Sports Stories We Forgot: The New England Patriots are Moving to Hartford
In today’s sports landscape, new stadiums are all the rage for team owners because it’s a new revenue source that they don’t have to share with other owners. While there are plenty of examples of how this works, the New York Yankees last year proved how much of a boon a new stadium...
Despite Draft Invite, NFL.com Apparently Does Not Think Tim Tebow Is a First Round Pick
Below is a screenshot from NFL.com’s Draft Predictor game, where you can win a chance to own the NFL, or something like that, if you accurately predict the entire first round. One name noticeably missing, despite the fact that he’s been invited to appear in-person at the Draft: Tim Tebow.
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Super Bowl Ads to Further Confuse Us on NFL “Official Sponsor” Status
The most-watched annual sporting event is coming up this Sunday and advertisers continue to speculate that the money they spend for a 30-second or 60-second advertisement will catapult them to the top of the business elite. CBS has already announced that every ad slot has been sold for Super Bowl...
Rooney Rule Review, Part I
In light of the recent hiring of Pete Carroll by the Seattle Seahawks, who have been accused of making a mockery of the Rooney Rule by speaking with Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier for the opening, despite deciding on Carroll before even firing their existing former coach...
Comparing Charles Woodson and Darrelle Revis
Despite holding most of the best receivers in the National Football League to minimal yardage and few touchdowns throughout the 16 game season, New York Jets’ cornerback Darrelle Revis finished second to Green Bay Packers’ cornerback Charles Woodson for the NFL’s 2009 Defensive Player...
Fantasy Football 2009: Where Are We Now?
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Oct 20th, 2009 |
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We’ve completed six weeks of fantasy football and using Yahoo! standard scoring, who is our top fantasy producer? Not many would have guessed that it is Houston Texans’ quarterback Matt Schaub, fresh off of 392 yard, four touchdown performance against the Cincinnati Bengals, bringing Schaub’s...
SI.com and ESPN.com Post Exact Same Brady Story…Like, Exactly the Same
I just read a quick ESPN.com article about how Tom Brady isn’t focusing on his pending free agency after the 2010 season, despite Philip Rivers securing a guaranteed $38 million from the San Diego Chargers yesterday. I then hopped over to SI.com to see if they had any other breaking news and...
Basic 2009 Fantasy Football Preview
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Aug 24th, 2009 |
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I was going to write a full fledged preview (and still might), but I figured I’d start with rankings instead. The lists below are how I think the Top 20 will look at the end of the season:
Quarterbacks
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady
Philip Rivers
Peyton Manning
Tony Romo
Matt Schaub
Donovan...
2009 NFL Mock Draft
1. Detroit Lions – Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
2. St. Louis Rams – Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
3. Kansas City Chiefs – Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
4. Seattle Seahawks – Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
5. Cleveland Browns – B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
6. Cincinnati Bengals –...