Christmas Is Over, Super Bowl Contenders Need New Year’s “Solutions”

Published on: 30th December, 2009

The NFL Playoffs are starting in two weeks. As the New Year approaches, teams need to focus on "Solutions" instead of "Resolutions". The New Orleans Saints were on a mission for the better part of the season. They had been dominant in most of their games and looked unbeatable. Reality sucks sometimes. When ...

In The Real World, Big Ben Roethlisberger is Big Time

Published on: 4th September, 2009

Now that the National Football League preseason is finally over, fantasy football fanatics are in full swing, drafting their teams before the real games start next Thursday.   On Sept. 10, the NFL kicks off with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger trying to repeat their Super Bowl season, looking for their ...

TJ “Who’s-Your-Momma” Could Be the Seahawks Mother-Lode

Published on: 3rd September, 2009

In 1991, the first President Bush introduced to us a phrase that will forever be remembered as the “mother of all insert-event/topic-here” annoyances. It was the beginning of the barrage against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait. It was the “Mother of all Battles."   Since that epic “mother of all press ...

Giants, Not Jets, Need a New Marshall in Town

Published on: 2nd September, 2009

The New York Giants are a lock for the playoffs this year, right?   They have a great defense, a league-leading running game, and a franchise quarterback who has already won a Super Bowl.   The Giants and Philadelphia Eagles are the front-running picks to win the tough NFC East division. Dallas and Washington ...

Fantasy Insurance? When “Cover-2” Is Not a Football Formation

Published on: 26th August, 2009

New England Patriots’ All-Universe quarterback Tom Brady was supposed to guide his team back to the Super Bowl in 2008.   He was supposed to exact revenge on the loss to the New York Giants and put all those 19-0 t-shirts to good use. It was a given, as much as a ...

Tarkenton Judging Favre, Now That’s Incredible!

Published on: 20th August, 2009

Francis Asbury Tarkenton was a great quarterback. He is a Hall of Famer, was the league’s MVP, and he held most of the passing and rushing records when he retired.   Francis made some comments yesterday on the Minnesota Vikings’ signing of Brett Favre.   Francis has co-hosted a corny TV show (“That’s Incredible”), ...

Michael Vick, Do the Right Things

Published on: 14th August, 2009

Michael Vick is back in the National Football League and with his reinstatement in the league and brand new deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, comes the rampant outrage by those who feel Vick is the Devil incarnate.   Vick did horrible unspeakable acts against man’s best friend. He abused (killed, tortured) living ...