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Pigskin Pick'em Playoffs - Wild Card Round [EdMcGon]
2008-01-01 06:58:00 As I mentioned in my previous post, it is time for the Pigskin Pick'em Playoffs !My picks for this weekend's games (with the game time shown):Redskins at Seahawks, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET: The Skins have the "mo", plus they are a better overall team.Jaguars at Steelers, Saturday, 8 p.m. ET: The Jags have already beaten the Steelers in Pittsburgh once this season. This will make twice.Giants at Buccaneers, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET: Both teams lost their last game of the season, but the Giants at least have to feel good about their performance. Add in the fact they get a road game to start the playoffs, and the Giants seem like a good pick to advance.Titans at Chargers, Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET: The Chargers remind me of the recent Super Bowl winners who have charged out of the Wild Card round to win it all. They have all the talent to win it and they have the momentum going into the playoffs (a six game winning streak). If only Norv Turner wasn't their head coach. Still, they should have no tr... More About: Round , Wild Card
VINDICATION FOR OREGON, RECOGNITION FOR ROPER
2008-01-01 04:51:00 Who is Justin Rope r?Until today, there were not many sports fans who could answer that question. After the University of Oregon Ducks' 56-21 victory over the University of South Florida Bulls, more people will know about the Ducks' redshirt freshman quarterback from Buford High School, in Douglasville, Georgia. In the first start of his collegiate career, and in a bowl game no less, Roper responded by completing 16 of 29 passes including four for touchdowns in leading the Ducks to the win.Most college football fans and pundits had given the Ducks (9-4) up for dead after a season-ending knee injury to starting quarterback Dennis Dixon against the University of Arizona Wildcats November 15. Dixon was headed for a possible Heisman Trophy, and Oregon, 8-1 and ranked #2 in the polls at the time, seemed destined for a BCS bowl game... then Dixon, playing on a knee he and the team knew was damaged, went down early in the 34-24 loss to the 'Cats. Backup quarterback Brady Leaf took ov... More About: Recognition
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 17 Results [EdMcGon]
2007-12-31 14:40:00 We have two winners this week! Yours truly (of course) and David Stefanini:EdMcGon - 12David Stefanini - 12Bill Barker - 11Robert A. George - 9Audio Dave - 8As for the YTD standings, no great shocks here:EdMcGon(4.5) - 152David Stefanini(2.5) - 145Robert A. George(2) - 143Bill Barker(1) - 123J. Mark English(1) - 114Audio Dave(2.5) - 84FunkyPundit(0.5) - 76BL(2) - 74SoloD(1) - 53Dave O'Leary - 21Rigel - 17Jay - 9Snave - 8Mike - 8Moose - 2With only 11 playoff games left, and an overwhelming 7 game lead, I have decided to call the Pigskin Pick'em season officially over. However, I have decided to begin the Pigskin Playoffs! Here are the new rules:1. The top six pickers from the regular season (EdMcGon, David Stefanini, Robert A. George, Bill Barker, J. Mark English, and Audio Dave) are all in the playoffs. Like in the real playoffs, everyone starts from 0. Anyone else is welcome to pick the games, but only the top six from the regular season will be counted towards the final score.2.... More About: Results , Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 17 Picks [EdMcGon]
2007-12-27 14:13:00 SATURDAY GAME ALERT! PLEASE HAVE ALL PICKS IN BY 8:15 PM EST ON SATURDAY!It may be the last week of the regular season, but we will be continuing the Pigskin Pick'em through the playoffs and the Super Bowl, to give all you losers...er, I mean to give all you fine people a chance to catch up to my overwhelming YTD totals. Of course, you could still take the weekly "bragging rights" prize.My picks (otherwise known as the correct picks):New England Patriots at New York Giants: At least the NFL made the right decision to simulcast this NFL Network game on both CBS and NBC. However, don't expect to see great football here. The Pats will get to 16-0, the Giants will rest their starters early, and the second half should be a yawn-fest.Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons: Speaking of "yawn-fests"...New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears: Don't let the records fool you. The Bears are the better team here.San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns: The Browns need the win and a lot of help to ma... More About: Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 16 Results [EdMcGon]
