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One thought on Belichick

November 19, 2009

So much has been written and said about Bill Belichick's decision to go for the first down on fourth-and-two from his 28 late in the Sunday night game at Indianapolis. But few people ask this question, so I'm going to: Crazy as it was, wasn't it refreshing to see one NFL coach go against the [...]

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Bill Buckner revisited

November 16, 2009

Bill Belichick has won a lot of games in New England, sometimes with unorthodox decisions. Sunday night he lost one with an unorthodox decision and he's taking a lot of heat for it. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe even compared him to Bill Buckner.

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Chad Ochocinco is hysterical

October 24, 2009

You have to love this guy for this idea – although the day may come when I regret supporting it.

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Jeff Fisher's standing in Tennessee

October 21, 2009

Jeff Fisher might be on the coaching market in 2010. Just in case the … umm … well … err .. the … the … the Browns (cough cough) need a coach.
Just in case.

On another subject … people make so much of things that don’t matter these days.
Fisher Tuesday introduced former Colts coach Tony Dungy [...]

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How do those measurements work again?

October 19, 2009

Everybody watching Sunday’s game knew the Browns got hosed on that first-down call late in the first half, the one where the measurement showed the Steelers came up short.
The only one who didn’t know was the referee who made the call.
Here’s what that referee, Walt Anderson, had to say in explaining the ruling:
"The ball has [...]

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Eric Mangini and Courteney Cox

September 17, 2009

Following up on a couple posts of yesterday …
Eric Mangini was fined $25,000 by the NFL for not reporting Brett Favre’s injury on the weekly injury report last season.
This means the league believes the Jets and Mangini were deceitful in their reports, but it also means the league doesn’t consider this a Class A felony.
This [...]

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The call against the Raiders seems a tad inconsistent

September 16, 2009

I think the NFL’s use of replay is ridiculous. I’ve long been on record that there’s no need for a frame-by-frame review of a play. The college system is so much better.
But I think replay got a call right when it took a touchdown catch away from Oakland Monday night. Because the rule was interpreted [...]

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Brett Favre's injury situation last season in New York

September 16, 2009

I’ll be interested to see how the league rules on the New York Jets false injury report reports late last season.
I've refrained from writing about this because it's seemed like the league was interested in the Jets, but now the league said it wants to talk to Eric Mangini, which brings it a little closer [...]

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The NFL monster just keeps growing

September 11, 2009

Only the NFL can turn a down economy into a marketing opportunity. The league announced this week that it will not lift the blackout rule, even though there are many civic leaders crying for it to be lifted because the economy makes it tough for average, everyday folks to buy tickets.
The NFL said no – [...]

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In praise of Big Ben

September 11, 2009

I have an MVP vote for the NFL and I strongly considered Ben Roethlisberger last season. It was tough to get past his 17 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, because those numbers aren’t glittering. But I take valuable to mean just that – valuable. How would the team be without him? I thought Roethlisberger won a [...]

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One firing, two interpretations, both right

September 7, 2009

Turk Schonert was fired as offensive coordinator by the Buffalo Bills. He said he was fired because coach Dick Jauron put limitations on the offense, that the system was not simple enough.
This is an interesting case of a guy saying something that is probably true for both parties involved. How it’s interpreted is a matter [...]

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The trade of Richard Seymour

September 7, 2009

This is why the Oakland Raiders are the Oakland Raiders. They have traded a first-round pick in the 2011 draft for a guy who will be 30 and who can be a free agent.
Let’s be honest – I love Richard Seymour as a player. His every game and Pro Bowl serves as a reminder that [...]

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What a cheap shot by Brett Favre

September 1, 2009
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The Beanster … getting it done

August 31, 2009

Akron’s own Chris Wells had quite a game the other night for the Cardinals. He was hurt for a part of training camp, and that time off may actually help him. The reviews are pretty high. Fox even states he could be the most exciting Cardinals rookie since 1979.

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The Kyle Orton era is off to a roaring start

August 31, 2009

I know Jay Marriotti is a Chicago guy. That being said, I also agree with him that Denver could be in for a long season. Fans showed up to boo Jay Cutler on Sunday, and the Broncos took some shots at him. But Marriotti is right when he asks: “When the fans boo Cutler, aren't [...]

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Time to dredge up the ‘Move to Pittsburgh’ comments

August 20, 2009

Go ahead and get mad at me.
Fire up the insults.
Prepare to send off the nasty notes.
I can handle it.
Because Terence Moore of AOL is right.
He advocates something I’ve been advocating for a long time: “All owners in professional sports should swallow their pride, study the Pittsburgh Steelers over the past four decades and implement the ways of the [...]

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Favre + Vikings = Ka-ching

August 20, 2009

What is the short-term impact of Brett Favre on the Minnesota Vikings?
Cash.
Lots of it.
Let’s start with the fact that in 2006 the Vikings average ticket price was $71 ($71!!!). Then let’s realize that since Favre signed the Vikings have sold 3,200 season tickets and 11,000 single-game tickets.
Let’s be generous and figure that in three years [...]

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There's no reason to be angry at the guy

August 19, 2009

Every time I write about Brett Favre changing his mind, something that happens quite frequently these days, people write to me about how mad they are at Favre.
Frankly (and Bobly and Georgely too) I don't get it.
Since when is the chronic ability to make a permanent decision worthy of such scorn?
If this were true, no [...]

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A feel-good NFL story

August 18, 2009

Pretty good take here on San Diego running back Darren Sproles, who is one tough and talented football player.

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The things NFL coaches spend their time with never cease to amaze me

August 18, 2009

Apparently parking spaces were an issue in Detroit. To the point that new coach Jim Schwartz took an interest.
"Among his first orders of business after being hired was to assign every player a designated spot," wrote Alex Marvez of Fox. "Veterans according to seniority were given those closest to the building. Schwartz even personally timed [...]

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Well … the opener just got tougher

August 18, 2009

Because Brett Favre will be quarterback for the Vikings.

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Get out the crying towels

August 17, 2009

I guess now we’re supposed to feel sorry for Michael Vick. Because he cried when he was in prison
If you don’t want to cry in prison, don’t commit a crime.
Simple proposition.
If you don't want to bleed, don't step on a nail.
If you don't want to have a headache, don't hit yourself in the head with [...]

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This is a surprise

July 28, 2009

Who expected this? Certainly not me.

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The NFL's six weeks of torture

July 28, 2009

Former Brown and present SI writer Ross Tucker wrote how refreshing it is that Redskins coach Jim Zorn is allowing four-year-and-up veterans to stay at home during training camp. Tucker describes camp as " … the brutality of multiple padded practices, the monotony of the daily meetings, and the grind of working from 6 a.m. [...]

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Vick's "conditional reinstatement"

July 28, 2009

All this angst about a guy who killed dogs. Sheesh, you'd have thought in reading this that Roger Goodell had banshed Michael Vick to the Browns or somethin (ba-dum-bum).
Here's the bottom line about Vick: He will sign somewhere, and he'll play at some point this season. But name me the last NFL player to miss [...]

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