0 comments by Will Horton on 10/16/2011
Before coach David Bennett’s infamous “We need more dogs” press conference, Coastal Carolina University was barely a blip on the NFL radar. Only the most studious draft analyst could pin CCU as the former home of Tyler Thigpen, Mike Tolbert, and the Bengals’ Jerome Simpson. Now, though, Bennett finds his words spreading across the internet, […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/15/2011
The Carolina Panthers have become the king of the cover. Despite a 1-4 record on the season, the Panthers are currently 3-0-1 against the spread this season, and they are gaining steam. This week they travel to Atlanta to face a reeling Falcons team. Once thought to be a Super Bowl contender, the Atlanta is […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons
The long week is finally over, and we can turn our attention to this weekend’s games. A lot of teams are going into what could be make or break games on Sunday and Monday. Many of those teams aren’t used to being put in their current positions. Which teams will rise to the top? Which […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/14/2011
It was that rare week in fantasy football when most of the studs that played came through with nice performances. The missing in action list from Week 5 contains a lot of names that are gamble plays, inherently more risky. That said, which one of these players that disappeared in Week 5 are likely to […]
0 comments by Will Horton
The narrative of the Minnesota Vikings’ 28-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals is that head coach Leslie Frazier finally put a short leash on QB Donovan McNabb and handed the ball to Adrian Peterson, who rewarded Minnesota fans with three early touchdowns for a lead so safe even the Vikings could not blow it. If […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons
The Colts were 0-4 going into last Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Everyone knows that the Colts aren’t a playoff team without Peyton Manning. No one has been arguing that they are, but the way they lost their game Sunday has many people, myself included, more disturbed than I thought I could ever […]
0 comments by Will Horton
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a tumultuous start to the 2011 season, and young quarterback Josh Freeman has been in the epicenter of it. Every game starts the same way — come out of the gate run-heavy to set a tone. Start throwing a lot and make mistakes. Fall into a hole by halftime, […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/13/2011
Every year in free agency, or via trade, GMs make big bets on a single player that will transform their team. And every year, that list of big acquisitions has at least go completely bust. Those teams that are seen to be “one player away” from respectability, from contention, or from a trip to the […]
0 comments by Will Horton
“The Dream Team thing is over,” said Michael Vick before last week’s loss. He said nothing about his offensive line allowing seven sacks and 29 quarterback hits. Nor did Vick mention the Philadelphia Eagles’ All-Madden secondary allowing a 104.3 passer rating to opposing quarterback when his own rating is 85.3. Is it too early to […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 10/12/2011
The past 2 seasons have been kind to the New York Jets. In both of those campaigns, the Jets were able to run through the playoffs until the AFC championship game. That’s been their stumbling block, and they’ve failed to get to the Super Bowl. This season, they may not have to worry about any […]
0 comments by Will Horton
How bout dem Cowboys! The Cowboys had one of their best weeks of the season in Week 5! I know the Cowboys were on their bye, but hear me out. They picked up a half game on the Eagles and Giants, and Tony Romo wasn’t voted goat of the week! After 3 weeks the Cowboys […]
0 comments by Will Horton
With Tim Tebow being named the starter, fans in Denver are waiting for the other shoe to drop — what becomes of Kyle Orton? The Broncos tried to shop him this summer, but found only one serious bidder in Miami, and didn’t like the price. Now, they have a big contract sitting on the bench […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 10/11/2011
The biggest thing I look for when analyzing media coverage is honesty. In a world where political correctness rules, hearing someone give their honest take on a controversial subject is refreshing. Therefore, I’ve been paying close attention to the coverage of Tim Tebow being named the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback over Kyle Orton, despite the […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons
Here’s This Given Sunday’s week 6 power rankings. Comments in the middle column are from Shane. Will’s comments are at the bottom. Enjoy. Biggest Fallers: The Texans (-5). Losses to injury (Mario Williams, Andre Johnson) are becoming more damaging than losses on the football field to this Houston squad. I’m not writing them off yet, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Coming into the season, one team made sense above all others to put themselves in pole position for the Andrew Luck sweepstakes. A team in the Bay Area. A team with a rotten quarterback. And a team that just so happened to have Luck’s college head man as their new coach. That team was […]