2007-12-26 13:44:00 It took him all year, but Bill Barker finally won a week legitimately. He even got his picks in on time. Congrats Bill!Bill Barker - 13EdMcGon - 12Robert A. George - 10Jay - 9Audio Dave - 8David Stefanini - 7J. Mark English - 7Now, to my favorite part: The YTD standings, where I increased my lead over Stefanini and George, proving my uncanny prognostication abilities. Fortunately, you guys still have the playoffs to catch up with me. And the Patriots might lose to the Giants this week too...EdMcGon(4) - 140Robert A. George(2) - 134David Stefanini(2) - 133J. Mark English(1) - 114Bill Barker(1) - 112Audio Dave(2.5) - 76FunkyPundit(0.5) - 76BL(2) - 74SoloD(1) - 53Dave O'Leary - 21Rigel - 17Jay - 9Snave - 8Mike - 8Moose - 2http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image= amerlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Results , Week
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
2007-12-25 21:34:00 http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Christmas , Merry Christmas , Linus , Charlie Brown , Merry
A Holiday Gift For All of You... [A.J. Cordi]
2007-12-24 20:25:00 http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Holiday , Gift , Cord
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 16 Picks [EdMcGon]
2007-12-19 12:36:00 Time for everyone's favorite game, "Ed wins!", otherwise known as Pigskin Pick'em!Mercifully, this week we don't have to go to the trouble of picking the winner of the Steelers-Rams. It would take a Christmas miracle for the Rams to win.However, there is a Saturday night game, so remember to get your picks in before 8:15 EST on Saturday!My picks:Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers: Will there be a Jessica Simpson sighting in Carolina this weekend? If so, take the Panthers. More likely, the Cowboys win this one.New York Giants at Buffalo Bills: There are two factors in this game: first, the G-men are on the road; second, the Bills don't seem ready to win the important games yet.Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears: The Bears could win this, ruining Lord Favre's farewell tour. And then I woke up...Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals: Is there a more likable team in the NFL than the Browns? They have struggled for decades in that godawful city, they have a no-name quarterback who... More About: Week
Fantasy Football: Gates vs. Scheffler? [EdMcGon]
2007-12-18 16:51:00 As I was getting ready for the first round playoff game in my fantasy football league last Thursday, I was reviewing the last minute news when I saw there was a strong possibility that Antonio Gates , my tight end, would not be playing (he has a minor back injury).I was faced with the dilemna of taking a chance that Gates would play, or take a chance on my backup tight end, Tony Scheffler of the Broncos. Even though Scheffler is only a backup for the Broncos, he has had a few solid games this year, his best game coming against the Bears when he had 5 catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.Deciding it would be better to take a chance on Scheffler and get SOME points, rather than the potential goose egg I was looking at from Gates, I played Scheffler. I made the right choice, since he got 7 catches for 100 yards and one beautiful touchdown. Gates did play, but only got one catch for 8 yards.(I should state that I would have won the game regardless of who I started at tight end, as I won ... More About: Football , Fantasy , Fantasy Football
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 15 Results [EdMcGon]
2007-12-18 13:48:00 It has been a great week for me. I won the first round playoff game in my fantasy football league, AND won Pigskin Pick'em, AND moved into first place in Pigskin Pick'em's YTD standings. As Terrell Owens would say, "I love me some me!" (I still have no clue what that means, but it sounds appropriate.)Let the bragging commence with the weekly pick results:EdMcGon - 12J. Mark English - 9David Stefanini - 8Robert A. George - 8Audio Dave - 8Bill Barker - 7So how did I end up with a 3 pick lead over second place? 4 picks over third place?I can thank the Jaguars for part of it. Mark was the only other person to pick the Jags. The Jags are a far better team than people give them credit. Don't be surprised if the Jags end up being the team that beats the Patriots in the playoffs.How about them 49ers? Barker was the only other one to pick the Niners.And I can't forget a hardy chorus of "Hail to the Redskins"! One important thing I left out of my comments on that game: The Giants stink a... More About: Results , Week
Steroids in Baseball: "Win at all Costs" [Chris Luttig]
2007-12-14 17:27:00 (Chris Luttig is a former minor league pitcher)Yesterday came the names from the now famous Mitchell Report. Mind you do we really care, we all know there are performance enhancing drugs and supplements in sports. There have been substances induced into the body to give one an advantage since the first recorded instances of sports as well as substances given to other to inhibit there performance. This isn't something new it will always be there no matter the sport, football, bowling, table tennis, hockey, badminton, curling, cycling, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and so on and on all sports. There is one commonality of sports and war. "Win at all costs" do you think our soliders are clean? If you do,pity your ignorance they get more pills to pop then a speed junkie or do most people go on no sleep in a mission 36-48 hrs in combat. Not to mention anything else they can get to make them bigger stronger faster and make the enemy obsolete.Is anyone going to seriously tell me there a... More About: Baseball , Steroids , Costs
