By Aaron Smith Dear Bobby, First let me apologize for not writing this sooner - in fact I have been meaning to write this to you since April 26, 2008 when the Atlanta Falcons took me with the #3 pick in the draft. I wanted to ask you what you thought about Atlanta? Why did you leave after thirteen games in 2007? I'm kinda afraid of the answer. Dude, what … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Dear Bobby…..
Tuesdays with Smitty: Conference Championship Weekend
By Aaron Smith Similar to the dropping temperature in Rochester, NY - teams left in the NFL playoffs are slowly dwindling to a mere four. While most teams are beginning to plan for the proverbial "next" season (including the annual pillage of the Patriots' coaching staff and front office), this Sunday's results will determine who represents each respective conference in … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Conference Championship Weekend
Tuesdays with Smitty: Divisional Weekend
By Aaron Smith When the NFL schedule makers sat down and put this season schedule together, did they think that in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs - they would have the following matchups: A. Divisional rivals B. 3 games that feature rematches from the regular season. And of yeah, the regular season games were all decided by 4 points or less? No way. Not in … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Divisional Weekend
Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting Wild Card Weekend
by Aaron Smith And then there was 12. While most of the league was cleaning out their lockers and some head coaches are cleaning out their offices - 8 teams are getting ready for the first round of the NFL playoffs . Wild Card weekend is upon on. Let's take a look at the matchups and see if we can predict who is moving on. First up the AFC... AFC Baltimore Ravens vs. … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting Wild Card Weekend
Tuesdays with Smitty: Sorting out the NFL Playoff Picture
Well here we are - Week 16 is just a few days away and only a handful of playoff positions have been determined. NFL parity at its best!! Similar to recent NFL seasons, this year has had its surprise teams and certainly its disappointments. Let's take a look a who is in after 15 weeks, who will probably be in, and see if we can predict the Super Bowl match up. And away we … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Sorting out the NFL Playoff Picture