0 comments by Will Horton on 1/27/2012
Last week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and St Louis Rams owner Stan Kronke shook hands on a three-year commitment to the NFL’s plan to play games in London. The Rams agreed to give up one of their home games in each of the next three seasons, in return for getting a hefty paycheck (guaranteed sellout […]
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As we begin to make the transition from the playoffs to the off-season, I’d like to start posting links about once a week about what’s going on around the league, as well as my reaction and analysis to the news. This is designed to give you, the readers, a one stop shop for the week’s […]
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The Pro Bowl is by far the most meaningless “all-star” game of any of the major sports. An obvious reason would be with its timing. Up until last year the game was held one week after the pinnacle of the entire sports year. Talk about the textbook example of a letdown. And with the new […]
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The New England Patriots have Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and a 15-3 record. They are back in a Super Bowl rematch with the New York Giants. Therefore, they must be as strong as ever. Right? Wrong. This installment of the Patriots dynasty has been built on an extremely weak foundation compared to their Super Bowl […]
0 comments by Lawrence Dushenski on 1/26/2012
After Chip Kelly spurned them at the last second, the Tampa Bay Bucaneers found themselves a new head coach after all. They kept the search amongst the college ranks, as Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano has signed a five-year deal to become the next head coach of the Bucs. Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS): Schiano a much […]
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The Indianapolis Colts will have the number one overall pick in April’s draft. In all likelihood, they’ll be drafting Payton Manning’s successor, Andrew Luck. There’s one other off the charts prospect at the quarterback position, and that’s where the draft will get interesting. Robert Griffin III will be a hot pick on draft day. He’s […]
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Mike Florio reported earlier in the day that the Indianapolis Colts had found their new coach according to a source with knowledge of the situation. That man, is Chuck Pagano, the former defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens. Pagano will represent just one part of a massive shift in Indianapolis; a shift that hasn’t been […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 1/25/2012
Michael Lombardi reported Tuesday night that league sources said the Raiders would indeed hire the Broncos’ defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen, to be the Raiders next head coach. That leaves a very important vacancy in Denver. We all witnessed Tim Tebow’s improbably late game comebacks, but it’s important to realize that the Broncos’ defense was largely […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 1/24/2012
Life in the NFL is tough, especially when January rolls around. At that point, the NFL season can persist or come to a crashing conclusion on any given play. These are the tales of the fallen players that were called upon to make the big plays in crunch time and fell flat on their faces. […]
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Around 2 minutes after Lawrence Tynes kicked a game winning field goal to send the Giants to the Super Bowl, the boys in Vegas had a Super Bowl line all ready to go. The line opened up at Patriots -4 or -3.5 pending on which site you use. However by Monday afternoon the line had […]
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What would appear to be a desirable head coaching job continues to go unfilled in Tampa. One year removed from a ten win season, a franchise quarterback (by all accounts) in place, supporting cast coming into their own and a great climate to spend your winter. So what gives? After firing Raheem Morris the day […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 1/23/2012
The playoffs are naturally a high stakes endeavour. The jokes that revolve around the punchline of, “no pressure” seem to multiply at an exponential rate once January hits. That’s especially the case during championship weekend where a few plays can determine whether a team is headed home or to the Super Bowl. This year, we […]
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=UbDFS6cg1AI?wmode=Opaque New England 23, Baltimore 20 – Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest Billy Cundiff: “Can I kick it?” – No you can’t! The Baltimore Ravens kicker missed a 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds left and the New England Patriots ran away with a 23-20 victory in the AFC Championship Game to earn […]
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Yes, Kyle Williams’ awful punt-fielding misadventures ended up costing the 49ers a trip to the Super Bowl. But winning and losing is a team sport, and each team is made up of 53 guys. In the end, the Giants’ 53rd man (Jacquian Williams) was just a little better than the Niners’ 53rd man (Kyle Williams). […]
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With three minutes left in the game, the score knotted 17-all and each team having weathered the other’s best punch, we asked on Twitter: who wins the game, and who makes the game-winning play? We got votes for the San Francisco 49ers and David Akers, we got votes for the New York Giants and Victor […]
