The Reactor – All About the Defense

Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Jets 17 Going into Sunday night’s match-up between the Jets and the Ravens, we knew it would be a hard fought defensive game. We didn’t expect it to be a game that was determined primarily by defensive scores. As far as physical games go, it doesn’t get any better than […]

NFL Week 4 Reactor: Eli Manning spoils Beanie Wells’s Revenge

Quick takes on the afternoon games around the NFL… New York 31 – Arizona 27 The Good: The Cardinals have been waiting for this game from Beanie Wells since the day they drafted him out of Ohio State. All they needed was their much-maligned offensive line to gel, and to get him into the backfield […]

The Reactor – Where’s the Steelers’ Offensive Line?

Pittsburgh Steelers 10, Houston Texans 17 The Steelers looked terrible in yet another game against an upper tier team. The Texans were able to destroy the Steelers’ offensive line, and Roethlisberger was never able to get comfortable. Penalties kept the Texans from running away with this game. They were certainly the better team today. Unfortunately, […]

NFL Sunday Brunch: Pre-kickoff storylines for Week 4

Week 4 is the last full slate of games before the bye weeks start, and for teams entering the bye, a chance to make something positive to build on for the next two weeks of practice. This week’s games is another odd one, like Week 2, with no conference matchups in it. (The schedule makers […]

NFL Genius Week 4 picks against the spread: USA Cartoon Express edition

For the uninitiated, back in the early days of cable before there was such a thing as the Cartoon Network, Sunday morning television was a wasteland of televangelism and political talk shows. There were no hour-long infomercials, so some broadcast networks would simply shut down on Saturday night and be awful slow to get up […]

Saturday Thought Drop: Who’s Falling Off the Wagon?

If you’re unfamiliar with my writing, you’ll likely need to be caught up on what this article is. It’s a collection of thoughts and opinions that didn’t merit a full article. They don’t tend to be very long, and they often lack the depth that is shown in many of our other articles. They are […]

Matt Kalil Draft Profile

Football is in Matt Kalil’s blood. His father played centre in college before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1982, then his big brother Ryan paved the way for him at USC, where he starred before being drafted in the second round in 2007.  Ryan Kalil is now regarded as one of the best […]

Pick of the Week: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals

There is no better story in the league right now than the Buffalo Bills. They are coming off of an improbable win over the Patriots last week, and they seem to be on top of the league in every sense of the word. But it seems as if Vegas has not completely bought into the […]

Matt Hasselbeck Sprints Out Of The Gate

Matt Hasselbeck spent his previous ten seasons tucked away in the Northwest corner of the United States. He often referred to it as “Southern Alaska,” to poke fun at the lack of national coverage his Seattle Seahawks teams received. Hasselbeck signed with the Tennessee Titans this off-season, and despite his new central location, is still […]

Will Firing the Head Coach Really Help?

Every year, there are coaches on the hot seat, and every year, a few of them lose their jobs. Once in a while, a coach will lose their job mid-season, and those situations never turn out well for the team. Last season, Wade Phillips lost his job following a couple of blow-out losses, and the […]

Fantasy Football’s Missing in Action: Week 3 Edition

Michael Vick, bench fodder? With apologies to Chris Johnson owners, no player has been more disappointing in fantasy so far this year than Michael Vick. With passing numbers hitting historic heights, Vick has yet to throw for more than 250 yards in a game, and has failed to crack the 200 mark twice. Moreover, where […]

The NFL’s Passing Evolution Reaches New Heights

After Week One’s eye-popping passing statistics, we discussed the evolution of the passing game in the NFL and pro football’s shift from a run-oriented game to a pass-oriented game.  The NFL has seen an incredible growth in nearly every statistical category throwing the football over the last few decades.  After Week One, we asked if […]

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