Category: NFL

Terrell Owens may have issued the knockout punch for the Eagles last week against the Ravens, but he should be penalized for a low blow against Ray Lewis–one that occurred during the following week.

After 7 weeks, there’s finally a change at the top with the undefeated Eagles in the #1 slot. The Patriots are still the team to beat in the AFC but for now, Pittsburgh moves into #2. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot from the “Steeler Nation”. What is this crap with every fan base being a nation? There’s the Raider Nation and that’s it.

Tough tough week last week for the Sportscolumn crew. When we were wrong, we were wrong across the board. Dolphins? Bengals? Lions? How in holy hell did these teams pull those upsets? Well, we dusted ourselves off and are back to give you this week’s sure fire guaranteed can’t miss picks.

A man in Green Bay finally had his 37 year wait pay off.  He got his Packer season tickets!  The man had waited on a list that grew to over 60,000 fans for the chance to purchase the tickets at over 500 bucks a pop.  Maybe if they continue to play as poorly at home as they have this season, that waiting list will go pretty fast.

But the fact remains that season ticket waiting lists like the Packers have – and the Redskins and the Eagles among others — NFL football is freakin’ popular!  Every Sunday afternoon during the fall and winter has become Event Television.  The Sunday NFL Ticket on DirecTV outsells all other pay sports packages by a 3 to 1 margin.  And if you don’t want to plunk down the coin for the dish – or the extra coin for the NFL package — sports bars all around town thrive by doing it for you.

Such popularity has continually begged the question: could the overwhelming interest in the NFL sustain another league?  The USFL asked that question back in the 80’s, and the XFL experiment — or experience, whatever the hell it was — lasted all of one season.  So does the failure of these leagues imply that the clear answer is “no?”  Hold on, He Hate the XFL.  I got the fix.

The NFL is a strange place. Just when you think you have it figured out, someone like Indy does something stupid and loses to Jacksonville. At home. But then you have someone like the 5-1 Falcons who you knew weren’t as good as their record and they go out and prove everyone right. We’re almost at the halfway point in the season and it’s looking more and more like a five horse race. Well, here are your horses.

Who knew losing two great defensive backs and two elusive running backs could actually make a team better? And who would’ve guessed acquiring two greatly needed defensive players, while keeping the core of your offense intact, would actually make a team worse? Basic summary of the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks season’s thus far. I guess nobody in the NFL cares about balance anymore.

These weeks don’t get any easier to pick in the NFL. We’re all hovering around the 60% mark each week, with the exception of Mr. X. I hate to call him out but what crack pipe has he been smoking? Well, at least he’s smarter than Merrill Hoge who still insists the Redskins are the team to beat in the NFC East and that the Eagles won’t make the playoffs.

Everyone talks about parity in the NFL. Well, where exactly is it? The league right is made out of the haves and the have-nots. The top 6 look very strong followed by a bunch of teams whose records indicate they’re better than they really are. Sure, as the adage goes, you’re only as good or as bad as your record says you are. But really, are the Giants or Jax a legitimate threat come playoff time? I don’t think so.

Then we have the bottom of the barrel of 2 and 1 win teams. Just terrible football teams that can only climb up the rankings by beating each other. It’s a small field, folks.