Monthly Archives: February, 2009
The Five Greatest Movie Coaches Of All-Time
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? Is it the [...]
The debate continues: Is the 40 overrated?
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 was Andre Smith. But [...]
How to Kill Your Draft stock, by Andre Smith
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 2009 NFL Draft only two [...]
NFL Scouting Combine Storylines: Defense and Special Teams
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 the first seven picks. What this [...]
NFL Scouting Combine Storylines: Offense
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 the interviews and drills, we’ll have a [...]
Ranking the NFL’s new coaching hires
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 a combined 41-23, with three making the [...]
Where does Super Bowl XLIII rank in the best Super Bowls of the last decade?
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 grab, along with James Harrison’s ‘did [...]
Lane’s Lame Blame Game
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 streaks. He was a [...]
Top Five Football Coaching Rants (To Get You Through The Off-Season)
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 fanatical about the sport [...]
Arizona stages big comeback, but Pittsburgh rallies late to win Super Bowl XLIII
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 credit is due, and Pittsburgh turned [...]
