Five Reasons the 2009 New England Patriots are Struggling

Published on: 7th December, 2009

The New England Patriots lost on Sunday to the Dolphins in Miami, falling to 7-5, and have now lost three of their last four games.  This team, while 6-0 at home, has not won a game in an opponents’ stadium all season and has blown second-half leads in four of their ...

Roger Goodell’s Cowardice Shows in Handling of Tom Cable Situation

Published on: 13th October, 2009

News today out of the NFL is that if Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable is implicated by police in the assault of an assistant coach, then commissioner Roger Goodell will act, and Goodell expects to receive a report from the police “in the next couple weeks.” For someone who has ...

New England Patriots: Where Has the Offense Gone?

Published on: 21st September, 2009

After only scoring nine points, and zero touchdowns yesterday against the New York Jets, there is some cause for concern this morning among New England Patriots fans.  Entering the year, even the most level-headed Pats fan could not help but dream back to the offense of 2007 and think with Tom ...

People V. Plaxico Burress: Where Celebrity Is Not a Good Thing

Published on: 4th August, 2009

Most often, celebrities and athletes get away with almost anything.  They come and go as they please.  If a rule is going to be bent, a law overlooked, a punishment changed, almost invariably, it goes in favor of the celebrity.  Only just not this time in the case of Plaxico Burress.  Yesterday, ...