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This really couldn’t be worse for me! I live and breathe football. Week 1 for me is more important than Christmas and my birthday combined. I spend hundreds of dollars every year to get to a football game, whether it is in Seattle, Arizona or Houston. I have over thirty NFL jerseys hanging in [...]  There is always something intriguing about pitting professionals vs. amateurs in any field. In photography, amateurs often enter professional competitions. In boxing, there’s professional vs. amateur tournaments. Golf has its Pro-Am tournaments that are very popular. In the realm of television, there are reality shows vs. non-reality shows. The ever crazy Fox television network had a [...] We were searching for good ideas and we wanted a gimmick. That’s the only good reason I can give you for what we are affectionately calling The Dignity Bowl here at Sports Opinionated headquarters. The Dignity Bowl is pitting S-O’s finest (and only) three writers against their mothers in a competition of wits, as we attempt [...] Hey Jim, It’s been a long time since we talked. I know we don’t actually talk, but sometimes I yell at you through my TV. I apologize for using such foul language, but sometimes I can’t control myself. You sure took a lot of heat from the media and fans like me this week. It seems odd [...] As Week 17 approaches and most of the playoff spots are decided, I like to look back on the season for some of the stand-out performances. MVP races get heated debate and so do late-season coaching decisions like sitting your starters or throwing your quarterback under the bus….yes Tom Cable, I’m talking to you. One of [...] As I sat and watched the Monday Night Football debacle last night, they kept flashing the camera up to the booth to show Bruce Allen, the new General Manager of the Washington Redskins. I kept wondering what he might be thinking as he watched his newly inherited team mail it in for the first half of [...]
Week 15 is (almost) in the bag, so that means it’s time to look at the pl After the Vikings lost their third road game in four tries, we know the Saints are going to be [...] The Colts defense is one of the most under-rated stories in the league this year. New defensive coordinator, Larry Coyer, has brought a more aggressive edge to a team that already was quite solid. The element of pressure he’s added with a few blitz packages has really seemed to help on 3rd down defense. They’ve [...] The week started off with a bang! Two teams scored on their first offensive play; Houston connected on a 64 yard Touchdown from Matt Shaub to Andre ‘Big Dog’ Johnson, and Green Bay released Ryan Grant on a 62 yard gallop to pay dirt. And that was the start of a very explosive day. We were [...] This week in the NFL Deep Outs post, Marty mentioned that Frank Gore is being under-used given his talent and performance in the past. I thought I’d explore the topic with some “Choice” analysis on the performance of the 49ers offense as a whole in order to find some clue as to Gore’s reduced role. All [...] 13 weeks are behind us, and only 4 weeks remain. It’s time for a good overview of what the playoff picture looks like, and make some non-bold predictions on who could be facing each other in the first round. AFC Playoff Picture: Teams eliminated from contention, either mathematically, or by my vast knowledge of [...] The NFL is an organic creature, always changing, always progressing. Every year, players drop out of the spotlight and are replaced with the new breed of up-and-comers. Players like Willie Parker are forgotten, and the Rashard Mendenhall’s of the league become everyday names. It seems that this happens at running back more than anywhere else, as [...] Let’s fast-forward to the summer of 2010, as the free agency period is beginning. You’re the GM of a quarterback-needy team and your scouts are raving about one player in particular. “He’s great at protecting the ball, he’s never thrown more than 11 interceptions in a season. Two years ago he only put up 5 picks [...] We all know the story of the Tennessee Titans: one of the best teams in the league last season, they stumble out of the gate and for the first six steps of this season. The owner asks for a change of quarterback from the steady-as-she-goes aging veteran to the whiz-bang kid. Since then, the team’s [...] Wow! We’ve all said it. We’ve all seen plays that make your jaw drop. The plays that require you to use your thumb and fore-finger to push the tongue back into your mouth. The plays that leave you struggling to catch your breath, as the previous gasp was stolen by an image that [...] Many of the stats in this post are derived from the publicly available and premium database statistics at FootballOutsiders.com, NFL.com and ColdHardFootballFacts.com Vince Young’s Back and Dangerous I know what LL Cool J would say, but I think last night’s game counts as Vince Young’s comeback. Maybe it’s a breakout or a statement game instead of [...] Surprisingly, the game of the week wasn’t New England versus the Jets. It wasn’t Bears and Eagles….It wasn’t even the Chargers at Denver, where the winner would sit alone atop the AFC West. No, the game of the week was one where both teams combined for 2 wins as they took the field on Sunday morning. Yes, [...] My thunder has been stolen. Here I was all ready to write an article about coaches on the hot seat. My research had been done, my top 10 had been compiled, and my notes had been made. Then, I thought I would take one more look at some NFL news, and BAM! Dick Jauron was thrown [...] Many of the stats in this post are derived from the publicly available and premium database statistics at FootballOutsiders.com, NFL.com and ColdHardFootballFacts.com Belichick was Right – But I’m Glad They Failed In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a Colts fan, so I despise Bill Belichick. I have to; I think that’s written into the Colts fan by-laws. So, [...] It’s the play that every football fan is talking about this Monday morning. The Situation? Up by 6 with 2:08 left to play in the game. 4th and 2 from your own 28 yard line. Peyton Manning on the sideline, drooling to get the ball like Pavlov’s dog hearing a bell. The Choices? 1) Punt the [...] |
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