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New England Patriots Release Rosevelt Colvin, Begin Rebuilding
2008-02-27 06:34:00
In what was a surprising move to some, the Patriots released linebacker Rosevelt Colvin on Tuesday.Rosevelt Colvin was a significant player in the Bill Belichick era because he marked the first time the Patriots signed a marquee free agent during his tenure in New England .Colvin came to New England after registering 21 sacks in his previous two seasons. He was arguably the best defensive playmaker on the market, and the Patriots needed an infusion of playmaking after a disappointing 2002 season. He started off his Patriots? career with sacks in both of his first two games.Then his Patriots? career was derailed by a devastating hip injury. It was so bad that he wondered if he?d ever walk again, never mind play football. We all knew he?d never be the same player he was before the injury. He was destined to become another free agent bust.But Colvin was anything but a bust. He fought back and became one of the key components to the 2004 Super Bowl championship team. He was an e...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears
2008-02-26 07:56:00
Pick No. 14: Chicago Bears 2006 was a magical season for the Chicago Bears . They made a Cinderella run to the Super Bowl. They featured the best defense and special teams in the NFL, as well as an offense that could grind out yards and kill you deep on occasion.The Super Bowl didn?t work out the way they wanted, but the future looked bright in the windy city.Then 2007 came and the wheels fell off.Rex Grossman went from a Chicago hero in 2006 to a guy nobody wanted midway through 2007. It got so bad that he was actually benched for former Denver Bronco great Brian Griese. To be a successful quarterback in the NFL you need to do one of two things: Lead the offense effectively or just don?t get in the way.Rex Grossman spent the entire 2007 season getting in the way. That said, resigning him for one season was good for a number of reasons. 1) Vinny Testaverde is retired and no longer available.2) Drew Bledsoe is retired and no longer available.3) Brian Griese is absolutely horrify...
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Struggling Boston Celtics Looking for Answers Out West
2008-02-26 05:15:00
If you read my Carolina Panther?s mock draft article, you know that I?ve been suffering from some kind of indescribable sickness. Lately, I?ve been wondering if whatever I have has infected the Boston Celtics. Since the All-Star break, the Boston Celtics have been playing lackluster basketball. I?m not all that concerned with the fact that they?re losing. They?re playing some of the best teams in the NBA, especially from an offensive perspective. No team goes through an entire season without experiencing some type of losing streak. I am, however, concerned with how they?re losing. When the Celtics were at their best this season, they seemed to feed off of Kevin Garnett ?s energy. When Garnett was injured, the young guys stepped in and supplied the intensity. Guys like Glen Davis and Leon Powe played their hearts out, leading the Celtics to a 7-2 record while Garnett was out. Then Garnett returned. Since his return, they?re 0-3, turning the ball over at an alarming rate, g...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Carolina Panthers
2008-02-24 07:40:00
Previous Five Picks 8) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State 9) Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC 10) New Orleans Saints: Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy 11) Buffalo Bills: Dan Connor, LB, Penn State 12) Denver Broncos: Kenny Phillips, S, Miami Click here to see the entire Mock Draft . The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... I have some kind of psycho Arabian death flu, complete with every symptom imaginable. I?ve concocted a mixture of NyQuil, liquid Tylenol Flu (extra strength, of course), and cough drops that has at least gotten me to the point where I can sit upright and type. I?m not sure if it?s curing the flu or just making me too high to realize I?m sick. On a possibly related note, I?ve spent the last nine hours watching a Jackass marathon on MTV while eating coffee ice cream directly out of the container. Anyway, the point of all this is to warn you that what is about to transpire might not make any sense, could be full of in...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Denver Broncos
2008-02-23 05:55:00
Previous Five Picks 7) New England Patriots: Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State 8) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State 9) Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC 10) New Orleans Saints: Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy 11) Buffalo Bills: Dan Connor, LB, Penn State Click here to see the entire Mock Draft . The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... Haven?t written anything since Monday, which for me is some kind of record. I owed Sports-Central, which is the other site I write for, an article on Thursday. They?re a little more structured, with deadlines and all. The problem is, deadlines tend to give me writer's block. This effectively destroyed me for the entire week. I did spit out this, but that?s about all I could muster. Two straight nights of boozing and a 60 hour work week later and I?m ready to go again. And not a moment too soon, as my following of Anonymous commenters were running out of things to say. The Great Rod Smith Before...
