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2009 NFL Week 8 Picks and Podcast

We’re about halfway through the season and only a handful of teams are showing themselves to be legitimate contenders for the ring. Meanwhile, the dregs of the league are so bad that Vegas took a bath last weekend because they simply can’t put a spread big enough to cover the ineptitude of the Browns, Rams, Chiefs, Raiders, and Bucs. The featured games this week are Denver at Baltimore, NY Giants at Philly, Minnesota at Green (I think a former player is going back to Lambeau this week or something.) and Atlanta at New Orleans.

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2009 NFL Week 7 Picks and Podcast

We’re into the heart of the football season and we have only 13 games on the docket this week. There aren’t a lot of strong story lines this week. Mostly we have teams coming off byes trying to figure out whether their team is a legitimate contender this year. The featured games this week are Minnesota @ Pittsburgh, Chicago @ Cinci, Atlanta @ Dallas, and New Orleans @ Miami.

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2009 NFL Week 6 Picks and Podcast

There should be some slightly better games this weekend despite some double digit spread laughers. Hey, they can’t make the Browns play the Bills again, right? Cleveland beating Buffalo 6-3 was the nadir of the young football season. I feel sorry for anyone who had to watch that. The featured games this week are Baltimore @ Minnesota, NY Giants @ New Orleans, Arizona @ Seattle, and Denver @ San Diego.

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2009 NFL Week 5 Picks and Podcast

Week 5 features such a crappy lineup of early games that if you need to win some points with the girlfriend or boyfriend, this is the time to schedule some apple picking or antiquing. With a slew of double digit spreads, this should be a snoozefest by 2:00. Make sure you get home by 4 though because there are some intriguing matchups in the late afternoon game. (Readers in time zones other than eastern can do their own math.) The featured games this week are Falcons @ Niners, Patriots @ Broncos, and Jets @ Dolphins. And just for fun, we talk about the UFL, which might have folded during the podcast.

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2009 NFL Week 4 Picks and Podcast

We’re at the quarter pole of the season and there are still a ton of questions surrounding most teams. Chances are that the 0-3 teams are just playing out the string (odds against them making the playoffs are astronomical), we have to wonder which 3-0 teams are for real and which ones are just lucky recipients of an easy early schedule. This week is the beginning of bye weeks in the NFL so we have 14 games to examine. The featured games this week are Ravens @ Patriots, Jets @ Saints, Cowboys @ Broncos, and Packers @ Vikings.

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2009 NFL Week 3 Picks and Podcast

Week 3 is always a pivotal week in the NFL. Teams with playoff hopes that go 0-3 might as well just throw in the towel and teams you’re unsure of at 1-1 might establish themselves as legit if they can just get to 2-1. We break down all the games in the podcast as well as give you betting advice. This week, the featured games are Titans @ Jets, Falcons @ Patriots, Dolphins @ Chargers, and Colts @ Cardinals.

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2009 NFL Week 2 Picks and Podcast

Here we go with the week 2 of the NFL picks. Last week, the Sportscolumn crew went a very respectable 12-4 straight up with the peso going 8-8 on random flips. Against the spread, Ryan went 10-6 and won the week. This week, the featured games are Patriots @ Jets, Steelers @ Bears, Giants @ Cowboys, and Colts @ Dolphins.

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2009 NFL Week 1 Picks and Podcast

Football is back folks! Here we go with week 1 of the 2009 NFL season. Based on the feedback from you degenerate gamblers out there, we’re doing every game against the spread as well as straight up this year. Also, we’re joined by a Mexican peso aka the random coin flip to see if we can beat Burton flipping for results. You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed. If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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NFL off-season update

The NFL off-season is in full swing with the start of free agency landing some big names in the headlines via fat new contracts, big time trades, and surprising cuts. While all of the changes can be a bit hard to follow, unemployment has blessed me with the ability to watch SportsCenter 14 hours a day, so I’m here to help. And remember, this is no fun for me. I’m gluing myself to ESPN every day for you people, so… yeah, you’re welcome.

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NFL, Retirees Remain In Tussle on Benefits

By Diane M. Grassi

 

Super Bowl XLIII was no better a reminder as to why so many Americans have made the National Football League (NFL) the king when it comes to the most watched professional sports league in the United States. And it is no coincidence that it continually is rated the favorite of sports fans in poll after poll. Additionally, the NFL also has bragging rights when it comes to yearly revenue, expected to be about $8 billion for the 2008 season as compared to Major League Baseball’s nearly $7 billion annually.

 

And there is perhaps no better time to remember those who made it possible for the NFL’s owners and players today to be able to revel in its continued success, by virtue of the players who helped to build the league.

 

For the past couple of years, it has become public knowledge that a select group of retired NFL players have been struggling physically and economically since putting their playing days behind them. It is a serious matter, covering a complex and vast number of interrelated issues, rife with conflicts of interest.

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