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 Yes, I realize the last post was November 10th and it was an incoherent rant about Brett Favre. But honestly, who can be coherent when Favre is involved. I did spend some of the downtime taking in the Colts-Patriots and Celtics-Thunder games in Boston though. Below are some random thoughts from seeing both those games live. [...]   It’s Wednesday, and I’m still seeing articles and blog posts on how Brett Favre saved Brad Childress’ job on Sunday. I can understand that Favre was the centerpiece of a fantastic comeback, but he didn’t save a damn thing. As usual, the majority of the media is in love with “The Old Dongslinger”, as Jason [...]  I’m always amazed when I talk to other NFL fans. They are either fanatically excited/depressed and usually mention how dominant/pitiful their team is and then tell me their team’s record like this explains everything. In a league as competitively close as the NFL, it’s amazing how many times luck can be the different between a team that appears [...]  Like any sports fan, I’m prone to making quick judgments on a player after watching him perform for only a few minutes. That’s what I did last Sunday while watching Matt Ryan struggle. I didn’t like what I saw and posted the following on Twitter: “Matt Ryan just doesn’t look good. Starting to wonder if he’s [...]  At this point in the NFL season, it’s always fun to stretch our projections a little. Did you know that Peyton Manning is on pace for 6,928 passing yards this season? Arian Foster is on pace for 3,696 yards rushing, CJ who? That said, the Texans’ Arian Foster did obliterate the Colts rushing defense and has [...]  Last year, the only thing that made watching the Oakland Raiders bearable, was drinking codeine syrup. This year it might be a different story. In the 2009-10 season, the Black Hole referred to the Raiders’ quarterback position. It’s where passing went to die. While it didn’t get a lot of hype as a top offseason acquisition, the [...]  Rex Ryan may be the king of the F-bombs, but he better use as many as he can during the regular season. The Jets won’t be making the playoffs. The Jets used up all their luck last year. There are no playoff-bound cakewalk games at the end of this season’s schedule. Opposing kickers are all out [...]  Last year, I kicked off the NFL season in the infancy of Sports Opinionated with a 4 part preview that outlined my thoughts on predictions for the upcoming season. If you want to look back at some of my insane thoughts, here are Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. In the true spirit of [...]  Revis Island can be a lonely place for receivers. At the moment it’s also a lonely place for a Darrelle Revis. The man who was hands-down the best defensive player in the league last year is not practicing or spending time with his teammates, and it HAS to be a frustrating way to follow up [...]  It’s as if the Bengals were trying to make a last ditch effort to steal Hard Knocks from the Jets. With the media-addicted Chad Ochocinco already on the roster, Cincy has opened the door to both Pacman Jones and now Terrell Owens. While the addition of Owens may make a few people shake their heads for [...]  Exactly one year ago, I decided to start the Sports Opinionated blog over on Blogger.com. The goal was to give myself a creative outlet to express my many views on sports, whether misguided or fact-based. My goal when I started was to write 2-3 posts per week on anything that I was passionate about and to [...] I joined the Ultimate Football Talk podcast tonight to talk about a few of the prospects for the NFL draft tomorrow. Marty Borotsik, the regular host of the show just shot some rapid fire topics and we went through them like a set of clippers through Big Ben’s dirtbag undercut. You can listen on iTunes or [...]  I’m sick of mock drafts. Speculating on what a team “might” do is boring. I’d rather tell teams what they SHOULD do. Frankly, Al Davis should be reading this, nodding his head and calling me to run his draft room. If I was a betting man, and I am, I’d rather actually place bets on the [...]  (Before you read anything else, say that title in a Mike Tyson voice, it’s WAY more entertaining!) As usual, during the lead-up to the NFL draft, there are trade rumors flying. There are a few veteran names being bounced around with a variety of draft picks rumored to be going the other way in return. The veterans [...]  Given the change to the NFL’s overtime rules for the playoffs, NFL coaches might want to re-evaluate their 4th down decision models. Coaches will definitely have a more difficult decision to make if the opening drive stalls in FG territory. Knowing that the other team has a chance to get the ball back if a FG is kicked [...]  At this time of year, we all seem to constantly refresh our screens, search twitter or leave the TV on NFL Network to find out which free agents have landed with each team and how much money they got. Inevitably we get into arguments about whether certain players were worth the money or not. Marty and [...]  Kyle Vanden Bosch…Meh! 10) Kyle Vanden Bosch  With free agency only a few days away, teams are making difficult decisions on who could help their team on the free agent market. The majority of the talent available this year is definitely on the defensive side of the ball, but there are probably some excellent bargains to be had on the offensive side. Unless [...]  Given that this is Sports-Opinionated’s 100th post, I thought I’d share a more personalized view of being a sports fan. When I was growing up, road hockey was the arena for acting out your sports fantasies. After we picked teams, there was always a point where we had to decide which NHL team we were and [...] Another year, and another playoff disappointment for Colts fans. It seems odd to be so dominant in the regular season, and yet the team seems to perennially come up short in the post-season. In case you haven’t guessed already, or are not a regular reader, I’m a Colts fan. Now that I’ve had a couple [...] |
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