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Five Steps to Fix the NFL's Worst
2008-02-23 05:54:00
I'm sitting here thinking about what to write, and it occurs to me that I'm an incredibly lucky guy. Two healthy, beautiful daughters, a wife that to my knowledge hasn't decided to leave me yet, and a chair within viewing distance of a TV. All things considered, I'm a pretty lucky guy. So tonight, I've decided to give a little something back. I'm going to use my vast football knowledge to give the worst teams in the NFL a foolproof plan to get back to respectability. No need to thank me.View Article...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Buffalo Bills
2008-02-19 02:53:00
6) New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas 7) New England Patriots: Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State 8) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State 9) Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC 10) New Orleans Saints: Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy Click here to see the entire Mock Draft . The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... Welcome to part 11 of this 31 part Mock Draft column. I want to thank the Patriots for being kind enough to get themselves docked a first round pick. I?m not sure if I would have survived a 32 part column. Tuesday is the big day here at Bleacher Report. Hopefully the new readers don?t judge me by my half insane, pro-Patriots rant last night. I blame a three-day weekend, the kids falling asleep early, and the extra beer I found in the back of the fridge. Pick #11: Buffalo Bills Here?s the thing about the 2007 Bills: They weren?t that bad. View article...
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Enough is Enough: A Patriot Fan's Rebuttal
2008-02-18 08:30:00
For the love of God, enough is enough. It’s been five months since the Patriot s were caught videotaping the Jets’ sidelines. Five months. Yet I’m still reading articles about how the Patriots are horrible cheaters, destroying the NFL, worst organization in history, never deserved to win, worse than Bin Ladin, responsible for the out-of-control youth in America, causing the nation to go into a recession, yadda, yadda, yadda. The Patriots cheated, were caught, and were punished. End of story, right? Of course not. All of the "my franchise is holier-than-thou and would never cheat" NFL fans don't think the punishment is enough. A $750,000 fine and the docking of a first round draft pick, the harshest penalty in NFL history, isn't enough. A publicity-hungry Senator who still can’t believe Donovan McNabb threw three interceptions in the Super Bowl is actually wasting government time and money investigating what the Patriots have done over the last seven years. Wa...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: New Orleans Saints
2008-02-17 22:27:00
Previous Five Picks 5) Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long, DE, Virginia 6) New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas 7) New England Patriots: Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State 8) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State 9) Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC Click here to see the entire Mock Draft . The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... If I’m wrong about the Dolphins taking Glen Dorsey with the number one overall pick, I wonder if I can file a lawsuit against them for ruining my mock draft? Filing lawsuits against NFL teams seems to be the hip thing kids are doing these days. I surely don’t want to be left out. I’m also wondering if there will be a congressional hearing if a good player drops to the Patriots. Those lousy cheaters. Videotaping other teams. Forget Bin Ladin, someone lock up Bill Belichick! You know, I was only kidding in my Roger Clemens column when I said there would be a Congressional hearing on spygate. I’m ...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Cincinnati Bengals
2008-02-16 04:35:00
Previous Five Picks 4) Oakland Raiders: DeSean Jackson, WR, California5) Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long, DE, Virginia6) New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas 7) New England Patriots: Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State8) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State Click here to see the entire Mock Draft . The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues...Something I failed to take into consideration when planning this 230,000 word mock draft was the fact that if I write about the same players fifteen times I’m guaranteed to start repeating myself.I may like listening to myself say the same thing over and over again, but I’m not sure anyone else does (my wife tells me nobody does).This thing is a work-in-progress—I’m not sure a thirty-one part column has ever been attempted before. If it has, I guarantee that I didn’t have the attention span to read it all the way through.So I’ve decided to make a few changes to the format of the Mock Draft entries.1) I’m onl...