Black Eye for Baseball: The Mitchell Report (Updated) [J. Mark English]
2007-12-13 17:52:00 Here is the actually PDF file of the Mitchell Report .Senator George Mitchell's press conference can be seen here.And Commissioner Bud Selig's response can be found here.Soon to come is the Players Union head, Donald Fehr.Here comes the list of names that are to be heavily scrutinized.Lenny Dykstra, David Segui, Larry Bigbie, Brian Roberts, Jack Cust, Tim Laker, Josias Manzanillo, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Hal Morris, Matt Franco, Rondell White, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Chuck Knoblauch, Jason Grimsley, Gregg Zaun, David Justice, F.P. Santangelo, Glenallen Hill, Mo Vaughnm Denny Neagle, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Chris Donnels, Todd Williams, Phil Hiatt, Todd Pratt, Kevin Young, Mike Lansing, Cody McKay, Kent Mercker, Adam Piatt, Miguel Tejada, Jason Christiansen, Mike Stanton, Stephen Randolph, Jerry Hairston, Paul Lo Duca, Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich, Fernando Vina, Kevin Brown Eric Gagne, Mike Bell, Matt Herges, Gary Bennett, Jim Parque, Brendan Donnelly, Chad Allen, Jeff W... More About: Baseball , English , Black
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 15 Picks [EdMcGon]
2007-12-13 14:22:00 THERE IS A SATURDAY GAME THIS WEEK, SO ALL PICKS MUST BE IN BEFORE 8:15 PM EST ON SATURDAY. Is that clear enough?And just for the record, I like the Broncos over the Texans in tonight's game.My picks this week:Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers: Two teams with coaches on the hot seat. But it's hard to see the Bengals defense stopping Frank Gore.Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers: This game should be close, but the Hawks bring just a little more to the game.Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns: I would not have expected this game to have playoff implications, but it does. This is the game of the week, as these two teams are about equal in my mind. It could go either way, but I am leaning towards the Browns. They have a better offensive line.Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs: In a Jeff Fisher vs. Herm Edwards coaching battle, who do you pick?Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins: The Fish could pull out of their funk with this game, as the Ravens are nothing special. More l... More About: Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 14 Results & Mike Vick [EdMcGon]
2007-12-11 10:54:00 The best pick this week was made by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, when he chose to give Mike Vick 23 months in prison, instead of the 12-18 months recommended in Vick's plea agreement.I know a lot of people want to see Vick out of football forever, but I personally hope Vick can learn from this mistake, get his head on straight, and come back better than ever in a few years. Although if he doesn't play well, I am sure the fans will have him on a "short leash".Seriously though, in our weekly picks, Bill Barker pulled a "Patriot" and went a perfect 15 for 15. Kudos Bill!Bill Barker - 15EdMcGon - 13David Stefanini - 12FunkyPundit - 12Audio Dave - 12Robert A. George - 10J. Mark English - 6In the YTD standings, David Stefanini returns to sole possession of the top spot, but with only two games separating him from Robert George and me:David Stefanini(2) - 118EdMcGon(2) - 116Robert A. George(2) - 116Bill Barker(1) - 100J. Mark English(1) - 98FunkyPundit(0.5) - 76BL(2) - 74Audio Da... More About: Results , Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 14 Picks [EdMcGon]
2007-12-06 13:11:00 As usual, the Bears-Redskins game tonight will NOT count in the weekly or YTD standings. But for the record, I like the Skins tonight.Now for the rest of my weekly picks:Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills: This could be the week for the Fish. More likely not.St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals: This might be a fun game to watch, only because neither team knows how to play defense.Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions: They should have played this game on Thanksgiving.Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers: Even a banged-up Brett Favre is too much for the Raiders.Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans: This is the closest game of the week. With Bucs QB Jeff Garcia looking like he will play, and Texans QB Matt Schaub looking like he won't, I will gamble on the Bucs to win it. Even if both played, it still could go either way.Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars: The Jags are the better cats here.New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles: Take the Eagles in this revenge match.San Diego Charge... More About: Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 13 Results [EdMcGon]
