Jerry Rice: Is He the NFL’s Greatest Player?

Published on: 5th November, 2010

I watch a lot of sports programming on TV, but this year, one sports show really stands out: The NFL Network’s 10-week long documentary series, The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players. This well-produced series, which concluded its run this week, was pure, lump-in-your-throat TV viewing. Thank you DVR! The series, which ...

Michael Vick Back Under Center

Published on: 22nd September, 2010

Last year we marveled at the passing skills of the aging Brett Favre, who at 40 took the Vikings to the brink of the Super Bowl. Unbelievably, Favre had the best overall season of his career. This season it appears we are seeing the beginning of what ...

2010 NFL Draft: Is Tim Tebow the Denver Broncos’ Next Great Quarterback?

Published on: 23rd April, 2010

Easily the biggest surprise of this year’s NFL draft is the Denver Broncos’ selection of the University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow in the first round. Despite Tebow being a Heisman Trophy winner and a two-time national champion, most of the so-called draft experts said his style was not at all ...

Ben Roethlisberger Deserves Suspension and Scorn

Published on: 16th April, 2010

Pittsburg Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may have escaped prosecution, but he should not elude a suspension and public scorn. Roethlisberger has never made clear exactly what happened the night he apparently took advantage of an intoxicated woman, who may have barely consented to have sex with him—if she consented at all. Maybe ...