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SeanMC's 2008 NFL Mock Draft
2008-02-16 04:08:00
1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, Michigan3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College4) Oakland Raiders: DeSean Jackson, WR, California5) Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long, DE, Virginia6) New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas 7) New England Patriots: Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State8) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State9) Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC10) New Orleans Saints: Leodis McKelvin, CB, TroyStay tuned for the rest of the Mock Draft !
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Sports & Politics: A Day in Congress with Roger Clemens & Brian McN
2008-02-15 05:15:00
What in the wide world of sports is this country coming to?Sports on every channel. CNN, MSNBC, Fox News...heck, even CSPAN!Memo to CSPAN: If I want to watch sports and sports news I have ESPN, Comcast Sports Net, the NFL Network, the NBA Network, the Golf Network, Versus, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, and ESPN News. If I need to know who is and isn’t on steroids, I have the Mitchell Report, Jose Canseco’s book, and that book about Barry Bonds.Of course, CSPAN's coverage brings up another important question: What the hell are my elected representatives doing holding hearings (again!) on….SPORTS?When the stress cause by Kevin Garnett’s abdomen injury, the Patriots choking away the Super Bowl, Kobe Bryant’s finger keeping him out of the three point shooting contest, and worrying whether or not Jason Kidd is going to kill Devean George gets to be too much, I like to calm down by tuning into CSPAN and watching grumpy old men and women debate things that just don’t matter. You know,...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Baltimore Ravens
2008-02-13 07:39:00
Previous Picks 1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU 2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, Michigan3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College4) Oakland Raiders: DeSean Jackson, WR, California5) Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long, DE, Virginia6) New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas7) New England Patriots: Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... I just recently discovered that Bleacher Report is seen by over 400,000 people per month. That?s a lot of pressure. I always assumed it was just my parents, wife, and a few other people like me reading this thing. I handle pressure like Shaq handles foul shots?awkwardly and with very little chance of success. I was so stressed over the potential number of readers that I actually forgot which team picked next in my mock draft. My wife assures me that it?s the Baltimore Orioles. We?ll just assume she means the Ravens . You can?t talk about the Baltimore Ravens without talki...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: New England Patriots
2008-02-11 06:26:00
Previous Picks 1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, Michigan3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College4) Oakland Raiders: DeSean Jackson, WR, California5) Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long, DE, Virginia6) New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... I kept putting off writing this pick.Originally, I was going to write it on Friday. Then Saturday. Then early Sunday.I kept finding reasons not to write it. I had to make dinner, had to clean the dishes, had to walk to cat?anything I could come up with to avoid looking back at the Patriots ? season.You see, I?m still not ready to accept what happened in the Super Bowl.Eli Manning winning MVP because he kept recklessly throwing the ball up for grabs all game. Lucky for him, his WRs made some great plays and the Patriots? cornerbacks dropped some easy interceptions. The Giants? defensive line absolutely abusing the Patriots offensive line?...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: New York Jets
2008-02-07 07:05:00
Previous Picks 1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, Michigan3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College4) Oakland Raiders: DeSean Jackson, WR, California5) Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long, DE, Virginia The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... The mock draft has reached 3,746 words.I?ve done no research to back this up, but I?m pretty sure I?m on pace to set some sort of record. I fully expect the Guinness people to be calling soon.For those of you interested in my recovery from the Patriots? loss in the Super Bowl, I?ve finally reached the first stage: denial. I?ve decided that the Super Bowl ended with Randy Moss? touchdown. I will not be convinced otherwise.One thing about the Patriots? season this year, it became us-against-the-world the minute the Jets turned them in for videotaping their sidelines in the first quarter of the first game.Not to get into a Spygate related debate, but a couple of quick thoughts on the sub...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Kansas City Chiefs