2007-12-05 01:40:00 Last night's Patriots-Ravens game was why I watch football: Watch a lesser team dominate a better team for 58 minutes, only to lose the game in the last two minutes. And I do mean the FULL two minutes.Speaking of better teams, Audio Dave won his second week in a row in our Pigskin Pick'em pool:Audio Dave - 11J. Mark English - 10Robert A. George - 9Bill Barker - 9FunkyPundit - 8David Stefanini - 7EdMcGon - 5Finally, we have a dramatic development in our YTD standings! Robert George has moved into a tie with David Stefanini for the lead:Robert A. George(2) - 106David Stefanini(2) - 106EdMcGon(2) - 103J. Mark English(1) - 92Bill Barker - 85BL(2) - 74FunkyPundit(0.5) - 64SoloD(1) - 53Audio Dave(2.5) - 48Dave O'Leary - 21Rigel - 17Snave - 8Mike - 8Moose - 2The great irony here is that if Robert had remembered to make the first week's picks, he might be winning by now. Of course, if Audio Dave had started playing earlier in the year, he might be winning too. If, if, if, if, if... http... More About: Results , Week
2007 Sportsman of the Year?!?!?! [Robert A. George]
2007-12-04 23:30:00 Who else?That spinning head? The hideous shriek? The slashing of wrists and gouging out of eyes?That would be our own Ed McGonigal.It would be best to leave Ed alone right about now.[It hadn't occurred to me, but I have to agree with ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike, who mentioned it this morning: Tony Dungy would have been a much better choice -- even though the AFC championship and Super Bowl games occurred during the first five weeks of 2007. Yes, the historical nature of being the first black coach to win the Super Bowl is nice to note, but there are far more substantial reasons that make Dungy deserving: He finally got the "can't-win-the-big-one" monkey off both his and Peyton Manning/the Colts backs. Furthermore, in a pretty horrid year of bad sportsmanship (Michael Vick , NBA referee gambling, Pacman Jones, Barry Bonds , the Tour de France) -- he is one of the classiest, most upstanding men in sports.] http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: George , Brett Favre , Robert
Sports Media Bias: Brett Favre [EdMcGon]
2007-11-30 14:05:00 We have all heard of the liberal Media bias displayed by most Media sources. But there is a Media bias far more glaring and obvious than anything the Media does related to politics. That bias is towards Brett Favre .If you took Cal Ripken's durability and work ethic and combined it with John Kruk's wit and love of the game, and put it into a football player, you would have Brett Favre, who is without question one of the great quarterbacks playing, as well as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time.But the media treatment of Favre would lead you to think he transcends the game itself. Last night's Cowboys-Packers game was a disgusting example of Favre bias on full display.Favre got injured in the second quarter. Mind you, the game was still being played, but you might not know it from the coverage. While Bryant Gumbel and Cris Collinsworth were droning on about Favre's injury, we got to see repeated replays of the play where Favre got hurt. While Aaron Rodgers led the Packers... More About: Sports , Media Bias , Bias
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 13 Picks [EdMcGon]
2007-11-30 02:51:00 As stated in my previous post, the Cowboys-Packers game will NOT count, per the Pigskin Pick'em rules (see below, or any of the other previous 12 times they were posted). Here are my weekly picks:San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers: Hard to pick against the 49ers with a healthy Frank Gore.Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts: If you can't see the Cowboys-Packers, then try to catch this one. It might be better. With Peyton playing more like Eli lately, expect the Jags to exact some revenge for their last loss to the Colts.San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs are a mess.New York Jets at Miami Dolphins: Speaking of good games...well, you know I wasn't talking about this one. This may be the only time I pick the Fish all year.Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: My first upset special for this week.Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles: Coin toss game.Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams: These two teams are still playing? I thought they were both mailing it ... More About: Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 12 Results [EdMcGon]
