. It’s undeniable that the Cardinals are the most underrated team in football, getting little national attention despite a league-best 9-1 record. With a killer defense, top […]
0 comments by This Given Sunday's Locker
The city of Buffalo is covered in snow, and Ralph Wilson Stadium is no exception. The Bills have an enticing offer for fans who want to lend a helping hand. Be safe, Buffalo. The Bills are scheduled to host the Jets at 1 PM on Sunday.
0 comments by Matt Verderame
The New York Jets are going to be awful the rest of this season. They might eek out another victory or two with a fairly soft schedule the rest of the way, but changes are coming. Head coach Rex Ryan will be fired, and rightfully so. General manager John Idzik, after two underwhelming draft classes, […]
0 comments by Andrew Juge
At 4-6 the Saints are still somehow firmly entrenched in the playoff hunt thanks to being in a disaster of a division. In fact, they’re tied for first place. But we’re starting to see the lack of depth and big contracts of the better players take its toll on the team. That, and some recent […]
0 comments by Eric Galko
Many teams have plans for their rookies: where they need to improve, what they need to show in practices, when they’ll play. Teams try to not rush rookies into the lineup, especially playoff-bound ones. But for 49ers linebacker Chris Borland and Bengals running back Jeremy Hill, they’ve been forced into critical spots for their respective […]
0 comments by Brad Gagnon
Eleven weeks into the 2014 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the eight most valuable players in football at this very moment… 1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers — Rodgers leapfrogs Tom Brady and Peyton Manning after another dominant performance in a victory over the Eagles. With a 120.1 passer rating, he now leads the NFL by […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/18/2014
The Green Bay Packers are doing some ridiculous things offensively. They’re embarrassing opposing defenses so thoroughly I could pretty much dedicate this entire post to Aaron Rodgers and his aerial shenanigans most weeks. We’ll get to the latest Packers lunacy in a second. First, a whole lot of running. 5: The amount of running backs […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson
Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. Suddenly the AFC West is a real division with a real division race after the Denver Broncos somehow lost to the St. Louis Rams. That’s not ideal for a team that could […]
0 comments by Brad Gagnon
A recap of all that was stupid during the 12th weekend of the 2014 NFL season… The stupidest intentional grounding penalty No way, Walt Coleman. You cannot flag Kyle Orton for intentional grounding in the end zone when his pass winds up this close to receiver Sammy Watkins… To be clear, this was called intentional […]
