Thoughts And Prayers To Junior Seau And his Family From This Cowboys Fan
It is easy to say that regardless of what team you root for that you knew who Junior Seau was. It’s also not too much of a stretch that most of you considered him one of the best linebackers of his or any generation. This man is a sure-fire NFL Hall of Famer, posthumously now. Terrible, terrible, terrible tragedy. He will be missed [...]
Jerry and Jimmy: The Next Generation
Last night as I was reeling from doing live switching for Korean professional soccer, I was talking with one of my co-workers about how Stephen Jones and Jason Garrett have replaced Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson. my de
Now, like I had to do with him, let me give a foreword stating I’m not comparing their successes nor am I stating they [...]
Terrell Suggs Out, Door Open for Pittsburgh Steelers to Take AFC North
An injury to a player can not only change the course of a particular team, but can alter an entire division. It was reported early Thursday that Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, who recorded 14 sacks last season, tore his Achilles’ tendon, and may be out for the entire 2012 NFL season. However, Suggs [...]
Independent counsel found that payments were made in Saints bounty
We’re beginning to learn why the punishment for the four players the NFL found to be involved in the Saints bounty program was so harsh.
A former U.S. attorney was reportedly hired by the NFL to evaluate its investigation of the Saints bounty program. [...]
Cries from the Crowd: Roger Goodell strikes again
When Roger Goodell handed down suspensions on the Saints coaches over a month ago, we knew player suspensions were coming. Today, Goodell struck again.
The NFL announced that Saints LB Jonathan Vilma was suspended for the whole season, defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove (now on the Packers) suspended eight games [...]
Cries from the Crowd: Tim Tebow and the beginning of NFL Network’s ridiculous Top 100
Last year, NFL Network came out with their top 100 players of 2011 list. It was an okay list but there was still plenty of flaws(including leaving two time Super Bowl champ Eli Manning off the list). This year, they decided to do it again(and I’ll be doing my own, for the record.) They only [...]
Cries from the Crowd: Calvin Johnson will be the Madden 2013 Cover athlete
After a long tournament and a finals matchup against Cam Newton, Calvin Johnson has finally been crowned Madden Cover athlete. The announcement was made on ESPN’s “Sportsnation” yesterday and Calvin Johnson got 52% of the votes.
This came as a surprise to me,[...]
With the addition of Samuel, the Falcons now have two overpaid and overrated CB’s
In 2010, the Atlanta Falcons were in need of help in their poor secondary. The market for a CB was a little thin but when a team is in need, they often tend to overpay. That’s exactly what the Falcons did when they signed Dunta Robinson to a 6 year, $57 million contract. [...]
Former Saints coach Jim Haslett denies eavesdropping accusations
Jim Haslett was the head coach during the period that ESPN claims that the New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis had an electronic device in his suite in the Superdome that allowed him to eavesdrop on opposing teams. Now if those allegations were true, one would think that Haslett would know about the device [...]
Kevin Faulk not expecting quick Patriots decision
Running back Kevin Faulk said recently that he’d like to return for a 14th NFL season, but only if he plays for the Patriots. He’s not expecting to find out if that will happen anytime soon, however. Faulk told Mike Rodak of ESPNBoston.com that he expects the Patriots to take a wait-and-see approach in regards [...]