2007-11-30 02:05:00 In a crazy week of football, it figures the guy from Canada would win. Congrats Audio Dave!Audio Dave - 9Robert A. George - 8EdMcGon - 7Bill Barker - 7SoloD - 7David Stefanini - 5Moose - 1In the YTD standings, a bad week for Stefanini and a good week for Robert George means we have a real bottleneck at the top of the standings (with weekly wins in parentheses):David Stefanini(2) - 99EdMcGon(2) - 98Robert A. George(2) - 97J. Mark English(1) - 82Bill Barker - 76BL(2) - 74FunkyPundit(0.5) - 56SoloD(1) - 53Audio Dave(1.5) - 37Dave O'Leary - 21Rigel - 17Snave - 8Mike - 8Moose - 2Per the Pigskin Pick'em rules, tonights Packers-Cowboys game will NOT count towards the weekly or YTD results, although you are welcome to pick it. Personally, I like the Cowboys tonight. http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Results , Week
Sad Day for the NFL [J. Mark English]
2007-11-27 15:23:00 Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins is dead. This is from the NY Times, by Kirk Semple:Sean Taylor, a Pro Bowl safety with the Washington Redskins who was shot early Monday by an intruder at his home in an affluent suburb south of Miami, died early today from his injuries, one of his lawyers said. The lawyer, Richard Sharpstein, who has represented the 24-year-old Taylor, said in an interview by telephone that he received the news this morning from Taylor?s father.?His father called me at 5:15 a.m. this morning and said Sean was with God,? Sharpstein said. ?He was crying and overwrought with grief.? Sharpstein said he did not know exactly what time Taylor died. The shooting Monday was reported to the police at 1:46 a.m. by Taylor?s girlfriend, who was in the house with Taylor in Palmetto Bay, an affluent suburb south of Miami. Taylor, bleeding profusely, was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he had surgery but remained in a critical condition throughout Monday. He wa... More About: English , Mark , Mark English , Sean Taylor
College Football Quote of the Day [EdMcGon]
2007-11-24 20:17:00 "I have done an excellent job in every area." - Bill CallahanCallahan said that about a month ago. Today, Callahan was fired as head coach at Nebraska after the Cornhuskers finished their season with a 5-7 record. http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: College , Football , College Football , Quote Of The Day , Quote
NFL Pro Bowl Balloting Update [EdMcGon]
2007-11-24 19:43:00 The only early NFL Pro Bowl balloting results I can find are from last week (at Mile High Report). If anyone has a link to more current information, please post it in the comments section.TOM BRADY NEEDS A NEW PR GUYHow does Tom Brady fall below Brett Favre and Peyton Manning in the Pro Bowl vote totals? Brady is having not only the best season of his career, but the best season ANY quarterback has EVER had.I would buy the argument that "Favre is carrying his team", except for the fact he did NOT carry them last year. The truth is the Packers have surrounded Favre with enough talent this year that he CAN carry them.As for Manning, he is having one of the worst seasons of his career. Aside from Brady and Favre, the other quarterbacks having a better year than Manning: Ben Roethlisberger, Tony Romo, David Garrard, Jeff Garcia, and Matt Hasselbeck.The Pro Bowl is NOT about who has had a better career, but rather who is having the best season THIS YEAR. No one is better than Brady this ... More About: Update , Allo
Thanksgiving Day Pick Results [EdMcGon]
2007-11-23 14:36:00 For those of you who made Thanksgiving Day picks in our Pigskin Pick 'em this week, how hard could it be to pick three games? Especially when only one of the games was even mildly contested?Here are the results:EdMcGon - 3SoloD - 3Bill Barker - 3David Stefanini - 3Audio Dave - 3Robert A. George - 2BL - 2J. Mark English - 1I will admit in most years there is usually one upset on Thanksgiving Day , but there was only one game this year that was between even remotely close teams, the Packers against the Lions. Based on how both teams have played the last few weeks, it was hard to see how the Lions could pull off an upset.As for the Jets or Falcons pulling an upset, it was hard enough trying to imagine those two getting off the ground, let alone beating the superior opponents they were going against in the Cowboys and Colts.http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?i mage=amerlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Results , Hank
Happy Thanksgiving Day: Remember the Troops! [J. Mark English]
2007-11-22 15:10:00 http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Celine Dion , Thanksgiving , English , Happy , Troops
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 12 Picks [EdMcGon]
