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Packer fans should get (understandable) boos out of their systems
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Green Bay Packers fans booed Brett Favre vociferously Sunday afternoon as soon as he entered Lambeau Field for pregame warm-ups.
The boos got even louder when Favre took the field for the Vikings first drive of the game. It was loud and angry.
And that’s fine and good. Favre...
Fascination with Favre gets further out of hand
9 days ago by
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Fox and the NFL moved kickoff of the Minnesota-Green Bay game Sunday to 3:15 central time because it’s a big game and because it’s Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field. No problem – I get that.
Television’s fascination with Favre jumps to yet another...
Hall of Fame or Not: Hines Ward and Cliff Branch…
11 days ago by
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We’ve had a lot of good Pro Football Hall of Fame debates here, and I’m sure these names have come up in the comments before, but I thought I’d give them their own thread…
So, for some reason, I’ve got a Google Alert set up to notify me whenever they find...
Jets fly past Raiders on the ground
11 days ago by
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A week after the Philadelphia stubbornly passed their way to a bad loss in Oakland the New York Jets illustrated for the Eagles and the rest of the NFL what teams must do to defeat the Raiders.
The first time the Jets got the ball – admittedly following a JaMarcus Russell fumble...
Best Bets, Week seven
14 days ago by
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Just a couple this week – lots of games I think I like, but few I like enough to publish. As always, the odds come from Vegas.com. Playing heavily on the favorites today.
1. Indianapolis (-14) over St. Louis
St. Louis is giving up 252 yards per game via the pass, sixth worst...
Fisher apologizes for wearing Manning jersey
18 days ago by
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When I heard Jeff Fisher wore a Peyton Manning jersey while introducing former Colts coach Tony Dungy at a fundraiser Tuesday I laughed, thinking it was a funny gesture – but also shook my head knowing that inevitably some overly-sensitive fans would be offended.
Sure enough...
Eagles find way to lose to Raiders
21 days ago by
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When week six kicked off this morning the Oakland Raiders were 31st in the league at defending the run, giving up 161 yards per game and allowing seven touchdowns on the ground during the first third of the season.
Not that the Raiders are a great pass defending team either –...
Best Bets, Week 6
21 days ago by
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One of these days I’ll tabulate the previous weeks. Right now the numbers aren’t in my favor. But I’ll take another stab anyway:
1. Washington vs Kansas City: Under 37
Washington’s defense isn’t that bad. Kansas City’s is, but Washington’s...
Charchian offers mid-season fantasy football advice
25 days ago by
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In a couple weeks we’ll hit the midpoint of fantasy football seasons. Those of you whose teams are struggling, it’s too early to give up hope. And for those of you that have gotten out of the gates strong – don’t start resting just yet.
Paul Charchian, who is founder of LeagueSafe...
Al Sharpton: NFL Expert
27 days ago by
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The Reverend Al Sharpton has a reputation for sticking his nose in places it doesn’t belong, and raising racial issues where they may or may not be warranted, just to see his name in the papers again.
The NFL is no stranger to Sharpton, who has been critical of hiring practices...
Crabtree signing, Edwards deal don’t immediately affect fantasy
28 days ago by
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Early this week Michael Crabtree finally ended his moronic holdout in San Francisco. And the New York Jets, in an effort to provide their rookie quarterback with another weapon, acquired potential stud Braylon Edwards for spare parts and draft picks.
While these were higher-profile...
Best Bets Week five
28 days ago by
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It’s a week for betting on the favorites. Here goes:
1. Minnesota (-10.5) over St. Louis
Jared Allen had 4.5 sacks against Green Bay last week. The Rams have an offensive line that is nearly as bad as Green Bay’s, a quarterback that has less game than Aaron Rodgers, no...
Jets Conceding Season? Trade for Braylon Edwards.
October 07, 2009 by
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In a move that will likely be seen by many Jets fans as a move towards taking the AFC East division title, the New York Jets traded for Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards this morning.
At first glance, the move would appear to make sense for the Jets–they’ve lacked a...
Week four Best Bets
October 04, 2009 by
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Here are the picks this week:
Again, spreads from vegas.com.
1. Baltimore (+1.5) over New England
Smart gamblers will have grabbed this one earlier in the week when New England was giving as many as three points. It’s at New England and the Pats remain one of the best coached...
Seahawks Debut Green Alternate Jerseys
September 29, 2009 by
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This past spring, we wrote a quick post about the Seahawks planning to utilize a lime green alternate jersey during the 2009 season. The story was leaked around April 1st, though, and we added an update that the jersey appeared to be, in fact, an April Fool’s joke.
After Sunday...
Note to the Raiders: Gannon is right
September 28, 2009 by
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The Oakland Raiders last week made clear they didn’t want Rich Gannon showing his face at their headquarters in preparation for calling the team’s game for CBS-TV.
John Herrera, a “senior executive” for the team, told the press Gannon wasn’t welcome because...
Even in defeat, 49ers prove their worth
September 27, 2009 by
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When the San Francisco 49ers return home from their game this afternoon the record books will show that they lost to Minnesota. Sportscenter will highlight the last second Brett Favre-to-Greg Lewis heroics that kept the Vikings undefeated.
But make no mistake about it – the 49ers...
Week 3 – Best bets
September 27, 2009 by
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Okay, yeah, I dropped the ball in week two. Instead of pretending to bet on the NFL I went out of town for the weekend.
So I stand at 2-2 after splitting my week one bets. The Vegas guys usually do an amazing job of setting the pointspreads. So I’ll probably regret writing this by about [...]
(Some) NFL Players Don’t Get Hall of Fame Selection Process
September 24, 2009 by
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Jerome Bettis was a pretty good NFL running back (some might say great–I’m not sure I’d go that far). And he hasn’t been horrible as an NFL analyst since he retired, working with NBC and the NFL Network.
Somewhere along the way, he’s even gotten himself...
2010 Hall of Fame candidates announced; offer feedback at Van Heusen site
September 21, 2009 by
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All-time NFL greats Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith were the biggest names on what had to be one of the most star-studded nominee lists in the NFL Hall of Fame history. The list of 131 players, coaches, and contributors eligible for the 2010 NFL Hall of Fame class was made public Saturday...
Three AFC powers struggling on defense
September 21, 2009 by
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When the season started many pundits expected New England to regain supremacy in the AFC with the return of Tom Brady. Others figured the return to health of Shawne Merriman and LaDainian Tomlinson would give San Diego a shot at finally breaking through. Still more observers figured...
NFL needs to learn from MLB mistakes
September 17, 2009 by
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In a Thursday column on CBSSportsline.com one of the site’s writers made an argument that Major League Baseball is better than the National Football League because the league has “stayed true to itself” and doesn’t have 20 teams that exist in a “perpetual...
Best football Oakland has seen in awhile
September 14, 2009 by
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This site has been outspoken in its ridicule of the Oakland Raiders and many of the personnel moves the team has made over the last couple years. I’ll stand by that criticism and add that I think their trading a first round pick for Richard Seymour didn’t make any sense...
Best bets
September 13, 2009 by
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I’ll do a better job of getting these out earlier next week. But here are my top three picks for the week:
1) Minnesota (-4.5) at Cleveland
I just don’t think the Browns have the offense to break the Vikings’ defense and the Vikings offense is too multi-faceted to...
Bills O-Line overhaul conflicts with offseason push for T.O.
September 08, 2009 by
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When the Buffalo Bills released Langston Walker Tuesday it completed a wholesale shakeup of what had been a reasonably experienced, albeit less than stellar offensive line.
Last year, Walker started at right tackle. He was attempting to move to left tackle to replace Jason Peters,...
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