Psychological Warfare in the AFC East
With no time to waste, teams have tried to gain an edge on their rivals by rebuilding their rosters and puffing out their chests. Nowhere was this phenomenon more apparent, and more intriguing, than in...
View ArticleThe Apple Drops For Newton
In 1995, a rookie running back by the name of Curtis Martin took the NFL by storm as he rushed for 102 yards on 19 carries in his debut for the Patriots. His then coach Bill Parcells said of the feat,...
View ArticleDetroit: The Cardiac Cats Roar Again
They certainly make things interesting. For the second straight week, the Detroit Lions impressively rallied and erased a huge deficit in the 4th quarter, snatching an improbably victory from the jaws...
View ArticleConspiracy Theories: The Suck For Luck Campaign
When Brandon Lloyd was traded to the Rams on Monday, it did not seem to make a whole lot of sense from a Broncos perspective. The substance of the deal that Denver made is perplexing, but the timing of...
View ArticleTim Tebow: Carrying the Sins of the Media
He is perhaps the most polarising figure in all of sports right now. Revered and idolised by some; despised and castigated by others. There appears to be no middle ground, and given that Tebow started...
View ArticleSan Francisco 49ers: Records aside, it is not so clear in the fog city
Which franchise is the second best team in football right now? It is a relatively simple question, particularly if you buy into the oft-quoted Bill Parcells line of “you are what your record says you...
View ArticleThe ‘D’ word hovers ominously over Cowboys
The ‘Romocoaster’ that is the 2011 season is proving too much to stomach for many Cowboys fans. We are well into the dreaded month of December, and Dallas currently sit outside the playoff places. But...
View ArticleDome Sweet Dome
Sports interviews are rarely interesting anymore. The only reasons for athletes or coaches to give us their two cents are either self-promotion or contractual obligation. In any event, the end result...
View ArticleShocking, shocking – Well, not that shocking
On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers became the first 15-win team in history to be one and done in the playoffs. They had been anointed as the best team in the league, possibly of all time, and they were...
View ArticleAl Pacino Was Right All Along
The inches we need are everywhere around us. Unless, of course, you are the New England Patriots. For the second time in four years, the New York Giants did the impossible and outlasted the Patriots in...
View ArticleBounty on the Saints is good for business
Make no mistake, the New Orleans Saints will be hit hard over the infamous ‘bounty-gate’ saga. They will likely lose draft picks, or potentially even an entire draft class.
View ArticleNothing Personal, Wes
There is little room for sentiment in professional sports. The New England Patriots perhaps exemplify this point more than any other franchise. Just ask Wes Welker. The deadline has now passed for...
View ArticleOlympic Fantasy Football
Its inclusion in the Olympics would be wholly superfluous. The reconstituted basketball ‘Dream Team’ may seem destined for an easy gold in London, but there is still enough competition and talent from...
View Article85 Problems
It was not so long ago that Jake Long was telling us about how Chad Johnson could be a real leader for this Miami Dolphins team. Chad, himself, spoke of how liberated he felt to be out of New England;...
View ArticleWilson Far From Cast Away
Rookie quarterbacks are trending in the NFL right now. Russell Wilson is set to be one of five rookies starting the season behind center. This number blows away the previous record of two. It is...
View ArticleVilma Victory Before Opening Kickoff
“Victory is mine!!!! – Stewie Griffin” This was the tweet posted by Jonathan Vilma on Friday afternoon after a collective bargaining agreement appeals panel overturned the NFL’s decision to suspend him...
View ArticleFive Seconds To Forget
It is the best game that we have seen so far this season, and it will take some beating. The New York Giants put together another legendary fourth quarter comeback to snatch victory from the jaws of...
View ArticleAlready Fallen Conference
We could choose to view the standings in the AFC as connoting parity. There are only two teams with a winning record, but equally there are seven teams at .500, (with four of those teams residing in...
View ArticleBetter To Be Great Than Have Luck
The feats accomplished this season by Andrew Luck, RGIII and Russell Wilson have been nothing short of incredible. Their exhilarating play has helped to elevate their teams into legitimate playoff...
View ArticleFocus On What’s Real
What a week. The sports news media has been consumed by the exposing of fraud and fiction. A cyclist finally confessed to his wrongdoing, on a network that nobody can find. One can only imagine Oprah’s...
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