2008-02-06 05:01:00
Previous Picks 1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, Michigan3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College4) Oakland Raiders: DeSean Jackson, WR, California The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... Let?s go over what we?ve learned so far in the mock draft: 1) Raiders fans are extremely sensitive. 2) If I?m right about the first four picks, either Darren McFadden or Chris Long will drop all the way to the Jets at six. 3) I shouldn?t write about teams I don?t like within 24 hours of a Patriots? Super Bowl loss. 4) Nobody in the Patriots? secondary can catch a God damn football (might still be a little bitter).I like the Chiefs?as much as an East Coast guy can like an AFC West team.The best thing about the Chiefs is that they?re not the Raiders, Broncos, or Chargers.The worst thing about the Chiefs is, of course, Herm Edwards.It?s amazing how an offense can go completely to crud as soon as Herm takes over a team. I ...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Oakland Raiders
2008-02-05 02:15:00
Previous Picks 1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, Michigan3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues... Time for everyone's favorite joke of an NFL franchise, the Oakland Raiders. They're picking fourth in my mock draft for reasons previously discussed (click here for a detailed explanation). Quick disclaimer: As you may have already guessed, I hate the Oakland Raiders , their fans, their players, their owner, their city, their stadium, their cheerleaders—OK, I don’t hate the cheerleaders, but you get the point.For the benefit of everyone, I’ve decided to start a “Why I hate everything about the Raiders” list (feel free to add your own reasons).1) Their fans and players refuse to accept the fact that the “Tuck Rule” game was NFL karma getting them back for the “Phantom Roughing the Passer” Game. 2) Al Davis is one of the largest schmucks in the history of pr...
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Super Bowl XLII: Giants Improbable Run Continues; Patriots Fall at Destiny'
2008-02-04 21:05:00
I want to begin with a mea culpa. I was wrong. The Giants were the better team on Sunday. I tried to be as diplomatic as possible over the last two weeks, but I really believed the Patriots were a far superior team. I still believe it.But the Giants’ improbably run could not be stopped. Not by Belichick, not by Brady, not by destiny itself.That said, I’ve slipped into a sports related depression, the likes of which I haven’t seen since the 2003 ALCS. Food doesn't taste as good anymore. Beer doesn't go down as easy. Captain Morgan has been demoted to Private. It's awful. The Giants defense played the perfect game. They were fantastic. They pressured Brady like no team has this season. They were able to keep Moss contained for most of the game. It was the perfect gameplan for what the Patriots threw at them.The Giants’ offense was as terrible as we expected. They couldn't do anything all game. Couldn't run, couldn't throw.But who would have expected th...
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The NFL Picks Column: Super Bowl XLII Edition
2008-01-31 06:29:00
Before I get to my pick for the Super Bowl , I can't help but think about the NFL's un-champions. The teams that could have, and in some cases maybe should have, been in Sunday?s game.These teams had a chance to do something special, but instead took it to a whole new level of entertainment and playoff failure.In no particular order, let's take some time to honor the lovable losers of the 2007 NFL Playoffs: View article...
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2008 NFL Mock Draft: Atlanta Falcons
2008-01-30 06:31:00
Previous Picks: 1) Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU2) St. Louis Rams: Jake Long, OT, MichiganThe Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues We've reached the point in the Mock Draft where every team sucks equally.So equally that, as of right now, we still don?t know for sure who?s picking third.Here?s how it breaks down:The Falcons , Raiders, Chiefs, and Jets all finished 4-12. Either the Falcons or the Raiders will pick third. The Jets don?t get to play because they sucked against better competition.The Chiefs don?t get to play because they sucked less than the Raiders against common opponents.So at the NFL Combine, the Raiders and Falcons will flip a coin. The winner picks third. The loser picks fourth?unless the Raiders win. If that happens, we get ANOTHER coin flip to decide if the Chiefs or Falcons pick fourth.Coin flips are stupid, so until the NFL decides otherwise we?re going with the Falcons picking third for a very simple reason: they were the worse of the two te...
