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The New Quarterback Rating System

Post author By Cellar Dweller
Post date September 9, 2005
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If there is any fan out there who understands the NFL’s quarterback efficiency rating they should probably make them Commissioner. The complex, arcane, over-computerized method used to rate quarterbacks is so flawed and confusing that it makes the BCS look like kindergarten arithmetic. I’m just a fan, I shouldn’t need a PhD in mathematics to determine if my favorite quarterback is statistically efficient.

There needs to be an easily calculable, fair, yet comprehensive system for fans, and announcers, to be able to gauge the effectiveness of quarterbacks. The QB rating system could be as fun and understandable as calculating your favorite baseball player’s batting average, or on base percentage. But until now, it hasn’t been.

General Sports

Right Time vs. Rice Time

Another piece of my childhood left the game of football this week- Jerry Rice. In his own time and on his terms, Rice decided that it was time to call it a career…at least for now. If you’re like me, just the name Jerry Rice brings back a flood of memories. I’m not just talking about memories of touchdown passes and crisp route running, I’m talking about memories of an era. For twenty to thirty-something’s, the career of Jerry Rice has last throughout our childhood, teen years, and into adulthood.

NBA General

Fixing Team USA

Team USA is in a sad state right now. The Dream Team concept has been an abject failure in recent years.

St. Louis Rams

The Genius

He has been to 2 Super Bowls. He is hailed as an offensive genius. His team is a perennial playoff contender. He is also one of the worst coaches in the NFL. A contradiction? Not when its Mike Martz.

NFL General

NFL Week 1 Picks September 11th 2005

Post author By Editor
Post date September 8, 2005
1 Comment on NFL Week 1 Picks September 11th 2005

Welcome to the 2005-2006 Weekly NFL Picks. We have three new experts joining us this year: Teri Berg, Ryan McGowan, and Trevor Freeman, all regular columnists on the site.

In addition, we have a podcast to go along with the picks below. You can listen/download the mp3 file directly here or you can subscribe to the podcast using this feed. If you have iTunes, go to your Advanced Menu, click on Subscribe to Podcast and enter this url: http://feeds.feedburner.com/nflpickspodcast

Here’s to a great season and hoping we do better than that idiot Merrill Hoge.

NFL General

Now Ask Yourself A Question

Post author By sign_arenas
Post date September 8, 2005
1 Comment on Now Ask Yourself A Question

If you’re a football fan right about now, you’ve probably grown so delirious waiting for the NFL to come back you’ve convinced yourself that your team has a shot. Never mind all those faults you couldn’t help but notice as last season wore on; those have slowly been pushed out the back of your head, replaced with reasons why your team has “it” this year. Well, chances are, your team doesn’t have “it”. In fact, your team has only a 1-in-32 shot of having “it”, and that’s if you give the Niners the same odds as the Patriots.

MLB General

Playoff Predictions

It’s September, which means it’s crunch time for Major League Baseball. It’s the time of year when players give that extra effort to help their respective teams get into the playoffs. This September will be an exciting month, with both wild card races already going down to the wire. Here is how it will be played out in October.

General Sports

Predictions for 2005 Season Awards

Post author By jasonrussell
Post date September 8, 2005
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Unpredictability. That’s one of the reasons why fans love football. Various factors contribute to this perfect storm: injuries, team chemistry, and player breakthroughs just to name a few. In my vanity, I will share my daring predictions for the 2005 season.

MLB General

Taking the reigns

“All great things come to an end,” however clichéd and unoriginal it may sound, it’s true. Even in baseball: players age, teams rebuild–it’s an inevitable cycle.

While high-market clubs like the Yankees and Red Sox may have more flare and sizzle than lowlier, modest clubs like the A’s, it’s teams like the A’s who avoid lengthy, piteous rebuilding stages because they consistently maintain a nucleus of young talent and don’t spend frivolous dollars on over-the-hill, washed up veterans.

It comes down to promoting from within–maintaining a zealous, fervent farm system of young guys who are committed to winning. The teams that do that will never be out of contention.

The following clubs will be talked about long after the Yankees and Red Sox recede into mediocrity.

NFL General

Why Detroit Will Win the NFC Central

Post author By Ray Knows Sports
Post date September 7, 2005
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Usually this time of year Detroit fans have a lot to celebrate. The beginning of the year brings thoughts of winning the NFC and going on to the Superbowl winning the coveted title.

Okay okay it usually lasts only until after the second game, but this year could be different for a few key reasons….