Posts Tagged ‘NFL’
Whom Should Tennessee Hire to Replace Kiffin?
Pete Carroll shocked the college football world when he left USC for the Seattle Seahawks and Lane Kiffin stunned Tennessee fans when he left Knoxville to replace Carroll. Drive through Tennessee’s campus right now and you will literally see people running around and throwing things in the streets. The famous “Rock” has all kinds of [...]
Cardinals-Packers Preview
Today could be Kurt Warner’s last NFL game as the former NFL MVP is rumored to retire after the season. Warner is capable of making another magical run like he did last season, but he is facing a very opportunistic Green Bay defense. The Packers lead the NFL with 30 interceptions and the Arizona Cardinals [...]
Breaking News: Raiders Interested in Leach
There is no way this rumor is correct, right? The Dan Patrick Show just tweeted that the Oakland Raiders are interesting in hiring former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. It was reported earlier Monday that Al Davis was thinking about firing coach Tom Cable and you knew that Davis would hire a name that nobody [...]
Let Ochocinco Honor Henry
The “No Fun League” should make an exception on Sunday. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco wore Chris Henry’s jersey at practice on Thursday. Henry passed away Thursday morning after being thrown out of the back of a pickup truck. Henry had a troubled past, but teammates said he turned around his life recently. Bengals [...]
Will Your NFL Team Make the Playoffs?
If Team A loses to Team B and Team C loses to Team D, then we have a chance.
That is what many NFL fans are thinking right now as they try to think of everything that needs to happen for their team to make the playoffs. The good news is that there is an actual [...]
The Year of the Rookie Linebackers
Many experts called last year’s NFL Draft the year of the running backs. Chris Johnson, Felix Jones, Rashard Mendenhall, Ray Rice, Matt Forte, Jamaal Charles, Kevin Smith, Jonathan Stewart, Darren McFadden, Steve Slaton, Tim Hightower and Justin Forsett were all part of that draft class. This year’s rookie class is also loaded with talent, but [...]
Les Miles to Replace Wade Phillips?
For those of us that enjoy rooting against the Dallas Cowboys, this is an early Christmas present. According to FootballCoachScoop.com, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is interested in Les Miles replacing Wade Phillips. LSU’s coach was tight ends coach with the Cowboys from 1998-2000. You would think that Jones would want Bill Cowher or Mike [...]
Puppy Karma
Looking at he Pittsburgh Steelers-Kansas City Chiefs game yesterday, I was very tempted to pick the Chiefs in the upset. Why did I think the Chiefs had a chance? Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu is out for about a month with a knee injury and Chris Chambers has rejuvenated the passing game. I didn’t have [...]
Fantasy Football Advice
Starts the Giants Defense: You have probably either cut this defense or benched them the past couple of weeks, but this all changes this week. Cornerback Aaron Ross makes his season debut after missing the first nine games with a hamstring injury. The secondary has been torched the past couple of weeks and this defense [...]
Is Now the Time for Carroll to Head Back to the NFL?
First, let me say this: Pete Carroll is a perfect fit at USC and he is a better fit it college football than he is the NFL. The problem is that the Trojans are nowhere near as dominant as they were under Matt Leinhart and Reggie Bush. Carroll still gets some of the best recruiting classes in [...]