Monday NFL Minute: Titans, Bills keep rolling at 4-0, Broncos, Cowboys fall from the ranks of the unbeaten
Sunday was an action-filled day in the NFL. We saw the number of unbeaten teams reduced from six to four, a career day from Brett Favre, a couple of vintage performances, an extension of misery for a few teams, including one (at least) who’ll likely have a new coach in the coming days. [...]
Desperate times call for desperate measures in St. Louis
What’s that I smell coming from St. Louis? It’s the stench of desperation, mixed with the burning flesh of Scott Linehan’s ass after the Rams’ latest blowout loss.
As a consequence of the Rams’ continued offensive ineptness, Linehan is replacing Marc Bulger as the starting QB with backup Trent Green.
In case you [...]
The Good, The Bad, The Forgettable: Matt’s NFL Week 2 Awards
Even though week 1 was hard to top, week 2 in the NFL did not disappoint. Well, maybe it did disappoint if you were a Chargers fan. In the fourth quarter of an “AFL-style” shootout, the Chargers were leading the Broncos 38-31. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler was leading a potential scoring drive in the red [...]
The Good, The Bad, The Forgettable: Matt’s NFL Week 1 Awards
Opening week has come to a close, and it surely rocked the entire foundation of the league in many ways. Reigning MVP Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury, Brett Favre got a “W” for the Jets and NOT the Packers, the Bears upset the Colts on Sunday Night Football, giving them their first opening [...]
What’s the real deadline for Steven Jackson to report to Rams (hint: later than you think)
When St. Louis Rams running back and holdout Steven Jackson didn’t report to training camp on Tuesday, it was reported that Jackson would lose a credited season towards his unrestricted free agency because he didn’t report within 30 days off the start of the NFL regular season.
That apparently is wrong, and it gives Jackson some [...]
Overrated/Underrated: Oregon State winning consistently and quietly
In the latest installment of the Overrated/Underrated series, Eddie Griffin takes a look at who he thinks is the most underrated program in college football today.
No Freakin’ Clue: NFC had a different meaning in 2007
At the start of the 2007 NFL season, it was clear that the NFC was the weaker of the 2 divisions.
Well, it seemed clear then.
The New England Patriots had justed added a slew of free agents to their already talent-laden line-up, the Indianapolis Colts had just come off QB Peyton Manning’s first championship season and [...]
