Archive for August, 2009

Hey Browns Fans – Where Have All the Dawgs Gone?

I realize, along with all the other Browns fans, that this was just a pre season tune up. But what did we tune up? The rookies made the biggest impact. Quinn still hasn’t got to play a full season yet as the starter. It was obvious to us fans that DA was a “one hit [...]

Bears First Preseason Game In the Books

That was really nerve racking! By that I’m referring to when the game which was announced to be broadcasted on NFL network was replaced with the Vikings game. I like to DVR the first quarter so I can watch the game with no commercials. Luckily I was able to catch the game on FOX and [...]

Gridiron Gab Columnist Brant Hougton Sits Down w/ Dan Marino

Yeah, it’s true, Dan Marino is the not only the greatest quarterback of all time, but he is also the jedi master when it comes to leading his team to comeback wins. All these years some people everybody believed that John Elway, the great quarterback of the Denver Broncos, was the King of Comebacks. Well, [...]

Seattle Starts Preseason with Win in San Diego

Last night Seattle was able to understand what it feels like to win, even if it was only a preseason game. Seattle’s defense set the tone early for the team, sacking Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers on the first play of the game. What followed though offensively was a back and forth of stalled drives to [...]

Browns Spend First Preseason Game Shooting Themsevles in the Foot

Like I wrote a few letters ago, the Browns fans deserve a lot better than what we have gotten since the return of the Browns. I have just come to find out that the Browns have raised their parking prices to $25. If they don’t get the fans, they can’t pay the salaries which in [...]

Why the Injury Bug Doesn’t Have to Hurt the Lions

It’s been a tough week for the Detroit Lions at camp. The moderate temperatures of this summer have given way to the heat and humidity that we all knew was coming. Practices are more situation-oriented, pads are back on shoulders and knees, and jobs are on the line. So too, it seems, are healthy bodies. [...]

Steelers 2nd Year QB Dixon Shows Promise in Preseason Debut

You have to be happy with what Steelers second-year QB Dennis Dixon showed on Thursday night getting quite a bit of playing time vs the Cardinals at Heinz Field. The QB was 10-for-19 for 112 yards, and showed quite a bit of maturity in the Steelers eventual 20-10 win over Arizona. “I was looking to [...]

2009 Gridiron Gab Team Previews: Arizona Cardinals

The puking sounds you’re about to hear will be coming from the Arizona Cardinals. They just had one of the wildest playoff experiences in NFL history, culminating in an epic Super Bowl that was decided in—what for them—was a gut-wrenching final few seconds. No doubt, Arizona’s unlikely run through last year’s postseason was “a good [...]