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Random Musings: The Giants' Chances in Super Bowl XLII, Tom Brady's Ankle a
2008-01-28 05:20:00
Welcome to the NFL Super Bowl , err?Big Game bye week. Normally, it?s just practice for the off season. No NFL games, reduced to watching the NBA (on TNT), NHL (on OLN), college basketball (on ESPN and ESPN2), or professional curling (on ESPN 12)?it?s a nightmare to prepare us for the nightmarishly long NFL offseason.But it?s so much worse when your favorite team is in the big game.If you?re like me, you?re reduced to writing fake Tom Brady interviews (look, I?m sorry about the shameless self promotion, but I really, really need a new Patriot jersey with my name on the back).I also began writing the longest mock draft in the history of the Internet. So far, the Dolphins and Rams have made their selections (Glenn Dorsey and Jake Long respectively). I?ll probably get the next two picks up sometime this week.View article...
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2008 NFL Draft Strategy: The St. Louis Rams
2008-01-26 07:26:00
Previous Pick: Miami Dolphins: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSUThe St. Louis Rams are now on the clock.Saying the St. Louis Rams? season was a disappointment is like saying Michael Vick was just a bad pet owner. Or Jessica Simpson is only mildly retarded. Or my Tom Brady interview was only a little funny (Shameless self-promotion RULES!).Point is, it?s a massive understatement.Scott Linehan was able to fly under the national radar only because Cam Cameron was busy trying to make history in Miami. Yes, the Rams suffered a massive amount of injuries, especially at the offensive line, but they were still talented enough to win in the pathetic NFC West. And they did win?three whole games.This is how bad the Rams were?they gave up 438 points (one more than the Miami Dolphins) and only scored 263 (four less than the Miami Dolphins). We haven?t seen futility like this in the NFL since that classic 1992 New England Patriots team that, coincidentally, almost moved to St. Louis. The Rams have a choic...
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The Definitive Tom Brady Interview
2008-01-25 05:24:00
The following confrontation may or may not have happened today in Foxboro. The transcript might have been taken from a video recorded on a cell phone camera that may or may not exist. Bleacher Report does not confirm the validity of this transcript or endorse its contents in any way. Frankly, we?re not even sure who SeanMC is or how he got a Bleacher Report account. We apologize for his continued existence.View article...
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Super Patriots: Ranking the Super Bowl Teams
2008-01-25 03:29:00
I was asked today which Patriots Super Bowl team is my favorite.That's like asking me to pick which of my children is my favorite ? or which Seasonal Sam Adams brew I like the best. It's nearly impossible to choose.That said, I'm suffering from a massive case of writer's block tonight (no beer left, can't think without beer). Since I have no ideas of my own, I figured I'd give it a shot.I'm leaving the 1985 Patriots off the list for a couple of reasons:1) I can't take any team quarterbacked by Tony Eason seriously.2) I was 6-years-old.3) The Patriots weren't the best team in the AFC that season, they just caught an overconfident Miami Dolphins team in the AFC championship.4) Because of the 1985 Patriots, the Super Bowl Shuffle, Mike Ditka, and Refrigerator Perry all live on. I cannot forgive them for this.It's amazing, after suffering through a 1-15 season, a 2-14 season, coaches like Pete Carroll, Rod Rust, etc. that I'm actually discussing my favorite Patriots Super Bow...