2007-11-20 14:59:00 Per the Pigskin Pick'em rules, this week's Thursday games will NOT count towards the weekly or YTD standings. Feel free to pick them, but don't expect any credit for it.With that in mind, here are my special turkey day picks:Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions: While the Lions tend to play better on Thanksgiving, I can't pick against the Packers here.New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys: This is where the Jets meet the earth.Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons: Even with the Colts in a seeming death spiral, they should have no trouble with the low-flying Falcons.Now on to my regular weekly picks:New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers: This game is a coin toss. The Saints just seem a little healthier.Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals: The Titans should take out their Monday night frustrations on the Bengals.Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns: Another close game for the Brownies.Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars: I have to feel sorry for the Bills. The Patriots followed by t... More About: Week
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 11 Results [EdMcGon]
2007-11-20 13:42:00 Yours truly wins again! Sort of...Robert George snuck in and tied me for the win. Couldn't stand to let me have the spotlight by myself?The great irony here is that Bill Barker would have also tied for the win, except for picking his namesake team over the Patriots. Sorry Bill, that deserved mentioning!This week's results:EdMcGon - 12Robert A. George - 12Bill Barker - 11Audio Dave - 11David Stefanini - 10J. Mark English - 10SoloD - 9BL - 8FunkyPundit - 8YTD results, with weekly wins in parentheses:David Stefanini(2) - 94EdMcGon(2) - 91Robert A. George(2) - 89J. Mark English(1) - 82BL(2) - 74Bill Barker - 69FunkyPundit(0.5) - 56SoloD(1) - 46Audio Dave(0.5) - 28Dave O'Leary - 21Rigel - 17Snave - 8Mike - 8Moose - 1 http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a merlegendslogo5wj.gif More About: Results , Week
The Best NFL Quarterback Playing [EdMcGon]
2007-11-16 16:59:00 Over a year ago, I did a post rating the best quarterbacks of all-time. In that post, I excluded quarterbacks currently playing.With apologies to all the Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson fans out there, there are only four Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks worthy of consideration as the best still playing: Brett Favre , Tom Brady , Peyton Manning , and Kurt Warner. However, I also have to exclude Warner for the simple reason he has only started 78 games in his career, and he is clearly nearing the end, whereas Brady and Manning have both started over 100 games and will undoubtedly play for many more years. (Of course, Favre is the all-time champ with 246 games started.)While there are certainly young quarterbacks who may yet win a Super Bowl, they have not played long enough to be rated with these three quarterbacks.I will use the same criteria as I used in my "all-time best" post to rate these three quarterbacks, with a look at percentages since the three have clearly played careers of dif... More About: Quarterback
Pigskin Pick'em - NFL Week 11 Picks
2007-11-15 13:15:00 Let's see if I can get more than 3 right this week. My picks for this week's NFL games:Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons: Remember the good old days when the Bucs used to have Mike Vick's number? Now they can have the whole Atlanta phone book.Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens: What a difference a year makes. Last year, the Ravens would have been a lock to win this game. This year, with the disappearance of the Ravens offense, plus their struggling defense, and the arrival of football to Cleveland, the Brownies are the lock.Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals: Neither of these teams are who we thought they were. Expect the unexpected, and take the Cards.New York Giants at Detroit Lions: The Lions have a tendency to flop the weekend before their Thanksgiving game. Playing the Giants doesn't help them in this regard.Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers: Hey Brett Favre! Don't think of this as an easy game. Think of this as a job tryout for when you become the Panthe... More About: Week
Next Time in Dallas [Karol Sheinin]
More articles from this author:2007-11-13 19:52:00 This is a guest spot from Karol Sheinin of Alarming News. I'll have a response up later tonight:"You know, what's worse is that you'd met Wellington Mara! And then you go and spit on his legacy by supporting the Cowboys." -Oschisms. It was a new one. I'd heard that I had betrayed New York, I'd betrayed my family (my brother is a Jets fan) and that I'd broken the hearts of various Redskins and Giants fans who I call friends. But I'd never heard that my choosing the 'Boys as my team was some kind of affront to the legendary Mr. Mara. Oschisms, though, is nothing if not original. What. A. Game. I had dressed in layers, just as I was told. Tanktop, thermal, t-shirt, (new Cowboys) sweatshirt, jacket. Tights, socks, pants. I was ready to see Terrell Owens up close. And I was willing to go to New Jersey to make that happen. Oschisms is a good friend of mine and I didn't remember that he was particularly into football. Turns out his family has had Giants season tickets for s... More About: Dallas , Dallas Cowboys , Time , New York Giants , Alla 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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