10/31/12 Around the League in Ten Clicks

NFL Trade Deadline Looms

’55 percent’ chance Steven Jackson gets dealt… Broncos not the team interested in DeAngelo Williams… Jaguars making a play for Tim Tebow… Lions trade for WR Mike Thomas… Will Norv Turner finish the season as head coach of the Chargers? Week 9 Power Rankings… Breaking down the latest trade deadline … Continue reading

Evil Defeats Good Every Time — Or so it Seems

The media is so quick to cover the negative stories, and they appear everywhere…big media, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, if you have a pulse, you simply can’t miss them.  Every so often, though, a story about something good happening, or someone doing something good, and it’s covered only briefly, if at … Continue reading

Patriots 23, Ravens 20

What a finish to an exciting game!  Conference championship games don’t get much better than this.  Football games PERIOD don’t get much better than this! Trading points all game long, these two teams were about as evenly matched as any two teams in the NFL could be. Dominant Defense Not … Continue reading

Does Defense Really Win Championships?

Everyone has heard the cliche…offense wins games, defense wins championships.  Is that really true in today’s NFL?  I think this game may just be the ultimate proving ground for that old saying. Tom Brady.  Wes Welker.  Rob Gronkowski.  Members of one of the most prolific, high-scoring, fast attack offenses of … Continue reading

Patriots 45, Broncos 10

Tom Brady was incredible this game.  He tied an NFL postseason record with six touchdown passes, FIVE in the first half.  Rob Gronkowski had a huge game, catching three of those touchdown passes. Brady went 26 of 34 for 363 yards.  He did have one interception, which led to Denver’s … Continue reading

Predictions for the Best Weekend of the Season

To my tens of regular readers, I apologize.  It is almost MORE difficult to miss EVERY SINGLE GAME than it is to accidentally get one or two right, but that’s what I managed last week.  Yep, every single game.  I did have a partial disclaimer on it, though, saying that … Continue reading