Archive for May, 2009

More Favre Feeding Fodder for Fear of Filleting

Alliterations are fun. And so are the constant speculations that the media and fans have produced concerning Brett Favre and the most famous bicep tendon that the NFL has ever seen. Over the past week, conflicting reports have been filtering through various sources indicating that Favre has asked for surgery opinions on his tendon with [...]

Rosenhaus Sports: Getting Paid at the Expense of Team Chemistry Since 1990

Thomas Jones’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has announced that his client will attend the organized team activities starting next Wednesday. What a great guy. I guess the pressure of not only the Jets’ decision to trade up and draft Shonn Greene but also the seemingly impending re-signing of Leon Washington to a long term mega-deal finally [...]

Rams Defense – High Risk High Reward

Let’s start out by being honest: there isn’t much new news to talk about these days in the NFL. Much less the Rams, as they aren’t exactly a hot team right now. But I’d like to highlight something Bill Coats said in the most recent chat: “Under new DC Ken Flajole, the Rams are going [...]

Throwing Out Some Redskins Preseason Predictions

Oh the vast emptiness and boringness of the NFL off-season. It’s especially excruciating if any of the non-happenings don’t pertain to your favorite team. For me, it doesn’t matter if the Brett Favre comes back. I’m not concerned with where Plaxico ends up or How many people attended Tom Brady’s wedding. As a Redskins fanatic, [...]

Patriots Looking to Swing a Deal for Oakland LB Burgess

The Patriots lost out on trying to land linebacker Jason Taylor, who went back to Miami, but evidently that has not stopped them from continuing to look for playmakers on defense. The latest rumor about a possible deal for the club comes from the Boston Herald, who reports that the team might make a deal [...]

Browns Rogers and McDonald Share Happy Thoughts on the New Look Club

Shaun Rogers and Brandon McDonald were honored at the Akron Browns Backers Banquet, one receiving the Good guy of the year and the other the Best Guy on the team. Rogers and McDonald both had good things to say about this upcoming season in which the Browns try and get back to glory days and [...]

Vikings Peterson Rated as Top NFL RB by RealScouts

Viking fans knew it all along, but validation is always redemptive. In an article written for the sporting news, the folks at Real Scouts ( an agency that analyzes NFL and college players, coaches and teams exclusively for Sporting News ) has rated Adrian Peterson as the best running back in pro football. According to [...]

Evidence of Football Alive and Well

So, is it football season yet? The NBA playoffs sustain my pulse, but soon that will be over. MLB is still in a very trivial stage of the season. I fear right after the NBA playoffs ‘reading season’ will materialize. The time of year when I am forced to pretend I am a multifaceted individual. [...]