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NFL Draft Strategy: The Miami Dolphins
2008-01-24 08:12:00
To keep up with my writing quota during the NFL off-season, I?ll be taking a team-by-team look at draft day strategy. I?ll follow it up with my NFL mock draft about two weeks before the draft. (I understand that we're not in the off-season yet, but I can't stand the bye week...especially when the Patriots are involved)For the next couple of months, just consider me the Mel Kiper Jr. of Bleacher Report?complete with fantastic hair and an undeserved sense of self appreciation.Since the Dolphins have been on the clock since mid-October, we?ll start with them.Outside of running-back, the Dolphins are a team in need of a complete roster overhaul. They?re either old, thin, or empty at every position. The smart move would be to trade out of the number one overall pick and try to get as many first day picks as possible.If they stick with the first overall pick (which they probably will, as there might be a fan revolt in Miami if they suffered through Cam Cameron and aren?t rewarded with t...
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NFL Conference Championship Redux: Patriots, Giants Punch Their Tickets to
2008-01-22 04:07:00
Slowing recovering from a massive celebratory hangover. Where to start?At approximately 5:30 PM on Sunday, I ran out of fingernails. In desperation, I made the switch to toenails, which caused me to pull a hamstring (my four year old makes it look so easy). When that happened I had no choice but to start drinking heavily.OK, I was already drinking heavily, but at least at that point I had a legit reason.Click here for the rest of the article.
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Random Musings - Randy Moss, Rich Rodriguez, Peter Angelos and More!
2008-01-20 07:47:00
I bought a new coffee maker today ($10 at Market Basket). I've had 24 cups of coffee in the last two hours (gotta get my $10 worth), so you'll have to forgive me if I'm a little scatter-brained.It doesn't help that the Patriots game tomorrow has me feeling like a little kid on Christmas eve.I couldn't sleep tonight if I wanted to...The constant pacing back and forth across the bedroom has my wife ready to file for divorce, so I figured I'd quit that for a while and write an old fashioned Random Musings column.Click here for the rest of the column.
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The NFL Picks Column: Conference Championship Edition
2008-01-17 06:20:00
NFL Conference Championship weekend, Patriots playing at home, Peyton Manning watching himself during the commercial breaks on TV from home, Brett Favre has a chance to go to another Super Bowl, and (most importantly) SeanMC has graduated from Analyst to Column ist here at Bleacher Report! It just doesn?t get any better than this. I?m assuming this promotion comes with a significant pay raise. I?ll have to speak to the editors later this week. (Who runs this place, anyway?) I think 20% would be about right. (What?s 20% of $0?) To celebrate my promotion, I decided to go all classy and light up a fancy cigar (Don Pepin Garcia-Black label) and crack open an expensive bottle of wine (Sutter Home Merlot, bottled in the scenic?umm?Wal-Mart vineyards). That?s right, a $10 cigar and a $4 bottle of wine. Giddy-up! Click here for the rest of the column.
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The NFL Picks Column: Wild Card Edition
2008-01-04 08:17:00
Apparently, I've graduated from "Scribe" to "Analyst" at Bleacher Report.In celebration, I got stupid-drunk and wrote this wonderful picks column!In case you missed it, I've been pretty busy this week. I tried to provide hope to the hopeless by telling everyone why their teams were going to win this weekend. My first 2 part Bleacher Report column (part 1: NFC and part 2: AFC)!Now that I'm done shilling my own work, here's a couple of quick NFL news related items before I get to the picks:It's good to see the voters getting the post-season NFL awards correct for a change. So far Adrian Peterson winning offensive rookie of the year, with Joe Thomas in second, was right on the money. And Bill Belichick winning coach of the year was surprising considering how many people he ticked off, but dead right.How can you go 16-0 and not win coach of the year?Cam Cameron, we hardly knew ye. I'm just glad Parcells stayed away from the New England front office and coaching staff.I still th...
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Wild Card Weekend
2008-01-04 00:10:00
It's playoff time in the NFL!Want to know why your team will win? I checked in with my latest 2-parter on Bleacher Report explaining why each team can/should win their game.Click here for AFC and here for NFC. I'll be back either late tonight or tomorrow with my picks!-SeanMChttp://bostonsportsrants.blo gspot.com
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