NFL Week 1: Worst Injury Weekend Ever?
Watching football this weekend it was hard to comprehend how many big time players got injured. I actually went through the entire spectrum of emotions as the news came across the wire. Here’s a list...
View ArticleEli Manning Is Entertaining
So remember a few weeks ago when all the “experts” were marveling at how Eli Manning had “turned a corner” and was one of the NFL’s elite now? Well, after yesterday’s Grossman-like performance in his...
View ArticleSuper Bowel XLII Preview: Who To Root For?
When Lawrence Tynes finally figured out how to put a ball through the uprights on that freezing Sunday, a strangely bittersweet sensation swept over me. True, the normally disliked rival Packers had...
View ArticleHey Bill Simmons…
How do you like the Eli Manning Face? Yes, we know, it’s awfully easy to pile on Boston right now. But it’s also deserved. For in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, the Patriots and their fans...
View ArticleMaybe It’s Time For A New Name
Remember that sweet, new stadium the Giants and Jets are going to share in Jersey starting next season (or the season after because, really, who cares?)? The one in which they’re going to start...
View ArticleHappy Bonerversary
I’m not one to miss important anniversaries — something to keep in mind, ladies — and today is no exception. It was 100 years ago this very day that Fred Merkle committed the most legendary boner in...
View ArticleLatest NFL Draft Rumors
Since we’re inching towards the two-day sportsgasm that is the NFL Draft we figured we’d give you a look into some of the hottests rumors circulating at this late hour. Deal with Stafford all but done...
View ArticleA Rumors And Rants History Lesson: Frank Filchock
He was a celebrated college hero from my beloved alma mater I had never heard of. A quarterback so good he stole playing time from Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh. He served in the U.S. Navy during World...
View ArticleJim Sorgi Must Like Himself Some Manning
Few outside Indianapolis or the greater metropolitan area probably know who Jim Sorgi is or what he’s done for the last six seasons. The reason is simple: Sorgi has been backup to Peyton Manning, which...
View ArticleMy Super Bowl Thoughts Smorgasbord
Things I thought of during this year’s Super Bowl, not necessarily in order of importance or chronology: – Some lucky bastard in Vegas must have made a fortune on a prop bet that the first points of...
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