The Five Greatest Movie Coaches Of All-Time

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Thursday, February 26th 2009. Under Uncategorized

One of the more interesting sports debates of all time is… what is the greatest sports movie ever made. Hoosiers, The Longest Yard, Rocky, Raging Bull, Cinderella Man, The Natural, Field of Dreams, Caddyshack, Slapshot and yes, even Talladega Nights all have their merit. But what makes a great sports movie? ... Continue Reading

The debate continues: Is the 40 overrated?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, February 24th 2009. Under NFL Draft Tags: Andre Smith, combine, Darrius Heyward-Bey, mock draft

The combine is over and done with for another year, and the madness is still very much just beginning, as this year’s batch of draft prospects still has to go through the motions at least one more time between now and draft weekend. There were some impressive performances, and then there ... Continue Reading

How to Kill Your Draft stock, by Andre Smith

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, February 23rd 2009. Under NFL Draft Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Alabama, Andre Smith, Cincinnati, Detroit, Jacksonville, Nick Saban, Oakland, Seattle, St. Louis, Washington

I was occupied over the weekend, so I didn’t see this until today (late, I know), but what to make of Andre Smith’s disappearance from the combine? Yeah, he apologized for it, as he should’ve, but this was the last thing that the reigning Outland Trophy winner needed, with the ... Continue Reading

NFL Scouting Combine Storylines: Defense and Special Teams

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, February 19th 2009. Under NFL Draft Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Aaron Curry, Aaron Maybin, Alabama, auburn, B.J. Raji, Boston College, Brian Cushing, Brian Orakpo, Chris Long, Cincinnati, Clint Sintim, Colt David, Connor Barwin, D.J. Moore, Dannell Ellerbe, Darry Beckwith, Detroit, Everette Brown, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Gerald McRath, Glenn Dorsey, Graham Gano, Illinois, Indianapolis, james laurinaitis, Jose Martinez, Kansas City, Larry English, Lou Groza Award, Louie Sakoda, Louis Delmas, LSU, Michael Johnson, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Ole Miss, Oregon, Patrick Chung, Paul Kruger, Penn State, Peria Jerry, Rashad Johnson, Rey Maualuga, Sean Smith, Sedrick Ellis, Sen'Derrick Marks, Southern Miss, St. Louis, Taylor Mays, Texas, USC, Utah, UTEP, Vanderbilt, Vernon Gholston, Virginia, Vontae Davis, Wake Forest, Western Michigan, William Moore

There’s no Glenn Dorsey, Chris Long, Sedrick Ellis, or Vernon Gholston to get wild about in the 2009 NFL Draft, at least at this point. All of those guys were in contention to be the #1 pick in the 2008 draft, and all four were off the board in ... Continue Reading

NFL Scouting Combine Storylines: Offense

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, February 18th 2009. Under NFL Draft Tags: 2008 NFL Draft, Alabama, Alex Mack, Andre Smith, Baltimore, Baylor, Brandon Pettigrew, Buffalo, Cal, Chase Coffman, Chris Wells, Clemson, Cleveland, Connecticut, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Devin Moore, Donald Brown, Duke Robinson, Eugene Monroe, Georgia, Hakeem Nicks, Iowa, James Davis, Jared Cook, Jason Smith, Javon Ringer, Jeremy Maclin, Josh Freeman, Kansas State, Kenny Britt, Knowshon Moreno, Liberty, mark sanchez, Maryland, Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree, Michael Oher, Missouri, New York Giants, NFL Draft, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Percy Harvin, Rashard Jennings, Rhett Bomar, Rutgers, Shonn Greene, South Carolina, St. Louis, Steven Jackson, Tennessee, USC, Virginia, Wyoming

This weekend, many an NFL Draft fanatic will be tuned into the NFL Network or sitting in front of their computer as the stars, starters, busts, and footnotes of tomorrow will showcase their talents at the combine in Indianapolis. New venue, new prospects, same process. Through all of ... Continue Reading

Ranking the NFL’s new coaching hires

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, February 11th 2009. Under NFL

When the 2009 NFL season gets underway, 10 teams will have different coaches than they started 2008 with. This season’s group of new hires has a lot to live up to. There were only four new hires in the previous offseason, but that quartet of rookie coaches went ... Continue Reading

Where does Super Bowl XLIII rank in the best Super Bowls of the last decade?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, February 7th 2009. Under NFL

Super Bowl XLIII no doubt had one of the wildest fourth quarters in the history of the NFL’s title showpiece, and the memories of the final 15 minutes on Sunday are still very fresh in our minds. Arizona’s comeback from a 13-point deficit and then Santonio Holmes’ last-minute leaping ... Continue Reading

Lane’s Lame Blame Game

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, February 6th 2009. Under NCAA Football, NCAA Recruiting

As a kid, I used to play a lot of backgammon with my father. He used to beat me mercilessly. I could barely get a win in edgewise. There was no taking it easy on the kid. As I was young and immature, I would whine about his seemingly endless winning ... Continue Reading

Top Five Football Coaching Rants (To Get You Through The Off-Season)

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Wednesday, February 4th 2009. Under NCAA Football, NFL Tags: Indianapolis Colts, Mike Gundy rant, Mike Singletary, San Francicsco 49ers

The coronation of the Pittsburgh Steelers as Super Bowl champions marks the end of another football season… unfortunately. But for those of us who eat, drink and sleep pigskin 365 days a year, football season is never really over. Football is a passionate sport for passionate fans and nobody is more ... Continue Reading

Arizona stages big comeback, but Pittsburgh rallies late to win Super Bowl XLIII

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, February 1st 2009. Under NFL Tags: Arizona, Ben Roethlisberger, Hall of Fame, James Harrison, Kurt Warner, Pittsburgh, Santonio Holmes, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLII, Super Bowl XLIII, Super Bowl XLIV

Two last-minute comebacks in the last two Super Bowls. How’s that for putting the focus on the action on the field and less on the entertainment side of the game? Arizona didn’t wilt after getting down, and I didn’t think they would. But, you’ve got to give credit where ... Continue Reading

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