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  • What is Darrelle Revis Worth to the Jets?

    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 [...]

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  • Ponikarovsky Signing Gives LA a Line of Corsi Kings

    For those of us that believe outshooting the opponent is the most surefire way to victory in the NHL, the LA Kings signing of Alexei Ponikarovsky should set off fireworks. 

    In his book, Moneyball, Michael Lewis referred to Kevin Youkilis’ as “The Greek God of Walks”.  For NHL GMs, Ponikarovsky could be Ukrainian for “Net-peppering Ninja”. 

    I [...]

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  • Sports Opinionated is 1 Year Old!!!

    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 [...]

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  • The NHL’s Most Intriguing Free Agents

    Let’s put it this way.  I don’t give a flying puck where LeBron is going on July 1st.  I care about celebrating Canada Day and seeing where NHL free agents end up.  As a fan, there are always players that are more fun to track than others, since they could have a big impact on [...]

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  • Published on Puck Prospectus: The Tomas Plekanec Contract

    Here is the latest analysis I wrote for the great team at Puck Prospectus.  Feel free to read it over there with this link or continue reading below. 

    The reason I wanted to explore the contract value was the initial reaction so many people had to the dollar figure.  I personally felt it was WAY too much [...]

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Review of Last Year's NFL Predictions

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 [...]

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What is Darrelle Revis Worth to the Jets?

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 [...]

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Terell Owens Impact on the Bengals

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 [...]

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Sports Opinionated is 1 Year Old!!!

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 [...]

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NFL Pre-Draft Podcast

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 [...]

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NFL Draft – Not a Mock, Just Give Me The Rock

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 [...]

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Trading McNabb is Ludicrous

(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 [...]

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NFL's New OT Rules - Does it Change Strategy for 4th Down?

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 [...]

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Spending Efficiently in Free Agency: Defence

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 [...]

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Top 10 Defensive Free Agents

Kyle Vanden Bosch…Meh!

10) Kyle Vanden Bosch
The oft injured DE is leaving Tennessee in hopes of landing in a new home.  By him leaving, it makes it the second season in a row that the Titans are losing a key member of their D-Line.
Possible Destinations: The Jags really need some beef on the line, as [...]

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The NFL's Top Unrestricted Free Agents on Offense

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 [...]

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Superbowl Analysis & Opinions

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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The Dignity Bowl – Superbowl

It’s taken two weeks of hype, ignoring a Pro Bowl that no one cares about, and way too much worrying about Dwight Freeney’s ankle. It’s finally here, the Dignity Bowl finale. Oh yeah, it’s also the Superbowl.

Every angle has been dissected, every fan is having a nervous breakdown (myself included) and the party food has [...]

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The Manning Family: A Guest Post from RWWF

Below is a guest post by Sarah from her blog Real Women Watch Football.  Give her blog a visit if you like what she’s written.

As everyone knows, the Indianapolis Colts are playing the New Orleans in the Super Bowl on Sunday. So what has been the focus of this game since day one? How the [...]

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Superbowl Week – Thoughts on the Big Game, and Around the League

I don’t always like the week leading up to Superbowl. Everybody seems to be searching for a story angle and we tend to beat small stories to death. It reminds me of seeing someone on a hot blackjack table and everyone else clamors to get a seat.

That said, one part I really like, is that [...]

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The Pro Bowl: Who Gives a Crap?

It’s time to admit what the Pro Bowl is. It’s just one last effort by the NFL to eke out some TV money, jersey sales and press coverage. The problem is that only works when the game is full of the NFL’s biggest stars.

This year, there’s been more ducking out than at a Washington Wizards [...]

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Conference Championship Deep Outs

Dignity Bowl Update:

So Pete has it in the bag….Ryan is looking ok, but our hero (read: ME!) is not out of the woods! I am tied with my mom with the Superbowl to go!

it [...]

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The Dignity Bowl – NFL Conference Championships

Forget Leno vs Conan, we’ve got bloggers vs their moms! Take that NBC!

Sure, both Tonight Show hosts have infinitely more hair than chrome-domers like Marty and I, but Sports Opinionated has the football predictive skills of Kim, Maria, and Norma. We’ve been trying to sign Triumph, but he’s holding out for more things to [...]

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Questionable NFL Coaching Movement

Am I unaware of an intense amount of blackmail, the back-stabbing that happens behind closed doors or just the sheer lack of judgement in NFL front offices?  After this week, I would have to say ”all of the above”.

Does Norv have pictures of Dean Spanos wife?For starters, the San Diego Chargers handed Norv Turner a 3 year [...]

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Division Round Deep Outs – Dignity Bowl Update!

…And the NFL is now down to four teams.

…And the dignity bowl has been turned upside down! Well, maybe not turned upside down, but it seems as though order was restored a bit, this week. For me at least.

I spent the early part of this past week walking around like a zombie…like I had been [...]

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